They say comparisons are odious. Comparing Malta, a tiny fishpond, to the USA sounds not only odious, but laughably wrong. Yet if Donald Trump, with all his negative attributes, is still leading in...

After years in the doldrums, our police service sprung into action between the months of August and October of two years ago. A good number of illegal and undocumented immigrants were flushed out of...

It’s been a month already since I was taken to Mater Dei hospital on Christmas Eve with what later turned out to be COVID. Since then I have not been out of confinement, first in various wards...

The Carnival of Malta is set to unfold its vibrant festivities from the 9th to the 13th of February 2024. This cherished annual celebration, deeply embedded in the tapestry of our historical...

Recently, I read somewhere about the complaint made by elderly people regarding pavements lined, at places unevenly, with small black granite tiles. They are danger spots. Those people who slip as...

Former Italian Prime minister Enrico Letta visted Malta recently as part of a mission launched by the European Commission to review how the single European market could be strengthened and expanded....

Robert Abela abused public funds for a sponsored Facebook post promoting himself. The guidelines on government advertising are clear - “adverts should not include names or photos of...

Robert Abela has embarked on an exercise to exorcise his Labour Party from its recent past. His ultimate aim is (most obviously) the rehabilitation of those who have pigged out. He has already...

I have already expressed my thoughts about the critical state of the charming St George’s pjazza on 3 December 2023. From the comments I heard and received, I feel I should review this...

Blood donation in order to save the lives of others is supposed to be an altruistic gesture, but in today’s self-centred world, there are far too few altruistic actions. Often, when an...