“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in...

It seems like there are two perfectly legitimate dates at which spring is reckoned to start: the 21st of March, as I was always taught; and the first day of the same month. There are good reasons to...

Last Sunday the Nationalist Party held its second protest following a court judgement to annul the public-private deal on 3 hospitals in Malta, which, to date, had cost well over €300 million...

Governments easily fall for the temptation of boasting how they’re doing everything right. They find themselves under attack on all fronts and “naturally” react by claiming that the...

There are four forms of responsibility that emanate from the Adrian Delia v Prime Minister et (Vitals/Steward) court judgment of 24 February 2023: criminal, civil, moral, and political.  Now that...

On Monday Parliament discussed the decision delivered in Court by Judge Francesco Depasquale relative to the Government hospital concession awarded to Vitals Global Healthcare, eventually substituted...

The importance of our oceans on our global health and environment, cannot possibly be understated. As actor and activist Jane Fonda told the AFP news agency, “if we lose the ocean, we lose...

“The State failed the mother of two because of a lack of resources and heavy workload”. This was the main conclusion of an inquiry led by retired judge Geoffrey Valenzia into the brutal...

The court judgement on the sale of the three hospitals to Vitals has now become known to all Malta (well, to those interested) and people have been drawing their own conclusions. But many...

Over the years and to this day, we have been repeatedly told that Europe should show confidence in its strength by remaining “open” in its relations with countries and powers outside it....