Opposition Leader Bernard Grech obtained a good vote to confirm him in his party’s top job. Politically the vote should provide him with a platform from which to build the PN’s internal...

With all the focus concentrated on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Mediterranean and Africa have moved further away from Brussels.  One third of the EU is made up of Mediterranean countries....

One of the points made in favour of electric cars is that they will be – if they are not already – the best buy from a consumer perspective since they are more efficient and cheaper than...

Heraclitus, the Ancient Greek philosopher, despaired of men’s folly.  Donkeys prefer rubbish to gold, he observed. That folly was starkly manifested in the recent elections. The nation...

The onslaught on agricultural land is continuous. It is unfortunately many a time abated by land use planning operatives. It would be an understatement to emphasise that they should know...

I honestly do not think that the current craze for most news websites (with some signal exceptions) to delve into the expenditure made by election candidates derives from anger and a thirst for...

Summer is upon us and, as usual, the temperatures have increased suddenly so that wearing lighter, skimpier clothes and baring more flesh is inevitable. This time of the year is loved by many yet...

St John’s Co-Cathedral is indeed a gem and a wonder in itself.  It is one of those places where the more you visit it, the more you fall in love with it. It was built more than 500...

One frequently hears talk about needed changes to the Maltese constitution. Issues revolve mostly around governance, executive powers for the President, and neutrality. The place of religion is rarely...

The Gozo Regional Development Authority, on behalf of the Government of Malta, recently launched a public consultation process on the proposed rural airfield in Xewkija, Gozo. A document entitled...