In the first ten years of its existence, Arts Council Malta shaped Malta's cultural landscape. It was set up with the intention of giving culture and the arts a professional structure and drive them...

When a piece of land gets stamped as an ODZ, that should mean no development or construction can take place on it. One understands this can hardly delight the owners of land labelled ODZ. They would...

A new study published in the Milbank Quarterly healthcare journal has drawn parallels between the addictive qualities of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and tobacco products, calling for similar levels...

Malta's roads now expose a contradiction that no serious transport authority should tolerate. A driver with a faulty headlamp faces a fine because poor visibility threatens safety. That same driver,...

In today's workplaces, many organisations promote policies designed to help employees balance their careers with family responsibilities. These initiatives, often referred to as family-friendly...

The claim has been made recently that not enough attention is being given to the need for greater government expenditure on defence and security. The claim is justified. The subject of defence...

The Court has, once again, rubbished all of Robert Abela's claims about the hospitals concession. It's not just Magistrate Gabriella Vella, or Judge Francesco Despasquale.  Now it's Magistrate...

Last Tuesday, I visited the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice, and having had the pleasure of admiring Tintoretto's Crucifixion, I was moved to wonder whether Christ had died in vain and why...

We are moving into election territory. The signals are unmistakable. Both parties will start competing on promises. That competition has already begun.  The Partit Nazzjonalista has set out...

Rekindling the love for learning is not simply an educational ambition; it is a societal necessity. In an age where information is abundant yet attention is fragmented, the challenge is no longer...