An enormous majority in the country, so opinion polls tell us, now consider that Malta’s joining the EU was of great benefit to the island. Naturally the majority of those who replied to the...

The inhumane and monstrous abortion law, currently pending at Committee stage in the House of Representatives, encapsulates the government’s newly proposed philosophy of nihilism, a view that...

We are shaped by our surroundings. Us as individuals, our communities, our nation: we are very much the product of the geographical and environmental landscape that can be found around us. The...

We live in an eco-system which is being slowly destroyed. This is recognised by one and all. Consider, for example the introductory sentences in the White Paper entitled Acquisition and...

Almost €1 million was paid in allowances to staff at a single division of Minister Clint Camilleri’s ministry in a single year. Staff at the Strategy and Support Divison of the Gozo...

The Yuletide spirit did not take much to be dissipated this time.  In swift succession we have lost people we have loved and honoured – Sinisa Mihajlovic, Pele, Pope emeritus Benedict,...

I was left speechless when a friend of mine texted me a few days ago to inform me that Silvio Parnis was in a grave situation health-wise. In the meantime, another friend who had just visited him...

A fairy story that some try to sell about the European Parliament is that efforts to influence the Parliament originate only from “authoritarian” countries ruled by undemocratic...

In my previous article in The Malta Independent, I presented a specific proposal in relation to Malta’s public consultation for sustainable development goals by 2050.  In this article I...

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