A mother or a father of a family will plan ahead. They will try to anticipate the children’s needs next summer, from clothing to educational support. Most will also start charting the road for...

These last days we witnessed another act of pure and sheer abhorrence, with comments and a photo posted on Facebook to make a joke out of the impairment of an Opposition Member of Parliament, the...

I must admit that I was totally surprised by the recent twists in Italian politics. Given the times we’re in, Italy like most other countries needs a stable government, well positioned to keep...

The passing away of Joe Micallef Stafrace sadly marks the last of a generation of journalists who put the Maltese post-World War II media back on its feet. Certainly not through the daily moody bouts...

Within the European Union structures a debate has commenced on adequate minimum wages throughout the Union. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had stated on her appointment that she would be...

We have been promised we will come out of the pandemic a number of times, and so far these predictions have fallen flat. Over a longer term, however, we know that sooner or later, we, the world,...

There is a huge contrast in the way the PL government conducts the governance of the country. When it is comes to their lucrative deals, it is no holds barred, willing to break every rule in the book,...

This was a very busy week for the future of research and innovation in the European Union.  The Portuguese Presidency has to be given credit for putting a lot of work into organising a very...

The bill meant to ensure that we shall at least have a minimum number of women MPs in the Maltese Parliament cannot but be given full support. It had long been evident that without a system of quotas...

Over the past days various indicators of employment in Malta shed light on everyday realities faced by workers and employers.  On the one hand, it was confirmed that Malta’s unemployment...