The Minister for the Environment has informed us that, tomorrow, Monday, he will be publishing a new Waste Management strategy for public consultation. The current waste management strategy is up for...

The day finally came when Joseph Muscat accepted to appear in front of the Commission of Enquiry which is holding sittings in connection with the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Some...

All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.  Is Malta broken? There was one lone voice remaining, to speak to Malta and of...

Last week I tried to provide a snapshot of the main challenges in so far as Research and Innovation in our country are concerned. I focused on the European Research Area to highlight in, I hope,...

It is commendable that consideration is being given to how the divorce law can be improved. The manner of its introduction was less than usual and some of the provisions it sets out are quite odd....

How was lifestyle satisfaction in Malta during 2020, the year of Covid-19? Some recent socialscientific surveys provide some interesting answers. Three quarters of Malta’s population were...

Recently the Faculty for Social Wellbeing designed and conducted a national survey.  The data was collected and compiled by Dr Vincent Marmara.  With a sample size of 600 persons, the data...

The news this week of €200,000 in EU funds going to a construction millionaire to build rubble walls provoked a few angry reactions on social media. Indeed, commentators expect EU tax-payer money...

At a meeting  held recently, I was told that the time has come to establish an arrangement by which persons and enterprises can get insurance with respect to a pandemic like Covid-19. It seems...

Muscat, Mizzi, Schembri keep dominating the news and they’re boring us to tears. We’re tired of the protracted saga in which they’re co-starring. People want justice, and they want...