Lula's victory in the second round of Brazil's presidential elections was sensational. Few imagined he could overcome the handicap he started off with, after the extreme right candidate Bolsonaro left...

Not long ago, two police officers, Johann Vella and Omar Sharif, sustained serious and minor injuries, respectively, during a police operation in St Julian's. They deserved the full support and...

Every July, Eurostat publishes its renewable energy league table, and every autumn, Castille picks the line it likes. This week, the Energy Ministry selected 18.8 per cent as Malta's 2025 renewable...

Dr Andrew Azzopardi, an academic and commentator, recently suggested that the Constitution of Malta should no longer specify the Roman Catholic faith as the country's religion.  He argued that...

The signals are that in some areas, action is being taken against the impunity which some believed they could enjoy to do all that suits them, while the authorities pretend they have witnessed nothing...

When we talk about Malta's future, we often return to the same question: how do we encourage young people to form families and have children? Too often, the answer begins and ends with...

School-based assessment (SBA), meaning coursework, projects, portfolios, practicals and continuous teacher assessment that count towards a final grade, has become a fixture of education systems...

The 2027 Budget will be announced by the government tomorrow. In the past weeks, the major trade unions have issued their proposals for consideration, with employment featured in the majority of...

At 10 on a Wednesday morning in mid-October, a crowd stands in the sun at Ċirkewwa. These are foot passengers bound for Gozo, and they wait on the open quay beside the terminal. Temporary fencing...

Every month now, we have a slanging match about the size of the public debt, where the Opposition accuses the government of establishing new records for the amount of the outstanding debt, while the...