The culture of hand-outs in Malta and Gozo was so strong and thriving at the time that Daphne was assassinated that she had a constant job to keep up with all the eco-system around it and she was the...

Yet another investment in the education sector. Last Wednesday I laid the foundation stone for the new Msida Primary School, an investment of €10 million and which will accommodate 500...

Somebody remarked how the concept of “social class” gets little to no consideration in academic study. It is seen as antiquated in a globalised world which depends on the internet for its...

A few days ago, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne emphasised the importance of discipline and responsibility as covid fatigue starts to set in. As he put it, many people ‘are feeling fed up...

I must admit that I’m not too keen on a ‘day’ dedicated to a ‘cause’ – it simply belittles the complexities and the exigence. In my view, these puerile campaigns...

The Mizieb and Ahrax concessions being signed behind the people’s back is yet another case of divide and rule so typical of the labour government. Instead of bringing people together around two...

One sets out to make a purchase over the internet... let’s say a book at Book Depository... and then one changes one’s mind. How come that for days on end after that, while visiting other...

El Gran Masturbador, “The Great Masturbator”, is a 1929 fantastic surrealist painting by the Catalan artist Salvador Dalí that probably reflects the artist’s ambiguous...

A public consultation is currently under way until the 21 October relative to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which examines Wasteserv’s proposal:  the development of a Waste to...

Kings come. Kings go. But the way they go is usually the way they will be remembered. Joseph Muscat is no longer a member of parliament. The honourable Dr Muscat is honourable no more. Not that he...