There is something strange happening, almost weird, when politics turn to surrealism by way of scoring points. Political discourse is an art, a way of convincing people, but when it leads to a resort...

The US embassy was built some 9 years ago on a large tract of land at Ta’ Qali purchased from the Maltese Government for €14.6 million. The footprint of the Ta’ Qali Embassy is...

Some names are made to stand out. There was a cardinal – a prince of the Catholic Church no less! – called Jaime Lachica Sin.  This cardinal, however, was far from known for his sins....

This is not the first controversy to hit Joseph Cuschieri.  The head of the Malta Financial Services Authority who has now 'self-suspended' himself in view of the scandal raised when it was...

President George Vella, this week, twice spoke about the protection of the environment.  On Monday he was delivering a keynote speech at the award ceremony of the annual Buonamico Award, which is...

This budget will continue to build on previous budgets and further strengthen investment in Education and Employment, Education infrastructure as well as our children’s future. The budget for...

I’m writing “Maltese” on purpose. Though the reverend Mario Grech hails from Gozo, his profile reflected the mood of the country as a whole. I was very pleased to learn about his new...

Pope Francis recently said that same-sex couples should be allowed to enter into civil unions. Presumably, this led to a myriad of reactions both within the Catholic Church in particular and the...

On Monday, the leader of the opposition Bernard Grech opened his budget speech with a statement of solidarity with our frontliners. An obvious natural thing you would say. The only striking aspect in...

The outcome from the UNICEF report “World of Influence: Understanding what shapes child well-being in rich countries” in relation to our children were shocking. I discussed this with...