There is an obvious lack of passion, if not interest, in the Nationalist Party leadership contest unfolding at present. There are just too many kettles calling the pots black. This is in stark...

Taking government spokespersons at face value could lead to the mistaken conclusion that Labour in government is a defender of the environment. Nothing could be further from the truth! Earlier...

Malta has become the land of the bizarre taken to a degree which no man could ever have envisaged. Just when the country marches triumphantly a centimetre ahead, it then retreats 500...

It came like a lightning bolt in a Summer day: Xarabank is no more, its creator informed us. A rainstorm ensued – those who loathed the programme against those now afraid what's going to...

Malta is once again at a crossroads.  The people too are beginning to get a sense of the impending fate that we find ourselves facing once more.  We have been there before, in 1996-1998 when...

There is a key difference between employment and employability. Employment has to do with getting a job. Employability has to do with having an effective mix of skills, attributes and attitudes in...

Where do we stand at present regarding the concept of quotas meant to ensure that more and more women reach leadership and decision-making positions? I always concurred with the view that without...

When I read that the Psychiatric Outpatients Department at Mater Dei hospital (MDH) was closed, my first reaction was to think that it wasn’t true.  Unfortunately, the news was...

Sadly but unsurprisingly, as foreseen by the experts, the Covid-19 numbers in Malta this week continue their upward spiral. While Prime Minister Abela keeps fit in Marina di Ragusa our health...

The balance that should have been kept in this country between industry and services has long been lost. In the beginning, the term “services” used to cover mainly tourism, and related...