To adequately tackle a country’s needs, a long-term view is essential. This necessitates serious planning: that is to say considering all the possible options, analysing the resulting possible...

This is how we celebrated the National Day (one of five we have) in the Year of Grace 2018. In the beginning, there was the monument to commemorate the 1565 Great Siege, an impressive monument by...

Labour MEP Miriam Dalli today speaks about caring of animals, urging more people to donate money for the running of animal shelters. She also highlights the importance of voluntary work in the...

In his vlog on the Malta Independent MEP Francis Zammit Dimech speaks about political interference in culture. Zammit Dimech said while he welcomes Malta’s participation in the Venice Biennale,...

During the last couple of years, Maltese society has experienced quite a number of transformations. Arguably we are living in the best period of our life, and not because of any political...

Beyond the danger and public health hazards that the Magħtab fire could have – or has – caused, the story provided another indication about how vulnerable our islands may be to...

I have been brought up a Catholic.   Even though in no way fanatical, my parents and extended family have always valued the Catholic Church, its thinking and its rituals.  I’ve...

I looked at my son playing in the water at Golden Bay while I was on the sundeck chair sifting the sand for microplastics. Tiny bits and pieces emerged from the sand and the beach I believed was quite...

Al-fresco dining has taken over pavements in a number of localities and parking spaces have not been spared either, as the catering business does not care about anything except its bottom line....

Not everyone is benefiting from the economic growth being registered in the country, Nationalist candidate for the European Parliament Michael Briguglio says. There are some 72,000 at risk of...