I look back at the year that is about to end with deep satisfaction. In culture, the arts, and in matters relating to government-owned land, we have done a great deal of good. It is not only I...

There's absolutely no contradiction in simultaneously showing the deepest solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza and with the Jewish community of Bondi/Sydney in Australia. In both their...

On multiple occasions, Prime Minister Robert Abela and high ranking members of his administration have stated that they want to introduce important reforms by means of incentives, not by establishing...

Labour is celebrating.  It's just struck another huge victory to add to its long list. Jeremy Harbinson, the "star" witness in the case against Joseph Muscat, will not be pursued by the UK...

Save for the occasional Scrooge, most of us look forward to the Christmas holiday season. As colourful decorations and lights line our homes and the streets, and stores become crowded with...

I grew up in Żebbuġ, a village that still breathed freely when I was a boy. About sixty years ago, nothing fenced us in. We walked unhindered to the cliff edges that looked east towards...

Time is of the essence. Not necessarily in the urgent sense to act now, but rather as a priority to not act at all and simply be. In 2026, a popular trend prediction is to simply have time. A pursuit...

The Msida flyover has been described by the Prime Minister Robert Abela as a matter of real progress. It is nothing of the sort. The current road infrastructure spree is fueling the national...

Enrolment in personal pension schemes has picked up significantly since 2017.  With the introduction of Automatic Enrolment (AE), participation will accelerate sharply.  Over time, AE...

A quick look at world history will show that since the dawn of man, regional wars and conflicts, interspersed with periodic world wars, started and either finished quickly or else lingered on for...