The publication of the Transport document by the Nationalist Party got entrapped in political controversy for the wrong reasons with the result that it has lost the surprise element that such type of...

One issue that in one way or another is permanently wedged in our social psyche is ‘the family’.  In some way or another, this institution in our country retains high importance and...

“All for one and one for all” is the famous motto of The Three Musketeers, a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas. The theme of friendship is a vital ingredient throughout the whole book,...

The current turbulent political climate, triggered by scandals of sorts in addition to the notorious Panama Papers scandal, which is far from a closed chapter, looks similar to a crate of rotten...

We find ourselves at that period of the European semester when the European Commission, having examined the economies of the member states and issued its forecast for the rest of the year and for next...

The Opposition released a statement yesterday saying that the government’s attitude in the House Business Committee (that’s the committee which deals with parliamentary business) is a...

It speaks volumes about the Malta-centric mentality that we, the smallest nation in Europe, tend to boast or aspire to boast we are the best in Europe. Not even the biggest nation in Europe dares...

Early this week, The Malta Independent reported that Foreign Minister George Vella was in Vienna for a meeting with other foreign ministers from the region to discuss the future of Libya. The meeting...

One of the revelations coming out of the Panama Papers is not about a particular person or tax manoeuvre but about a trait of the Maltese character, or lack of it.  It shines a light on an...