We are on the eve of a new year. Time to look back at the promises we made to ourselves and compare with what we achieved. Time to reflect on victories and defeats, joy and disappointments, the ups...

"Mr Justice, this is Mr Galea our Permanent Secretary," I told one of the most senior Judges who had just entered the room.  "My Sir Humphrey," I smiled. I had asked Johann Galea,...

During the first half of this year, now coming to a close, Malta performed very well in the Presidency of the EU Council. It was a complex assignment that many believed would be outside the...

This eventful year we're bidding goodbye to, has been a sensational one for Malta and the Maltese, in many senses of the word. However, there should be no doubt that the dominating factor was the...

Being my last piece for 2017, I would like to share some of the most salient extracts from the articles I wrote for TMI during this year: As people go about wishing each other well for the...

If I comprehend well the latest public statements describing the incidence of poverty in Malta, it seems that its spread has narrowed. However cases have emerged where the problem arises at a much...

Some weeks ago, the Malta Independent carried an article about Pope Francis wishing to change certain words currently used in the Lord’s Prayer. Pope Francis expressed his desire that Catholics...

Boy oh boy, where to begin? Malta's waning anti women and laughably called "pro-life" brigade have had their dwindling ranks boosted by some interesting characters over the last couple of weeks....

Parliament rose for a month-long Christmas recess on Wednesday.  There were some feeble attempts at well-wishing but the cherry on the cake was the previous day’s sitting, which was so...

Last Monday, Parliament commenced a discussion on the implementation of the Public Domain legislation, in respect of which the Planning Authority has submitted a report entitled 'Sites Nominated to be...