These have been very turbulent days for the Nationalist Party supporters and probably no two supporters agree in their analyses. Many see it as Alex Borg's victory while others prefer to see it...

Having signed it two and a half decades ago, Malta last June ratified the Council of Europe Landscape Convention at a time when we held the rotating presidency of the Committee of Ministers at the...

"Our biggest regret is that he can never look in the mirror and see how good-looking he is. He will never be able to see his brother and sister, and the world around him."  This is what...

For a decade now, the Nationalist Party has found itself in opposition. Its once-formidable political operation - the one that, over decades, steered Malta into the EU, fostered prosperity, and built...

There was a time when it used to be said that this country had too many elections which involved too much trouble and "excessive" expense while encouraging political polarisation. Then the system...

Many years ago, Communist countries used to implement central planning of the economy. All econmic sectors were centrally controlled by the state covering how much to produce and sell, when, where and...

The adoption, consolidation, and development - since Malta became an independent state  61 years ago - of the two-party political system, that has eliminated the possibility of enjoying multiple...

Former Chief Justice and current Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi categorically declared that abuse of office by government ministers should be a criminal offence. If you're aghast or surprised...

I seriously doubt Britney Spears was referring to domestic violence in her 1998 hit ...Baby One More Time. Nor do I believe she was glorifying sadomasochism, at least, not to my knowledge. That...

In last year's Budget, the government changed Malta's personal income tax.  Between 1995 and 2017, the share of personal taxes in total tax revenue ranged between 16.5% and 20.3%.  It then...