On the coming 11 April half of the electorate, including for the very first time 16- year olds in Malta and Gozo, is called to vote in thirty-four local councils’ elections. Half of the...

Organizations like ISIS and ISIL have been in existence for quite some time, but very few question their true origins. Today, these two organizations stand for the same ideal and are one and the same...

Lufthansa? German Lufthansa? Crashed? Utter disbelief. Numbing shock.  Still not believable.  Seek...

The seemingly ubiquitous John Dalli has been allowed to run riot, doing pretty much as he pleases, in Malta and Libya and heaven knows where else under the guise of various companies, for years. It...

We sat and waited for it to come last Wednesday, right up to 11.15pm, but it was not to be. For nine whole hours, Censu Galea as Chairman of Committee (and Deputy Speaker), Edward Scicluna and...

This first abrogative referendum campaign is about much more than birds. It is about the empowerment of civil society in Malta. Yet those who oppose the abrogative referendum have opted to sow fear....

I’ve had a think about the words ‘hamallu’ and ‘tal-pepe’ over the past week; I even googled them. For lack of an appropriate etymology of the words, I stand to be...

Initially I thought I would be finding it awkward or possibly strange in my intent of voting for the opposite of what the two main political leaders on the Island, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a film about medical tourism in India, featuring some of Britain’s best talent, including Maggie Smith, Judy Dench and Bill Nighy.  It captures all of the...

We’ve been hearing it for the past few weeks and, no doubt, we’ll continue to hear it until we vote in the local councils election on 11 April – for the Labour Party, all Labour-led...