A Valentine's Day ago I was gifted a particularly compelling biography of Sylvia Plath. After questioning whether there was subversive meaning behind the gift, I recognised why this was a particularly...

Sustainable development is about how we satisfy our needs today in a responsible manner. We normally refer to the World Commission of Environment and Development headed by Gro Harlem Brundtland who,...

“The appointment of Mgr Charles Scicluna as the new Archbishop of Malta is very good news for the Maltese Islands”.  These are the words of Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith, posted on 2 March...

Joseph Muscat’s government has put its eyes on Castile Square and wants to change it into a remarkable venue. The Malta Independent’s editorial on Thursday, 5 March, was dedicated to the...

There’s a silver lining to the rotten deal Joseph Muscat struck over the Premier. We won’t have to hear him tell us to wake up and smell the coffee ever again. If he does, we can all shout...

One government failure after another is not resulting in the Nationalist Party gaining any ground. Whatever mishap, lack of foresight, individual or collective mistake, and full-blown scandal that the...

In the outcry about the Cafe Premier deal with the government, we have tended to put too much focus on majority shareholder, Mario George Camilleri, as the baddie who brokered the deal. But the real...

This week, on the second anniversary of its election, we will be discussing at length the success and letdowns of the Government. In my estimation there was a fair share of both.   I believe...

A few days ago, the President of the Republic, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, hosted a literary and musical evening at San Anton, when Clare Agius and Jimi Busittil from the film Simshar, and members of...