The Malta Independent has given space to the debate about our capital city that took place in parliament between Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon and Opposition MP Claudio Grech.The argument, as...

Far from electrifying or illuminating, last Wednesday, the House debated the Energy Sector Cooperation and Investment Agreement. The Agreement was signed by representatives of Enemalta plc, Shanghai...

For once, Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil are on the same page. They have both declared that they will be voting to retain the spring hunting derogation when the referendum is held in...

It’s not that I'm obsessed by Greece.  Enchanted by its beauty and overwhelmed by its boundless potential, yes. Engrossed by the complexity and mystery surrounding the...

So far, there does not seem to have been any flood of protests, not even from his own party, on the way Lawrence Gonzi was treated in his Public Accounts Committee appearance on Friday. As far as...

The arguments for putting down the voting age to 16 for local council elections, which have now been extended to a call to allow those aged 16 and 17 to vote in the spring hunting referendum too, have...

My grandfather had a room of his own on the roof of his estate flat. The musty dark room, roofed by large scrap sheets of corrugated plastic, contained nothing more than an oft-repaired wooden chair,...

The abrogative referendum which was given the green light by Malta's Constitutional Court earlier this month is the first of its kind. It is a referendum which, if successful, will delete from Malta's...

The story of Raif Badawi from Saudi Arabia went viral in the social media. However, despite the macabre punishment inflicted on Badawi, his story attracted more attention on the social networks than...