The Nationalist Party can scream and shout as much as it likes, but there is no doubt that one of the successes of the Labour government is an economy that is growing, an unemployment that is going...

It’s 4am and my alarm clock knows it. It hisses out a cobra-like prolonged piercing screech, takes a short breath, and hisses out again with increased vigour. In a matter of seconds the...

Someone might think it is because of Christmas but I think we are beyond that: there is a new spirit around and I ascribe that to the sacking of Minister Manwel Mallia and the appointment of Karmenu...

Transparency International has published its annual Corruption Perception Index, giving Malta a score of 55% and a ranking of 43 among 173 countries. A score of 100% means no corruption and of 0%...

It would be presumptuous for anyone to think he or she does not make any sweeping statements. It is a natural human tendency and difficult to define precisely, but journalists and broadcasters have,...

The calendars on our desk have come to their last page, December 2014 with shadowed numbers for 1 2 3 at the bottom indicating that things will continue but we will have to provide that new calendar...

Our political class enjoys playing ‘the illusionists’ at every opportunity they get.  We have seen this happening on a number of occasions these last weeks, where out of nowhere...

Looking back at the year that’s about to close, I’d say it was the best of times and the worst of times, with a bit of each affecting both Labour and the Nationalist Party. Muscat began...

Republic Day celebrations have turned into a PR disaster for our President. Her remarks about Catholic culture in Malta were out of place. Unknowingly, our beloved President put herself on an...