These last days, practically all the major European media focused on just one issue - how despite its economic might, Europe remains after all hugely dependent on the US. For its security, for its...

In the high-definition show business of politics, as in everything else, looks matter. These days, we are constantly checking out the person behind the platform to see how well they live up to the...

Malta's traffic problem has many causes, but confusion between causes and effects does not rank among the more forgivable ones. Yet this is precisely where Transport Malta Minister Chris Bonett has...

Tourism is the economic sector which up to now has provided, almost right through, consistently positive results. It is the one sure reason why the economy has continued to roll. The fear that was...

There is a certain symbolism in the number six for Robert Abela. It marks six years since he was entrusted with leading Malta as Prime Minister. It also reflects where his parliamentary journey began:...

In 1982 Istvan Szabo's film Mephisto won the best foreign film Oscar.  It told the story of a stage actor in 1930s Germany who achieved success, becoming head of the Berlin State Theatre, by...

The scene is a cold January morning on the way to work, driving by a bloody billboard proudly telling us to own the flow; whatever that means. Brewing a feeling of distaste and discomfort at that...

The Commissioner for Public Standards, Chief Justice Emeritus Joseph Azzopardi, has now ruled several times that lying in Parliament is permissible.  He has done so on the flimsy excuse that the...

Obstructions on pavements nullify pedestrian mobility rights, primarily those of the most vulnerable amongst us. One of the primary culprits of this land grab is the catering industry. This is...

Ever since the name of Gozo's ministry changed to Ministry for Gozo and Planning, we have seen very little evidence of any planning being done within the ministry. The Ministry of Gozo calls it a...