Inspirational teenage athlete Jake Vella died last week, aged 15. Malta mourned his death. A life cut short by an extremely rare condition. But despite his short life marked with tragedy, Jake's...

In the months and years before Malta was declared an independent country in September 1964, huge controversies arose over how it could keep afloat if separated completely from the UK. From what could...

Public libraries have seen a significant resurgence in usage and this in itself is positive news.  It certainly reflects our nation's growing appreciation for literature and the...

We had another serious accident in the building construction industry this week at Gżira. The retained  façade of a number of buildings currently in the process of being redeveloped...

It's been a year since Robert Abela rammed through his anti-deadlock legal amendment, making former Chief Justice Joseph Azzopardi Standards Commissioner. Since then not a single MP has been...

In this world of ours, I must be careful and make it clear that the word messiah in the title is only meant metaphorically. I don't wish to see  some zealot fulminating against me for...

Going to trial to have a judge hear evidence and make a decision is sometimes the most effective way of resolving a difficult legal dispute. However, it is also one of the slowest and most expensive...

How did this Gozo end up in this disastrous state? Not recognisable from the Gozo of years ago. The rampant senseless construction moving on like a brakeless juggernaut at breakneck...

The legion of desktop warriors among us has yet to wake up and realise: it has lost the battle to preserve Malta's identity as a small island nation embedded in the Christian tradition. There was...

The recently established Ċentru tal-Ilsien Malti organized a discussion on digital tools for languages spoken in small countries. The event featured the esteemed participation of the...