The first week of 2026 began with a lesson on crude power, involving an American military operation in Venezuela and the abduction of its president, Nicolàs Maduro.  Diplomacy, it seems,...

Boxing Day at Ċirkewwa exposed one half of Gozo's accessibility failure. The first days of the New Year completed the picture. Together, these episodes revealed a transport system that falters in...

The abduction of Nicolàs Maduro and his wife by US forces in Caracas is a worrying development. The official explanation is that Maduro is wanted to answer charges on...

In December 2025, Parliament was presented with a document of long-term national importance: the 2025 Strategic Review on the Adequacy, Sustainability, and Solidarity of Malta's Pension System. This...

Unfortunately, this small country of ours is being dragged down a path of destruction by the group that came to power, claiming to protect and modernise the country. All hopes of the people for the...

Nicolas Maduro, last seen shuffling in foot restraints in a Manhattan courtroom, is just like other dictators of the Left or of the Right. He stole an election in which he obtained 30% of the...

A huge crowd of 70,000 people celebrated the start of 2026 in Valletta at an event organized by the Valletta Cultural Agency. Valletta, now formally recognised by the Constitution as Malta's capital...

That was the name of a huge best seller of the 1950s. It showed how US representatives operating abroad - although they proclaimed the ideals of freedom and democracy for all - got to be seen as...

The signing of the Third Additional Protocol to the 1959 European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters in Valletta last September was more than a simple historic signing ceremony having...

The dilemma about the direction that sports policy for this country should take is not a recent one but has been a longstanding issue. What should the state do? Promote the "popular" participation in...