Three years ago I participated in a UK Public Service Ombudsman meeting hosted in Malta, with the theme “Truth, Transparency and Accountability.” This meeting was covered by this...

Just a few days ago, I asked the European Commissioner for Budget Gunther Oettinger whether he thinks Malta will still continue receiving EU funds post 2020 and his answer, understandably, was...

These past years, pensions were quite forgotten as a policy concern. They have lately come back in the limelight, though it did seem that this happened in a sideways shift rather than because the...

I do not question the role played by most ofour politicians in society. Most of the work carried out by politicians, who go out of their way and walk the proverbial extra mile to assist their...

Minister Josè Herrera, on behalf of the government, has recently published the Technical Report on the setting up of a Waste to Energy facility in Malta. Prior to the commissioning of the...

The argument is, or was, that since Malta is responsible for air and sea surveillance over a huge area in the centre of the Mediterranean, it should also assume reponsibility for the rescue and...

Those embarking on the study of history will learn that the concept of liberty is one of the characteristics of Western Civilization. The famous French historian, Ferdinand Braudel, penned a...

I sit writing this on 8 March, otherwise known as International Women’s Day, and I am reflecting on the last 12 months and what sort of year it has been for women. Unfortunately, the answer is...

At the end of the parliamentary sitting on Wednesday, Alex Muscat (PL) speaking on the Adjournment, made an impressive, well-delivered, calm and clear speech for less aggression and more sobriety in...

I consider myself a judicious practicing Catholic.  I might not be one of those who goes by the book from beginning to end but I do contribute to my share of rituals, have a strong nearness...