During the first half of this year, now coming to a close, Malta performed very well in the Presidency of the EU Council. It was a complex assignment that many believed would be outside the...

Being my last piece for 2017, I would like to share some of the most salient extracts from the articles I wrote for TMI during this year: As people go about wishing each other well for the...

If I comprehend well the latest public statements describing the incidence of poverty in Malta, it seems that its spread has narrowed. However cases have emerged where the problem arises at a much...

Some weeks ago, the Malta Independent carried an article about Pope Francis wishing to change certain words currently used in the Lord’s Prayer. Pope Francis expressed his desire that Catholics...

Boy oh boy, where to begin? Malta's waning anti women and laughably called "pro-life" brigade have had their dwindling ranks boosted by some interesting characters over the last couple of weeks....

Last Monday, Parliament commenced a discussion on the implementation of the Public Domain legislation, in respect of which the Planning Authority has submitted a report entitled 'Sites Nominated to be...

Many times when we have to deal with a government department or entity, but also in the private sector, we find ourselves going round in circles.  As we get bumped off from one section to another...

"I threw stones at the soldiers," a kind nun told me. "You did what?" I asked, incredulously. "I threw stones at the soldiers during the second Intifada.  They were going to...

Lost in the noise generated by the amendment including Malta in a list of four EU tax havens, that was proposed to the final report by the Panama papers committee of the European Parliament, was the...

Recently the Department of Social Policy and Social Work within the Faculty for Social Wellbeing organised a collection for the Food Bank in Valletta, a commendable initiative by the staff. ...