This has been a summer of an extraordinary and lengthy heat which is not over yet.  It has also been a summer of international tension, first because of the North Korean threats, then because of...

Lemon juice has many beneficial attributes, but what about the squeezed lemon? Earlier this week, I congratulated Dr Anthony Buttigieg after he had announced his decision to stand for the...

The other day I found myself outside the Bank of Valletta’s head office. I’d heard the top job was up for grabs. I walked in and declared myself “ready and willing” to run the...

Although it may seem like a long time ago, it was only some months back that Malta began to stir with the allegations of a Minister who had visited a brothel, followed by a disproportionate response...

It is that time of the year when our towns and villages turn on their ‘festa’ mode. A metamorphosis of colour, street lighting, decorations, fireworks, marching bands, decorated churches...

1.        Supporters of Adrian Delia are trying to sell the notion that Mgarr Developments Ltd’s – a company of which he is a director, shareholder,...

In Europe, the number of “mixed” families – with mother and father having different nationalities or being of different national origin – is quite huge. There are claims that...

Last weeks’ heatwave, nicknamed ‘Lucifer’, caused havoc in various European countries, with temperatures reaching over 40C.  Malta was not spared from ‘Lucifer’ but...

If I’m understanding well the medium term forecasts for energy prices, these will be trending towards a moderate increase. But the provision of energy comes from a wide range of products, from...

If there is a candidate for the PN leadership who has the guts to call a spade a spade,it is Frank Portelli. This is why he is now at the centre of an orchestrated political attack.  There are...