The incredible performance of the Icelandic team at the Euro16 in France has inevitably generated quite a national debate here. Most people have been asking why and how a nation with a population...

It is now four weeks since he passed away in the early hours of 11th June. Yet I still find myself dialling his telephone number at least twice a day to exchange some news or to ask for his opinion or...

As a pass the parcel game goes on in the UK as to who will ultimately set off Article 50, thereby formally informing the European Union that the UK – if it still is the United Kingdom, will...

Whether Maltese politicians like it or not, this UK exit vote will have repercussions on Malta but, unlike what is being claimed, the most painful consequences are not going to be economic but...

One look at the British newspapers clearly reveals the state of a country dear to us: a  loss of all sense of direction. One hopes it is only momentary. The referendum held in Britain is a huge...

Two weeks on, the insanity of Britain leaving the European Union has become a dawning horror. Three political parties are in tatters, their leaders having either resigned (UKIP, the Conservatives) or...

I was glad to learn that the fundraising marathon organized by the Dar tal-Providenza at Siggiewi succeeded in reaching the goals set for the activity. When I visited it during the first half of its...

The news agencies are quoting the Minister for Health, Mr Chris Fearne as stating; ‘A request for proposals for the construction of a new 150-bed acute mental health hospital will be issued...

Of course there are many pressing issues on our national agenda which as yet have not been addressed properly.  People, irrespective of their political creed, instinctively raise their eyebrows...

Any action will give both expected and unexpected results. This happens even when decisions are taken in situations which are determined by known and stable conditions. It happens to a greater extent...