It was easy to predict that Marlene Farrugia would break her ties from the Labour Party. The question was not if, but when. The way she was speaking against the government she formed part of gave...

A few weeks ago, the Romanian Prime Minister resigned with all of his government in the wake of a night club tragedy which killed more than 50 young people.  Don’t expect Prime Minister...

Leadership is not about your title, it’s about your behaviour, Robin S. Sharma, leadership expert, says. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has the title of leader, but his behaviour in not...

It would have been easy for Joe Cassar to hang on to his seat in Parliament. After all, his error of judgment is small when compared to a €260,000 retirement handshake, getting a Portomaso...

Last week it became known that Malta had lost €11 million in European Union funds after reservations were expressed by the European Court of Auditors following irregularities in the awarding of...

I just wonder how many school days would be deducted in Brussels if the Belgian government decided to close schools each time something important is happening there. With all the summits, conferences...

The government’s decision to ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms, better known as GMOs, has been warmly welcomed by local and overseas environmentalists. They have, for too...

The common mentality in Malta, the one that always presents itself as the standard reply, is to avoid becoming at all involved, not even when the very purpose you are there for is to precisely become...

At the height of public outrage about poor traffic management in Malta, our own Minister of Transport Joe Mizzi has the temerity to go to Luxembourg to speak about “intelligent transport...

This week Parliament re-convened. It felt good to go back to the chamber and debate. The first day, Monday, was somewhat quiet, but by Tuesday things started to warm up. Marthese Portelli and...