I saw the photograph of Aylan Kurdi, 3, being carried by a Turkish gendarme, in the International New York Times on Thursday morning and at first I did not realise what it signified. Was the boy...

The images and the impressions of the past days keep mounting, cancelling each other, changing by the minute, or according to where one is focusing. It seems it is only now that Europe as a whole has...

The pre-budget document for 2016 published by the Finance Ministry projects a real GDP increase of 3.2 per cent during the year 2016, yet at least half of this projected increase will be wiped out as...

There is a growing tendency amongst the Maltese to throw money at every cause and charity they can think of.  Generosity and solidarity are, of course, a good thing.  But when they are used...

The fact that the Government decided to split the American University Campus into two - one at Cospicuaand another at Marsascala - makes partial sense. I am using the adjective “partial”as...

One of the earliest signs of a society’s compliance with creeping authoritarianism is when a government favours or directly encourages a campaign aimed at destroying the dignity and reputation...

The Economy Minister threw a press conference – we’re talking about somebody who parties relentlessly, so ‘throw’ seems like the appropriate verb to use, even though there were...

For sure, one cannot but agree with all worthwhile initiatives undertaken to generate new activity in Gozo. Meanwhile, one certainly cannot be impressed by the Opposition’s criticism regarding...

Probably one of the toughest yet most under-valued ‘jobs’ in the world is being a dad and you come to realize what a difficult task it is once you become one yourself.   I recall...

In the shade of the majestic parliament building at the entrance of Valletta, the resident busker plays tunes to passers-by. “There's a Hole in the Bucket” caught my attention.  In a...