On 1 May 2004 the Maltese Parliament ratified the Accession Treaty to the European Union, becoming a full member.   Eleven years have passed since that signing by the Maltese Prime Minister,...

The President of the Republic is once again in the news. And rightly so. After a year in office, it is expected of the media to analyse her tenure in office. The news is all positive and in awe of the...

Last Wednesday, the Electoral Commission made it a point to urge relatives of patients being treated at Mater Dei Hospital to take the patients’ voting document to the hospital to allow them to...

The arguments for and against shooting and trapping birds in the spring have, over the last few weeks, taken the occasional odd turn. But the central point remains: if you consider yourself civilised,...

Mental health is never an easy subject to write about.  The stigma that shrouds this issue is immeasurable and heartbreaking.  Even though so much effort and resources have been...

For those who believe in eternal life Good Friday is associated, for good reason, with deep spiritual reflections.  Such contemplations vary from one person to another. Some seek to be alone, go...

The fact that the two main political leaders have decided to support the yes vote in the upcoming referendum on spring hunting has helped Archbishop Charles Scicluna to voice his opinion on the matter...

On Saturday, the whole of Malta is being asked to vote in a referendum on spring hunting, while half of the country is being asked to vote to elect local councils for the next four years. It is...

There are many Pagodas and Buddhist enclaves in Hanoi.  There is also a little Christian Church dedicated to St Joseph, all neatly prepared for  Easter with bright red hangings and...

Next Saturday, we will be voting to give a future to the wild birds that migrate to Malta. By removing from Malta’s statute book the legal notice that permits the spring hunting of quail and...