Beyond our little world of festi and scandals, the tectonic plates are moving and we are caught in the middle. We are being squeezed by two movements, both deriving from poverty and we, despite...

It is a well known fact that the underworld on the Italian peninsula controls vast stretches of the Italian economy. Some readers will remember the underworld’s waste-management activity...

Many, who like me, have grown up working in the media since their teenage years, will tell you that things have changed. For the better technically, professionally, academically and possibly...

The cryptic replies given by Peter Paul Zammit to the media, on interview of his role as Head of Security for International Events, sounds like a kindergarten ditty and could not be any more out of...

I’m old enough now to know that life’s lessons can come from the unlikeliest sources. Still, I never expected that I would end up thinking hard about Malta when I came up close to the...

In my previous article, I cautioned the Opposition from taking political stands, which may be termed “ad personam” or “against an individual”. I insisted that it is political...

A study carried out by the University of Malta and released earlier this year showed that drivers spend 52 hours in gridlock traffic every year. Fifty-two hours mean one hour per week, and so I...

It was disquieting to learn that George Vella, a good friend, had experienced health problems while on an official visit to Bejging. I was relieved at the news that his condition was under control and...

Peppi Azzopardi is probably one of the most liked and disliked personalities in Malta all at one go. He is one of the few, if any, in this country who is ready to challenge the status quo, who...

Frequently, the political debate is taken out of context, and is either trivialised or blown out of all proportions.   Of course political debate is necessary, even healthy,when conducted...