After a long break, we parliamentarians have finally moved to the new Parliament House. No offence meant to whoever arranged the ceremony but, I’m afraid, it lacked taste and could have been...

The opening of the new Parliament was the Speaker’s red-letter day. I will not go into the ceremony, even if, I consider the military parades out of place during such occasions. They are only...

The government has rushed through a deal in which a huge parcel of public land, in an Outside Development Zone, has been signed away to a Middle Eastern building, contracting and hotel development...

It took Joseph Muscat three weeks to fire Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia after his driver’s involvement in a shooting incident. Shooting in the direction of a human being in a car, not at...

On Monday our attention was taken up by the inauguration of the controversial architectural design of Renzo Piano dedicated to host the foremost institution of this country.   Parliament for...

Fr Mark Montebello’s blessing of the rings of a gay couple landed him in yet another fix. He is once again the talk of the town and making news. Whether this is for good reason or otherwise is...

History is being and will continue to be much kinder to Lawrence Gonzi than reality was at the time he was prime minister. Matters are much clearer with the benefit of hindsight, and a distanced...

Dear Hani Salah, I wish to thank you for selecting my country for your intended substantial investment. Your faith in our government as well as in the hospitality of the Maltese...

Beyond the normal partisan dialectic, it is useful to get down to the real grass roots of the country and take the temperature. One finds, from experience, that our national democracy is flimsy...

I made my position long ago known about hunting. I am one who thinks that hunting should be abolished in Malta. However, I cannot fail to empathize with Kirsten Mifsud nicknamed il-Benghazi, for being...