The current controversy over those large black plastic bags which have been heavily taxed has highlighted the fact that, in adopting new vocabulary, we choose American English over British English. Even the British English words and expressions that we ha...

The intervention made by Labour MP Leo Brincat in Parliament last Tuesday came as a surprise, largely because in this highly-polarised country a statement such as the one he made is so rare....

While I believe that the eco-tax was a step in the right direction, I feel that the elimination of plastic bags has not been fully thought through....

Now that Mr George Pullicino & Co. have once again been obliged to revise their discreet doings, may I propose some reflections to ponder upon?...

Residents of the South, beware, here comes the stench and foul smell again, with a difference! This time with a vengeance for it will be five times larger, with repulsive and nauseating effects that are five times bigger....

Over the years people have called you all the nasty names they could think of, the worst I believe is when you were accused of having made a pact with the devil in order to get elected in 1996....

Would you allow me to use your pages to say thank you to the Maltese people for their generosity?...

Panto in Malta, the one at the Manoel Theatre, has become almost an institution. People flock to see it, getting a seat is difficult and this year was no exception....

Now we all know what a tsunami is. Not just the huge waves but the devastation and destruction, as man and technology stand powerless against the might of huge water energy released by sub-marine earth tremors....

Well, this puts things into perspective, doesn’t it? We moan and groan, we rush around and complain, we wipe our brow at the thought of all the things that we have had to prepare for Christmas and still have to get ready for the year’s end, and then, whil...