The statement issued by the government last Thursday with regard to the “no extra leave for public holidays on weekends” issue has left the social partners with a last chance to reach a consensus on a social pact....

Michael Falzon (TMID 24 December) insists on misrepresenting the mathematical figures I gave in my original letter. ...

The year that is about to start will probably lead to a shift of political power in Iraq’s modern history, while the country struggles with an revolution that has perplexed US strategists and their pre-war optimistic predictions....

Reference is made to the headline article (TMID 18 December) entitled ETC officers say training offered to unemployed ‘ineffective’....

Disturbing news for Marsascala residents emerged during a meeting held at the Environment Ministry on Friday, 19 November. Marsascala local council has given up its fight against the recycling plant multiplying its present size and volume by five times to...

The process of structural reform that has been initiated within the Malta Maritime Authority continues to gather pace, with its impact being felt not only within the Authority itself, but also in the various economic sectors in the maritime community. The...

Theologians ought to be in a position to understand and evaluate systems of political economy. There have been many such in human history, ranging from the feudal system, based on grants of land to the nobility, to mercantilist systems, to several forms o...

As one gets older one treasures more and more catching up with past acquaintances and freshening up old relationships. ...

As another year bites the dust and we start the 41st calendar year after independence, we ought to make an honest national assessment of where we really stand. ...

This certainly was the year of the villain. Saddam Hussein was finally captured and arrived on our screens looking like the criminal he is. But in a year where political correctness went mad the Pope expressed his concern at these images, and said his dig...