The Christ the King monument in Floriana stand tall and mighty, but this work by the renowned Maltese sculptor Antonio Sciortino today looks like a portrayal of an abandoned national...

Sometimes it is hard to focus on one single topic in my Sunday piece, considering the many events that pack my week. It is such a marvellous challenge and great honour to be fully involved in...

In the month of March, Malta is steeped in superstition and in the pagan rites of Spring. First comes the worship (mostly by women)  of the Mother Goddess under the guise of...

In 1900, Republican, William McKinley [25th US President] took it on himself to send troops to China in the Eight Nations Alliance’s “China Relief Expedition”, without prior...

Let's say it like it is: what we are up against is a huge, lucrative, multi-million euro business. Last month, at the opening of its new European Migrant Smuggling...

Monday, 21st March is a special day for the Down’s syndrome Association.  On this day it celebrates World Down’s Syndrome Day – the 21st of the month representing the 21st...

The national protest held a fortnight ago in Valletta is considered by many as a watershed moment for the Nationalist Party. The party has clearly turned the corner and is making steady and...

The President’s recent visit to Parc Prison in South Wales to study its family intervention programme is important, as it draws attention to the need to assess prisoners in the context of the...

Joseph Muscat had told us that Malta needed Labour to win the election three years ago much like Eddie Fenech Adami did way back in 1987. He said this before the election, in full electoral flow. He...

The present electoral system is enough to break any unprepared 3rd party’s will. Everything is in place to ensure that under normal conditions, no real competition can possibly rise up against...