Why can’t a pub behave more like a pub?   The British know how it’s done. Pubs all over Britain offer you a laid-back atmosphere with a nice crowd of all ages, excellent lunches...

When the pragmatic and charismatic Joseph Muscat was unanimously elected as Leader of the Opposition some years ago, he took on the new role with style and a determination to win over the majority of...

Those who may have had any doubts as to whether Dr  Simon Busuttil is fit for purpose as Opposition leader, must have not only had those doubts dispelled after hearing his reply to the Budget,...

A permanent link between Malta and Gozo would extinguish Gozo’s soul, because Gozo is an island which will no longer be. I am not saying that we should not alleviate the problem of...

I have lost count of the write-ups and letters – some of them verging on panic and hysteria – published in local newspapers on the need to ‘protect’ the Catholic...

This year, the Carmelite family is jubilantly celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa of Avila, commonly known as St Teresa of Jesus. In his letter to the Carmelite Order to...

Malta’s Police Corps is still struggling to recover from scandal after scandal that has rocked it to the core this last year or so. From allegations of corruptions to mass retirements and...

Yesterday and the previous day, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held its regular meeting in Malta, the first time ever this has happened. It is a tradition with ECB that its...

‘Bitter’ and ‘bluff’ was how the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader respectively labelled each others’ budget reaction speeches.  The two political leaders...

Today is Back to the Future Day. It is 26 years since the cult classic Back to the Future movie II movie was released in 1989. Marty and Doc used their time travelling car to go into the future, a...