Following the tedious marathon of the European Parliament election campaigns last May, an eerie silence has descended on the country where people seem to be looking down at their feet as they sit...

        This Gay Pride week was the first in Malta where lesbians and gays will be celebrating the recent introduction of civil partnerships.   And last night...

The famous triple mat sailboat The Belem – a training and tourism vessel formerly of the merchant navy - made a stopover in Malta last month. A private tour was organised on Sunday 15 June for...

Teatru Manoel has announced the full programme for the forthcoming third edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival 2015, for which booking is now open.   The success of the...

With regret, this month’s article will be the last in this series, at least for the time being. I am instead planning to focus any spare time on a new project, which involves extensive research...

Years ago, it was common to pass through villages in the evening, around Malta and Gozo and see entire families relaxing while enjoying a chat with their neighbors on the doorstep. Most of the time,...

        Today, St George’s Square will, once again, host a very colourful event. The Gay Pride March, the main event in the annual Pride Week, is organized by the...

        The government is set to reform drug laws in a bid to remove damning criminal court sentences that might ruin people’s lives.   This is long...

        Didn’t our government tell us that what they are signing is a bilateral agreement on foreign direct investment for Malta? That’s how they sweetened...

The last Garden Party in honour of the Queen I had attended in Mauritius was in April, 1987. The weather was awful and the parking area had turned into slush and mud as it had been raining hard that...