Every year, no less than one in four Europeans is affected by mental health problems. Recent research carried out by the Richmond Foundation reveals that 26.9% of participants in a survey said they...

Joseph Muscat never fails to tell us he wants us to write new pages of history. On the eve of Malta’s 10th anniversary as an EU member state, he decided to give us his two cents’ worth,...

After days of heavy hinting by the government on everything from the sale of Air Malta to the announcement of some major project in collaboration with those countries beyond the EU with which we are...

        There is nothing quite like the European Union in the world. 28 countries that come together around a table for discussion and lock in there until consensus on a...

Today, Maltese women can consider themselves in a better position as a result of gender equality legislation which has made remarkable changes, although relevant practical measures are still an uphill...

        Why are we so adept at making a mess of things. Why do we always have appear in the eye of the international press (viz. the world) in a negative way – eg...

        Barcelona FC superstar Dani Alves’ reaction to being thrown a banana by a hostile and racist Villareal supporter was a stroke of genius.   The...

When asked about historic gateways that are no more, for many of us it is invariably Valletta’s Putirjal. There are however quite a few others which time has forsaken. Not far from City Gate...

By the middle of the 20th century as in so many other countries of the enlightened West, gender equality was still a far cry.  Although, following the pressure put on the authorities by the Women...

Our sister newspaper, the Malta Independent on Sunday, broke the news that several schools are imposing rules that forbid teachers from being “friends” on Facebook.   The moves...