There really is no mystery behind the Nationalist Party’s adamant and, for many people, incomprehensible reaction to the Labour government’s Individual Investor Programme (IIP)...

Illiteracy is still a problem in Malta, as in many other countries to a lesser or higher degree. It has been an ongoing challenge for past education administrations in Malta and abroad. The education...

I cannot remember the feeling of many Maltese in 22 March 1972 when a triumphant Dom Mintoff came back after his brinkmanship with the British led to them paying far more for the use of the base that...

All’s well that ends well, as Shakespeare would have said.   Both parties are claiming victory, but in different ways. The fact of the matter is that the Labour Party and the...

A lot has been written about the new administration’s decision to carry out a tabula rasa in the artistic management of Valletta 18 and the spate of resignations in the cultural sector that...

How important are the Arts to you?   They are my life, and my job. Creativity has always been my favourite human trait. The arts have always been my favourite human expression. I studied and...

Gran – she was a stunner our Gran. Always smiling and singing the many songs that form an integral part of our childhood. From ‘Tipperary’ to ‘two front teeth’, life was...

Today, is the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple. Furthermore, it is also the 18th World Day of Consecrated Life.   In his first message for the World Day of Consecrated of...

Last Monday’s chemical leakage from a Marsa factory caused a two-hour traffic chaos leaving thousands of people stranded in their cars and others indirectly affected. Many production hours were...

The National Council of Women  (NCW) is closely following the outcome of the draft bill presented on 20 December 2013 by the Spanish government, restricting the right to abortion only in cases of...