Fred Flintstone dons his animal-skin coat, pecks Wilma on the cheek and, picking up his spear, trots off to kill supper. In the evening, Fred drags supper back to the cave for Wilma to cook. Back...

It was very good news that the European Parliament is finally set to approve the new Tobacco Directive, tightening the rules against tobacco smoking. Tobacco smoking is the single most preventable...

Usually I write about politics and current affairs, but this Sunday – just three days before Christmas – I would like to give them a miss and dedicate my column to something...

Reading a part of the Auditor General’s report that concerns the amount of revenue arrears that still has to be collected and, more so, the amount that is considered as uncollectable, is more...

Christmas is a great feast indeed! Besides the fact that it stands out due to the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, Christmas shows the sublime calibre of...

Following this newspaper’s revelation last Sunday that Malta had chosen the least effective means of going to the rescue of hundreds of Syrian refugees on 11 October, a decision that could have...

A large number of Maltese citizens in Australia was enraged by the amendments to the Malta Citizenship Act passed by the Maltese parliament last month, introducing the Individual Investor Programme...

I have absolutely nothing against priests, nuns and members of the lay MUSEUM society; in fact some of my best friends over the years have been members of the local clergy. I also acknowledge that the...

On Republic Day – along with most of Malta, it seemed – we went to Valletta to do a spot of Christmas shopping.   Milling around the shops, we suddenly found ourselves at the...

In the United States, a volunteer with the Salvation Army (a Christian organisation) was assaulted by a shopper when she greeted her with a festive greeting. The volunteer, who was collecting funds at...