We may think of the various events that make up news in our country as all separate and having their own dynamics.   But seen from the top, as the country’s leaders will no doubt see...

It was good to hear that our air quality has improved; it’s a shame that the same cannot be said about the noise pollution on the island. Whether it is the dreaded petards, car horns and discos,...

For many years, Labour’s self-image was that of a political outfit that stood for the (Maltese) underdog against foreign interest. Conversely, in Labour’s narrative the PN was made to look...

It was all so predictable. Like Berlusconi in Italy, the Republicans in the US had to eat humble pie.   Taking their country to the brink, threatening to render the US a pariah in the eyes...

The Civil Union Bill has just been published. To tell the truth it has not sprung any surprises at all, as the matter dealt with by the Bill has been discussed for some time now. It basically...

I realise that most people believe politicians prefer to draft a law as a way for them to be “remembered”, but over the coming weeks in the European Parliament we will continue the...

The tragedy of irregular immigration is a human tragedy that is happening right on our doorstep. The Mediterranean Sea is literally becoming a burial site for the thousands of people who try to escape...

Euro Media Forum, Palazzo de Piro present a Thor Film Presentation and discussion at Palazzo de Piro, Mdina on Sunday October 27th at 2.30 p.m. This event coincides with the special screening of Thor:...

I am currently reading for my BA(Hon) in History of Art in the History of Art Department, Faculty of Arts, University of Malta, and am conducting research for my thesis on the Maltese painter Ignazio...

Whilst we do not approve of fundamentalists that belong to other religions, we do practically nothing to curb fundamentalists of our own religion.   If we want a one-world culture to be...