Lida Sherafatmand, a multitalented artist who has lived in Malta for much of her life, creates paintings and jewellery as miniature sculptures and her poetry has also been well received around the...

There we were, thinking that Jose Herrera the Justice Minister would be one of Labour’s worst threats to the democratic separation of powers. But the Prime Minister surprised us all – not...

My already limited hours in front of television have been drastically reduced even further in the past two years or so. Apart from sporting events – and I have learnt to be very selective about...

The country’s environmental lobby has grown by leaps and bounds over recent years, and the government, as well as the Opposition for that matter, will ignore this growing movement at their own...

Still very much in shock at the election defeat and its absolutely amazing result, the Nationalist grass roots keep grasping at straws, waiting for a miracle that can put the clock back to last...

I still remember with nostalgia the early days of the old Gaming Board that in 2001 was contemplating the Internet revolution in casino games. It braced itself to grapple with ethereal virtual games,...

What on earth is going on? I thought we, the law-abiding public, were going to get a break with a new government. Instead, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) is now going to grant a...

Malta rightly claims to have one of the best health services in the world – a reality that has been achieved through the hard work of several governments over the years.   We have one...

I find it arrogant for anyone in a European democracy like Malta to dictate in a bullying autocratic manner, and I quote “If the matter does not stop here, further rights are...

I write with reference to the news that a Bill on same-sex civil unions will be published by summer and that the government has set up a consultative council composed of selected organisations –...