We have just celebrated the 40th anniversary from the foundation of the Saint Joseph the Worker Parish of Birkirkara, an important anniversary in the life of this young parish and one which was...

You know how they say ‘follow the money’? Nobody has even begun to do that in respect of the ever-increasing presence of China on the government’s agenda. Malta’s forced march...

Maybe one way to explain the issues facing this country can be through simplifying the many political and country-wide issues by positing them on a home basis, as if we are talking about our own...

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat knew what he was doing when he appointed a parliamentary secretary for Justice under the responsibility of the Interior Minister.   It was one of his early...

Screams from various quarters rent the air this week following the announcement that Lou Bondi had been chosen to sit on a committee that will oversee some coming national...

The summer season has begun, and with it has come the heat, in every sense.   Temperatures are hitting the high number figures this weekend and we have already started complaining about it,...

Mr Privitera’s valiant effort at refuting criticism of his letter (“A preposterous suggestion” of 2 June), tried to outdo William Shakespeare by writing “Much ado about...

I wish to thank Dr Kamal Chaouachi for his interest in Malta’s history. However, I must point out that in his contribution of Sunday 16 June he misinterpreted me.   First of all I do...

This week, after having obtained my VRT certificate, I went to my insurance agent to pay my car insurance and driving licence. I have been doing this for many years, and never had any...

The 18th of June marked the hundredth day of the new government. The hundred-day yardstick for measuring a government’s progress is as misleading as it is arbitrary. While the short time-span...