In April 1913, Malta hosted the 34th edition of the International Eucharistic Congress, which attracted to our island a large number of prelates from all over the globe together with theologians and...

The first hundred days of newly elected governments are considered by political analysts and commentators to be a mirror image of the remaining term of the legislature. Soon enough the first hundred...

When the killer of the dog star saw his sentence commuted, a good portion of Malta groaned in collective frustration and irritation.   The man had shot a dog because she was old and ill with...

The final recital of the current Manoel Theatre season collaboration with the Austrian Embassy will be held on Friday 31 May at 8pm when Trio Frizzante from Austria will perform an eclectic programme...

Concerto all'italiana, a tribute to Giuseppe Verdi’s operas, together with a range of Italian classic songs will be held on Saturday 1 June, the eve of Italy’s national day, at the...

It is often said that Malta suffers as a result of insularity – in terms of being an island nation in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.   But over the years, under different...

I wish the best of luck to the new leaders of the Nationalist Party.   I use the plural with a purpose – because I believe that Simon Busuttil, Mario de Marco and Beppe Fenech Adami...

The Labour government seems to want to undo all the good that the previous administration did for Valletta.   The idea that the monti open market is transferred from Merchants Street to...

        The Nationalist Party has opened a new chapter in its history.   After its election defeat in March, which was by far the biggest ever, it has embarked...

Here we go again, with the first shoots of diehard old Labour paranoia sprouting already among the Chief Fossils in Muscat’s Cabinet of curiosities. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,...