It was most welcome news on Monday when Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli confirmed that the government is wasting no time in making good on its pre-electoral pledge to introduce civil unions for...

Apart from board and institutional appointments, the Honourable Marlene Pullicino’s withdrawal from voluntary assistance to the Health Minister and Franco Mercieca’s request to continue...

At the time, everyone jumped onto the story. Malta’s European Commissioner for Health, John Dalli, had been accused of asking for a €60 million bribe to lift the ban on Snus and was...

It was first leaked at Labour’s annual drinks for the press – at that time it did not matter much, now it seems significant – and that was Lawrence Gonzi’s brainwave of...

I write in connection with the article "Ta’ Xbiex villa to become global HQ of international company ", published Friday, 18 April 2013.   The said article also refers to the...

Reading yesterday’s edition of The Malta Independent I noticed that no less than six cabinet members of this new administration are abroad or, more precisely, preparing their luggage bag to...

A holy hymn   One of the most popular Maltese hymns sung during the distribution of Holy Communion during Holy Mass in our churches in Malta and Gozo is undoubtedly Nadurawk Ja Ħobż tas-Sema...

The importance of raising awareness and early detection of melanoma was brought to the fore yesterday as Euro-Melanoma Day draws closer.   Chairman of the Dermatology Department Lawrence...

The LGBT community’s rights were ignored for years on end. We were pushed aside and emarginalised. We were second-class citizens. After the divorce debate, the PN government of the day decided...

“With reference to the article which appeared in your newspaper dated Monday 22 April 2013 entitled “Local second-hand car importers feel the pinch”, and particularly to the...