As I watched the final stages of the re-election of Giorgio Napolitano as Italy’s President yesterday afternoon, I was struck by the multiple ironies of the case.   Outside Parliament...

The President’s speech   A lot of smoke has been raised about the partisan nature of the speech that the President read at the opening of Parliament. What is all the fuss...

Still more sparks flew this week over the issue of the constitutional convention the government aims to hold when the President called for a referendum on its conclusions to be put to the...

The President’s speech during the opening of Parliament, with its cheap jibes and partisan slogans, has shocked many people. Saddened and angered by how the speech degraded the office, they...

So there we have it. The new Labour government will not continue building a new school every year as was done during the previous legislature and as was planned to be continued over the next five...

Oh please, can we have a Maurice Williamson in our Parliament. For those who have not seen the video, I shall explain why. The man makes a political broadcast fun to watch. I had begun to think of...

The annual celebration in honour of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary at the medieval chapel of Ħal Millieri (Żurrieq) will this year be held on Sunday 17 March.    For the occasion...

Award of prizes for ‘Tunisia Through the Eyes of a Child competition’       I have nothing but praise for the warm-hearted Tunisian ambassador to Malta, Souad...

The campaign has now come to an end, voting concluded yesterday and by the time you read this article, tension will be mounting as we await the outcome of a hard-fought, but ultimately politically...

It’s done and dusted. By the time you read this piece, the election will be over and most of us will have had some sleep (or none at all!). You might read this later in the day when the winner...