The architect of the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden, Edward Middleton Barry, was the very same architect who designed The Valletta Royal Opera House – built in 1866, destroyed by...

Talks concerning the replacement of the St James Hospital in Zabbar commenced with Malta Environment and Planning Authority many years back and preliminary reports for the construction of a new hospital in ...

The Vatican’s much-awaited update on the 1987 Bioethics instruction Donum Vitae (The Gift of Life) was finally published on 12 December. It is called Dignitatis Personae, as reflected in the title of this article, and I ...

The current debate about moving Parliament from the palace is an opportunity for looking at the feasibility of locating it at St Elmo which is large and desperately in need of conservation ...

With the tourist industry bracing itself for colder times – not only on account of the “lazy” winter season – airlines, including Air Malta, may have to try and find ways to further cut costs and optimise the financial performance of the route netwo...

The Weekly IntroIt is tempting at this time of the year to revisit all that has happened over the past calendar year. If anything, it is a brilliant excu...

I have a question for you: If the 80s were so awful, why are there so many nostalgic “80s nights” taking place, all of which, I’m told, are extremely popular?...

I discovered – quite by chance – that there are plans, at an advanced stage, to obtain permission to cover an area of 15,000 square metres (ca. 14 tumoli) of agricultural land (naturally ODZ) with a permanent ...

As the term of office of Dr. Edward Fenech Adami draws to a close, the role of the Presidency will, once more, be reviewed in the light of past experience....

There we go again. As soon as you mention City Gate, or Renzo Piano, or Parliament, all the hobby horses come out and every one starts to adopt fundamentalist approaches: this or nothing. ...