George Orwell’s literary classic, 1984, inspired us to take ownership of Big Brother and turn it into a modern day phrase that covers everything involved with state monitoring....

In A Concise Dictionary of Theology, by Gerald O’ Collins S.J. and Edward G. Farrugia, S.J. virtue (which in Latin means “force”), is defined as “a habit of good behaviour that enables one to do what is right with ease, ...

I was surprised by the new monument proposed by the Mosta local council (Il-Kunsill Tieghek, July 2008) to replace the current Lion statue in Mosta square. ...

Going by the word count (let alone the contents) does that not make me half as embarrassingly sycophantic as you, Mr Mifsud (The reason why, TMID, 21 July)?...

The reform of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development is an issue that very rarely is given the importance it des...

The public transport strike held last week will not only be remembered as having been the last attempt by the operators of the system to stop the liberalisation of their sector, but also as an example of what the ...

When several years ago, Malta decided to build a new university, they sent expert engineers to examine how universities were built in Sweden. Sweden is a land where the s...

My great admiration and highest praise are due to Barbara Cassar Torregiani of SPCA, Dominic Zammit and “his men” Charles and an unnamed person...

Let me tell you from the very beginning: I have never taken Dr Emmy Bezzina seriously. And more so after having seen him on TV on that cruise liner! And judging from the disastrous result obtained by his party at the polls, I ...

Foreign experts are paid thousands of euros for their advice. Well, I am neither a foreigner nor an expert, but I did tell the Water Services Corporation (WSC) that ...