We are just two weeks away from bidding adieu to 2016 and getting ready to welcome in the New Year. A year with potentials but also much uncertainty. It is a natural uncertainty that characterizes...

As a nation we are fully aware of the difficulties, threats and challenges faced by marginalised and vulnerable groups, not only inside our societies but also outside them. We recognise that an...

Plato, the great Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, said: “Human behaviour...

With reference the editorial of Sunday, 11 December, 2016 entitled ‘Voter enfranchisement and disenfranchisement’, the Electoral Commission states that it is an autonomous Constitutional...

I am currently reading for an M.A. in History of Art at the University of Malta under the supervision of Mark Sagona. I am researching the subject of decorative marble works in 19th century Malta,...

Last May, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the USA issued a preliminary report on a study that produced unexpected results on mobile phone safety. The study, which exposed rodents to...

Along with the majority of Catholics in Malta in March of last year, I had that joyful feeling following the appointment of Archbishop Charles Scicluna in March of last year. This coincided with the...

At Christmas time, we hear a lot of talk about peace on earth, and about "baby" Jesus, the "Prince of Peace". Christians ascribe to him verses in the Hebrew scriptures which supposedly...

I’m afraid Mr. Guillaumier is wasting his time because he is not humble enough to ask, like a minister of Candace, queen of Ethiopia, Philip….( Acts 8.26-40)  “Why, how can I...

It seems strange until someone points it out: there is no Crib in the entire Valletta except for a rather sketchy one in Palace Square. They say there are 365 churches in Malta, one for every...