The current set-up of Malta’s planning system was legislated in the early 1990s, mostly as a reaction to the uncontrolled development and perceived abuses in development permits in the seventies...

The language of any group and/or nation is the sole cultural and intellectual property of the people who speak it: collectively. Ownership of any indigenous language must never be usurped by any part...

Allow me to share my thoughts regarding the proposed Disability Hub as the message is not yet at all clear. All I can gather from news snippets is that it is an area large enough to build a suitable...

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Once again this year, the United States is proud to celebrate the International Day of the Girl with our partners across the globe. The United Nations established the day in 2011 to recognise...

All the dictionaries that I know define the word ‘debate’ as ‘engaging in a formal discussion during which reasons and arguments are advanced for and against some proposal to be...

Every so often we hear about vacant properties. Usually they feature as the villains of the piece and are used as an argument against further development. But the issue is not so simple. Vacant...

When the pragmatic and charismatic Joseph Muscat was unanimously elected as Leader of the Opposition some years ago, he took on the new role with style and a determination to win over the majority of...

Those who may have had any doubts as to whether Dr  Simon Busuttil is fit for purpose as Opposition leader, must have not only had those doubts dispelled after hearing his reply to the Budget,...

A permanent link between Malta and Gozo would extinguish Gozo’s soul, because Gozo is an island which will no longer be. I am not saying that we should not alleviate the problem of...