With the adoption of the euro, targeted for 1 January 2008, Malta will be joining a monetary zone of more than 300 million inhabitants that represents the leading tourism destination in the world. ...

In his oration, before 84 young professionals were conferred with their degree from the University of Malta last Tuesday, Prof. Carmel Mallia, from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, provided an excellent definition of what “education” is all about....

My poor friend Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici must be waking up in the morning with “l-Imniehru” on his mind. ...

More new hotels are being built while others are closing down....

The park and ride system has offered drivers the possibility of saving time and money....

Vladimir Putin’s people have said it is “silly” to suggest that the Russian president had anything to do with the murder by poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. Silly?...

It is time for public opinion to clearly state that the way the Prime Minister is being harassed by the One News team is nothing short of disgusting....

The budget debate, which was launched with much aplomb, is now behind us, and its echoes have already fizzled out. Once again, members of parliament find themselves with their noses to the grindstone....

Earlier this week Parliament approved, in committee stage, an amendment to increase the retirement age from 61 to 65....

They say that a woman has to have her last word. In this case, dear pensioners, I hope you won’t be offended if I “rebuke” the good Joe Martinelli one very last time after his “sermon” of Dear Pensioners (one last time) (TMID, 13 November). ...