A problem facing the Nationalist Party is philosophical in nature. They are being idealist (not idealistic, mind you). They talk about democracy, about being a normal country, about decency, about...

From the number of visitors, Easter in Gozo was another success this year and I am very pleased with the figures presented to me by Gozo Channel in terms of the number of visitors that Gozo saw for...

Leading a country is not about this coming election, or the next one, it’s about the next generation. A politician thinks of the next election. A real statesman and his team plan for the...

Elections are, by their own definition and nature, times for decision and judgements. It is the day, or period, when democracy reigns supreme and the people are asked to choose those who they think...

The events of the last two weeks have been like a rollercoaster ride beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. From the calm and serenity of Easter week to the jaw-dropping revelation that allegedly...

The whistle has been blown. Malta will be going to the polls on 3 June. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has decided to throw down the gauntlet to Opposition leader Simon Busuttil in what will be one...

We have recently started to hear about ratings given to each local council. This, after Alfred Sant goes to the locality, reads a prepared memo, and addresses the press...

I refer to the article Odds and Ends (TMID, 19 February), which read as follows: “The stretch of Triq San Frangisk lying between Triq il-Kbira and Triq Birbal, in Balzan, is short and it is one-way. ...

For a government to survive, it has to be in touch with the zeitgeist, which means the spirit of the times. ...

Roads in Malta have always been the focus of everyone’s attention and have often been a controversial subject. It was not long ago when many roads, including main arteries, were in a disastrous state and some resembled the surface of the moon. ...