From the scornful safety of youth, it seemed hilarious that we might end up old. Although the eldest at home, I remember thinking in my late teens, that a cousin who was 30 had reached a grand old...

The Christmas season is about to get into full swing. With it comes a general sense of trying to take thing a little bit easier. People also tend to make an effort to forget the differences that often...

As we enter the season of contemplation and reflection, why do some nations choose to engage in corruption, even in sport? After the Panama Papers scandal and other serious allegations of...

A few days ago someone sent me the pop ballad single Hold Me for a While by the Swedish band Rednex sung by the female lead singer Whippy (Mia Löfgren). Some commentators...

When I asked high achieving students who did not opt for chemistry and biology in Form 3 at Secondary Level the following questions, many did not know the answer.  The questions were: What is the...

Contrary to the declarations made by the current administration in which it proposed to make Malta the best in Europe, when it comes to vehicle taxation as a percentage of total taxation Malta remains...

Since this year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary since the demise of the first parish priest of Marsascala it is appropriate to say something about him so that his memory will not be...

Today, the Nationalist Party commemorates an event which has gone down in local political history for all the wrong reasons. A story of loss and grief on a personal level but also one of such...

Unnoticed by most Maltese, this weekend may well be decisive in the fortunes of the EU and thus of our country as well. The first shock to the system was on 23 June when the British electorate...

The article “Ryanair launches new route from Dublin to Malta” (TMID, 9 February) was featured prominently on the front page, thereby providing some free advertising to Ryanair. ...