When Konrad Mizzi was still a star Labour Party candidate in the run up to the 2013 General Election, he rounded on Tonio Fenech, who was at the time Finance Minister, with the phrase ‘shame on...

Just over a year ago, this newspaper broke the news that two former Nationalist Party Ministers, Michael Falzon and Ninu Zammit, were named in the Swiss Leaks documents, showing that they...

Yesterday was a field day for observers of a country in a surreal mode. We say this so as not to say a schizophrenic country. At 8pm on Sunday, the Panama Papers were unleashed on the entire...

The nation is once again focused on the Law Courts. It has been some time since the Law Courts last occupied the centre of national attention. Over the years, the Courts have seen thousands of cases...

As his mesmerising powers fade and the illusion he created crumbles, Joseph Muscat is shedding his liberal skin and resorting to strategies of suppressing freedom of expression. As if it is not enough...

This administration has been in office for three years – or almost 1,100 days. We started with a vision, that of making Gozo a prized contributor to our national well-being. But let’s not...

Was it was all part of the filming for a Maltese version on Evita Peron’s or Imelda Marcos’ life? The choreography was perfect. The camera placed at table level for maximum effect. The...

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However much anyone may be hoping that the Panamagate scandal, which saw one of the country’s top ministers opening up a company in the top secret tax haven of Panama while serving as a...

Society’s hunger for celebrities or celebrated royalty is satisfied in the most unlikely quarters when no other candidates show up. Malta is remarkably short on the equivalent of Prince Andrew and Kate Middleton...