Malta has one of the oldest police forces in the world, in large, thanks to the colonial period. This is a throwback to the fact that the UK had established a highly professional and well funded corps...

Every day, the farmers pray for rain. Go to a typical farming village, such as Siggiewi and Mgarr in the morning and a trend begins to become apparent. Farmers seem to wrap up their morning’s...

The stark realities of live can strike us in many ways, but unless they hit us personally, they have a habit of fading away in our busy lives. The harsher ones may survive a bit longer if they manage...

In a few weeks’ time, the Labour government will celebrate its third year in office.  Some time before the last election, Joseph Muscat solemnly promised that Malta would witness a...

Three years ago, the Labour Party – then the party in Opposition – had repeatedly promised that once in office; Gozitans would have better opportunities in Gozo. This promise was not an...

Many have the erroneous idea that we in the Church should do away with Saint Thomas Aquinas. They argue that although Thomas is the great patron of theology, education...

Europe is in serious trouble. This is not Europe that we knew.  The Europe of today is not the Europe of the 1940s. The Europe of today is now being questioned. Refugees from Syria, Iraq,...

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It is one thing for the government to ridicule and brush off the Opposition when it calls for reforms in the way members of the judiciary are appointed.  After all, this unchecked situation in...

Like a will, a trust is a very useful instrument in the estate-planning arsenal...