Trust in the government is down five percentage points according to the findings of a Eurobarometer study. The survey’s first results, which were published on Thursday, show that trust in...

Anecdotal and word-of-mouth evidence would seem to confirm the results of our own straw poll (back page) among outlet owners following the Christmas shopping days: while some areas experienced growth,...

Viewers who were watching Saturday’s L-Istrina right from the beginning saw a scene which many would have characterised as a rare scene in today’s Malta. They saw the leaders of the...

Parliamentary Secretary Ian Borg really should not have jumped for joy as quickly as he did this week in the wake of the Permanent Commission Against Corruption’s report on his property...

The notion of justice may have several forms but its most essential element is encompassed in the classical phrase becoming the possession of the Western tradition: ‘suum cuique’ –...

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With the old year approaching its last few days, we take the customary opportunity to catch a glimpse of our performance throughout the past 52 weeks.  Given the festive mood we tend to spot the...

In the space of a few short weeks, PBS has been condemned on three fronts: by the Broadcasting Authority, the National Audit Office and by its own employees.  The Broadcasting Authority censured...

In the strict Catholic tradition, Christmas was not accorded the popular significance it now generates, especially after the Victorian and Dickensian revivals. In fact, compared to Easter and...

The lights, the carols on every street corner, the crowds on the streets, the bags people carry, the relentless drive to buy presents - it is a scene repeated all over the (Christian) world year after...