Since the beginning of history, geography has plagued Gozo with double insularity, placing it economically beyond redemption. I say the beginning of history, because during pre-history Gozitans had...

Le quatorze Juillet. Way back in 1789, an angry Parisian mob stormed the Bastille. The hundreds of political prisoners it was supposed to have held turned out to be only a rumour, and the feared...

Reaching the age of retirement is not the end of the story. To the mind of this government, old age is definitely not about packing up, sitting pretty and lazing around. Our vision is of a society in...

Thousands of parents, pupils and students, writers and authors, translators and interpreters, journalists, broadcasters and publishers, must be grateful to the Minister of Education for his wise...

We refer to the article ‘Deirdre and Robert Hornyold Strickland at Villa Parisio’ by Marie Benoit carried in the Lifestyle & Culture section (TMIS 5 July, 2015) and, specifically, to...

I know that several old timers are proud of the George Cross Medal (GC) emblazoned on the Maltese ensign. I too am an old man, but I am ashamed of the image of the GC on our national flag. The forced...

Dear extremist, you are wholly intent on building the American University of Malta on virgin land. You hear but you do not listen: you don't want to understand that once development starts at Zonqor...

The Malta Union of Professional Psychologists (MUPP) in collaboration with the Maltese Psychological Association (MPA) would like to express serious concern regarding the prevalence of racist and...

Recently, a friend of mine called me. With a tearful voice he said: “Father, my wife and I are expecting a child!” Then he passed the phone to his wife and she broke this elating news once...

Among this week’s turbulent Parliamentary sittings, with shouting, counter-claims and points of order, etc, there were also, thankfully, moments of pure farce. Time and again in the past...