For all the talk of democracy, fairness and equal opportunity in election campaigns, one truth remains stubbornly unchanged: governments enter elections with advantages that opposition parties can...

In every Maltese electoral campaign, there is one scene that remains etched in people's memories: a political candidate knocking on door after door, entering homes, sharing a cup of tea or coffee,...

As Malta enters another week of intense electoral campaigning, it is ever so clear that proposals have not been lacking from the political debate. The electorate is increasingly aware, however, that...

In many ways, Malta now functions like a cosmopolitan city. But growth has come at a cost. With economic expansion has also come stress, long working hours, overdevelopment, and increasing...

When the PN floated the idea of an offshore fuel hub, what Alex Borg himself described as "a petrol station in the Mediterranean", I thought it best to let the proposal sink in before passing...

For any government, investing in healthcare infrastructure is a necessity, not a luxury. Hospitals age, populations grow, and medical demands evolve. So, on the face of it, the Labour government's...

Three of Puccini's best-loved operas will soon take the stage in a single evening at Teatru Salesjan, as Opera Nova Project marks the close of its second year and launches Nova, an initiative that...

May marks Coeliac Awareness Month, an international campaign dedicated to increasing public understanding of coeliac disease and the importance of maintaining a gluten-free diet for those...

The sharp piercing mewing sound of sea gulls.  Add to it, the sight of boats cutting through the canals. And the very smell of the canals: salty, sometimes faintly stagnant scent of brackish...

The Easter issue is one of the three annual editions of the journal published by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti.  This is a beautifully balanced issue -  part scholarship, part memory,...