Over €1.6 billion was spent on pandemic response actions and measures since 2020, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana revealed in Parliament earlier this week. Over €1.5bn came from national...

For years on end, we have heard the Chief Justice complain about lack of resources, lack of space, an overburdened court system and backlogs. Last year, Mr Justice Mark Chetcuti listed the same...

It was easy to blame village feasts as being the cause of traffic jams. But now that we are in October, what will Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia say? Farrugia caused controversy and disdain...

There are a number of worrying children’s issues in Maltese society which have emerged as of late.  The first revolves around marriage. The Office of the Commissioner for Children has said...

The government last week announced that it had submitted a planning application for the previously announced rural airfield in Gozo, which came after a public consultation which yielded some 70...

We have said it many times that, sooner or later, the golden passport scheme would have landed Malta into deep trouble. Only the government seemed oblivious to the shame and embarrassment that...

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Fabio Borg (b. 1974) is holding his eighth solo exhibition throughout the month of October at The Palm Court Lounge, The Phoenicia Malta. The exhibition is entitled Landmarks, even if the...

I feel quite spoilt with the choice of music chosen to celebrate the 58th year of Malta's independence. Conductor (Alan Chircop), musicians and singers all seemed to be in a festive mood. The...

The other day I was asked a question by a very young lad: "Uncle, what do they mean by 'a Mafia state'?" "Er... um... right. Well, it means, er... it means... um... a state run by criminals... er." He...