Over the last weeks I had the opportunity to highlight a number of EU-funded projects that were assisted by Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta - SEM. SEM, formerly known as MEUSAC, is a Government agency...

For all the words and pomp in favour of the environment and of having open spaces for the community to enjoy, sometimes it really doesn’t feel like there’s any willingness to transfer...

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Summer used to be a relatively quiet time in terms of news.  Journalists used to jokingly refer to the Santa Marija period in August as the ‘silly season’ because nothing much would...

A particular news item ostensibly originating from police sources has been making the rounds in the press and on local TV and radio stations giving the impression that, among other contraventions, it...

Last month, while working from home during the summer break, I made it a point to visit various localities in Malta and Gozo. Included in these visits was Xewkija, where I had the opportunity to visit...

Both women and men suffer verbal abuse but in the case of women, especially when the abuse involving sexual connotations comes from a man, it is not only insulting but causes psychological harm which...

The latest IPCC report on the climate crisis has been on the news, warning the world that it is 'code red for humanity'. Meanwhile, the Mediterranean is in the middle of a heat wave and forest fires...

No, it is not endemic to Malta. Across the world, court users complain that the courts take too long. For a regular court user facing endless talk from lawyers, reams of paper and mounting legal...

"Let me start by saying that I am not really "a diary person". But I keep notes or I would forget half my appointments without them. This Diary is based on those rough notes.   December...