The global financial watchdog’s decision to grey list Malta on Wednesday came as no surprise to anyone. The writing was on the wall.  Despite the government’s best efforts to lobby in...

Over the past few days, a lot has been said about promotions to the higher echelons within the Armed Forces of Malta. Unfortunately, this is yet another case of missing the wood for the trees whereby...

Opening on Thursday, 1 July at the Malta Society of Arts' (MSA) seat Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta, the exhibition titled Rooftops will present a series of 20 paintings and 15 sculptures that...

It is now more than 20 years since I first discovered the amazingly bold and creative Danish couple, Jeanette and Klaus Throttrup. Then they had just bought and were working feverishly on the...

In 1978, Viv Anderson became the first black footballer to play for England. It was a huge breakthrough and, when it happened, the English media had given it great importance. Anderson earned 30 caps...

The Chamber of Advocates has felt the need, once again, to issue a statement expressing its disappointment that lawyers were still the subject of attacks “in sections of the media” and...

I cannot overstate the importance of adult education. It happens over the course of a lifetime. It covers the entire range of formal, non-formal and informal learning activities - both general...

It was great to hear that EU institutions are taking the issue of SLAPP lawsuits seriously, and seem to be working on ways to tackle this issue.  Strategic Lawsuits Against Public...

Parliamentary privilege grants certain legal immunities for Members of Parliament to allow them to perform their duties without external interference. The problem is, once a name of any ordinary...

An aesthetics policy for buildings in Malta is in the pipeline and it is indeed most needed, especially given the way some localities have seen a hotchpotch of designs. The uglification of...