The Ghaqda Studenti tal-Ligi has come out strongly in favour of abortion. I have been fortunate to teach bioethics in several faculties for over 20 years now and the law students are always an...

“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”  - Tom Bodett,...

So far transfer pricing (TP) rules are not in force locally even though we know that about sixty other countries use it.  There is an indirect reference to transfer pricing in the concept of...

In September, the European Commission published a new ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ aimed at addressing the issue of irregular migration in the EU. Nadia Petroni argues the proposed...

The governing Labour Party could lose yet another Parliamentary seat in what looks to be another blunder by its leader, Robert Abela.  We are speaking, of course, about Tuesday’s casual...

To say that the scenes witnessed on US TV stations on Wednesday were disturbing is a huge understatement. Footage of heavily armed Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol – the home of the...

Ten months have passed since the Pace family was struck by tragedy. Yet so many months down the line, Miriam Pace’s husband and children are still waiting for the findings of a report four...

The Chapel of Saint Catherine of the Langue of Italy This brilliantly illustrated coffee-table sized book has been published so many years ago and may well be out of print but it is a treasure...

Bars and clubs continue to be the main victims of the government’s idea to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. An extension of the legal notice issued last year will keep them closed at least until...

FRANCESCA BALZAN is an art historian, author, and practising artist. She has specialised in the research and publication of the history of jewellery in Malta and...