There is an emerging consensus amongst policymakers, social partners, businesses and citizens that Malta needs to chart a new economic path forward. Certainly, the present economic model has...

It’s Christmas Eve, but we’ve hardly noticed. December is always a month that seems to rush past more quickly than others. It is one of the longest months in the calendar and the...

The once invincible Labour Party seems to be crumbling, at least on the inside.  Of course, if an election were to be held tomorrow, the PL would still win by a landslide, but the Labour Party of...

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Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar is again under the spotlight, not only because he could face the chop when a new Labour leader and Prime Minister is installed, but also because of the apparent...

In the Christian tradition, the season that prepares us for the celebrations of Christmas is called Advent. The word is derived from the Latin adventus which means ‘the coming’. It is a...

25 November is the kick-off date for the annual international campaign of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. It starts on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...

The words ‘reconciliation’ and ‘unity’ have both been the subject of debate in recent weeks. There is, however, a big difference between reconciliation and unity. I myself have...

“Unity must have been part of mankind’s process of learning to see.” - Henry Adams, American historian.   It is that time of year once again: December has come and...

Over the past four weeks or so, it has been a rollercoaster of events that have shaken us all. Even the people least interested in current affairs and politics found themselves trying to understand...