The death of Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici was immediately followed by songs of praise from across the political divide. He was remembered for his kindness, his humility, his altruism. All great values worthy of a much missed upstanding member of the community. But the reason Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici’s death makes newspaper headlines is that he served [...]

From my article in The Sunday Times today: "Yorgen Fenech, whom the state believes, but has yet to prove at trial, ordered the murder of a journalist, is still in possession of his assets. "No one in Malta has moved to take away from him the Portomaso complex, the Hilton Hotel, the Mrieħel towers or even [...]

In September 2013, I had been out of government for 6 months. My last job in government was as head of secretariat for the transport minister. I wasn’t myself the transport minister but after him I was perhaps the face best known for the hiccupy bus reform. Until then, and for a long time after, [...]

Let’s not conflate the determination on whether Robert Brincau did really point a gun at an ambulance driver over a dispute on which ambulance service was to transport someone who took ill on the beach with whether the director of prisons should remain in office while the gun and ambulance incident is heard in court. [...]

I have held a number of high-profile positions, mainly abroad, but I have never, ever been paid a salary which is higher than that of my employer or superiors, even though on occasion my qualifications and experience exceeded by far those of my employer or superiors. This is because the buck stops with them. They [...]

For generations now education has been the key to social change. Families were thought hygiene by children returning from school. Environmental awareness and healthy eating are disseminated upwards by children stinging the conscience of their parents. It is one thing to fight the mafia, by promoting the work of institutions and the effort to capture [...]