It is really really sad that it is only now, in late 2014, that Malta is seriously considering the possibility of legally allowing people to change their identify documents to reflect the gender they identify with – which is not necessarily the gender they were...
Can you imagine if a multi million dollar global company had to declare that no matter how good its female employees are, no matter how qualified they get, no matter their experience, their skills and talents, and no matter how hard they try, they will...
Last Monday I met an Eritrean mother of three who despite living in despicable conditions is eternally grateful to Malta for giving her children the chance to grow up safely. In an attempt to get away from the dangers of her war-torn country, a couple...
I’ve said this before and, I honestly thought that I wouldn’t say it again (at least not before the inquiry about the Mallia shooting incident is concluded), but here I am, saying it again - this is going to turn out to be one big...
I really wouldn’t want to be in Lino Farrugia’s (FKNK) shoes, not only now, but never. And not only because his job is to defend the indefensible or because he’s on the wrong side of history, or because his clan’s time is up, but more...
According to dictionary definitions, a ‘PRINCIPLE’ is a fixed rule, a method or practice, an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct, general law or truth from which others are derived. An ‘OPINION’ on the other hand is a sentiment; a view for one’s conclusion...
Imagine...
This week I found myself in agreement with something that the Bishops of Malta and Gozo suggested. The Bishop of Gozo proposed that every parish in Gozo adopts a Christian family from countries where Christians are being persecuted. Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna backed the proposal. Well done,...
It has always fascinated me, and not in a good way, how commercial companies and law-abiding taxpayers are subjected to all forms of scrutiny about their income whilst, political parties are not. Apart from all the power politicians get by the very nature of their...
Up to a few days ago I didn’t think that there was anything that could ever happen that would get me to throw buckets of ice-cold water onto me. I hate feeling cold even if for a moment and I especially hate the combination of being...