Interview
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'The risk is just too great'
A lawyer by profession, a humanitarian by nature and an outspoken academic by design, Prof. David Attard's efforts won Malta international acclaim for its role on climate change. On the eve of the climate summit, he speaks to Caroline Muscat. Back...
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'It's a more complicated world'
John Sununu, US President George H. Bush's chief of staff from 1989 to 1991, tells Anthony Manduca the world has become a more complicated place since the end of the Cold War. John Sununu was back in Malta last Friday to address a conference...
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'I earned the right to be told'
Outgoing EU Commissioner Joe Borg tells Herman Grech he is disappointed and baffled at how he learnt he will no longer be serving in Brussels. How and when did you become aware that you wouldn't be nominated for a second term as Commissioner? I...
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'I am ready for the job'
Social Policy Minister John Dalli says he is ready to face the MEPs, the foreign press and the bureaucracy to excel in Brussels. European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has given you the health and consumer policy portfolio? Are you happy...
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Crosses, censors and new Labour
History professor and former Labour general secretary Dominic Fenech warns his party against losing its soul by "pussyfooting" to pander to voters. What is missing from the Labour Party nowadays, compared with the party you were once actively...
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A writer's nostalgic defence of a nation
In his defence of feasts and the call for one national day, Oliver Friggieri pitches his battle for the preservation of Malta's identity. Kurt Sansone interviewed him at his home. Nothing is more distant in character and substance than the measured...
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Examining the upsurge of meningococcal disease in Malta
Charles Meilaq traced Mark Muscat, of the Statens Serum Institute's Department of Epidemiology in Copenhagen, Denmark where he is the coordinator of the European surveillance network for vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr Muscat perused his interest...
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Just one regret
Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando tells Herman Grech he has nothing to be ashamed of. The court has just cleared two ex-DCC members of corruption charges in connection with the Mistra case. How do you feel? I feel relieved for the people...
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Characters make a party
Entrusted with managing public property, Parliamentary Secretary Jason Azzopardi has been one of the more active Cabinet members. He talks to Kurt Sansone about changes to expropriation laws and the Nationalist Party's internal squabbles. The...
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All hail, the king of Wales
Patrick Cooke met Tom Jones in Cardiff an hour before his homecoming concert. Thousands of middle-aged women fumed with envy. History books may show that Wales has been a principality since the Middle Ages, but tell that to the hoards who came from...
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Waiting on the bench
Nationalist backbencher Robert Arrigo feels short-changed after failing to secure a Cabinet post, despite being elected from two districts in last year's election. He tells Herman Grech, however, that he is prepared to wait in the wings. How would...
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In defence of the bench
The seemingly lax use of suspended sentences by the judiciary has created a public outcry - but Chief Justice Vincent DeGaetano tells Kurt Sansone that few people bother to read entire judgments. In July, when delivering a sentence on appeal, you...
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Catholic, pro-life, pro-Obama
New American Ambassador Douglas Kmiec is interviewed by Anthony Manduca on his Catholic faith, why he endorsed Barack Obama, and his priorities in Malta. Douglas Kmiec has all the characteristics one would expect of an American ambassador appointed...
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A match made in Malta
The partnership between Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville at Old Trafford is legendary. The Manchester United duo tell Herman Grech why they now want to team up in Malta. Fresh from a three-hour training session, Gary Neville plonks his car keys on a...
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Shying away from limelight
Behind President George Abela is a strong but shy woman determined to walk alongside him through thick and thin... even if it means hobbling before the whole of Malta on a sprained ankle. Ariadne Massa speaks to her. Margaret Abela put her best foot...
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On a limb and a prayer
At 21, the deadly meningococcal septicaemia robbed Amy Zahra of her legs and fingers. Seven months ago her resilience was put to the test when she underwent a kidney transplant. She talks to Ariadne Massa about her ordeal. Waiting to be wheeled into...
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Thank you for the music
Kevin Borg went to Sweden to be with the love of his life and a year later thousands of Scandinavian women were in love with him. One album and over 50 concerts later, Patrick Cooke meets Sweden's Pop Idol winner. Eight months have passed since a...
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'Let's not be prophets of doom'
Mgr Charles Vella, who founded the Cana movement, is a committed but outspoken priest. He tells Herman Grech it is high time to stop the "twinning" between the Church and the State. During the infamous period of the interdict in the 1960s, babies...
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Bridging the political divide
He is the Nationalist Party's mayor in Siggiewi but he is better known for the controversial permit applications he has defended as an architect. Robert Musumeci talks to Kurt Sansone. You are known as the architect for outside development zones...
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Oh Brother, where art thou?
After fleeing the Nazis, Brother Edward Galea went on to become one of the longest-serving De La Salle Brothers. As he turns 85 this month, he speaks to Herman Grech about dwindling values and vocations. The silence hanging on the driveway of De La...
