It was good to learn that the Social Partners recently discussed the outcomes of the first year of the Labour Migration Policy which was initially launched in 2025. Minister Jonathan Attard noted the...

In the US, betting on sports events has ballooned (as it has in Europe but more so). At first, the backlash was minimal. Now a number of churches have "realised" what is happening and how an...

After listening to the Minister for Finance present the Pre-Budget Document for 2027, one thing is clear: the government is beginning to speak a different language about the country's...

There has lately been reported in the newspapers a public discord between Chief Justice Emeritus Vincent de Gaetano, on the one hand, and the former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and former justice...

We boast about the freedom of speech in all sectors but everyone knows that there is still a red line on the perceived freedom to give our opinion, our criticism and our dissent. This occurs in all...

Autumn does not arrive in Gozo the way it arrives in the brochures. Nobody here watches leaves falling or reaches for a coat in September. Our autumn arrives as a storm, at night and without warning....

Poverty remains a stubborn fact of life in Malta, as it does in richer countries. Persistent socio-economic disadvantage has a negative impact on the life outcomes of many Maltese children. There are...

The transition from secondary to post-secondary education represents a significant turning point in a young person's educational journey. Considerable attention is rightly devoted to academic...

Because the market drives the market, it does not mean I can do whatever I want and steal.  Just because the market drives the market, it does not mean that everything is permitted. It does not...

The Budget for the coming year will be presented on Monday, 26 October, as announced by the Prime Minister.  But before the numbers are read out in Parliament, the political battle over what...