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The tradition that slipped

Sunday, 23 August 2026, 07:30 Last update: about 3 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

A racehorse slipped on the tarmac of Republic Street in Victoria on Saturday, 8 August afternoon. It crashed into a hay bale at the finish and fell before hundreds of spectators. Two more horses then...

Are we asking the right questions about Malta's productivity?

Sunday, 23 August 2026, 07:26 Last update: about 3 months ago Ivan Ebejer

There is one thing almost everyone agrees on when discussing Malta's economy: productivity has become one of Malta's biggest economic challenges The International Monetary Fund has warned about...

Affordable housing is more than a target

Sunday, 23 August 2026, 07:18 Last update: about 3 months ago Stanley Zammit

Malta needs a National Housing Strategy that brings together planning, land, taxation and social policy. The 2025 KPMG-Malta Developers Association Property Market Report revealed a situation...

Behind the numbers are real lives

Sunday, 23 August 2026, 07:15 Last update: about 3 months ago Romilda Zarb

  There are real lives behind the numbers. A person who has tried to lose weight many times, only to find themselves back where they started. A teenager becoming conscious of their body...

Safety cannot wait

Sunday, 23 August 2026, 07:09 Last update: about 3 months ago Alexander Mangion

National safety deserves to be treated as the serious, over-arching matter that it is, rather than a topic that hits the headlines only after the next tragedy unfolds. It is a matter that covers how...

Farewell to two friends

Sunday, 23 August 2026, 07:04 Last update: about 3 months ago Noel Grima

This article is not about two persons who have died, nor about the friends and relatives who have died in this terrible heatwave of 2026, nor about Gorg Mallia either, whose sudden death shocked...

A stigmatised condition

Sunday, 23 August 2026, 07:04 Last update: about 3 months ago Mark Said

The biggest misconception about the homeless is that they got themselves into the mess and that we should let them get themselves out. Many people think they are simply lazy, and it is often seen as a...

Likes before lives

Friday, 21 August 2026, 06:49 Last update: about 3 months ago Owen Bonnici

A jury trial began in the US this week and could have a tremendous impact on Meta (Facebook) and on how young people use the social media platform. The trial stems from a lawsuit filed in 2023 by...

Institutions

Thursday, 20 August 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 3 months ago Alfred Sant

No matter how much the matter gets fudged, the essential challenge that the Maltese community must overcome is still that of having remained a society in which major and minor decisions depend on...

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