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Powerless and shameless

Wednesday, 5 August 2026, 09:10 Last update: about 3 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Families in Msida and Valletta spent over thirty-six hours without electricity this week. Guests at a Valletta B&B slept outside, then canceled the rest of their holiday. Their complaints needed...

Excruciatingly slow progress

Tuesday, 4 August 2026, 09:18 Last update: about 3 months ago Frans Camilleri

In its latest Rule of Law Report, the European Commission warned that Malta has made little progress on several long-standing rule of law reforms and stated that public perceptions of judicial...

Investments

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

When political parties and their leaders speak about how they view the present and the future, and how they would like them to be, inevitably we get beautiful words and statements. It is difficult to...

Proposals for a new human rights and equality law

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 07:37 Last update: about 3 months ago Kevin Aquilina

Although the Equality Bill has been defeated in the House of Representatives, this should not be interpreted simply as a government botched attempt to introduce human rights and equality legislation...

Lady Marmalade, Ta’ Ġieżu edition

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 07:33 Last update: about 3 months ago Valerie Visanich

The scene, not a Moulin Rouge stage beneath theatrical spotlights, but the stairs in Valletta. In front of Ta' Ġieżu church to be exact. The "soul sister" chorus is, perhaps, an unintended...

Productivity with education is the next economic question

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 07:18 Last update: about 3 months ago Thomas Bajada

Artificial intelligence has rapidly become one of the defining conversations of our age. Governments are debating how to regulate it. Businesses are investing unprecedented sums in its development....

Intelligence beyond examinations: Valuing every child's talents

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 07:15 Last update: about 3 months ago Katya De Giovanni

Every year, as examination results are published, countless young people anxiously await the grades that many believe will define their future. For some, success in examinations brings celebration and...

The island that aged first

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 07:13 Last update: about 3 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Malta's National Statistics Office (NSO) lately reported a drastic slowdown in natural population growth. Births exceeded deaths during 2025 by ninety-eight people across Malta and Gozo. The nation...

Is thrift good or bad?

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 07:11 Last update: about 3 months ago Frans Camilleri

Consumers in Malta spend five out of every eight euros they produce, compared to three out of every eight euros spent by the government.  This means that they save three out of every eight euros....

Electricity infrastructure is social

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 07:09 Last update: about 3 months ago Michael Briguglio

Recent heatwave-related electricity disruptions in Malta have once again highlighted the importance of resilient infrastructure. During record temperatures, electricity faults affected homes,...

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