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,...