During the budget speech on Monday, we were informed of the statutory (annual) increase to the minimum wage as of next January. It is a €1.75 increase, as we well know. Many have commented that...

There has been the usual flurry of activities to mark the anniversary of the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia, culminating last evening. But all these activities, not just in Malta but also...

You’re not a pensioner.  You’re not employed in the hotel and catering industry.  You don’t send your children to free day care services.  You don’t travel by...

The budget which we presented last Monday was indeed a positive one, genuinely driven by the needs of the people. Needless to say, this budget comes at a particularly challenging point in time, right...

The construction of the European Union as a bloc of European countries was actually undertaken on a piecemeal basis. Over the years, more countries agreed to give up another bit of their sovereignty...

The Labour Government’s metro proposal is a positive step forward in the quest for sustainable transport policy. At the same time, the Nationalist Opposition is (rightly) claiming that it had...

TikTok is a popular video-sharing social media platform owned by a Chinese based company. It is just 9 years old and intended to create short videos which are either made up of fleeting dances,...

It is clear that in a small island like ours, where land is scarse, land and construction will stand out as sectors that quite naturally make for the most profitable investments. Such investments...

Bernard Grech: one year on During this one year he’s been leading the Opposition, Bernard Grech has proved himself an asset to the country, mostly thanks to his authenticity. Unlike the...

Joseph K is the protagonist in Franz Kafka’s famous novel, The Trial. “One fine morning” he is arrested by two wardens although he has done nothing wrong. The Trial chronicles the...