A recent Eurobarometer survey, commissioned by the European Commission and conducted in September, confirms that most Maltese are optimistic about their immediate future.  An impressive 80%...

The worries of private garage owners who find themselves hemmed in by cars that are parked at the entrance to their garages were given media prominence recently. Their complaints are justified. It's...

Students for Liberty Malta have expressed their legitimate concerns over the EU's 'Chat Control' proposal. As it stands, the proposal envisages mass scanning of private communications, including...

Without clear limits, it also risks narrowing minds and weakening the social skills that childhood should build. Artificial intelligence (AI) has slipped quietly into the Maltese childhood. It...

Some time ago, it was announced that Malta would be applying/had applied to join the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Malta's membership of the OECD had been...

Why is Robert Abela defending Roderick Galdes?  Why is Robert Abela mocking Marlene Mizzi's comments about Galdes' hobnobbing with contractors? They're not gospel truth, Abela sniggered about...

In recent months, the national conversation around the importance of open spaces has been growing louder. I proudly form part of a government which announces the proposal of new pedestrianised areas -...

The most commonly used measure of a country's economic activity and the overall well-being is Gross Domestic Product.  It gauges the magnitude of economic production, affecting in turn what two...

Xlendi Bay no longer exists in the form that generations of Gozitans recognised and cherished. With the Planning Authority's approval of a 13-storey block of apartments on its shoreline, the bay lost...

I believe that investing in a child's future is a cornerstone of family life. We must move beyond saving for short-term needs.  Long-term financial security - specifically retirement - must be...