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Just the right amount of stress

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 07:17 Last update: about 16 days ago Frans Camilleri

The findings of Gallup's recent State of the Global Workplace Report 2026 confirm what most of us already know: work is a significant source of stress.  They point to a structural problem that no...

The generation that climbed: The jobs we left behind

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 07:06 Last update: about 16 days ago David Spiteri Gingell

In the previous article, I described two deliberate transformations that succeeded together. Malta educated a generation upward, from fewer than 1,500 university students in 1987 to near-universal...

The polluter should pay, always

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 06:45 Last update: about 16 days ago Thomas Bajada

Most political debates are about competing priorities. One of the last we had in the European Parliament was far simpler: it dealt with fairness. For if a company profits from products that create...

A (desirable) new collective agreement model

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 06:42 Last update: about 16 days ago Marco Bonnici

The first collective agreement model was produced in the late 1960s by the Malta Employers' Association and the General Workers Union. It was an eight-page document with a limited number of sections...

Politics with people at the centre

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 06:39 Last update: about 16 days ago Marilena Gauci

During the electoral campaign, I dedicated most of my days, meeting people, speaking with families from every walk of life and every political persuasion. Those conversations made me realise that...

Growth that creates opportunity

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 06:36 Last update: about 16 days ago Darren Carabott

We cannot continue to measure economic success by GDP figures alone. Thankfully there seems to be some kind of consensus about this. As new Shadow Minister for the Economy, Technology and...

A total betrayal

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 06:33 Last update: about 16 days ago Mark Said

Politics, to many, is a dirty word, but for me, it's a very important and natural phenomenon. It carries several meanings: the art and science of government; the management and conduct of...

The Grand Harbour is getting crowded

Sunday, 5 July 2026, 06:30 Last update: about 16 days ago Noel Grima

There's a new website (at least I think it's new for I never saw it before) which gives a sort of panoramic life views of the outer part of the Grand Harbour. I intend to keep checking it out...

Compassion that builds a nation

Friday, 3 July 2026, 08:23 Last update: about 17 days ago Owen Bonnici

In one of my first meetings as the new Minister for Social and Affordable Accommodation and Lands, I had the pleasure to have a beautiful discussion with the YMCA . Iwelcomed YMCA CEO Anthony...

Hotels

Thursday, 2 July 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 19 days ago Alfred Sant

We're repeatedly told we have more hotel rooms than there is real demand for and that we can't carry more. But if that's the case, why are still so many hotels getting built? We learn about the...

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