Barely a month after introducing on-the-spot fines for non-residents, the government has already doubled the minimum penalty from €25 to €50. The swift revision is welcome, but it also...

The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality on Monday sounded a stark warning: the repeated granting of bail to people accused of violence against women risks endangering victims and the...

A new barometer published by the Chamber of SMEs last Thursday found that close to two-thirds (64%) of businesses feel that Malta is moving in the wrong direction. A majority of businesses (56%)...

Prime Minister Robert Abela wants the country to believe that the controversy surrounding the Bill establishing a National Commission for Human Rights and Equality is simply another case of the...

One month has passed since the jury trial of Yorgen Fenech began, and it is difficult to remember another criminal case that has so completely dominated the national conversation. Courtrooms...

Parliament may have gone into summer recess, but the work in its committees - particularly its Public Accounts Committee (PAC) - continues. The first PAC meeting of this legislature was held on...

The latest controversy surrounding PBS has once again brought an old debate back to the surface. Parliamentary figures showing that TVM news bulletins aired 532 sound bites from government...

Malta's population debate has been at the centre of the political agenda for years. Congested roads, crowded public spaces, pressure on healthcare, housing, schools, utilities and other essential...

There comes a point when repeated incidents can no longer be dismissed as isolated events. Malta appears to have reached that point. The scenes witnessed in recent weeks - groups of revellers...

For the better part of the past week, Malta suffered through yet another heatwave, which caused yet another spate of debilitating power cuts. The first heatwave of 2026 began on Thursday 16th...