Nurses and midwives sent a clear message to government this week, when they voted to reject the government’s sectoral agreement proposal. The ball is now in the government’s court....

PBS, the national broadcasting station, was in the news for the wrong reasons again a few days ago. Already under fire for the way it covers the political arena, with the Opposition getting the...

For the second time this year, Prime Minister Robert Abela is exerting pressure on the judiciary. In a democracy, the executive and the judiciary are two different branches which perform distinct...

Last week, the Standards Commissioner found that Finance Minister Clyde Caruana breached the code of ethics regarding an advert, which came in the form of a sponsored post on the Finance...

The licensing of contractors, while a positive step, will fail to reach its objective unless followed by proper enforcement of safety practices in the construction industry, President of the Malta...

In a year’s time, Malta should have a new President of the Republic. We use the word “should”, not “will”, because it is not a given that this is going to happen by...

News this week that four students had been arrested and were being accused of computer misuse in connection with a security vulnerability in the popular student application FreeHour caused quite an...

The PwC made an announcement about its Malta Property Barometer earlier this week, providing some interesting results. “One key trend that was observed during the fourth run is that there...

The industrial action ordered by the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, which had entered its third week, was suspended yesterday. After trading harsh words in statements issued earlier, the...

The Malta Independent on Sunday carried a story about a park in St Julian’s. It is an open space in an area of residences, an overlying bridge which is an important link in the national...