Over €1.6 billion was spent on pandemic response actions and measures since 2020, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana revealed in Parliament earlier this week. Over €1.5bn came from national...

For years on end, we have heard the Chief Justice complain about lack of resources, lack of space, an overburdened court system and backlogs. Last year, Mr Justice Mark Chetcuti listed the same...

It was easy to blame village feasts as being the cause of traffic jams. But now that we are in October, what will Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia say? Farrugia caused controversy and disdain...

There are a number of worrying children’s issues in Maltese society which have emerged as of late.  The first revolves around marriage. The Office of the Commissioner for Children has said...

The government last week announced that it had submitted a planning application for the previously announced rural airfield in Gozo, which came after a public consultation which yielded some 70...

We have said it many times that, sooner or later, the golden passport scheme would have landed Malta into deep trouble. Only the government seemed oblivious to the shame and embarrassment that...

The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Anthony C. Mifsud, presented the Ombudsplan 2023 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday, and the document includes a proposal worthy of...

At the end of the day today, Malta will not have a Standards Commissioner in place. Incumbent George Hyzler will be finishing his term today to take up a post as Malta’s representative on...

Over the past few weeks we have seen something of a clampdown on people living illegally in Malta. The police have carried out a number of raids in varying localities which resulted in tens of...

The start of the new academic year always brings changes and challenges. In the past days one would have certainly noticed more cars, minivans and coaches on the road, as the transportation of...