The CEO of the Occupational Health and Safety Authority, Mark Gauci, made a strong point during an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, arguing that fines for infringements related to...

We’ve heard businesses complain about government taking employees from the private sector all before. Too many people in government jobs means that there is a labour shortage in the private...

Summer has just passed and, as we prepare ourselves for the cooler weather, the reopening of schools and the presentation of the budget for 2023, we can look back at the last few months to take stock...

Prime Minister Robert Abela delivered an important message while addressing the United Nations general assembly on Thursday, pushing for peace. “Today, peace is threatened by what Secretary...

In the past days, The Malta Independent published – on its website – two photographs which went viral on the social media. The first was a photo of a board placed at the Ta’...

The budget date has been set for 24 October. As more and more budget proposals are put forward by various entities outside of government, the various ministries would also be pushing forward...

The bombardment of adverts urging people to lead a healthier lifestyle does not seem to be working. A recent Eorubarometer survey showed that only seven per cent of the Maltese population do some...

 “Demonising direct orders isn’t the answer. If it’s justified within the context of the situation – so it might win time and avoid delays – then I’ll sign it...

We’ve seen it all before, we’ve heard it all before, and we’ve written about it all before: but this time it actually does appear that the final chapter for Air Malta is being...

For decades, Independence Day was associated with the Nationalist Party. When, in 1964, then Prime Minister George Borg Olivier waved the documents to the cheering crowds in Floriana, a new...