Malta's public libraries may not always attract the same attention as other public services, but recent figures suggest that they continue to play an important role in society. With more than...

Traffic is now a universal part of the Maltese experience.  People are stuck in it every day in the morning and every day in the evening. Commutes are getting longer and longer. ...

The Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS) handled more than 27,000 cases in 2025, a 5% increase on the previous year. The figure is significant, but its real meaning goes well beyond...

The government has been encouraging people to switch to electric vehicles, presenting them as a cleaner and more sustainable alternative to conventional cars. But if it is serious about making this...

Children should be able to get to school without having to wake up before dawn and return home exhausted after spending hours travelling. Yet, for some students living in Malta's more remote...

The public inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia made several recommendations, the vast majority of which have gone entirely unheeded and unimplemented. One such recommendation is to...

There is nothing wrong with Lydia Abela accompanying her husband, Prime Minister Robert Abela, to political activities, supporting his work, or championing causes close to her heart. But there is...

Few decisions parents make will accompany their children for as long as the name they choose at birth. Unlike clothing, hairstyles or toys, a name cannot simply be replaced when fashions change. It...

Nine years to the day have now passed since journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered in cold blood via a car bombing outside her home. Nine years of calls for justice, of arrests, of...

There was a time when young people in Malta felt the need to leave the island for a while simply to experience something different. Some went abroad to study, others to work, while many wanted to...