Prime Minister Robert Abela's continued failure to make public the 2023 asset declarations of his Cabinet, combined with his evasive responses, paints a troubling picture of a government that seems...

The current frenzy of electricity cable laying across Malta is a glaring reminder of what happens when long-term infrastructure planning is neglected. The sudden rush of works in densely populated...

History has a strange way of repeating itself - particularly when it comes to politics. The situation in the Għargħur local council that developed this week is one such instance as...

If accountability is the foundation of democracy, then we are watching the rot spread right through its core. Recent reports published by the Office of the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life...

There is a general consensus that one should always be prudent when talking about court cases.  Politicians, given the attention that they garner from the media and the following that they have...

The government has been making a push for renewable energy. This week, it was announced that the Government is launching a new call-for-offers scheme for installations that generate electricity from...

The proposal to introduce some form of mandatory trade union membership in Malta has reignited a contentious debate. Promised in the Labour Party's 2022 electoral manifesto and endorsed by trade...

A tragedy occurred in the Mediterranean this week. Four people, including two small children, died during a migration voyage. "Following a mayday alert by the European Border and Coast Guard...

The recent presentation of Malta's National Palliative Care Strategy 2025-2035 - incidentally just days before a national consultation exercise on a form of euthanasia was launched - marks a pivotal...

The number of vehicles on the roads is continuing to rise, data published by the National Statistics Office shows. In the first quarter of this year, each day 19 more vehicles were licensed than...