The country has long yearned for changes to the economic model. More recently, the government seems to have been accepting this reality. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana's words in the Budget...

The CEO of YMCA in Malta, Anthony Camilleri, spoke to The Malta Independent on Sunday last week, and highlighted the stigma surrounding homelessness in the country. YMCA is an organization, among...

There was a time when all of Malta would be glued to a television or radio set to listen to the Finance Minister going through the tortuous motion of reading the budget speech. It was a time when only...

Environment Minister, Miriam Dalli, set an ambitious target for Malta earlier this week, for the country to increase its renewable energy generation share from 10% to 25% by 2030, and to achieve...

The yearly survey on Malta’s attractiveness by EY is a much-awaited event particularly within the business community.   This is a study which gathers insights from existing foreign...

Over the past two weeks two statements were issued on the need for a decision to be taken on a new location for the courts of law in Gozo. The first came from the Gozo Chamber of Advocates, which...

Last Monday, NGO BirdLife Malta accused the Prime Minister of defending trappers (and hunters) in defiance of a ruling by the European Court of Justice. A press conference was organised on the...

The guarantee given by Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector Jonathan Attard regarding construction sector enforcement was most welcome. Asked by The Malta Independent if he...

Social media is one of the inventions of the contemporary age that has had the most impact on society on a global level. On the positive side, it means that we are more connected than ever before...

The idea of mandatory trade union membership has again picked up the pace in recent weeks, after the government indicated that it is to present its plan in the short term. The concept, which no other...