The figures are improving, but we’re not there yet. In fact, we’re still quite far away....

The public transport system has been brought to a standstill as operators are on strike to protest against the government’s decision to liberalise the hearses market....

The Malta Labour Party is still to settle down completely after its electoral defeat...

With a government so intent on liberalising any possible sector to create more competition for the benefit of the consumer, one wonders why it took so long for a decision to be taken with regard to the hearses market....

Over the past few months, we have seen countless celebrations of leadership – people being appointed, people being elected, people winning an election, etc....

There was not the mass abandonment of the Trade Fair that many feared as the annual event moved to a new and smaller venue this year, but the 30 per cent decrease in attendance does set the alarm bells ringing....

Six weeks into the consultation exercise the government has embarked upon to reform the local council set-up, the parliamentary secretary responsible for the project...

The Social Policy Ministry, which is responsible for the health sector, recently issued a statement giving statistics on the number of people who were given treatment at the accident and emergency department of Mater Dei Hospital...

For several weeks after the election, there was silence from the two small parties that contested the election, and failed miserably. Now it seems that they are coming out of their self-imposed shell again....

Readers will have to excuse the pun contained in the title as it is not immediately made obvious. Last week, Friday to be exact, the government continued with its pre-budget consultation meetings, this time for the sporting sector....