The 2024 European Parliament elections saw many noteworthy points. The biggest surprise was the gap between the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party. Pre-election surveys showed this gap to be...

The people have sent a clear message to the Labour Party through their votes in the European Parliament elections. At the time this editorial was written, the final official result wasn’t...

Malta has voted to elect its six representatives at the European Parliament for the next five years. We will know the unofficial result during the morning, but we will have to wait until 11pm for the...

This week was the 80th anniversary since the day that thousands of young soldiers took part in what was the biggest amphibious landing event in history.   D-Day, when allied forces stormed...

The day before every election in Malta is known as the day of silence, or the day of reflection. On this day, and also on voting day, nothing can be broadcast or printed on any matter intended or...

The election campaign comes to an end today. The political parties will be holding their last activities in a bid to convince the last doubtful voters. Most of them have already decided what to...

The billboards with the word “saħħa” keep on coming from the Labour Party. It is the slogan that the PL has chosen for the European Parliament and local council elections,...

Governments are expected to plan ahead. That is, after all, part of their job. But last year we saw a clear example of failure to plan enough. The infamous heatwave that resulted in power cuts...

The government this past week announced new plans for the country’s healthcare system, revolving around Mater Dei Hospital and restructuring the hospital in order to create 600 new beds in the...

The week which has just ended will remain in our collective memory for a long time. It was the first time in Malta’s chequered political history that a former prime minister, along with...