Nation wide, a wideranging schizophrenia prevails regarding the place of foreign workers resident here. We all know how fast their number has grown. And that they didn't come here by themselves:...

For years, Maltese families have been warning that our country is becoming increasingly difficult to live in. They have spoken about congested roads, unaffordable housing, relentless construction,...

If a colleague cut their hand badly at work tomorrow, most of us would expect someone nearby to know what to do. In Malta, that expectation is backed by law. Since 2002, the Work Place (First Aid)...

The issue of the extent of foreign labour in Malta and its role in the country's economic growth came to the fore again a few weeks ago, when the Minister of Finance Clyde Caruana, Malta Employers...

A Budget should be judged by the opportunities it creates and the lives it changes, not simply by the amount of money it allocates to various sectors. Its central purpose is to advance social justice...

Mark Musù chose a flattering frame for Gozo in Saturday's 17 October (Times of Malta). The Permanent Secretary for Social Policy hailed the island's "fertility paradox" as a lesson for the...

Budget 2027 has left key concerns facing Maltese and Gozitan families, workers and businesses unresolved. The cost of living, traffic congestion, healthcare waiting lists and housing affordability...

Budgets are sometimes treated as annual accounting exercises: what government collects, what it spends and which measures attract the biggest headlines. But Budget 2027 should be judged against a more...

Malta's Budget for 2027 can be understood as an exercise in balancing Keynesian economic intervention, fiscal responsibility, and social stability in a small-island state facing infrastructural...

According to the latest statistics, Malta registered the lowest crime rate in more than 15 years. The figures ostensibly render our country very safe, where crimes declined from 45 crimes per...