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Economic growth

Friday, 8 September 2023, 15:20 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

Throughout the second quarter of the current year, Malta's economy experienced significant growth, with an increase of nearly four percent (4%). The National Statistics Office (NSO) reported that...

During the Great Siege

Thursday, 7 September 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

At this time of the year, what happened during the so-called Great Siege often gets highlighted. The Siege was an extremely tough experience for the inhabitants of these islands. Mostly, the story...

Cost of living and the Budget

Thursday, 7 September 2023, 07:31 Last update: about 4 years ago Michael Briguglio

As Malta is moving closer to its yearly national budget, the cost of living is on top of concerns of people living on the islands. In surveys such as those of the Eurobarometer for Malta, the...

European funds for Ukraine

Monday, 4 September 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

Since the start of the war in the Ukraine, most EU leaders have backed the Ukraine in its fight back against the agression of Russian President Putin. They were right to do so. Such support...

Withering away of the Opposition

Sunday, 3 September 2023, 08:18 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

Karl Marx advocated the withering away of the capitalist state to be substituted by a communist state. However, what we are witnessing in Malta is a totally different phenomenon: the gradual withering...

Just apply the code

Sunday, 3 September 2023, 08:12 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Cassar

Chris Bonett went on holiday to Sicily with his official car, fully-funded by the taxpayer. Many wouldn’t begrudge Bonett using his car for his personal needs in Malta.  Most might even...

Planning for climate change

Sunday, 3 September 2023, 08:09 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has recently published a study entitled “Regional Impact of Climate Change on European tourism demand”. It aims to provide...

Sowing the seeds of compassion in animal welfare

Sunday, 3 September 2023, 08:04 Last update: about 4 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

The seeds of change are often first sown in the minds of our youth. In today’s globalised society, education remains an effective and integral tool in raising the next generation of leaders, one...

The time of reckoning draws near

Sunday, 3 September 2023, 07:10 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

The monthly opinion polls should be published today, thus marking the end of summer and the resumption of political life (not that it ever goes away). If one looks closely one could already see...

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