As first-time buyers struggle to afford even a modest apartment, too much of Malta's housing assistance arrives late, or applies only to properties they cannot find. Everywhere you look lately,...

October invites us to speak openly about mental health. World Mental Health Day, marked on 10 October, reminds us to challenge stigma, listen and recognise when someone needs support. Yet I often...

The publication of Malta's latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results should serve as a catalyst for serious national reflection. Beyond the statistics, the findings raise...

The findings from the latest Earth for All survey reveal a global public remarkably united in its anger over economic unfairness.  Even more disturbing is a far more dangerous development: a...

Every Gozitan life passes through Mġarr harbour, and most of it waits in a queue. Students, patients, lorry drivers, and brides use the same narrow channel. No other alternative offers a second...

The latest MaltaToday survey (11 October 2026), the first since Labour's fourth consecutive general election victory, places the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party virtually neck-and-neck, with...

Coming to Enemalta from MITA was a shock.  At MITA, the Network Operations Centre could remotely control something as small as a cooling fan on a computer's hard disk in a Maltese embassy in...

Yesterday 17 October was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty But this is not simply another date on the international calendar. It is a day that carries history, memory and,...

Malta's reputation as a credible filming destination rests on a combination of things: the quality of our light, the skill of our film crews, and the astonishing concentration of fortresses, palaces...

The Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) has an important role in advising the government on economic and social policy. More than a forum for consultation, it should provide a...