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The biggest loser

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 08:18 Last update: about 11 months ago Kevin Cassar

There's been a flurry of polls in the last few weeks, reaching widely varying results. Vincent Marmara concluded that Labour would win by 26,000 votes if an election were held tomorrow.  The...

A New Year test: turning Budget 2026 from promise into peace of mind

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 08:17 Last update: about 11 months ago Katya De Giovanni

New Year is usually the season of resolutions. In practice, most households are looking for something more basic: fewer shocks, more stability, and the confidence that the essentials will keep up with...

Quality work: Needed but in short supply

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 08:15 Last update: about 11 months ago Frans Camilleri

Since the advent of the World Wide Web in 1994, technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, with significant implications for employers and individual workers. What was dubbed a 'fourth industrial...

Gozo: Negligence by calendar, not by chance!

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 08:14 Last update: about 11 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Boxing Day at Ċirkewwa has settled into an unhappy tradition. Each year, commuters heading towards Gozo expect congestion, yet what greets them still feels less like pressure and more like...

Climate change: taking stock at the end of 2025

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 08:13 Last update: about 11 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

Although, at the time of writing, the year 2025 has not yet given way to 2026, it is already clear that 2025 will be among the top three warmest years on record. This is definitely not good news as it...

New year resolutions for 2026

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 07:53 Last update: about 11 months ago Darren Carabott

As tomorrow many of us will be returning to work, after a much-deserved Christmas break, we will be picking up were we left off in mid-December. The more ambitious of us will also be engaging in some...

Sentencing ‘in absentia’

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 07:20 Last update: about 11 months ago Mark Said

No one would dare deny that our all too often court delays and logistics problems within the law courts have been contributing to unacceptable and unreasonable length in judicial proceedings, leading...

Sofia gets the euro

Sunday, 4 January 2026, 07:13 Last update: about 11 months ago Noel Grima

As the New Year was rung in on Thursday, Bulgaria switched over to the euro. It was a quiet change, with none of the theatrics that usually accompany such changes. Against what...

The 2025 reading list

Saturday, 3 January 2026, 07:07 Last update: about 11 months ago Owen Bonnici

Reading has been a habit of mine since I was young. I have maintained it since then. I try to reserve the last part of the day, often late at night, for reading. This past year was no exception....

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