Gozo's labour market projects an image of success. Sharp employment increases, declining inactivity, and the surprisingly easy absorption of migrant labour characterises Gozo's labour market. On...

Last year Malta imported from the US $270 million (and exported $135 million). How much will Trump's 'Liberation Day' cost it? At the time when I'm writing this article the whole world knows all...

Malta's status as an online gambling hub continues to bring a wide range of benefits to the country, as the iGaming boom on the island shows no signs of abating. In 2004, we became the first EU member...

To most, it is an obvious fact that we live in interesting - and dreadful - times. The world is not a happy place right now. When anyone, in whichever part of the planet, utters or does something...

52 years ago, a Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was held in Helsinki, Finland. It was an important conference which sought to improve relations between the Communist bloc and...

Is the number of self-employed people rising or declining? In traditional sectors like retail, their number all across Europe is certainly going down. In new sectors like those involving digital...

The US administration is following a strategy based on an increase of customs duties over a wide spread of products imported from practically across the world. In the forefront one finds neighbouring...

In 2019 in an interview on Frontline, Steve Bannon clearly outlined the strategy adopted by Donald Trump.  "The real opposition party is the media. Because they're dumb and they're lazy they can...

Mqabba has a number of quarries too close to the residential area. They have been there for ages. Residents are accustomed to their impacts. Twenty-eight months ago, in these columns I had written...

Holding a ministerial office involves challenges and duties that do not exist in the private sector. It is also incumbent on ministers to know in what circumstances they should offer to resign....