Real competitive advantage comes to countries that differentiate between, and sustain, what they have to offer through education, innovation and productivity. In order for our country to prosper...

In December 2017, the European Commission endorsed the Maltese tonnage tax system but required Malta to implement certain changes in order to better delineate its applicability. On the 1st May 2018...

I sit in the soothing quietness of one of the four galleries at Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta, the seat of the Malta Society of Arts (MSA). The quietness is punctuated by discreet background music...

Make way, make way for the opportunists and hypocrites as they come wailing and gnashing their teeth for the latest chopped-down tree. They mourn our environment while cheering on Europe’s first...

That the extreme-right views associated with Salvini, Le Pen and Boris Johnson – to say nothing of Trump – are taking a hold in Malta is evident. This normally happens because people find...

Earlier this year The Malta Independent ran an insightful article about mental health literacy, warning parents about over-protecting children and hindering their ability to cope with everyday stress....

Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi should deserve widespread kudos for the action he has been taking on the country’s beaches to limit the deckchair, sun bed and umbrella infestation that invades the...

Aperol, the iconic Italian bittersweet aperitif, is celebrating its 100th birthday in true Italian style this year, kicking-off merriments from its birthplace in Padova, Italy spreading outwards...

It is said that politicians are ready to do anything for an extra vote. Many of them practise the hobby of door-to-door visits, with some maintaining contact with their constituents during the whole...

The Government of Malta and certain news media insist that the cost of petrol and diesel in Malta are still well below the EU average. Different calculations produce different conclusions but what...