The Mediterranean is shifting and Malta cannot afford to stand still

David P. Attard

The stark truth is far less comforting. Neutrality does not eliminate risk. It does not prevent conflict spill-over. It does not deter technological threats. It simply defines our...

Court protects spouse due to serious domestic violence

Malcolm Mifsud

A judgment delivered on 23 February 2026 by the Civil Court (Family Section) in a case presided by Judge Jacqueline Padovani Grima, confirmed that domestic violence is a ground...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Malta Vision 2050: A strategic framework for generational prosperity | Silvio Schembri

Malta has outgrown the phase where success is measured by GDP alone. Economic growth is meaningless if it doesn’t translate into a better quality of...

Malta has outgrown the phase where success is measured by...

We do agree that if Malta is to take the next step forward to improve everyone’s quality of life, it requires a vision that reaches beyond the five-year...

We do agree that if Malta is to take the next step forward...

Matthew Zerafa

By blending state support with private initiative, it aims to enhance social housing capacity, revitalise urban areas, and unlock the potential of long-unused...

By blending state support with private initiative, it aims...

Malta cannot continue to overlook its growing loneliness crisis

Andrew Azzopardi

The next step must be decisive, systemic and based on evidence. It must be...

The next step must be decisive, systemic and based on...

Abela’s position is vulnerable after judge’s letter

The prime minister has to give a thorough explanation of his behaviour if he...

The prime minister has to give a thorough explanation of...

Josanne Cassar

So, please, Mr Prime Minister stop targeting teenagers for votes with these hare-brained schemes… we are coping with enough crazy as it is

So, please, Mr Prime Minister stop targeting teenagers for...

Saviour Balzan

Nonetheless, as things stand today, the writing on the wall still points to a Labour victory in the next election but not to the extent that some people...

Nonetheless, as things stand today, the writing on the wall...

Malta’s wage problem is structural and education is the only way out

JP Fabri

The uncomfortable truth is that Malta cannot legislate its way to higher wages. It cannot import its way out either. The only sustainable path is to build an...

The uncomfortable truth is that Malta cannot legislate its...

The obvious problems the PN has been talking about do concern people but on their own may not necessarily determine how they will ultimately vote in an election

The obvious problems the PN has been talking about do...

Person who paid for loan to refurbish partner’s residence must be refunded

Malcolm Mifsud

If a person in a relationship proves that they paid for works in their partner’s property, they should be refunded

If a person in a relationship proves that they paid for...

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Deterrence, stigma and Maltese society: One pill too far? | Karen Mamo

A renaissance in drug policy reform is possible; we just need to remove the shackles of the present ancien régime and replace deterrence and...

A renaissance in drug policy reform is possible; we just...

We hope that the plans, the ideas and the glossy brochures will, in the short term, translate into beautiful, sustainable concrete projects that benefit the...

We hope that the plans, the ideas and the glossy brochures...

The constitutional cost of political intransigence | Deborah Schembri

One can only hope that reason prevails over political brinkmanship, and that...

One can only hope that reason prevails over political...

The dating game: It’s a jungle out there

Josanne Cassar

I often read questions by single people asking, 'where do you go to...

I often read questions by single people asking, 'where...

If you want to do politics, you must know how to do it

Saviour Balzan

If ever this happens and a third party does succeed in electing a person to...

If ever this happens and a third party does succeed in...

Density as destiny. Population, growth & urbanism

JP Fabri

IMF staff calculations place Malta’s population density at close to 1,800...

IMF staff calculations place Malta’s population...