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Density as destiny. Population, growth & urbanism

JP Fabri

IMF staff calculations place Malta’s population density at close to 1,800 people per square kilometre, with the note that the latest Malta data corresponds to 2024.

How Servizzi Ewropej helps Malta make the most of EU Membership | Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

The agency’s work stands as proof that even in a small island state, well-targeted assistance can turn EU policy into real-world progress

Reality bytes: When 300 phone calls trump 196,000+ set-top boxes | Silvio Scerri

If nothing else, one must commend the poetic symmetry, especially the irony of it all. The company chosen to measure national viewing habits through phoned...

If nothing else, one must commend the poetic symmetry,...

Ramona Attard resents ‘attacks on the judiciary’ | Giovanni Bonello

I am sad to have to divide the Maltese judiciary into two. Those who, despite the oppressive atmosphere created by Attard’s buddies, soldier on,...

I am sad to have to divide the Maltese judiciary into two....

Let’s stop blaming foreign workers and start fixing the system

JP Fabri

Foreign labour did not break Malta’s system. It revealed the...

Foreign labour did not break Malta’s system. It...

Youths as leaders of a future we are building today | Keith Azzopardi Tanti

Young people should not have to wait for their chance. They are already at the decision-making table

Young people should not have to wait for their chance. They...

A tale of two islands: Why Qbajjar Battery cannot be forgotten | Luke Said

How can we be debating its possible handover to private interests when Qbajjar Battery is already fully owned by the state and was earmarked, not...

How can we be debating its possible handover to private...

‘Mercy for the masters, health for the workers'

James Debono

We need a serious discussion on whether the national anthem truly reflects the...

We need a serious discussion on whether the national anthem...

Respect for members of the judiciary | Ramona Attard

When commentary unjustly paints our courts as wilfully hostile to human rights,...

When commentary unjustly paints our courts as wilfully...

Inclusion is not charity. It is fairness | David Casa, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

Far too many persons with disabilities continue to be left behind from decent work, from public life, from the very services meant to support and protect all...

Far too many persons with disabilities continue to be left...

Parental roles in 2025: Has anything changed?

Josanne Cassar

As any parent will tell you, once you have kids you basically never stop...

As any parent will tell you, once you have kids you...

Saviour Balzan

We need tourism and we need trade but we cannot go on selling our soul to satisfy the greed

We need tourism and we need trade but we cannot go on...

Malta’s transport debate is stuck in traffic

JP Fabri

Transport is not physics. It is human behaviour. Cars do not appear on the road...

Transport is not physics. It is human behaviour. Cars do...

StudentAssist: A fairer shot at success | Alison Micallef

When capable students are unable to pursue higher qualifications due to...

When capable students are unable to pursue higher...

Malta’s realigned AI strategy: A Human-Centred Vision | Silvio Schembri

AI must serve the community, not the other way around. It must help our SMEs compete, our public sector deliver better services, support the healthcare system,...

AI must serve the community, not the other way around. It...

Malta’s misfiring of Organic Food Action Plan

Arnold Cassola

If a bill were drawn up for branding, events and sponsored content costs, it...

If a bill were drawn up for branding, events and sponsored...

What Celebrity Traitors can teach us about group think and human behaviour

Josanne Cassar

I couldn’t help but draw parallels with the way groups of people are often swayed to think one way or another on current issues, if there is someone...

I couldn’t help but draw parallels with the way...

JP Fabri

The shift underway is therefore more than regulatory. It is philosophical. It...

The shift underway is therefore more than regulatory. It is...

Saviour Balzan

When walking in the street the other day I was scolded by a group of elderly men in the town where I live. They called me all sorts of names as I walked by...

When walking in the street the other day I was scolded by a...

Thomas Bajada

Real innovation or the kind that stands the test of time, is not only technological, but moral. It begins not in laboratories or boardrooms, but in our...

Real innovation or the kind that stands the test of time,...