Archive for Editorial
A bad precedent for social dialogue
Last week more than 1,300 healthcare workers ranging from emergency ambulance responders to professionals stepped up industrial action having felt that government was trying to take them for a ride.…
National Unity – what does it really mean?
Later this month a national conference promoting unity will be held by President George Vella who has been quite vociferous on the need to heal the rifts within Maltese society.…
Weak on corruption, flawed on democracy
The first few weeks of 2021 do not bode well at all for Malta’s daunting challenge to stop its downward trajectory and start restoring its reputation on the international scene.…
Time to focus more on work-life balance
Nine years after piloting Malta’s first active labour market policy, UHM Voice of the Workers can look back with pride as this initiative was key for the country’s robust economic…
A mockery of a Bill
A Bill tabled last summer which was supposedly aimed to give a legal basis for the appointment of persons of trust was recently shot down by the Standards Commissioner who…
No end in sight for the construction saga
Ten months after the tragic death of Miriam Pace in her Ħamrun residence, the much-awaited construction industry reform is yet to materialise. It was only this week that the recommendations…
Political interference in public health matter which may cost dear
The decision to sack public health consultant Kenneth Grech just days after he advised postponing the re-opening of schools after the Christmas holidays is shocking, worrying, if not shameful. This…
Pandemic should be no smokescreen for abuse
News that the long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine would be rolled out was undoubtedly a positive development and a bright ray of light in a dark year during which the pandemic left…
Poverty: Are we looking at the full picture?
Christmas is all about generosity, solidarity and giving a helping hand to those in need. While many relish this time of the year, those who are struggling to make ends…
A year on – Justice has not been served yet
A year ago, people were looking forward to starting a fresh page following the political turmoil and corruption scandals that led to the resignation of Joseph Muscat as prime minister. Scandals for which journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had…