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Malta’s fleet of passenger cars getting ‘older’
Despite incentives to modernise Malta’s fleet of cars to reduce emissions, it turns out that over the last four years the average age of passenger vehicles increased. While in 2019…
‘Car alarms on Gozo ferry should be switched off’ – Ombudsman
Car alarms on board the Gozo ferry should be switched off to avoid noise disturbance for passengers and staff but especially for the wellbeing of hospital bound patients being transported…
Foreign workers more interested to acquire new skills
Foreign workers are more inclined to improve and acquire new skills compared to their Maltese counterparts. This notable trend is highlighted in the final report of the 2022 Malta Skills…
Actual expenditure on power network below the allocated amount
Despite irrefutable evidence of a sharp rise in demand, State energy provider Enemalta failed to carry out the promised capital investment in the distribution network, until it was completely exposed…
More books being loaned from libraries
Last year public libraries registered a significant rise in book loans while new membership rose by more than a third. Data published by the National Statistics Office shows that in…
Malta’s minimum wage stuck in 12th despite Low Wage Commission agreement
Despite a increase in 2024, Malta’s minimum wage remained stuck in 12th place overall among EU countries having this minimum threshold by law. Date published by Eurofound reveals that Malta’s…
Concerns raised over alternative facility hosting patients from Mount Carmel Hospital
A decision to transfer Mount Carmel Hospital patients to an alternative mental health facility at Villa Anna Teresa in St Julian’s has fuelled controversy following complaints that the latter is…
Foreign workers now exceed 115,000
Despite signs that overpopulation is taking its toll on the Maltese Islands, the influx of foreign workers has continued unabated with the total number of declared foreign workers reaching 115,721…
6 reasons why council results differed from the MEP election
The June 8 MEP and local council election have been done and dusted but many have queried the reason why the results were significantly different. Why in the MEP election…
MEP Election Analysis: Who Are the real winners?
The June 8 MEP elections took pollsters and both major parties by surprise due to the unexpectedly narrow margin between them, shrinking to just 8,454 votes. This is a stark…