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‘The six Maltese MEPs must work together if they really want to safeguard Malta’s interest’
The six MEPs being elected of 8 June must work together and avoid partisan politics, because that is the only way the national interest can be safeguarded. European Parliament President…
The Qbajjar Battery Saga: A collapse waiting to happen
Efforts to save a historic military fortification in Gozo are hitting a brick wall in the face of government’s procrastination to take action before it is too late. Known as…
Consumer confidence plunges as cost-of-living dents expectations
Consumer confidence in the Maltese Islands continued to decline as households expressed concern on their general financial outlook, the Central Bank has announced. This indicator measures the overall feeling with…
House prices in Malta keep rising, bucking EU trend
Property prices in the Maltese Islands are bucking the trend when compared to the majority of EU member states where prices have stabilised or even started to decline. Data published…
Homelessness calls trebled since 2013
Though no precise statistic exists on the number of homeless in the Maltese Islands, official data which was recently tabled in parliament shows that the incidence of such cases has…
Cancer deaths in Malta exceeding 1,000 annually
Cancer deaths in Malta total around 1,000 annually with the number of persons diagnosed with this disease hovering around 2,500. Data tabled recently in parliament by Health Minister Jo Etienne…
Vehicle thefts on the rise
Vehicle thefts in the Maltese Islands are on the rise with the total number of stolen cars almost doubling in just two years. Most of these thefts happened in the…
Land Authority unable to list its entire property portfolio
A State entity set up specifically to manage government’s own properties is unable to list the entire portfolio of assets in its possession in the wake of an outdated and…
Food deliveries, streaming service subscriptions top e-commerce
Food deliveries by courier, clothes, consumer electronics and household appliances topped online shopping in Malta last ; Data published by the National Statistics Office shows that over a three-month period…
Further evidence of an institutional collapse
The public inquiry into the tragedy of Jean Paul Sofia reiterated the serious institutional deficiencies and the lax enforcement of existing regulations. The conclusions echoed those of the magisterial inquiry…