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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manage government’s own properties is unable to list the entire portfolio of assets in its possession in the wake of an outdated and…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…
Traffic likely to get worse as more and more cars on the road
Traffic congestion is set to go from bad to worse as the number of licenced vehicles on Maltese roads has maintained its upward trend reaching a total of 438,567 by…
Pot hole compensation: A rarity in Gozo
Though the state of the roads on the sister island leaves much to be desired, seeking compensation does not seem to be an option as only a handful of claims…
Malta’s minimum wage stuck in 12th place
Despite a significant annual increase in 2024, Malta’s minimum wage remained stuck in 12th place in the EU league table comprising 22 countries. Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden are…
Study exposes low spending power of low-paid workers in Malta
Malta’s minimum wage and low-paid workers scored low marks in terms of spending power in an EU comparative study, placing 16th out of 22 members states. Carried out by Eurofound,…
Workforce increased by more than 100,000 in a decade
Over the last decade, the size of Malta’s workforce grew by more than half with the number of gainfully occupied reaching almost 275,000. The increase is the result of a…