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NSO data signals that print media is not down and out
Print media might be in decline, but according to the National Statistics Office in 2022 private expenditure on, newspapers and periodicals increased by and respectively. It transpires that last year…
Foreigners in construction industry face biggest risks
All of the 15 fatal accidents reported at work in 2022 involved men, half of whom occurred in the construction industry. Moreover, six of these victims were foreigners with the…
NAO slams LESA’s lenient approach with repeat offenders
Malta’s local enforcement agency is struggling to collect pending debts from unpaid contraventions prompting criticism from the National Audit Office for its “lenient” approach especially on repeated offenders who default…
Lessons from the skills census
Painters and plasterers form the bulk of the construction industry workers in Malta while cast metal workers and insulation material installers are the hardest to find. However, there are signs…
The New North – Council reform creates geographic anomalies
No logical explanation could be found behind the bizarre regional boundaries created in the 2019 local councils reform which left Imtarfa and San Ġwann completely isolated from their region. This…
A third of Maltese youths wish they were not born in Malta
One in every three Maltese youngsters aged between 16 and 25 wish they had been born in another country, an annual survey has concluded. This trend is further testament to…
Dissatisfaction soars on government’s measures to combat inflation
Government’s measures to address the cost-of-living hike are falling short of expectations as Malta registered the highest decline in people’s satisfaction levels in this regard, a European Parliament report has…
St. Paul’s Bay tops 2022 list of residential rents
St. Paul’s Bay was the most sought-after locality in the rental property market in 2022 having the highest number of newly-registered private residential leases with 7,017 contracts, followed by Sliema…
How much did the hospitals deal cost us?
The recently-published report by the Auditor General regarding the agreement for the privatization of three public hospitals (St Luke’s, Karin Grech and Gozo) showed that this agreement cost €416 million…
€268 million down the drain, probably
An investigation into the hospitals’ concession agreement by the National Audit Office has concluded that at least €268 million were probably thrown down the drain, as this huge sum could…