Trump is real. We checked. We have reached a remarkable point in Maltese politics where the Office of the Prime Minister has had to officially confirm…

There is a wonderful trick in corporate finance: sometimes you don’t make the liability disappear. You simply change where you look for it. D Shopping Mall…

There is nothing particularly objectionable about the Leader of the Opposition having an office in Valletta. In fact, there is a perfectly good argument for it.…

There is something slightly peculiar about the Finance Minister telling Malta’s employers that they are responsible for the country’s dependence on foreign workers. Clyde Caruana’s argument…

There is something rather reassuring about a government in which the Finance Minister asks to see the numbers before spending €2.8 billion. There is something considerably…

There is something uncomfortable about €400 million becoming the new normal. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana says Malta will continue subsidising energy prices, with the bill expected…

There is little doubt that Malta’s energy subsidies have served a purpose. When energy prices surged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, shielding households and businesses from…

Robert Abela has once again ruled out creating a specific criminal offence for mafia-style association, saying that such a law would suggest that Malta is a…

There are some things a government is entitled to keep confidential. Commercial negotiations are one of them. National security is another. Sensitive personal information, obviously, is…

There is nothing wrong with an Opposition being constructive. In fact, Malta could probably do with rather less political theatre and rather more serious parliamentary work.…