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Calculating the worth of a housewife

Josanne Cassar

The shocking story of a woman who was left with a piece of gauze in her abdomen following a hernia operation, which caused her endless physical pain and emotional distress when...

Major surgery is needed

Saviour Balzan

Founded in 1961 when Malta was still a British colony and the world was a very different place, the BA’s functions need to be revisited and based on one guiding principle,...

So many ruined lives… all for the love of money

Josanne Cassar

The trauma which victims’ families go through when a loved one is...

The trauma which victims’ families go through when a...

The double-edged sword of ChatGPT | Alexiei Dingli

The challenges are multifaceted, from biases to environmental concerns,...

The challenges are multifaceted, from biases to...

Michael Falzon

Meanwhile, dreams of how tourism in Malta could and should have evolved remain just dreams

Meanwhile, dreams of how tourism in Malta could and should...

Malta needs that film rebate. But it needs to be more transparent

Raphael Vassallo

Malta’s cash rebate IS, in fact, a necessary investment: if we really...

Malta’s cash rebate IS, in fact, a necessary...

People are willing to spend money on concerts and festivals - just don’t rip them off

Josanne Cassar

There were members of the audience who had spent €100 per ticket only to find themselves behind the platforms for the lighting, camera crew...

There were members of the audience who had...

Saviour Balzan

Unlike Sicily, Greece and Sardinia we have no space, tree cover, or mountains to compensate for ugly urban sprawl and high population density

Unlike Sicily, Greece and Sardinia we have no space, tree...

A timely reshuffle can be a preemptive attempt to limit future problems with Cabinet management. It is time for a new minister or two to get a mission...

A timely reshuffle can be a preemptive attempt to limit...

Like building contractors, ‘festa-organisers’ need to be held to higher standards

Raphael Vassallo

And this raises a few questions, concerning the standards of ‘health and safety’ provided by the organisers of these (I repeat) MASSIVE...

And this raises a few questions, concerning the standards...

Michael Falzon

The howlers on TVM’s quiz programme are funny. But they are also a sad reflection of the way the public broadcaster works... and of its abandonment of...

The howlers on TVM’s quiz programme are funny. But...

‘Everyone’s responsible, except whoever’s responsible’

Raphael Vassallo

... and of course, ‘more complaints from disappointed tourists’...

... and of course, ‘more complaints from disappointed...

Saviour Balzan

It may have been music to his loyal sycophants but not to the vast majority of those who worked with him or close to him or orbited in his political world...

It may have been music to his loyal sycophants but not...

Josanne Cassar

Whereas when it comes to politics there is a general air of hopeless defeatism, when it comes to the deterioration of their own neighbourhoods everyone becomes...

Whereas when it comes to politics there is a general air of...

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Michael Falzon

Women’s World Cup: why are there so few female coaches in football? | Pete Holmes

A similarly low number exists in the WSL, and across Europe in France and Spain. Italy, with two female coaches among ten top-division posts, and Germany, with...

A similarly low number exists in the WSL, and across Europe...

Accelerating EV infrastructure requires support and education | Alfred Camilleri

While the existing grants for EV purchases and recent governmental initiatives - such as allocating 250 electric vehicles for the public sector and...

While the existing grants for EV purchases and recent...

UK universities making sure AI doesn't skip ethics class | Alexiei Dingli

With these guiding principles as their North Star, UK universities are charting a promising course for the future of generative AI

With these guiding principles as their North Star, UK...

Is it ‘Tourism Feeds Everyone’... or ‘Everyone Feeds On Tourists’?

Raphael Vassallo

I think not myself... but then, what the heck would I even know about ‘tourism’, anyway?

I think not myself... but then, what the heck would I even...

Michael Falzon

The midsummer’s night dream was just a dream that had flickered away. The harsh reality of the current despondency of the two main Maltese political...

The midsummer’s night dream was just a dream that had...

Leslie Agius: a life devoted to serving Malta

Matthew Agius

MaltaToday’s senior court reporter Matthew Agius remembers his father,...

MaltaToday’s senior court reporter Matthew Agius...