Maltese students below OECD average in maths, reading and science
Only 64% of Maltese students attain basic level of proficiency in reading, 10 points below OECD average
Abolish 1c and 2c coins, majority of Maltese say
3% mentally convert to old currency for everyday shopping
Teachers’ union holds conciliatory talks with government, fails to reach resolution

Malta Union of Teachers holds a second round of conciliatory talks with the government over failed collective agreement talks, but fails to reach solution,...

Malta Union of Teachers holds a second round of...

SiGMA founder: Moving to larger venue ‘paid off beautifully’ despite traffic woes

SiGMA founder Eman Pulis says he regrets traffic inconvenience but says event was largest conference ever hosted in Malta

SiGMA founder Eman Pulis says he regrets traffic...

Villa with swimming pool approved in Wied Għomor

After several attempts, a villa with a swimming pool in Wied il-Għomor...

After several attempts, a villa with a swimming pool...

Legal notice extending planning applications should be revoked: Moviment Graffitti

Government legal notice providing a three-year blanket extension to all planning applications which were set to expire by the end of next year was published...

Government legal notice providing a three-year blanket...

Mosta tree debacle is about more than just the trees, psychologist lobby states

The Malta Chamber of Psychologists highlighted that trees and nature are crucial for one's mental well-being in an increasingly stressful world

The Malta Chamber of Psychologists highlighted that trees...

Birzebbuga council objects to real estate on Enemalta’s land in Qajjenza

The Labour-led Birżebbuġa council has objected to real estate development on the site of the decommissioned LPG gas storage facility along the Qajjenza...

The Labour-led Birżebbuġa council has objected to real...

Patron saints and football stadia: Malta’s predilection for house names

Sociological study finds house names associated with the religious or the sacred in 10 Maltese villages have declined from around 16% to 10% since 1977, but in...

Sociological study finds house names associated with the...

Charmaine Gauci plans to stay on as Public Health Superintendent for third term

Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci plans to stay for another term now that her second term has nearly come to an end

Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci plans to...

Minimum income to access housing market increased by €5,000 in just two years

The Foundation for Affordable Housing, who commissioned the survey plans to unveil its first initiative to ease the financial burden for people struggling...

The Foundation for Affordable Housing, who commissioned the...

GWU orders industrial action at Mellieħa home over ‘risky food handling procedures’

Directives come in the wake of new food handling and distribution procedures introduced by the company Care Malta, which the union says represent a health...

Directives come in the wake of new food handling and...

AFM rescues 18 migrants in distress

Sources who spoke to MaltaToday say the rescue was carried out in the early hours of Thursday morning  

Sources who spoke to MaltaToday say the rescue was carried...

Friends of the Earth’s 'Malta Farm Map' connects consumers with farmers

The platform aims to establish a direct sales platform for agricultural producers and customers, enabling them to easily identify where and how to purchase...

The platform aims to establish a direct sales platform for...

Parcel post grows as letter-mail keeps falling

Letter and bulk mail keeps decreasing in 2022 but ecommerce and digital...

Letter and bulk mail keeps decreasing in 2022 but ecommerce...

Abstention increases by 10-points among PN voters

As was the case in October non-voters still account for 31.5% of the...

As was the case in October non-voters still account for...

The people saved Mosta from the authorities’ incompetence, activists say

Activists in Mosta say they no longer want a paternalistic political class ‘where justice is only served by political intervention as though they are...

Activists in Mosta say they no longer want a paternalistic...

They approved Mosta trees removal and now PN councillors claim their pressure led to U-turn

Nationalist Party Mosta councillors have credited the pressure exerted by their leader Bernard Grech for the council’s decision not to relocate Ficus...

Nationalist Party Mosta councillors have credited the...

Silvio Grixti attacks Labour Party 'monster' in fiery Facebook post

This is the first time that the disgraced former Labour MP opened fire on...

This is the first time that the disgraced former...

Malta’s wage growth slowest in the European Union

Wages are growing, but they are growing at the slowest rate in the EU, says the...

Wages are growing, but they are growing at the slowest rate...