A gentler and kinder economy − Lawrence Zammit
Students of economics learn very early on in their studies that the fundamental problem in economics is the issue with scarce resources and unlimited wants. As such, economists deal with the optimum...
View ArticleTangentopoli: we still have lessons to learn
Yesterday 30 years ago saw the beginning of Tangentopoli. On February 17, 1992, Italian judge Antonio Di Pietro had Mario Chiesa, a member of the centre-left Italian Socialist Party, arrested for...
View ArticleWatch: My father’s death on my birthday drove my singing career- X Factor winner
Virtually every surface in the school staffroom is adorned with posters and placards with Ryan’s name written or painted in all shapes and colours. His desk is covered in little red hearts that his...
View ArticleGermany accuses Russia of 'Cold War demands' before security conference
Germany accused Russia on Friday of endangering Europe's security with demands that recall the Cold War, as Western leaders arrived for a Munich Security Conference set to be dominated by the Ukraine...
View ArticleToday's front pages - February 18, 2022
A decision to further ease COVID-19 measures features prominently on front-page headlines of Friday’s local newspapers. Times of Malta leads its Friday edition with news that Darren Debono it-Topo has...
View ArticleBOV and Gozo Business Chamber discuss digitisation, digital payments
In just a few years, major advances in technology, massive shifts in consumer buying behaviour, changes in government policies and regulations, sharp e-commerce growth and the global proliferation of...
View ArticleCoach Izzo confident Malta will secure ticket to European Championship finals
The Malta waterpolo national team will embark on their quest to secure a berth in the European Championship finals for a fourth successive time when they start their commitments in the qualifying...
View ArticleMalta BNI turns disruption into opportunity to assist businesses
When Clive Cusens moved back to Malta in 2018 and established his business here, he needed to build professional contacts quickly, and BNI helped him out. A couple of years later, he pivoted into...
View ArticleMalta women Rachel Cuschieri pleased with team’s effort in Moldova win
The Malta women’s national team could not have asked for a better start to their 2022 VisitMalta Women’s Trophy commitments after outclassing Moldova 3-1. Coached by Mark Gatt, the Maltese side were...
View ArticleMusician and Eurovision contestant Chris Scicluna dies aged 62
Chris Scicluna, who, together with his partner Moira represented Malta with the well-acclaimed More than Love song at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest has died aged 62. His wife Moira shared the news...
View Article‘Race cancellation would have been an injustice to athletes’
The SportMalta Charity Marathon will be organised on March 6 on a revised route that will not only honour the new infrastructure realities that have developed in Malta in recent years but more...
View ArticleTrump NFT collection to laud his own presidency
More NFT digital collectibles are coming from former US first lady Melania Trump, she said Thursday, and this time they will focus on “iconic” moments from her husband's turbulent presidency. Melania...
View ArticleLondon gets first-ever red weather warning as Storm Eunice hits
Britain's meteorological service issued its first-ever "danger to life" weather warning for London and the army was placed on standby as Storm Eunice made landfall on Friday. Hundreds of homes were...
View Article'Can anyone blame him for being afraid?': Debono it-Topo back in court
Darren Debono it-Topo cannot be blamed for fearing for his family’s safety, his lawyer argued in court one day after Debono refused to name accomplices in a failed bank heist. Debono had insisted...
View Article‘I never said I was going to quit F1’: Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton insisted Friday he never said he was going to quit Formula One despite the traumatic end to his 2021 world championship campaign. The British driver, 37, was speaking for the first time...
View ArticleMoviment Graffitti requests access to communication between Portelli, PA chief
Moviment Graffitti wants access to the communication thread between property magnate Joseph Portelli, the planning authority's chief Martin Saliba, and its executive council members. The NGO said on...
View ArticleWhy crypto creators want to stay anonymous
The two lifelong friends from Florida never sought the limelight, but then they built a multi-million-dollar empire selling digital art and people wanted to know who they were. Under the pseudonyms...
View ArticleEurovision fans left disappointed by off-key national semi-final
Empty seats, awkward silences and wardrobe malfunctions plagued the first night of Malta’s Eurovision Song Contest finals on Thursday, disappointing fans who had been waiting for the competition after...
View ArticleWorkplace fatal accidents slightly up in 2021
The number of workplace fatal accidents throughout 2021 increased slightly over the previous year, according to national data. Nine people died while at work last year, compared to seven in 2020....
View ArticleCOVID wage supplement extended to March
The COVID-19 wage supplement has been extended to March, minister Miriam Dalli announced on Friday. The supplement is available to employers whose companies have been significantly impacted by...
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