The Nationalist Party held a press conference on Thursday afternoon, led by Shadow Health Minister Ian Vassallo and Shadow Minister for Finance Adrin Delia, unveiling a series of proposals aimed at strengthening Malta's healthcare system while sharply criticising the Labour government's record in the sector. Vassallo said the PN had chosen to place
The Labour Party thought that calling an early election would have caught the Nationalist Party on the wrong foot and unprepared, but as soon as the date was announced the PN showed that it was ready for the challenge, PN leader Alex Borg said. Speaking in Gharghur on Thursday, Borg said that just days before the election date was announced, Labour
Persons with disabilities seeking to purchase their first home would receive a doubled government first-time-buyer grant of €20,000, while new personalised budget plans would be introduced to support independent living, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced on Thursday evening. During a political activity in Birgu, Abela said that the government aims
Prime Minister Robert Abela has vowed that a new legislature will revisit Malta's long-delayed media reform package while taking a more cautious, consensus-driven approach on controversial planning laws, following the lapse of several high-profile bills with the dissolution of Parliament ahead of the 30 May snap general election. The dissolution brought
The Ministry for Social Policy has said that payments will be handed out to 41,000 pensioners by the end of this week in order to reflect measures announced during the last Budget. By the end of this week, payments will be issued to married pensioners who are paid at the single rate, widows, service pensioners, persons born before 1962, and couples
The reports that the government is seeking a new short-term gas supply agreement is of concern. Each and every international crisis highlights our country's vulnerability in the energy sector, ADPD the Green Party said Thursday, Chairperson Sandra Gauci insisted that although no international crisis is of the government's making, this situation underlines
Prime Minister Robert Abela's pledge that by 2030 a quarter of Malta's generated energy will come from renewable sources is, on paper, welcome. Any commitment to accelerate the country's painfully slow transition towards cleaner energy deserves acknowledgement. But after years of delay, false starts and unfulfilled promises, the only honest reaction
Atletico Madrid and Arsenal exchanged penalties in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday, a gritty encounter with plenty of intensity from start to finish even if it lacked the fireworks of a nine-goal thriller in Paris. Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain had edged Bayern Munich 5-4 in France in Tuesday's semifinal
The second day of Malta's electoral campaign exposed a clearer contrast in priorities and governing philosophies between Robert Abela and Alex Borg, even as both leaders sought to appeal to overlapping voter concerns such as education, cost of living, and public services. While there are areas of convergence - notably student support - their approaches
Maltese researchers have developed a new blood test capable of detecting and analysing cancer-related particles using extremely small sample volumes, marking a significant step forward in early diagnosis and treatment monitoring. According to a report by the Times of Malta , the innovation forms part of the M3Profiler project, led by Omnigene Medical
