‘Learning foreign languages is a must to address educational and labour market demands’

February 15, 2021
by Helena Grech

Education Minister Justyne Caruana addresses a virtual meeting of the working group for the promotion of foreign languages

Malta records EU’s second-worst industrial output decline for December

February 15, 2021
by Solomon Cefai

Eurostat report caps off a mixed month in statistics for Malta's economy

Chairman confirms ‘very bad’ Air Malta situation, remains confident of state aid plan

February 15, 2021
by Robert Fenech

This will not be the first time the European Commission is seeing a plan to rescue Air Malta before it

No accommodation found in breach of tightened COVID restrictions over Carnival weekend

February 15, 2021
by Helena Grech

Over 6,000 Malta Tourism Authority inspections in the first two weeks of February

Hotels, restaurants and farmers announce new collaboration

February 15, 2021
by Robert Fenech

'Local produce and the agricultural landscape must be recognised as crucial touristic products'

‘A wealth of information for all agribusiness students’: Minister presented with manual for educators

February 12, 2021
by Helena Grech

The manual ‘Biedja Organika għal Ġejjieni Sostenibbli’ addresses will be used by the three agribusiness schools

Malta Housing Authority releases first official statistics, showing 30,000 private rentals registered in 2020

February 12, 2021
by Solomon Cefai

These figures are the first of their kind to be compiled by an official body

Valentine’s weekend a lifeline for local spas, hotels amid pandemic crunch

February 12, 2021
by Robert Fenech

Hotels and spas are reporting a busy weekend, though they caution that it’s a blip in an otherwise dismal year

Malta’s vaccination schedule advances as fourth vaccine set to arrive in March

February 12, 2021
by Solomon Cefai

Vaccination program set to open to the general public at the start of May

Malta’s January commercial aviation 5% worse than EU average in January

February 12, 2021
by Solomon Cefai

Eurostat data indicates a long haul for commercial aviation recovery

Undeterred by COVID uncertainty, Malta registered over 3,000 new companies in 2020

February 12, 2021
by Robert Fenech

Meanwhile, the clean up of the Malta Business Registry resulted in over 13,000 companies being struck off

COVID-19 widens gender inequality in distribution of unpaid household & caring responsibilities – study

February 11, 2021
by Helena Grech

A substantial 16% gap between female & male respondents reporting an increase in the time spent on home-schooling was noted

Administrators welcome launch of ‘sorely needed’ review of condominium law

February 11, 2021
by Robert Fenech

They say the Condominium Act is outdated and out of line with current realities

‘By end 2022, tourism sector expected to recover close to pre-pandemic levels’ – European Commission

February 11, 2021
by Helena Grech

In its winter forecast, the EC predicts Malta’s economy to grow by 4.5% in 2021

Malta’s EU residents are second-most overburdened by housing costs across 27-nation bloc

February 11, 2021
by Solomon Cefai

35% of EU citizens in Malta are overburdened by housing costs, says Eurostat