In 2015, the Government awarded a concession to Vitals Global Healthcare for the redevelopment, management, and operation of the Gozo General Hospital, Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital, and St Luke’s Hospital. After Vitals failed to meet its obligations and secure the necessary financing, the concession was transferred to Steward Health Care in early 2018. Steward likewise did not deliver the promised redevelopment works. In 2023, the Maltese courts annulled the concession

Over the past 15 years Malta’s population has grown at an outstanding rate. Adjusting for the pandemic years, net migration has averaged...

A petition launched by an Italian student to make Italian an official language in Malta made headlines. The Times of Malta later revealed...

When Prime Minister Robert Abela stands at the United Nations General Assembly tonight to formally recognise the State of Palestine, he will be drawing a line under nearly five decades of consistent Maltese policy. For Malta, this is not a sudden shift but the logical end point of a long trajectory that began in the 1970s, when the island had only just become a republic.

Introduction Malta’s post-independence economic history (1960s–1990s) is a remarkable case of successful structural transition in the...

When the Order of Saint John was forced out of Rhodes in 1522 and later offered Malta by Charles V in 1530, it did not arrive to the...

The Great Siege of 1565 is usually told as a tale of knights, cannons, and heroism. But what did the Maltese themselves think and feel...

Discover the story of Malta’s 1961 Interdett, when Archbishop Gonzi clashed with Dom Mintoff’s Labour Party. Learn how the Church declared supporting Labour a mortal sin, its impact on Maltese society, and how the conflict shaped politics until reconciliation in 1969.

In 1956 Malta voted for integration with the United Kingdom, but the plan collapsed over costs, Church opposition, and shifting British defence priorities. Discover why Malta never joined the UK and instead chose independence in 1964.

The Malta Inquisition fought heresy, banned books, and terrified sinners. But when it came to swearing, it lost. The Tribunal’s endless cases of Maltese blasphemy show not only the creativity of local speech, but also the limits of power in a society where religion was everywhere.

Malta’s geostrategic location in the Mediterranean makes it ideal for transhipping. At the Malta Freeport in Birżebbuġa, roughly 96% of...

Understanding Malta Tsunami Risk Through History Although Malta is not usually seen as a place at risk of natural disasters, both...

In 1943, Malta became the launchpad for Operation Husky. Its harbours brimmed with warships, new airstrips like Gozo’s Ta’ Lambert were built, and the Lascaris War Rooms directed the invasion. Without Malta’s bases and command, the assault on Sicily may never have succeeded.

Maltese village core must not become a museum, but a lived-in space A Village Built for a Different Life The traditional Maltese village...

Neutrality may still matter, but modern threats show that Malta must also be prepared. Sitting at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, the island remains exposed to nearby instability in Libya, rising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the vulnerabilities of global trade routes.

We often forget it, but the closest capital city to Valletta is not Rome, not Tunis, not even Athens. It’s Tripoli. Barely 355 miles to...

For decades Malta has stood as a neutral meeting ground for world leaders, from the 1989 Bush–Gorbachev summit to the recent USA–China talks. Its unique position in the Mediterranean, coupled with its constitutional neutrality, continues to make the island a trusted stage for diplomacy in an era of global tension.

Comino has become a victim of its own success. Overcrowding and unchecked beach operations are eroding both visitor experience and the island’s fragile ecosystem. Without limits on daily visitors and a conservation levy, Malta risks losing one of the natural jewels to the very tourism it depends on.

The manifesto's late appearance is unlikely to be Labour being unprepared to this election campaign. Far from being accidental, this strategy mirrors international trends that balance momentum with voter psychology and past campaigns of the PL.

This week, the Nationalist Party (PN) unveiled an ambitious €1 billion investment proposal aimed at reinventing the Maltese economy.