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'Parents and childcare workers should be trained in infant first aid' " Paediatrician
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (419+ words) Paediatricians have stressed the importance of first aid training for parents and childcare workers following the case of a four-month-old baby who remains in serious condition after suffering a cardiac arrest at a childcare centre in Msida. Speaking to Newsbook…...
Children and athletes train in dangerous facilities
2+ week, 3+ day ago (290+ words) Children and athletes from the south of Malta are having to play and train in mediocre facilities after the pitch that forms part of the St Benedict College was left for years without maintenance. The St Benedict College Kirkop Sports…...
Student companies win JA Malta Entrepreneurship Finals
3+ week, 3+ day ago (247+ words) A student-led mini-company upcycling beach towels and a start-up producing batteries for hearing implants have been named this year's winners of the Junior Achievement (JA) Malta Entrepreneurship" Finals. The two student teams will now travel to Riga in Latvia to…...
Working offshore is terrible, Abela insists in dig at PN fuel hub proposal
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (619+ words) PM overlooks workplaces with similar requirements as he takes aim at key PN measure Prime minister Robert Abela's criticism of the offshore fuel hub that the Nationalist Party is proposing to build on Hurd's Bank took a new twist as…...
Labour government would increase wellbeing by 25%, Abela pledges
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (283+ words) Prime minister Robert Abela pledged that the country's wellbeing would increase by a quarter if the Labour Party is re-elected to government, as measured by a metric it is itself planning to introduce. At a press conference in Ta' Qali,…...
Watch: Grima unveils homework reform focused on quality over quantity
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) At a conference held earlier this morning, Minister for Education Clifton Grima launched a new homework policy under which students will be assigned less homework. He stressed that the most important aspect of the policy is not what is written…...
University deficit hints at policy failures, not just financial ones
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (896+ words) Academic calls for transparency, including clarifying how much "free" tuition actually costs Recent revelations that the University of Malta reported an "11. 18 million deficit in 2023 do not just tell a simple tale of financial woes, but raise questions about the opaque…...
EU abortion funding proposal threatens Malta's sovereignty, campaigners warn
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) Opponents of a proposed EU funding mechanism for cross-border abortion access have warned that the plan would undermine Malta's sovereignty and force European taxpayers to finance procedures illegal in their home countries. "This would be the first time the EU…...
Boat owners trump general public as government saves irregular berths outside AUM
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (605+ words) The _cf_bm cookie is used by One Signal to facilitate the delivery of web push notifications on this website. AUM folds after insisting site should be enjoyed by all; Momentum calls for transparency The narrow interests of a few dozen boat…...
35 new vehicles added daily despite congestion crisis
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (442+ words) Latest NSO figures reveal relentless growth in car ownership, with petrol and diesel still dominating despite electric vehicle gains Malta's vehicle fleet reached 457, 403 by the end of December 2025, with an average of 35 new motors added to the nation's roads every…...