### Data Gaps and Staff Shortages Undermine Planning for Ageing Population – NAO In a recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) of Malta, the alarming issues of data gaps and staff shortages have been highlighted as significant impediments to effective planning for the country’s ageing population. As Malta continues to experience one of…
**Projects Plus to be Shut Down as Part of Government Restructuring: What It Means for Malta** In a significant move that has sent ripples through Malta’s socio-economic landscape, the government has announced the impending closure of Projects Plus, a non-profit organization that has been instrumental in the development of various community-focused initiatives since its inception….
‘Mama, I just need €20 more, I swear I’ll stop tomorrow.’ Those words—repeated for years—left an elderly Gozitan couple so desperate that their kitchen cupboards were bare except for a half-empty jar of għasel tal-ħarrub. Yesterday, at the Gozo Courts in Victoria, their 32-year-old son admitted to “habitually extorting” his parents, forcing them to choose…
