Breaking: Gozitans Happier Than Maltese

Jun 6 2025

A big rise in happiness has been revealed in this year’s State of the Nation survey – and Gozo is leading the way!

In 2025, 72.1% of people said they are happy with their life. That’s a jump of 6.6% from last year. And guess what? Gozitans are the happiest of all, with a massive 82.8% saying they feel good about their lives.

But that’s not all. This year also saw the highest number of people ever saying they feel successful. A huge 73.9% of people said they feel they have succeeded in life. Even more shocking, over 90% of those who pay the highest income tax said they feel successful – an incredible 90.4%!

The survey also found that more people believe they’ll be living a better life within a year. In 2023, only 39.1% believed that. Now in 2025, that number has grown to 47%.

Young people are the most hopeful. An unbelievable 79.1% of young people think their life will get better in the next 12 months.

The survey, revealed today at Verdala Palace under the patronage of President Myriam Spiteri Debono, was led by consultant Lou Bondi and statistician Vincent Marmara.

This report shows something clear: more people are smiling, dreaming, and believing in a better future.

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Graphs: L-Istat tan-Nazzjon, Web Photo: Gozo in the House

Shock Stats: Most Maltese Don’t Plan Their Lives!

Jun 6 2025

A shocking new survey has revealed that less people are planning their lives than before – and the numbers might surprise you.

The results come from the State of the Nation annual survey, now in its fifth edition, which was revealed today, 6 June, at the stunning Verdala Palace. The event was led by media consultant Lou Bondi and top statistician Vincent Marmara, under the patronage of President Myriam Spiteri Debono.

From 2021 to 2024, fewer and fewer people said they were planning their future. But in 2025, the trend shifted slightly, with a small increase in those who said they do plan their life. Still, the overall drop is worrying.

But here’s where it gets juicy:

The people who pay the highest income tax are the ones who plan their lives the most.

Parents with kids under 16 are big planners (64.9%), compared to just 44.3% of those without children.

And the higher someone’s education, the more likely they are to plan ahead.

Experts say money, family, and school could be the biggest reasons why people do or don’t think about the future.

Are we becoming a nation of people just making it up as we go? Or is something deeper going on? Either way, the State of the Nation report has everyone talking!

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Maltese Rapper Rheez Going Viral With Maltese/English Rap

Jun 6 2025

A Maltese rapper, Rheez, is currently going viral on TikTok for his blend of Maltese and English rap.

In videos shared to social media, Rheez blends the two languages and is acquiring thousands, sometimes millions, of views on the platform.

@rheezmlt

I’m paid in full 💷 #ukrap #ukhiphop #ukdrill #rheez #plenty

♬ 100£ – rheez.

In one of his latest Maltese and English raps, he accumulated over 245.4K views as he code-switched and maintained his musical flow.

This isn’t the first time Rheez went viral, one time appearing on a street interview video and tried to get the interviewer to guess where he’s from with multiple hints and literal tattoos of Malta.

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Caruana Galizia Family Welcome Assassination Guilty Verdict

Jun 6 2025

The Caruana Galizia family has described yesterday’s guilty verdict against Robert Agius and Jamie Vella as “a step closer to justice” in the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

In a statement, they expressed deep gratitude to their lawyers, Jason Azzopardi and Therese Comodini Cachia, and acknowledged the loss that can never be reversed: “We will never see or hear Daphne again.”

Daphne was 53 when she was assassinated by a car bomb on 16 October 2017. Nearly eight years later, Agius and Vella were found guilty by an 8–1 jury majority of complicity in her murder, of complicity in the explosion that caused her death, and of possessing dangerous explosives.

The verdict followed weeks of testimony, including crucial evidence from Vincent Muscat, a self-confessed hitman turned state witness who secured a reduced sentence in exchange for cooperating with prosecutors.

The defence sought to undermine Muscat’s credibility, arguing his presidential pardon was politically motivated.

In a separate case heard jointly, Vella and George Degiorgio were also found guilty of the wilful homicide of Carmel Chircop. Adrian Agius was convicted of complicity in Chircop’s murder, while Robert Agius was acquitted on that charge.

Despite the convictions, the Caruana Galizia family warned that institutional failures that enabled Daphne’s murder remain “unaddressed and unreformed.”

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