The Malta Independent 17 May 2024, Friday
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TMID Editorial: Sustainability cannot just be a buzzword

Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 10:47 Last update: about 30 days ago

We hear the word sustainability used quite frequently, but looking at Malta today, are we truly applying it in sectors and on issues that affect us in our everyday lives? Is our current transport...

TMID Editorial: Impunity and lack of enforcement

Monday, 15 April 2024, 11:05 Last update: about 1 month ago

Repubblika’s Acting President told The Malta Independent on Sunday that she believes the tentacles of impunity described in the public inquiry that looked into the assassination of journalist...

TMIS Editorial: Another damning court judgment

Sunday, 14 April 2024, 10:00 Last update: about 2 months ago

A court judgment delivered a few days ago, once again, has placed the government in a tight corner. But don’t expect anything to change. The government will march on as if nothing has happened,...

TMID Editorial: Better planning, please

Saturday, 13 April 2024, 10:42 Last update: about 2 months ago

Last Wednesday, we had a stark reminder of how fragile the road distribution network in Malta is. Each time a small part – in this case not more than half a kilometre – of a main...

TMID Editorial: Proving what we already knew

Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:36 Last update: about 2 months ago

Earlier this week, the Ombudsman slammed the Planning Authority over the lack of action it took against rule breakers in a case, saying that the way the Planning Authority acted was an encouragement...

TMID Editorial: End in sight for teachers’ plight

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 09:15 Last update: about 2 months ago

The end seems to be in sight for teachers, at least according to what Prime Minister Robert Abela said earlier this week. They are now close to reaching their goal. The discussions on a new...

TMID Editorial: A new low for PBS and TVM

Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 10:00 Last update: about 2 months ago

It was supposed to be a day of national unity, one of the few occasions in which the country comes together under one collective roof to bid farewell to the “old” President of the Republic...

TMID Editorial: Moderation needed

Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 15:53 Last update: about 2 months ago

The summer months are approaching, and as they do, more tourists will undoutedly flock to the country to enjoy Malta’s good weather. As the sun shines, people will look for outdoor seating...

TMID Editorial: Sour grapes

Monday, 8 April 2024, 12:59 Last update: about 2 months ago

There’s a phrase in Maltese which reads ‘Min ma jilħaqx l-għeneb jgħid li hu qares’- which can roughly be translated to ‘sour grapes’ in English –...

TMIS Editorial: The President’s advantage

Sunday, 7 April 2024, 10:30 Last update: about 2 months ago

President Myriam Spiteri Debono has an advantage over her predecessors. Since serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 1996-1998 Labour government, she has not held any public...

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