The Malta Independent 25 April 2024, Thursday
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TMID Editorial: Start as you mean to go on?

Friday, 5 April 2024, 09:09 Last update: about 20 days ago

KM Malta Airlines got off to a less than auspicious start as it took over as Malta’s national airline from Air Malta, which shut its doors a day before its 50th anniversary, not due to its...

TMID Editorial: Farewell George, welcome Myriam

Thursday, 4 April 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 21 days ago

Today is the day when there is a changeover at the topmost position in Malta’s hierarchy. The five-year term for George Vella as Malta’s President comes to an end today. Myriam...

TMID Editorial: Illegal hunting, smuggling and trapping

Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 10:42 Last update: about 23 days ago

Illegal hunting is a problem, and has been for quite some time. From the shooting of protected birds during the hunting season, to illegal trapping, there are those who practice their hobby who think...

TMID Editorial: The continued take-up of ODZ land

Monday, 1 April 2024, 10:08 Last update: about 24 days ago

A new planning application is proposing a home for the elderly on land located Outside the Development Zone. The site is located at the edge of Wied Mejxu in Swieqi, and the Outline Planning...

TMIS Editorial: The presidency: A rare point of convergence

Sunday, 31 March 2024, 10:30 Last update: about 25 days ago

When the government and the opposition agree on something as important as the person who is to occupy the seat of the Head of State for the next five years, then a little hope is rekindled that this...

TMID Editorial: On Malta’s post-colonial identity

Saturday, 30 March 2024, 10:22 Last update: about 26 days ago

Freedom Day – even if its significance this year has been diminished somewhat as it happened to fall on Easter Sunday – is always an occasion which serves as an occasion for...

TMID Editorial: The night of the betrayal

Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:02 Last update: about 28 days ago

The Catholic Church this evening will commemorate what is known as Maundy Thursday, the night when Jesus Christ had his Last Supper with his 12 Apostles before he was crucified. It is the night...

TMID Editorial: Malta’s neutrality and being prepared

Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 10:47 Last update: about 29 days ago

The government and the opposition, for the umpteenth time, are pointing fingers at each other while trying to take credit on their more recent political battle – the European Union’s...

TMID Editorial: Air Malta’s final days

Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 12:31 Last update: about 30 days ago

Air Malta will, later this week, have its final flight. The airline will be closing its doors after its financial struggles finally caught up to it, to be replaced by a new company. It will be...

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