The Malta Independent 16 May 2024, Thursday
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TMID Editorial: Isabel Bonnici and Robert Abela

Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 08:05 Last update: about 3 months ago

So much has been said and written since, a week ago today, the report on the Jean Paul Sofia public inquiry was published. There have been a few resignations of people in top positions, but not...

TMID Editorial: Desensitised to political scandals

Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 11:05 Last update: about 3 months ago

The country has become far too desensitised to political scandals. Over the past few years, there have been far too many to count, yet political responsibility is lacking.  Under former Prime...

TMID Editorial: A la carte transparency

Monday, 4 March 2024, 12:20 Last update: about 3 months ago

While everyone’s eyes were focused on the publication of the public inquiry into the death of Jean Paul Sofia, another awaited and important report was – at the same time – published...

TMID Editorial: Who will it be?

Saturday, 2 March 2024, 10:06 Last update: about 3 months ago

March has started and it will be the last full month with George Vella as President of the Republic. His five-year term will expire on 4 April, and in the remaining weeks the government and the...

TMID Editorial: Saleh, Kusi and politicians

Friday, 1 March 2024, 11:22 Last update: about 4 months ago

It could not have been a more contrasting scenario. And the fact that it all happened in the same week made it all the more surreal. On the one hand, we had politicians elbowing each other...

TMID Editorial: Protecting the Maltese language

Thursday, 29 February 2024, 09:56 Last update: about 4 months ago

When in Rome, do as the Romans do, an old adage says. This is perhaps why the results of a survey which was published last week show that 85 per cent of the Maltese believe that foreigners who...

TMID Editorial: PBS is failing the nation

Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 10:48 Last update: about 4 months ago

Now we have it black on white from the Speaker of the House of Representatives too. PBS and its news bulletin were not fair with the Opposition Leader in its report about his parliamentary speech...

TMID Editorial: Electronic tagging

Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 10:32 Last update: about 4 months ago

A Bill introducing electronic tagging is expected to be discussed in Parliament in the coming weeks, The Malta Independent on Sunday revealed. The long-proposed ‘Electric Monitoring...

TMID Editorial: Good news for construction enforcement

Monday, 26 February 2024, 13:20 Last update: about 4 months ago

News last week that catches the eye when it comes to the construction industry is that new rules for the construction of freestanding buildings are being introduced, thereby closing a number of...

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