You leave home in Sliema just after 6am to catch the bus. You decide to pay more attention to the sounds around you. So, the first thing you do is not wear your headphones, which you might otherwise...

More than 40% of residents in Malta believe their neighbourhood has worsened in recent years, although s similar number say their neighbourhood has stayed the same.  Fewer than one in 10 say it...

I read with some trepidation Alexander Mangion's piece about fireworks in The Malta Independent (August 9, 2026). Indeed I think that his version of what constitutes fairness is a rather weak one. Mr...

When an institution whose entire purpose is to assess government figures tells us, in no uncertain terms, that the country's growth model cannot hold, the country must stop and listen! The Malta...

Malta has become, in many ways, unrecognisable. I do not say this because I have turned 62 and am looking back nostalgically at the Malta of my youth. This is not about nostalgia or resisting...

None but the most extreme will argue that intolerance and censorship are good things in themselves. Normally, the preferred course is more subtle. Instead of openly arresting people who say the wrong...

As Day 50 of the trial related to the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia dawns, the question in most people's minds is, apart from the question as to how this trial will end, whether this trial will...

The world is mourning the death of country music icon Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday at age 80. The announcement of her death was immediately followed by wall-to-wall media coverage on the world's...

Two essential issues stand out by their absence in the public debate that is incessantly being held - as should be the case in a democracy. Security and foreign policies never get mentioned in...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola advocated for affordable housing when delivering her New Year's message for 2026. The housing crisis affects almost everyone. However, to...