The Malta Independent 14 October 2026, Wednesday
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Revisiting the Speaker’s role

Sunday, 26 July 2026, 07:23 Last update: about 4 months ago Mark Said

Past Speakers of our House of Representatives, on the whole, except for the few occasions when some controversial ruling was followed by rambunctious and unbecoming behaviour from MPs, have been quite...

Let us mature

Sunday, 26 July 2026, 07:15 Last update: about 4 months ago Ivan Bartolo

There is a subject that has been weighing on my mind for quite some time. Not because it affects me alone, but because it affects everyone who chooses to dedicate part of their life to public service....

Like the sun: Alex Borg

Sunday, 26 July 2026, 06:55 Last update: about 4 months ago Gejtu Vella

One of Malta's most cherished songs, Xemx - better known to many as Xemx Wisq Sabiħa - was written and composed by the late Dominic Grech, who first performed it with his band, The Tramps, during...

When the lights go out, apologies are not enough

Sunday, 26 July 2026, 06:50 Last update: about 4 months ago Alexander Mangion

The widespread power cuts that have affected thousands of Maltese families and businesses in the past days have once again revealed an over-powered infrastructure, and a level of incompetence on the...

Grinding to a halt

Sunday, 26 July 2026, 06:26 Last update: about 4 months ago Noel Grima

The atrocious heat seems to have lightened ever so slightly and we can breathe again. Until the next heatwave. The fact is our world is heating up and this area of the world is particularly...

Together

Friday, 24 July 2026, 07:45 Last update: about 4 months ago Owen Bonnici

Last Sunday, Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal crossed paths in a football stadium under the watchful eyes of millions of people across the globe. But this wasn't the first time the two did so. The...

Tourism narratives

Thursday, 23 July 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 4 months ago Alfred Sant

Undoubtedly, tourism has become the most significant economic sector for the island. One gets told about it from across a wide range of perspectives: the number of incoming tourists; how many days...

Criminalising the malicious use of deep fakes

Thursday, 23 July 2026, 07:44 Last update: about 4 months ago Mark Said

Last January, the government announced that it is preparing legislative amendments to crack down on the malicious use of deepfakes by analysing existing laws and drafting proposals to address the use...

A treasure worth protecting

Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 12:11 Last update: about 4 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

In December 2023, UNESCO added the Maltese festa to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The decision came during the organisation's eighteenth intergovernmental session, held that...

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