The Malta Independent 14 October 2026, Wednesday
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Climate change in human rights policy-making

Sunday, 21 June 2026, 07:00 Last update: about 5 months ago Michael Briguglio

Malta's newly elected government is emphasising human rights as a key policy dimension. In this article I would like to emphasise that this should factor in the social dimension of climate...

Unwavering trust in Alex Borg

Sunday, 21 June 2026, 06:54 Last update: about 5 months ago Darren Carabott

The result of the recent election was not the one we hoped and worked so hard for. Every political party enters the electoral contest with the ambition of earning the trust of the majority of the...

Two centenaries a world apart

Sunday, 21 June 2026, 06:28 Last update: about 5 months ago Noel Grima

Last week Pope Leo visited Barcelona as part of his visit to Spain. The reason for his visit was to commemorate the centenary from the death 100 years earlier of the architect Antoni Gaudi, the...

Opportunities beyond challenges

Friday, 19 June 2026, 08:55 Last update: about 5 months ago Owen Bonnici

Since 2013, I have been serving my country as a Cabinet member, and since 2008, as a Labour Member of Parliament. I shall continue to serve in the Cabinet during this new legislature as the Minister...

Schools and children

Thursday, 18 June 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 5 months ago Alfred Sant

Naturally, the drastic decrease in the number of births gave rise to major worries. Many of the consequences have been publicly debated with commitment and intelligence although we still lack a clear,...

Serious allegations warranting a serious inquiry

Thursday, 18 June 2026, 07:58 Last update: about 5 months ago Mark Said

The allegations revealed by the Chamber of Advocates that confidential communications between lawyers and prisoners may have been monitored or recorded at the Corradino Correctional Facility are of...

Who holds the switch?

Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 07:08 Last update: about 5 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Malta likes to describe neutrality as a constitutional shield protecting the island from foreign entanglements. Politicians invoke the principle with ritual certainty during elections, diplomatic...

Molly and women in Malta

Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 07:16 Last update: about 5 months ago Frans Camilleri

I was surprised by a recent study in the magazine Nature which upended the long-held thought that all-female species are evolutionary dead ends.   Edward Ricemeyer, computational biologist...

Economic growth

Monday, 15 June 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 5 months ago Alfred Sant

Economic growth remains indispensable to guarantee national progress. Without growth, it becomes very difficult to sustain levels of living. In this country, growth rates during past years have kept...

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