The Malta Independent 15 October 2026, Thursday
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The Maltese language

Monday, 27 April 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 7 months ago Alfred Sant

A public discussion at this time about the Maltese language - now and in the future - makes sense. One notes with great satisfaction how the need for the language to be cared for and given support, is...

Regime change

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 07:15 Last update: about 7 months ago Kevin Cassar

Donald J Trump finally succeeded.  He skillfully brought about regime change - not in Iran, but in Orban's Hungary.  On the eve of the general election, Trump attempted to bribe the good...

Safer on the road than on the pavement

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 07:12 Last update: about 7 months ago David Spiteri Gingell

I am disabled. I will say it plainly. It is safer for me to walk on the road than on the pavement. That should not be a sentence anyone writes in 2026. It is true for me, for the elderly, for mothers...

What type of economy and society?

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 07:07 Last update: about 7 months ago Frans Camilleri

The richest five men in the world have doubled their fortunes over the last five years, while close to five billion people have become poorer.  A couple of weeks ago, the Central Bank of Malta...

Gozo’s lost decade: Roads to nowhere and promises deferred

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 07:04 Last update: about 7 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Recent decades reveal a widening disparity between Gozo's infrastructure goals and its actual accomplishments. The island did not meet its ambitions; it missed opportunities, and announced investments...

Exams… what can we do?

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 07:00 Last update: about 7 months ago Katya De Giovanni

Examinations are often treated as a straightforward measure of academic ability, yet in reality they represent a complex intersection of knowledge, psychological resilience, and external...

Rethinking homework

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 06:47 Last update: about 7 months ago Marco Bonnici

This week the Ministry for Education launched a new National Homework Policy. Homework surfaces quite often on the national agenda, for the right or wrong reasons. Some parents complain that they are...

Voters’ real concerns

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 06:43 Last update: about 7 months ago Mark Said

Amid political debates and legislative complexities surrounding issues such as reforming the magisterial inquiries system, Malta's neutrality, protecting public servants from criminal prosecution, or...

People friendly: prioritising people over cars

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 06:37 Last update: about 7 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

The design of Malta's road network favours car ownership over anything else. This bias results in traffic congestion, pollution, unsafe streets, and a declining quality of life. Government policy...

Five years that will define us

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 06:34 Last update: about 7 months ago Darren Carabott

Do you remember where you were this time five years ago? Can you recall at what stage of your life you were? Well in my case, my life was completely different. I had just met my significant other who...

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