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The forgotten garden of Malta

Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 07:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Camilla Appelgren

Malta’s beauty always gets to me whenever I show people the breathtaking scenery of the island’s coasts. Last weekend I met up with two travel bloggers, to show them what I consider...

Things down south

Monday, 10 September 2018, 11:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Charles Flores

A saying from ancient Greece gave a pretty early warning to peoples around the Mediterranean – “something new always comes from Libya”. As things stand, down south from us at this...

Plastic

Monday, 10 September 2018, 07:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

I always fail to keep back a bitter smile whenever I hear about what is being done in the ongoing European campaign to limit and control plastic usage – or when I come across one or other of the...

Political lessons from France

Monday, 10 September 2018, 07:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Mercieca

For the last five years, the PN’s strategy was based on the concept of good governance. For this reason, it targeted the issue of corruption and...

Transport policy: missing the long term view

Sunday, 9 September 2018, 10:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

To adequately tackle a country’s needs, a long-term view is essential. This necessitates serious planning: that is to say considering all the possible options, analysing the resulting possible...

The siege of the siege monument

Sunday, 9 September 2018, 10:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

This is how we celebrated the National Day (one of five we have) in the Year of Grace 2018. In the beginning, there was the monument to commemorate the 1565 Great Siege, an impressive monument by...

Taking care of animals

Friday, 7 September 2018, 08:44 Last update: about 9 years ago Miriam Dalli

Labour MEP Miriam Dalli today speaks about caring of animals, urging more people to donate money for the running of animal shelters. She also highlights the importance of voluntary work in the...

When politics takes over culture there is no culture left

Friday, 7 September 2018, 08:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

In his vlog on the Malta Independent MEP Francis Zammit Dimech speaks about political interference in culture. Zammit Dimech said while he welcomes Malta’s participation in the Venice Biennale,...

Culture: active role

Friday, 7 September 2018, 08:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Owen Bonnici

During the last couple of years, Maltese society has experienced quite a number of transformations. Arguably we are living in the best period of our life, and not because of any political...

The fire at Maghtab

Thursday, 6 September 2018, 08:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

Beyond the danger and public health hazards that the Magħtab fire could have – or has – caused, the story provided another indication about how vulnerable our islands may be to...

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