The Malta Independent 15 October 2026, Thursday
View E-Paper

Blogs & Opinions

Might or right for a new world order?

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 08:08 Last update: about 10 months ago Frans Camilleri

Even before Donald Trump's first presidency, the United States had begun distancing itself politically from European affairs, but, more broadly, there were signs of American world leadership waning....

Gozo: The art of studying failure

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 08:07 Last update: about 10 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Storm Harry closed the Gozo channel for two days, and the government responded with its favourite instrument of policy: a task force. When systems fail in Malta, officials rarely reach for blueprints...

Let’s make this happen

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 07:54 Last update: about 10 months ago Darren Carabott

A few weeks ago, while walking through Ħamrun with party Leader Dr Alex Borg, a man stopped us to express his support. "We have a beautiful future ahead of us," he exclaimed. "The PN is managing...

Nature is in charge

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 07:39 Last update: about 10 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

During the past days we have witnessed the brute force which nature has unleashed in the form of prolonged gale force winds and the rabid action of the sea along the coast. Waves of considerable...

Automatic enrolment and the self-employed: getting the design right

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 07:01 Last update: about 10 months ago David Spiteri Gingell

AE is the right decision. I have argued for it for many years, both in my official roles on pension reform bodies and outside them. Malta needs a second pillar that helps people build additional...

A new world order

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 07:00 Last update: about 10 months ago Mark Said

In 1929, the renowned thinker Antonio Gramsci was quoted as saying, "The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters." We can easily apply that quotation to...

A Niscemi government, and Alex still can't beat it

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 06:55 Last update: about 10 months ago Noel Grima

There is one image that describes the present Labour government - the scene at Niscemi, over the sea near Gela in Sicily, where the abundant rain of the past weeks has produced a gradual collapse of...

Culture as a pillar of social development

Friday, 30 January 2026, 10:10 Last update: about 10 months ago Owen Bonnici

This week, Dr. Luke Dalli, the Executive Chairman of Arts Council Malta, and I announced that Malta has officially become a member of Eurimages, the Council of Europe's film support fund. This is an...

Resignation and returns

Thursday, 29 January 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 10 months ago Alfred Sant

The latest ministerial resignation has confirmed how wrong is the government's decision to discontinue the annual publication of the detailed returns by ministers and parliamentary secretaries about...

The next Chief Justice and other issues

Thursday, 29 January 2026, 07:44 Last update: about 10 months ago Mark Said

Three particular judges are being reliably mentioned as possible chief justice candidates: Consuelo Scerri Herrera, Edwina Grima and Wenzu Mintoff. All three would be a fine and apt choice for...

  • don't miss