In the run-up to the March general election, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech started a process to renew the Nationalist Party and a number of veteran MPs were asked not to contest.  The move,...

George Hyzler passed the first stage of his European Court of Auditors grilling with flying colours on Thursday, with 25 out of 28 members of the European Parliament’s CONT committee approving...

On Friday, the hunting federation won a court battle allowing its members to take part in a Spring hunting season. Just a few days later, we witnessed the first mass killing of protected...

The gender-corrective mechanism that was introduced in the last legislature, and implemented as from the March election, has led to Malta having its largest Parliament yet, with 79 members, which is...

Parliament is still to be convened after the election and, yet, here we are with the first co-option of the legislature. The Labour Party, with the assent of Prime Minister Robert Abela, has...

Who should and shouldn’t be allowed to win government tenders? Well for one, those in court over serious criminal charges should definitely not benefit from public funds. For another, those...

The Department of Information has issued a right of reply on behalf of the government in response to the Malta Independent's editorial, which questioned whether Malta is doing enough to sanction...

The war in Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion of the country, has continued unabated, even as the invaders face international condemnation and sanctions. In recent weeks, more and more...

In the Catholic Church, Easter is a time for new beginnings. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, as Catholics around the world believe, brought with it new hope. It is the greatest example that one...

The mechanism put in place this year to increase female participation in politics had a noble cause at heart, but it also means that Malta’s already large Parliament has become even bigger....