The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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TMID Editorial: A sign of things to come

Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 09:48 Last update: about 5 years ago

Last week the government announced that University Professor Frank Bezzina had been named as Acting President, a role he will fill each time President George Vella is abroad. Over the past few...

TMID Editorial: A country of confusion

Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 08:54 Last update: about 5 years ago

Last week, President George Vella presided over the ceremony in which 12 people “graduated” after completing a residential therapeutic programme to overcome drug addiction. The programme...

TMID Editorial - Covid-19: More silence amid a new spike

Saturday, 25 June 2022, 10:05 Last update: about 5 years ago

Malta reached an ugly milestone yesterday with the total number of Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic exceeding the 100,000 mark.  The number of daily cases has been increasing...

TMID Editorial: The e-scooter nightmare

Friday, 24 June 2022, 07:57 Last update: about 5 years ago

We have been told that the police and wardens issued 4,702 fines related to e-scooters in 2021. One third of the contraventions, 1,491, were for causing an obstruction of inconvenience to the...

TMID Editorial: A kiss in the courtroom

Thursday, 23 June 2022, 08:50 Last update: about 5 years ago

A kiss on the cheek and a hug between two cousins in a courtroom created a whirlwind of controversy in the past days. It all happened when newly-elected MP Janice Chetcuti and her cousin Melhino...

TMID Editorial: Off the grey list, but the stain remains

Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 09:37 Last update: about 5 years ago

Last week Malta received the news that it had been taken off the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force. One year after becoming the first European Union nation to be included among the...

TMID Editorial: The generosity of the Maltese people

Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 09:05 Last update: about 5 years ago

There are a number of Maltese and Gozitans with very big hearts. We always hear of stories about extraordinary people doing what they can to help others. Whether it is some great feat of physical...

TMID Editorial: The PN’s challenging road

Monday, 20 June 2022, 10:33 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Nationalist Party is going to have a challenging road ahead. Having just lost an election by a massive landslide margin, being €32 million in debt, seeing just one person submit their...

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