The Malta Independent 6 August 2026, Thursday
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TMID Editorial: Reflecting on Republic Day

Monday, 13 December 2021, 09:47 Last update: about 6 years ago

Today, Republic Day, represents an important date in Maltese history. 47 years on, the country stops to commemorate the day when Malta shorn itself of its ties to the British crown – even...

TMID Editorial: Activists proven right on Dingli roadworks

Saturday, 11 December 2021, 09:45 Last update: about 6 years ago

In the resurrection of an issue which dominated the news cycle for quite a few days earlier in the year, environmental activists have again been proven right by independent institutions – this...

TMID Editorial: We will still call it Christmas, Helena

Friday, 10 December 2021, 09:27 Last update: about 6 years ago

Maltese European Commissioner Helena Dalli was in the international news for the wrong reasons these past few days. Her office came up with the idea of eliminating the use of the word...

TMID Editorial: Business optimism for the Christmas season

Thursday, 9 December 2021, 09:12 Last update: about 6 years ago

42% of businesses that responded to a survey by the Chamber of SMEs expect to see better sales during the festive season than 2020, while a further 11% of businesses feel that this festive season will...

TMID Editorial: The ‘us and them’ syndrome

Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 08:59 Last update: about 6 years ago

Notice the way politicians answer questions put to them. They hardly ever give a straight answer, preferring to go round in circles, often arriving nowhere. By the time they finish answering,...

TMID Editorial: FATF and the road to exiting the grey list

Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 09:19 Last update: about 6 years ago

Malta’s position on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list is an issue that, as more time passes, will see more negative effects on the country. FIAU deputy director...

TMID Editorial - Balluta jetty: Public pressure does work

Monday, 6 December 2021, 08:22 Last update: about 6 years ago

After a prolonged campaign of public opposition, Captain Morgan on Saturday finally listened and dropped its plans to build a ferry jetty at Balluta Bay in St. Julian’s. The company said...

TMID Editorial: Tourism and the elephant in the room

Saturday, 4 December 2021, 07:43 Last update: about 6 years ago

It was on Thursday that Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo announced another government strategy: this time one for the tourism industry between 2021 and 2030. Bartolo described the...

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