The Malta Independent 4 November 2026, Wednesday
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TMIS Editorial: A university worth saving

Sunday, 15 March 2026, 10:16 Last update: about 9 months ago

The financial situation at the University of Malta should concern anyone who cares about the country's future. An institution that sits at the centre of Malta's intellectual, professional and...

TMID Editorial: A good initiative to support the BCRS scheme

Saturday, 14 March 2026, 08:05 Last update: about 9 months ago

The Beverage Container Refund Scheme, BCRS scheme for short, while having had a rocky start in terms of issues that were present, has turned out to be quite successful. This is not to say...

TMID Editorial: A tale of two public transport services

Friday, 13 March 2026, 10:15 Last update: about 9 months ago

The latest Eurostat survey on public transport use pens a tale of two public transport services.  The survey found that in 2024, 58% of people in Malta did not use any public transport...

TMID Editorial: A scheme that misses the point

Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 09:25 Last update: about 9 months ago

When the government announced a €25,000 incentive for people to surrender their driving licence, the measure was presented as a bold attempt to tackle Malta's chronic traffic congestion. Yet the...

TMID Editorial: Direct orders and transparency

Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 10:02 Last update: about 9 months ago

The use of direct orders is, of course, necessary in certain situations. One example that comes to mind would be in the case of emergency works in order to ensure that a road is structurally sound...

TMID Editorial: Six years on from Covid-19

Monday, 9 March 2026, 14:25 Last update: about 9 months ago

Six years ago on Saturday, Malta reported its first case of Covid-19 - the pandemic which today, in some ways, seems like a distant memory. Yet it was a time which had a profound effect on...

TMIS Editorial: What a silly proposal

Sunday, 8 March 2026, 09:30 Last update: about 9 months ago

There are serious issues for Malta and for Europe to grapple with: competitiveness, skills shortages, fiscal sustainability, geopolitical instability and the long-term resilience of the economy....

TMID Editorial: The floating beach club

Saturday, 7 March 2026, 07:45 Last update: about 9 months ago

Opposition to the floating beach club Noma Island is growing, as mayors and at least one NGO expressed their opposition to the idea due to concerns of the impact on residents and also on the...

TMID Editorial - A global war, if not a world war

Friday, 6 March 2026, 09:39 Last update: about 9 months ago

Military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran have escalated the level of conflict in an already deeply unstable Middle East region into an all-out war which is now impacting the Gulf as a...

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