At the end of last year, the number of licensed vehicles in Malta had practically reached 400,000, data published by the National Statistics Office on Friday shows.The number of licensed vehicles had...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has “extended the hand of friendship” to the Opposition and invited it to take part in discussions on the citizenship by investment scheme.  The Opposition...

Robert Abela made some very good decisions in his first three weeks in office, but he made some bad ones too. The decision to keep the hunting regulator under the responsibility of a hunter minister...

The European Union will not be the same as from tomorrow. For the first time in its history, a member is leaving the bloc. The United Kingdom will, as from midnight tonight, no longer be...

Two reports that were published by international agencies last week put Malta to shame. Or, perhaps we should rephrase that – the reports put Joseph Muscat’s government to shame.  The...

In the end, the idea to have Konrad Mizzi as head of Malta’s delegation at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe was mercifully scrapped, the morning after it was first...

One of the areas the newly appointed Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local government, Jose Herrera, wants to focus on is marine archaeology, he told The Malta Independent during an...

Joseph Muscat’s continued public presence is doing more harm than good for Prime Minister Robert Abela’s image. Muscat did not resign in glory, as he and die-hard supporters try to...

The removal of Lawrence Cutajar from the post of Police Commissioner last week was a positive step forward.  His appointment this week as government consultant for public safety and logistics,...

A float linking Archbisop Charles Scicluna and a Church home to child abuse, caused a whole uproar this past week, with many arguing that it is in bad taste. The float features the...