The Department of Information, or any other apparatus of State for that matter, is not to be used for personal invectives or defences, the good Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has...

The government, presumably reacting to the public outcry surrounding the uprooting and destruction of trees, is close to reaching an agreement to start importing and planting mature trees. This...

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat recent move to publicly state that he will not be resigning before, during or after the budget has dispelled rumours of his imminent departure, but questions are now...

Malta as a nation has suffered an awful lot in recent years simply because the government refuses to take action against its own errant members. And this week's Moneyval assessment was yet...

The Malta Pride activities reach their highlight this evening with the Pride March, which will take place in Valletta. Over the past days, the LGBTIQ community in Malta celebrated the...

The Moneyval report published yesterday acknowledges that substantial efforts have been made by Malta to better understand the threats of money laundering but says that the country is largely failing...

The post 9/11 world came of age yesterday and the 18th anniversary of what was arguably the most gruesome terrorist attack in history was commemorated yesterday in the United States, in New York, in...

For the past weeks The Malta Independent has been carrying features showing photographs of public places as they were tens of years ago, and comparing them with photos of the same places as they are...

The upcoming budget needs to be a far-reaching one, and not just focus on a few sectors. While pensioners for example definitely need more assistance to keep up with day-to-day life, it is also the...

Malta’s booming construction sector is in again facing a huge challenge for the reason that there are not many spots where to place the massive volumes of waste it is creating.  In the...