Pope Francis recently said “sorry” for his initial reaction to reports of sexual abuse by Chilean priests on young people. His first response to the accusations had been to dismiss them as...

Like a dog with a bone, the overwhelming majority of the European Parliament will just not let the sale of Maltese citizenships go. This is not just a matter of stubbornness, it is an issue that...

This newspaper first reported about the increase in ARMS bills in mid-April and, even then, people had been complaining about the issue for a number of weeks. The Malta Independent spoke to...

There is no question about it: the crisis that has come over Italy has immense implications not just for Italy but for all the Eurozone, ourselves included. Let us make some things clear: there...

It can never be stressed enough how the scourge of rubbish plaguing Malta’s streets and open spaces is a matter of dire concern, and one that impinges, perhaps more than any other matter,...

The Italians have this habit - they tend to split in support of two rivals. It was Guelphs and Ghibellines in the 13th Century, Don Camillo and Peppone in the 1950s, Mazzola and Rivera in the...

We have disagreed with Speaker Anglu Farrugia on several occasions and have dedicated several editorials to express our displeasure with some of his decisions. Recently, we criticized Farrugia for...

It was with a refreshing dose of candour that Opposition Leader Adrian Delia made good on his promise to sit down with this newspaper to go over exactly how and when he settled his tax bill. This...

The Planning Authority recently refused permits for an Iklin fuel station on the basis that it is less than 500 metres from an existing fuel station. This was a no brainer and there is no point...

With much of Europe facing fears over their data protection and the way in which their personal data had been harvested by Cambridge Analytica, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg’s...