The Malta Independent 19 August 2026, Wednesday
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Malta: the land of passports and visas

Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:22 Last update: about 10 years ago

From perfectly legal yet ethically questionable sale of citizenships, to the visa and residency permit racket run by Joe Sammut, to the abnormally high number of visas given to Algerians and Libyans,...

Corruption: We can see the clouds gathering on all sides

Saturday, 20 August 2016, 10:33 Last update: about 11 years ago

We are still some days away from the resumption of political life in Europe but we can already see clouds gathering over the horizon on all sides. Post-Brexit Europe is not a happy place at all....

Such a hard task to keep the sea clean

Friday, 19 August 2016, 11:27 Last update: about 11 years ago

Over the past years, Malta has spent millions and millions to keep the sea clean. As a result, the sea became clean just a couple of years ago and Malta’s beaches began to be acclaimed as having...

Air Malta disappears into a cloud

Thursday, 18 August 2016, 09:27 Last update: about 11 years ago

Malta can be an amazing place to live in. On some days one topic is all the rage and everybody, from papers to cafes, is speaking about it, but then, in just a matter of hours, it simply...

Business plans. What business plans?

Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 09:46 Last update: about 11 years ago

The planning process in Malta is one of a kind. One would wish to compare and contrast it with that which is found in other countries to see what great gaps it hides. One big gap is the absence...

Delimara power station: Conflicts of interest galore

Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 09:32 Last update: about 11 years ago

There have been so many glaring conflicts of interest when it comes to the new Delimara power station that one is becoming increasingly hard-pressed to identify one facet of the €400 million plus...

Another deadline may be missed

Monday, 15 August 2016, 07:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

In a recent leader, this paper spoke about the St John’s Co-Cathedral museum and expressed the fear that, although approved by the PA permit, the building works to create a huge hall where the...

Planning Authority fails its litmus test

Sunday, 14 August 2016, 09:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

The newly demerged Malta Environment and Planning Authority failed what can be considered as its first major test last week, and in a most spectacular fashion.   Not only did the supposedly...

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