The Malta Independent 21 August 2026, Friday
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Health sector: Urgent surgery is needed

Monday, 31 August 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

Over the past week, the health sector has been very much in the limelight. In today’s issue, we publish two worrying stories. One tells of the enormous strain that doctors at Mater Dei’s...

Gambling with the nation’s heritage and environment

Sunday, 30 August 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

A group of well-intentioned environmental NGOs is holding an activity at Zonqor Point this evening with a view to highlighting the natural beauty of the area before the concrete is laid and buildings...

Environment: Balloon stunt is outright irresponsible

Saturday, 29 August 2015, 10:13 Last update: about 12 years ago

Nature Trust Mala has expressed serious concern at the fact that the Għaqda Mużikali Marija Bambina, Banda Vittorja of Naxxar is planning to release a record breaking amount of balloons as...

Environment: The fear factor takes over

Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 09:16 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Spot the Jellyfish Campaign has announced that the annual fried egg jellyfish migration season has hit Malta again. Hundreds of the Cotylorhiza tuberculata have been spotted by the public,...

Migration: The new route into the EU

Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 08:47 Last update: about 12 years ago

Macedonian Border Police yesterday allowed thousands of migrants, predominantly from Syria, to cross the border into the Serbia. In the face of overwhelming numbers, the poor European nation...

Historic, not derelict, and a historic delay

Monday, 24 August 2015, 07:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

In 1998, just a few days before the early general election caused by Dom Mintoff’s defiance of the Alfred Sant government over the Cottonera waterfront rehabilitation, John Dalli who in that...

The Zonqor Point ‘compromise’

Sunday, 23 August 2015, 09:38 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Prime Minister has described plans he unveiled on Thursday to split the American University of Malta between a portion of the original site at Zonqor Point, Marsascala and part of Cospicua’s...

Politics: A long hot summer

Friday, 21 August 2015, 10:17 Last update: about 12 years ago

They say a week is a long time in politics. Normally, in summer, things go very quiet in the traditional holiday month of August. Last year, the PL and the PN had pledged to allow people to enjoy...

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