The €5 million price tag attached to this year's edition of the Mediterrane Film Festival has triggered widespread criticism - not just from the usual opposition quarters, but from within the...

The Prime Minister's announcement, that the time period to file an appeal from a planning decision would be reduced, probably to somewhere around 20 days, is appalling. Prime Minister Robert...

Robert Abela's government is once again sending the wrong message, and once again it comes in relation to the case of the death of Jean Paul Sofia. Abela had already gotten himself into a public...

Dr Michael Spiteri's public statement is a stark and necessary wake-up call. His frustration, born from experience on the frontlines of Malta's emergency services, highlights an uncomfortable truth:...

In a social climate where the line between personal freedom and public health continues to blur, Caritas Malta stands firm - an unwavering beacon of hope, compassion, and redemption. At a time when...

The issue of garbage being left out in the street for hours on end is one that has yet to be solved as seen in certain areas. It is a problem that keeps coming to the fore time and time again....

Last Saturday, The Malta Independent reported that the Nationalist Party will only take a position on the government's proposal for a reform to introduce voluntary assisted euthanasia in Malta once...

A month has passed since Malta commemorated the 7 June 1919 riots - an occasion during which the Speaker of the House of Representatives traditionally reflects on the state of parliamentary work and...

Life truly is a fickle thing.  It is capricious and unpredictable.  It doesn't follow a set playbook - it is fair but equally unfair.  And sometimes, it can go away without the...

The Addolorata Cemetery stands as Malta's largest and most prominent place of repose - a site of profound cultural, historical, and personal importance for thousands of families across the country....