The Malta Independent 6 November 2026, Friday
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TMID Editorial: Good initiative leads to political bickering

Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:40 Last update: about 3 years ago

It is a good initiative to have food that would otherwise be going to waste to be distributed to voluntary organisations which, in turn, will hand it over to people in need. Last Monday, the...

TMID Editorial: The inquiry the PM did not want

Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 09:23 Last update: about 3 years ago

The government spent Monday afternoon and evening boasting that 96% of the recommendations made in the Jean Paul Sofia public inquiry have either already been implemented or are in the process of...

TMID Editorial: Healthcare planning

Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 11:14 Last update: about 3 years ago

Healthcare planning has, thanks to a disastrous deal that was clearly not done in the public interest, been a mess over recent years. The deal, with a private company called Vitals Global...

TMID Editorial: Malta’s blinding lights

Monday, 10 March 2025, 13:45 Last update: about 3 years ago

Bright lights are usually associated with big cities - yet things in the past few years have developed to the point that it seems like Malta is trying to emulate these big cities. The night-time...

TMIS Editorial: The real and the surreal

Sunday, 9 March 2025, 10:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

The Nationalist Party will be holding a mass protest this afternoon as the government remains oblivious to calls for more public discussion before it continues to rush through Parliament a magisterial...

TMID Editorial: Home thefts

Saturday, 8 March 2025, 10:08 Last update: about 3 years ago

Police presence has been increased across all localities as part of its targeted policing approach following five reports of alleged thefts between the 22nd and 28th of February, the Police Force told...

TMID Editorial: On ‘unity’ and one-man elections

Friday, 7 March 2025, 11:56 Last update: about 3 years ago

It seems that our political parties believe that “unity” is projected by not giving people a choice.   The word “unity” has been used as something of a convenient...

TMID Editorial: A crucial summit

Thursday, 6 March 2025, 09:21 Last update: about 3 years ago

European leaders, including Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela, will be convening in Brussels today for what should be a crucial summit in this delicate juncture of world affairs. With the...

TMID Editorial: A sacrifice for Lent

Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 10:11 Last update: about 3 years ago

The Catholic Church today marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and penance that prepares believers for the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a period of time...

TMID Editorial: Capping number of visitors

Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 14:19 Last update: about 3 years ago

The widespread capping of the number of visitors to heritage sites is not needed, Culture Minister Owen Bonnici told this newsroom during an interview. While he acknowledged that some sites, like...

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