The Malta Independent 31 August 2026, Monday
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Proper Equipment: Essential tools for the job

Thursday, 7 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Armed Forces yesterday unveiled one of two Beech King Air aircraft, tailor-made to the requirements of the Air Wing....

Human Tragedy: A rock in a hard place

Thursday, 7 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

At the time of writing yesterday afternoon, 20 people had been confirmed dead and a total of 130 were feared dead in the waters around Malta – sub-Saharan Africans...

Finances: A Brewing storm

Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

While the world’s attention is fixed on goings on in the Ivory Coast, Libya, Yemen and Syria, another storm is brewing....

Festivals: Spring Is in the air

Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Two festivals were held last weekend, one to celebrate everything about fruit, and another to celebrate everything about milk and dairy products....

Voting From abroad: It’s time to update the system

Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Every time there is a general election, or in this case a referendum on a national issue, the archaic system of voting in Malta comes under the microscope....

Libya Crisis: US eases off, Gaddafi holds on

Monday, 4 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly US missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, the American combat role is ending...

Road Network: Below standard improvement

Monday, 4 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Malta’s road network has often been the source of much criticism due to the state of the roads and the seemingly impossible task of having stretches of tarmac that closely resemble those found in other European countries. ...

Double The 2008 electoral margin

Sunday, 3 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Nationalist Party knows full well the value of the 2,800 votes that will not be cast in the upcoming divorce referendum, and it appears to be playing the electoral game with a deft hand....

The Lads deserved better

Saturday, 2 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Maltese national team was one minute away from obtaining what would have been a deserved draw against Greece in a qualifying ma...

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