The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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Preserving Maltese Character

Thursday, 27 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Do we really know what tourists seek when they come to Malta? Perhaps we are still stuck in the belief that all they want is cheap food, sun, proximity to the beach and sea....

Just Leave the SAR out of it

Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Here we go again. Italy is calling on Malta to reduce the size of our Search and Rescue Zone, saying that we are not capable of ‘policing’ it....

The Value of service

Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Yesterday’s issue of The Malta Independent featured an article about a dying breed – the traditional corner grocery....

A Strange silence

Monday, 24 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The government is usually always ready to pounce on whatever the opposition says....

The Appeal that should have been heard

Sunday, 23 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Now that the appeal lodged by the convicted Lockerbie bomber has been dropped once and for all, the families of the 270 victims of what was the worst terrorist attack in history on British soil stand a very good chance...

Better Use of school facilities

Saturday, 22 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

“We must invest in education” is what successive Education Ministers have repeated over and over again. The current incumbent, Dolores Cristina, said ...

It’s Not over yet

Friday, 21 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

There was some good news for Europe last week.After more than one year of economic gloom, people are slowly going back to the shops and venturing back in the housing market. The number of jobs being lost is decreasing too....

The Swine flu

Thursday, 20 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Sooner or later, it had to happen.When, early in July, it was announced that Malta had its first cases of A(H1N1) or, as it is commonly known, swine flu, some time or another we had to have our first victim....

Gambling And responsibility

Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Lotto booths will have a busy day today as people try their luck to win the Super Five jackpot, which will exceed €1 million...

Major Shake-up

Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

August is usually a quiet period, from the political point of view, unless an election is due to be held in the months that follow...

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