The Malta Independent 6 November 2026, Friday
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TMID Editorial: A million more tourists

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:05 Last update: about 3 years ago

Tourism numbers will need to rise by more than one million visitors over the 2023 levels for the same occupancy levels to be retained, a Deloitte survey commissioned by the Malta Hotels and...

TMID Editorial: 1,000 days of war

Monday, 18 November 2024, 10:20 Last update: about 3 years ago

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, many thought that it would be something of a blitzkrieg offensive: the much-feared Russian military might moving onto the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv,...

TMIS Editorial: Bartolo, Camilleri should be held accountable

Sunday, 17 November 2024, 09:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

I got a parking ticket. Do I still have to pay the fine if I say sorry? The speed camera caught me driving seven kilometres per hour above the limit. Do I still lose points on my licence if I beg...

TMID Editorial: A good day for the police

Saturday, 16 November 2024, 11:00 Last update: about 3 years ago

The Malta Police Force issued a statement this week, in which it said that 146kg of drugs, believed to be cocaine, were seized. The seizure occurred at the Freeport, a statement by the police...

TMID Editorial: These things happen

Friday, 15 November 2024, 10:27 Last update: about 3 years ago

'These things happen.'  It's something of a conciliatory statement, usually reserved for something beyond our control: maybe a long-awaited holiday flight that's delayed because of the weather,...

TMID Editorial: The value of public money

Thursday, 14 November 2024, 10:19 Last update: about 3 years ago

They have both said that they have won, or that the Auditor General has ruled in their favour. We're talking about the latest report, which was submitted to Parliament this week, which dealt with...

TMID Editorial: Use of public money for propaganda

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:26 Last update: about 3 years ago

A decision made by the Standards Commissioner this week may have exonerated a minister but, at the same time, exposed how far this government is prepared to go in its propaganda. Last Monday, a...

TMID Editorial: A change in culture

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 11:21 Last update: about 3 years ago

"From this site we must foster a culture of legality, a culture in favour of what is good, in favour of what is right. We must foster a culture that sets aside what is wrong," Robert Aquilina,...

TMIS editorial: Where’s the quality?

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 10:15 Last update: about 3 years ago

"Quality" is the new buzzword on Labour's lips. The budget for 2025, in the Finance Minister's words, was centred on the concept of taking Malta to the next level, moving from quantity to...

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