The Malta Independent 29 July 2026, Wednesday
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TMID Editorial: The PL Deputy Leadership elections

Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:45 Last update: about 3 years ago

One can only imagine the moves at play behind the scenes within the Labour Party at the moment, as many of its top posts are up for grabs. It will have to fill not one, but two deputy leadership...

TMID Editorial: Muscat’s diplomatic passport and perks

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 11:49 Last update: about 3 years ago

It’s not up to the Standards Commissioner to rule whether former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat should continue to hold a diplomatic passport. That is, in a nutshell, what the commissioner,...

TMID Editorial: The seven turtle nests… and plastic

Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 13:34 Last update: about 3 years ago

Judging by the way the public responded, on social media and elsewhere, to the news that a turtle had laid its eggs on a Maltese on Gozitan beach, it seems clear that many were happy that the sea...

TMID Editorial: Closing an eye on Comino

Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 09:58 Last update: about 3 years ago

It appears that the government is continuing to close at least one eye to whatever goes on in Comino, as the tiny touristic hotspot continues to be subject to the whims of operators throughout the...

TMIS Editorial: A suspension and a forced move

Sunday, 4 August 2024, 10:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

Prime Minister Robert Abela made it clear that he wanted Edward Scicluna to resign as Central Bank governor. Scicluna knows what is best for the national interest, Abela said more than once. The...

TMID Editorial: Following the rules of the road

Saturday, 3 August 2024, 13:08 Last update: about 3 years ago

The rules of the road are there to provide safety for drivers and pedestrians alike, and must be followed. Within the space of 10 minutes yesterday, a journalist in this newsroom witnessed two...

TMID Editorial: Fake accounts, fake posts

Friday, 2 August 2024, 11:51 Last update: about 3 years ago

Many who are active on social media will remember earlier this week a Facebook post which was shared to a popular group on the social media platform on Sunday. The post suggested that the...

TMID Editorial: Fireworks given priority over trees

Thursday, 1 August 2024, 10:00 Last update: about 3 years ago

Once again, trees have come under fire by the authorities. It is evident that the government and its authorities downplay the importance of trees which, as every little child is taught at school,...

TMID Editorial: Abela’s conversation with the magistrate

Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 11:18 Last update: about 3 years ago

Robert Abela has gotten away with it. Last week, the Standards Commissioner ruled that not enough evidence existed to establish whether or not Prime Minister Robert Abela breached ethics when he...

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