In a scathing statement shared on its official social media page, the Swieqi local council said that “all the residents of Swieqi are very worried about the current situation where there are a...

The Nationalist Party has set itself a target for the coming elections in June. The top priority is to grab three of the six seats in the European Parliament. The second aim is to win back the...

Undoubtedly the news piece of the past week, at least locally, was a planning application filed by the Paola Parish Church in order to set up a cafeteria on top of its portico. The application,...

The Labour government has a reasonably good track record when it comes to civil reforms, particularly concerning women’s rights.   While some will argue that while the country still...

Footage of Dubai being pelted with heavy rain and the ensuing flooding of the streets and the airport has made the rounds on mainstream television and the social media in the past two...

We are 100 days away from the Olympic Games, set to take place in Paris. The Games bring the whole world together in what should be 16 days of competition in a myriad sports disciplines where the...

We hear the word sustainability used quite frequently, but looking at Malta today, are we truly applying it in sectors and on issues that affect us in our everyday lives? Is our current transport...

Repubblika’s Acting President told The Malta Independent on Sunday that she believes the tentacles of impunity described in the public inquiry that looked into the assassination of journalist...

A court judgment delivered a few days ago, once again, has placed the government in a tight corner. But don’t expect anything to change. The government will march on as if nothing has happened,...

Last Wednesday, we had a stark reminder of how fragile the road distribution network in Malta is. Each time a small part – in this case not more than half a kilometre – of a main...