The Malta Independent 29 July 2026, Wednesday
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TMID Editorial: Illegal hunting, smuggling and trapping

Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 10:42 Last update: about 3 years ago

Illegal hunting is a problem, and has been for quite some time. From the shooting of protected birds during the hunting season, to illegal trapping, there are those who practice their hobby who think...

TMID Editorial: The continued take-up of ODZ land

Monday, 1 April 2024, 10:08 Last update: about 3 years ago

A new planning application is proposing a home for the elderly on land located Outside the Development Zone. The site is located at the edge of Wied Mejxu in Swieqi, and the Outline Planning...

TMIS Editorial: The presidency: A rare point of convergence

Sunday, 31 March 2024, 10:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

When the government and the opposition agree on something as important as the person who is to occupy the seat of the Head of State for the next five years, then a little hope is rekindled that this...

TMID Editorial: On Malta’s post-colonial identity

Saturday, 30 March 2024, 10:22 Last update: about 3 years ago

Freedom Day – even if its significance this year has been diminished somewhat as it happened to fall on Easter Sunday – is always an occasion which serves as an occasion for...

TMID Editorial: The night of the betrayal

Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:02 Last update: about 3 years ago

The Catholic Church this evening will commemorate what is known as Maundy Thursday, the night when Jesus Christ had his Last Supper with his 12 Apostles before he was crucified. It is the night...

TMID Editorial: Malta’s neutrality and being prepared

Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 10:47 Last update: about 3 years ago

The government and the opposition, for the umpteenth time, are pointing fingers at each other while trying to take credit on their more recent political battle – the European Union’s...

TMID Editorial: Air Malta’s final days

Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 12:31 Last update: about 3 years ago

Air Malta will, later this week, have its final flight. The airline will be closing its doors after its financial struggles finally caught up to it, to be replaced by a new company. It will be...

TMID Editorial: Desperately slow progress

Monday, 25 March 2024, 11:40 Last update: about 3 years ago

The word ‘progress’ is something of a buzzword in the modern age – a word with positive connotations used to justify a move forward even if it comes to the detriment of other...

TMIS Editorial: An apology requested, another not given

Sunday, 24 March 2024, 10:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

In the same week that we learned that Prime Minister Robert Abela refused to apologise for breaching ethical standards over a social media advert, he told us that an act of contrition is expected from...

TMID Editorial: A welcome announcement

Saturday, 23 March 2024, 12:31 Last update: about 3 years ago

There was a welcome piece of environmental news this week, as Ħondoq ir-Rummien was designated by the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) as a Special Area of Conservation. This...

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