The Malta Independent 30 July 2026, Thursday
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TMID Editorial: The Speaker’s suggestion

Friday, 8 December 2023, 18:33 Last update: about 4 years ago

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anglu Farrugia, has suggested that no ministers or parliamentary secretaries should be sitting on the Public Accounts Committee as permanent members. His...

TMID Editorial: A lesson not learnt

Thursday, 7 December 2023, 09:49 Last update: about 4 years ago

In the same days that the Labour government was criticised harshly for appointing one of its backbenchers to a post within one of its entities, it appointed yet another one of its MPs to a similar...

TMID Editorial: The right to strike

Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 10:23 Last update: about 4 years ago

The teachers’ one-day strike has come and gone, and the two sides are now back on the negotiating table. The government and the Malta Union of Teachers are discussing the new collective...

TMID Editorial: Agricultural challenges

Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 11:28 Last update: about 4 years ago

The agriculture sector is facing a number of challenges. As a result, the prices of local produce is expected to continue rising. This comes at a time when the country is still grappling with...

TMID Editorial: Parliamentary changes

Monday, 4 December 2023, 10:01 Last update: about 4 years ago

Parliament is the highest democratic institution in the country. It is where bills, formulating Malta’s legislative changes, are discussed and voted upon, and where politicians are able to...

TMIS Editorial: Time is up for Rosianne Cutajar

Sunday, 3 December 2023, 10:30 Last update: about 4 years ago

Rosianne Cutajar should do the honourable thing and resign from Parliament. Last Friday week, she was rescued by a time-barring clause which prevented the Standards Commissioner from proceeding...

TMID Editorial: Christmas and coming together as a community

Saturday, 2 December 2023, 11:25 Last update: about 4 years ago

The countdown to Christmas and New Year has begun. Black Friday has come and passed, a time when many people shop in the hopes of getting a good deal and getting at least some of their Christmas gifts...

TMID Editorial: The value of an apology

Friday, 1 December 2023, 11:04 Last update: about 4 years ago

Commuters were met with a deep sense of frustration on Wednesday morning as the north of Malta was left in gridlock owing to the closure of Burmarrad Road for works. This was compounded by the...

TMID Editorial: The hanging threat

Thursday, 30 November 2023, 11:24 Last update: about 4 years ago

Over the past weeks this media house has carried a number of stories about an environmental tax that is set to be introduced in the EU in 2024, and which will most likely have a negative impact on...

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