The Malta Independent 31 July 2026, Friday
View E-Paper

Opinions

A clear progressive economic strategy

Sunday, 24 October 2021, 09:07 Last update: about 6 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

Last week's budget exemplified the government's social credentials as it sustained the support it has provided all throughout the pandemic. It also underlined the government's readiness to make the...

Technology gatekeepers and the regulatory dilemma

Sunday, 24 October 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Ian Gauci

The notion of 'disruptive technology' is something which we read about and witness daily in our lives. It has also been the principal force of change through the various industrial revolutions in the...

Conquering helplessness, one small step at a time…

Sunday, 24 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

As I write this piece, a ladybird landed in my enclosed yard and spent some time colliding against the walls, unable to find her way out. At some points in our lives, no less as we live through the...

A future based on a green economy

Thursday, 21 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

There is no more noble and more important duty than to ensure that our children inherit a country that is strong and healthy, that has a liveable community, social safety nets, opportunities for...

Testament to a socially conscious administration

Thursday, 21 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

Government has been bullish with social measures over the past few years, rolling out measures in annual budgets aimed at promoting social activation and participation, reducing benefit dependency and...

Investing in our students and educators

Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

The budget presented last Monday in Parliament confirms this government's commitment towards the education sector as a main pillar for economic growth. Overall, this budget focused on the immediate...

The Malta we want for our artists and creatives

Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

This week Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced the last budget of this administration. Clearly the political message underpinning the measures foreseen for the year 2022 - The Malta we want for...

Budget 2022 – The Malta our children deserve

Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

Budget 2022 represents everything that our proud and bold nation stands for; a nation which still manages to rise up stronger, regardless of the storm. A visionary Budget with not only a generous...

The Good Samaritan

Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 09:02 Last update: about 6 years ago

Weeks ago, the images of Lamin Jaiteh lying on the pavement in the vicinity of Selmun shook the nation. It is unfathomable how his so called ‘boss’ dumped him there after having sustained...

A flourishing legacy

Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

Since its very inception, there is no denying Labour in power has always, rightly and zealously, been associated with social achievement. Throughout modern Maltese history, all that other political...

  • don't miss