The Malta Independent 4 August 2026, Tuesday
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Businesses post COVID-19

Sunday, 26 April 2020, 08:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Silvio Schembri

The demand for eBooks has skyrocketed, more families are doing their shopping online and having your takeaway delivered at any time of the day has never been easier. Despite this unprecedented...

Fear of the unknown

Sunday, 26 April 2020, 08:30 Last update: about 7 years ago Joe Cassar

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we...

Maghtab – Sort it Out

Thursday, 23 April 2020, 07:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Maghtab – need we say more? Yes, actually. It's been a dumping site, an eye-sore and environmental scar for decades. But those of us who were brought up in the area remember a different place....

Green courts

Sunday, 19 April 2020, 09:51 Last update: about 7 years ago

The problem with environmental protection in Malta is that it still lives in the shadow of planning and cannot be truly independent, or even ambitious in its sustainable development efforts....

Closing the digital divide

Sunday, 19 April 2020, 09:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Justyne Caruana

“Digital literacy is no longer a luxury. It’s really a social justice issue. It’s a 21st century civil rights issue.” – Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner,  American...

Hard times call for sensible solutions

Sunday, 19 April 2020, 09:08 Last update: about 7 years ago Josianne Cutajar MEP

Last week, a statement issued by my office seemed to cause some ripples in the sphere of public debate. In brief, I called for balanced solutions to the economic crisis that has already hit the...

Act today for a better tomorrow

Sunday, 19 April 2020, 08:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Miriam Dalli

Zoonosis: a disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals. But why should we even be familiar with this word? I say we really should, because from what scientists know so for, the now...

Gone but not forgotten

Sunday, 19 April 2020, 08:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Timothy Alden

The Coronavirus pandemic swept the world at the most convenient possible moment for Joseph Muscat, Keith Schembri, Konrad Mizzi and their small army of loyalists, whose names started creeping up one...

Hidden smiles

Saturday, 18 April 2020, 08:20 Last update: about 7 years ago

What is in a smile? As the world adapts to a new reality, each individual will recognise what it is they took most for granted. I too, have gone through this realisation. As we were advised to be...

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