The Malta Independent 14 July 2026, Tuesday
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Vacant property tax

Thursday, 4 June 2026, 07:55 Last update: about 2 months ago Mark Said

At the beginning of this year, Momentum called for a tax on the second vacant property onwards to address Malta's housing affordability crisis. This renewed call came about in light of the fact that...

Malta’s price of a permanent gridlock

Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 07:16 Last update: about 2 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Malta keeps adding cars faster than it adds roads, schools, or sense. The National Statistics Office (NSO) confirmed in February 2026 that the licensed vehicle stock grew by a net 35 vehicles every...

Top institution

Monday, 1 June 2026, 09:56 Last update: about 2 months ago Alfred Sant

In everyday chitchat, many have become used to dismissing Parliament as an irrelevance... as a talkshop, where decisions already taken behind closed doors elsewhere, simply get rubberstamped. At one...

Even opinion polls must be transparent

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:15 Last update: about 2 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

When reading through today's edition of this newspaper whether online or otherwise, we will be waiting for the first indication of the general election result. The large political parties are...

The empty promises of demagogues

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:11 Last update: about 3 months ago Kevin Cassar

On the eve of a general election Robert Abela had the brass neck to claim before the gathered crowd that "We have the credibility to deliver what we promise".  We know what they...

The day after the election

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:10 Last update: about 3 months ago Katya De Giovanni

There is a unique moment in every election that remains frozen in the minds of those who live it. It is the instant the result is finally announced. For a few seconds, time almost stops....

The election is over – now what?

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:09 Last update: about 3 months ago Frans Camilleri

That question encapsulates the transition from the political campaigning of the last month to the actual hard work of governance, responsibility, and implementation.  It emphasises that the...

Gozo: The hole in the horizon

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:07 Last update: about 3 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

This morning, every Maltese and Gozitan waits anxiously for the national election result. So I have decided to spare you any further tension. Instead, let me offer a few relaxing thoughts to pass the...

The winner takes it all

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 07:25 Last update: about 2 months ago Valerie Visanich

As I write this, in the final week of the election campaign, the last billboards are going up. The latest one gives me a Les Misérables feel, with the chorus of One Day More ringing in my ears,...

The Alcatraz revival

Sunday, 31 May 2026, 07:24 Last update: about 2 months ago Mark Said

Located near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz prison, also known as 'The Rock' or as the Californian island fortress in the San Francisco Bay, was once regarded as one of America's most...

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