The Malta Independent 19 July 2026, Sunday
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Sustainable tourism at the crossroads

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:39 Last update: about 3 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

"Malta is fast reaching maximum capacity for tourists and the country has probably been 'too successful' at attracting low-spending concertgoers and cruise liner visitors," Malta Hotels and...

The conflict of interest of Members of Parliament

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:37 Last update: about 3 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The press has reported that Labour Member of Parliament Katya Degiovanni has been appointed as a consultant to the Ministry of Social Policy and Children's Rights. It is not clear as to what she will...

Abela’s secret conference

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:27 Last update: about 3 years ago Kevin Cassar

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's dictator declared victory in the recent general elections.  Few outside his country believed him. The US state department declared the Opposition leader, Edmundo...

Yes, everybody hates lawyers

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 07:53 Last update: about 3 years ago Mark Said

"The first thing we do is, let's kill all the lawyers." It's said by a character called Dick the Butcher in Act IV, Scene II, of William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part II, which ostensibly was written...

According to the Labour stooges size does matter

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 07:41 Last update: about 3 years ago Victor Calleja

Numbers, numbers, and more numbers. Enough numbers to make us feel eternal gratitude towards our glorious Labour leaders. The Minister of Tourism has announced that quality and such stuff is...

When are you giving back what is not yours, Your Grace?

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 07:33 Last update: about 3 years ago Noel Grima

We have our local Elgin Marbles under our noses. Something, in other words, of high cultural value, that does not belong to us but which has ended in our possession through possession made...

Expanding restoration efforts across our localities

Friday, 23 August 2024, 12:25 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

Restoration work continues across Malta, with significant efforts to preserve our rich cultural heritage.  Among the noteworthy projects is the restoration of the historic Former St. Joseph...

Pressures

Thursday, 22 August 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

Small businesses are increasingly feeling the pressures of the big supermarkets on their affairs. It is difficult to see how they can compete unless they manage to identify and develop niches of...

Cottonera

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 08:06 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

In the heart of Cottonera, a monumental effort is underway to breathe new life into the historic fortifications that have stood as silent guardians over centuries of Maltese history. These imposing...

Regarding hospitals

Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:38 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

As the furore over the case of the three hospitals continued to develop, one thing still surprised me. I heard no comment about how Maltese hospitals seem to attract foreign "hornets" who seek to...

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