The Malta Independent 21 July 2026, Tuesday
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Gozo: Employment, skills, and tourism insights

Sunday, 7 July 2024, 08:37 Last update: about 3 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo faces unique challenges and opportunities in its economic development. The Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA), the Gozo Business Chamber (GBC) and the Gozo Tourism Association (GTA) have...

Commissioner Gafá’s reappointment, a missed opportunity

Sunday, 7 July 2024, 08:33 Last update: about 3 years ago Darren Carabott

News that Police Commissioner Gafá’s term has been extended for a further four years was far from unexpected, yet it still left us with a sense of disappointment. Once again, the...

The tentacles of the criminal state

Sunday, 7 July 2024, 08:32 Last update: about 3 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

This week’s developments in Court on the criminal charges which are currently being faced by various persons relative to the Vitals Hospitals’ scam are not new. We have heard the same...

If this is humility

Sunday, 7 July 2024, 08:30 Last update: about 3 years ago Kevin Cassar

Minister Chris Bonett was asked a few simple questions.  How much money was budgeted for the airport ring road and how much did it actually cost? How long should the work have taken and how long...

Beyond mere numbers

Sunday, 7 July 2024, 07:30 Last update: about 3 years ago Noel Grima

In politics absolute numbers do count but even more the trend lines. Many times we misunderstand this basic tenet and draw the wrong conclusions.  I’m afraid Robert Abela and his...

Mużika Mużika 2025

Friday, 5 July 2024, 07:20 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

If I had to point at one single festival which captivates the attention of a whole nation, that would certainly be Mużika Mużika – the celebration of Maltese talent and...

A necessary European defence

Friday, 5 July 2024, 07:19 Last update: about 3 years ago Mark Said

Since the end of the Second World War, collective security on the European continent, and with it, peace, has been a priority. The founding fathers of the European Union themselves, aware of the...

France

Thursday, 4 July 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

Although expected, the election victory of the Rassemblement National (RN), the party of the extreme right in France, made big waves in the contry as a whole. For the first time under the Fifth...

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