The Malta Independent 26 July 2026, Sunday
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Debate

New procedure for appointment of President

Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

The fact that the main political parties might disagree on the appointment of a new President of Malta in a year’s time or so as a two-thirds MP majority vote might not be achieved in the House...

Labour’s leading liability

Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:36 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Cassar

“First you defended Rosianne Cutajar, now she’s gone. What changed?”, Robert Abela was asked. “It was a consistent message”, he replied, “my position in her regard...

Without transparency, accountability is hampered

Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:01 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Earlier this week I was called by the Auditor General to his office in order to discuss the request for an investigation which I had submitted to his office some 15 days ago on behalf of ADPD. My...

It’s still up to us

Sunday, 16 April 2023, 06:38 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

On most days these Easter holidays, the rumble of planes taking off from the nearby airport is a constant during the day. And that’s not counting the landings. After the dreadful silence of...

A successful reform

Friday, 14 April 2023, 10:42 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

The change that Parliamentary Secretary Alison Zerafa Civelli and myself, with the help of the main stakeholders in the world of Local Government, managed to bring about and achieve in the field of...

Human rights

Thursday, 13 April 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

I am one who was trained as a former diplomat in a doctrine that I still think of as “Gaullist” for it was most proclaimed by France’s General de Gaulle: that states should not...

Spring hunting and the misrule of law

Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 08:27 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

Non-governmental voluntary environmental organization Birdlife has, in the beginning of this month, applied for the issue of a warrant of prohibitory injunction against the government so that the...

Travel

Monday, 10 April 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

With the onset of the Covid pandemic, travel in Europe collapsed. When the pandemic eased, travel exploded in volume. People apparently wanted to compensate for the months during which they had been...

Termination benefits for persons in public office

Sunday, 9 April 2023, 09:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

It is within the absolute discretion of government to determine termination and other benefits and privileges for persons in public office that are not prescribed by law.  First, it is Cabinet...

The logistics of pre-trial arrest

Sunday, 9 April 2023, 08:42 Last update: about 4 years ago Mary Muscat

Much has been said and written about Bill 49 that seeks to increase pre-trial arrest from 48 to a total of 96 hours with possibly another 24 hours added  for offences carrying 12 or more years of...

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