The Malta Independent 7 November 2026, Saturday
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Protecting agricultural land: all of it

Sunday, 9 October 2022, 08:34 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Over the years government has been actively at the forefront in the assault on agricultural land. It continuously makes it easier for agricultural land to be developed. It also takes up good quality...

Christian roots

Sunday, 9 October 2022, 07:35 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

For the past months, former MP Edwin Vassallo has been organising “Dialogue Meetings” all around Malta. Liberals dismiss Mr Vassallo, unaware that the man’s a well of knowledge, a...

Softening ‘rigor mortis’

Sunday, 9 October 2022, 07:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

The corpse, long thought dead, is surprisingly showing some slight signs of life. The days of Halloween are drawing near. The corpse, that is the Nationalist Party, held a protest march on Sunday...

It was the night that was

Friday, 7 October 2022, 10:01 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

It was the night that was! Notte Bianca 2022 was a great success.  We had told you that it was going to be the biggest one yet, and we did not disappoint!  We kept our word. Indeed the...

An exemption for what?

Thursday, 6 October 2022, 07:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

I understand why the government considers it has made a good job when it obtained an exemption for Malta with regard to the measure being adopted at a European level for electricity consumption to be...

Who are we? Where are we going?

Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 08:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Evarist Bartolo

People, countries and civilizations flourish and develop when they encounter other people, countries and civilizations. When we try to cut ourselves off from others, we atrophy and stagnate. So, the...

Setting children an example

Sunday, 2 October 2022, 10:01 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

“I would like to conclude by conveying a message my ten-year-old daughter Giorgia Mae, who is here in the audience, wished me to pass on when I explained I would be addressing this meeting of...

Tourism: reflections on the Deloitte report

Sunday, 2 October 2022, 08:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has just published a report entitled Carrying Capacity Study for Tourism in the Maltese Islands which report has been drawn up by its consultants...

Seeking solutions through research and international dialogue

Sunday, 2 October 2022, 07:55 Last update: about 5 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

In an ever connected world, where even remote islands such as Malta form a significant part of international socio-economics, finding like-minded friends becomes an even more essential part of...

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