The Malta Independent 15 July 2026, Wednesday
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Was Bishop Teuma right and wrong?

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 07:50 Last update: about 6 months ago Frans Camilleri

Bishop Anton Teuma's condemnation of attendance by children aged less than two years at childcare centres a couple of weeks ago raised an outcry.  The cleric was clearly wrong to say that parents...

Gozo’s business mood improves – but the cracks are showing

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 07:47 Last update: about 6 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo's business community ended 2025 in a more confident mood than it began the year. Surveys published by the Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) and Gozo Business Chamber (GBC) reveal a...

Midnight express

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 07:44 Last update: about 6 months ago Kevin Cassar

A police constable pushed a 19-year-old tourist to the ground causing her to lose consciousness.  Instead of providing medical assistance the police arrested her and falsely charged her with...

Damning decisions

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 07:41 Last update: about 6 months ago Valerie Visanich

Nikkundanna. Għax it-tarbija oġġett, u jien għandi x'naghmel... nitfgħuhom fiċ-child care.  Materjaliżmu biex nixtru l-kamra tas-sodda. Ma nieqafx...

Trid tħallsu biex ikellmek!

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 07:20 Last update: about 6 months ago Marco Bonnici

The Maltese saying "Trid tħallsu biex ikellmek" is used to describe someone, often children, who keep back from expressing themselves verbally due to shyness or for being reserved. This phrase...

An abuse of legal powers

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 07:12 Last update: about 6 months ago Mark Said

L.N. 150 of 2025, the Protection of Agricultural Land Regulations, might have seemed like another run-of-the-mill legal notice that is regularly laid on the table of the House of Representatives by a...

King Canute Abela got a bloody nose

Sunday, 8 February 2026, 07:06 Last update: about 6 months ago Noel Grima

A few minutes before 7pm on Wednesday the House of Representatives, by not coming up with a two-thirds approval of a government-sponsored motion, delivered a bloody nose to the head of government...

Culture is not a luxury, it is a necessity

Friday, 6 February 2026, 09:08 Last update: about 6 months ago Owen Bonnici

This week in Parliament, I explained that with the coming into force of Budget 2026, investment in culture and the arts will be strengthened, and that our ambition for these sectors will be...

Claims

Thursday, 5 February 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 6 months ago Alfred Sant

The government is proceeding correctly by seeing how to help householders and firms who had their residence or commercial equipment unexpectedly damaged and destroyed by the storm Harry. Meanwhile...

Who is a journalist?

Thursday, 5 February 2026, 07:15 Last update: about 6 months ago Mark Said

Despite being anything but a simple job, Malta has countless opportunities for journalists. The requirements for a practising journalist are the possession of a press card, including an international...

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