The Malta Independent 26 June 2025, Thursday
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Who cares?

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 08:18 Last update: about 18 days ago Kevin Cassar

"I like him a lot, I like him too much," President Donald Trump commented.  He was referring to Mohamad Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, the man the CIA blame for ordering the barbaric...

Taking back Manoel Island

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 08:12 Last update: about 19 days ago Carmel Cacopardo

The current debate on Manoel Island is healthy. New converts to the cause are being identified every day. Plenty of U-turns too. A basic point being made at the time of writing is that, through...

Gozo’s vote-buying payroll: Pay without work, cost to taxpayers

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 08:09 Last update: about 21 days ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo greets dawn with mislaid 'timing in sheets' to be filled in late during the day at various government departments. By the time the cathedral bells strike ten, many workers who "signed in" now...

The unconscious bias of our judiciary

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 07:21 Last update: about 21 days ago Mark Said

Fairness is a fundamental tenet of Maltese law. Yet, despite substantial work to address issues of fairness, public scepticism that we receive consistently fair and equal treatment in Maltese courts...

Scapegoating or joining the bandwagon

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 07:13 Last update: about 19 days ago Noel Grima

It was in 1990 that I first came in contact with Manoel Island and its complexity. Before that this boy from Hamrun had simply no incentive to venture there. Those who were older spoke about...

Ħamrun, Strasbourg, Valletta and London

Friday, 6 June 2025, 09:50 Last update: about 19 days ago Owen Bonnici

It has been a hectic week of work and travel but an enjoyable one indeed. On Sunday, I was in Ħamrun to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Labour Party Headquarters.  On Monday, I was in...

Constitutional changes

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 22 days ago Alfred Sant

I am one of those who remain unconvinced that this country needs some radical reform of its constitution, as is frequently stated by some people. They argue that the constitution was written in times...

Musk and quick-fix politics

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 08:32 Last update: about 22 days ago Michael Briguglio

It was only a matter of time before Elon Musk and Donald Trump would fall out. Their partnership in power lasted four months, and the tangible impacts of his DOGE initiatives may take time to be seen....

Summer of tourism

Monday, 2 June 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 25 days ago Alfred Sant

So long as an unexpected huge crisis does not arise, this summer should deliver record results  for Malta's tourism, both by way of arrivals and the money that gets spent here. Naturally one...

Recycled stories

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 09:04 Last update: about 28 days ago Kevin Cassar

On the third of May the United Nations celebrated World Press Freedom Day.  That same week Malta witnessed gruesome testimony in court describing how Daphne Caruana Galizia was barbarically...

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