We at the Independent now cannot say we are exempt from the problems of the country. Over the past weeks, they demolished two one-storey homes (on top of Balsons). For some months, they have been...

While the PN rank and file are preoccupied with the ‘traitors’ in their midst, the PN leadership is apparently worried that the party is out of touch with reality, as indeed it...

Many movements start in order to deliver people from a suffering, an injustice, a dictatorship, rampant corruption or to lead them to a better life. During the dark days of communism in the 80s,...

Rapid advances in technology have transformed the world into a global community and nowadays everything is at a touch of a button away. These developments in technology have seen a large amount of...

In its proposal regarding how EU budgets should be structured between 2020 and 2027, the European Commission had to consider how funds were going to be sourced, not just how they would be spent. Given...

In these last years trying to understand the Maltese society has become even more complex because distinctions are increasingly blurred. Nonetheless, it is evident that we are witnessing an...

In a world that is getting confused more than it ever was in modern history, a chaotic situation is emerging as to what is right and what is wrong, and what is true and what is fake. It is currently...

I often hear the expression 'only stupid people litter”. When I discuss with someone how to deal with littering and how to prevent it, I normally compare the scenario with a family. Because to...

On Friday, 26 January 2018, Malta’s Court of Appeal delivered judgement on a fireworks factory law suit which had originally been presented way back in 1989. The Court of Appeal accepted the...

Tourism is providing a powerful contribution to the growth that has been part of Malta’s economic system these past years. May it continue to do so, even if one must watch out not to fall victim...