The Malta Independent 16 July 2026, Thursday
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They counted floors while Xlendi lost its soul

Sunday, 14 December 2025, 08:17 Last update: about 8 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Xlendi Bay no longer exists in the form that generations of Gozitans recognised and cherished. With the Planning Authority's approval of a 13-storey block of apartments on its shoreline, the bay lost...

Guaranteeing a pension foundation for every child

Sunday, 14 December 2025, 07:43 Last update: about 8 months ago David Spiteri Gingell

I believe that investing in a child's future is a cornerstone of family life. We must move beyond saving for short-term needs.  Long-term financial security - specifically retirement - must be...

Record-breaking economic growth

Sunday, 14 December 2025, 07:39 Last update: about 8 months ago Mark Said

In the coming years, Malta is set to enjoy the strongest economic growth among EU countries, according to a credible forecast by the European Commission and a number of reputable international and...

The President of the Republic as the Guardian of the Constitution

Sunday, 14 December 2025, 07:25 Last update: about 8 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Republic is getting older, but unfortunately not any wiser. It requires renewal in order to update the Constitutional order. Filling in the constitutional gaps is also essential as is evident in...

Franco Debono's and Edwin Vassallo's second coming

Sunday, 14 December 2025, 07:24 Last update: about 8 months ago Noel Grima

So what goes as independent media in our society, shoestring funded for the most part, thought of enlivening the dark days of winter with a dose of speculation, which never did any harm. Will the...

Labour guarantees certainty and peace of mind

Friday, 12 December 2025, 09:52 Last update: about 8 months ago Owen Bonnici

Last week, as the Minister for Culture, Lands and Local Government, I launched the Temp25+ scheme. The goal of this program is to help more Maltese and Gozitans become full owners of their homes by...

Drones

Thursday, 11 December 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 7 months ago Alfred Sant

In Western Europe recently, from the Baltic states to Italy, concern has grown about electronic drones which buzzed around critical infrastructure, mainly airports, some of which even had to close for...

State funds for political parties

Thursday, 11 December 2025, 07:52 Last update: about 8 months ago Mark Said

In light of the provisions of our current law on the financing of political parties, Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition Leader Alex Borg clashed over a particular aspect when they first met...

The forgotten Maltese

Monday, 8 December 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 8 months ago Alfred Sant

The forgotten Maltese are not few in number. They rarely feature in the narrative of events in this country during the centuries running from the sixteenth to the beginning of the twentieth. Only one...

A clean reputation: a requirement for public office

Sunday, 7 December 2025, 08:06 Last update: about 8 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO), the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body, in a report published in 2019 recommended that the Maltese Government formulates an integrity strategy in...

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