The Malta Independent 26 June 2025, Thursday
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Bookings, queues, and Brussels: A pivotal month for Gozo

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 09:02 Last update: about 28 days ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo embraced May with queues in two dimensions. On Comino at dawn on the first day of the month, wardens lifted scanners, read QR codes from holiday-makers' phones and handed out colour-coded...

The genocide in Gaza

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 08:37 Last update: about 27 days ago Carmel Cacopardo

The ongoing genocide in Gaza, while most of the world watches, is horrendous. There is no doubt in anybody's mind that the state of Israel is after the complete extermination of the Palestinian...

Former Chief Justices in the political arena

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 08:05 Last update: about 28 days ago Mark Said

We all recall how, at the height of the raging controversy surrounding the fast-paced magisterial inquiries reform, two prominent former chief justices could not resist having their say in the local...

Poor Owen Bonnici feels done in

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 07:13 Last update: about 28 days ago Victor Calleja

Owen Bonnici, our top man in culture and heritage, has called for transparency. For a second, reading Owen's pointed observation, I actually believed he had had a damascene moment. I thought he...

A strong government

Friday, 30 May 2025, 09:39 Last update: about 27 days ago Owen Bonnici

This week, Prime Minister Robert Abela entrusted me with the Lands Authority in addition to my current portfolio, National Patrimony, the Arts and Local Councils.  This is a significant...

Inflation hits the basics

Thursday, 29 May 2025, 09:06 Last update: about 23 days ago Michael Briguglio

In April 2025, Malta's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4%, up from 2.1% in March, according to the National Statistics Office. What stands out is that the biggest contributor was...

University autonomy

Thursday, 29 May 2025, 07:59 Last update: about 29 days ago Alfred Sant

The idea that a university should be autonomous in its management so that academic standards can be safeguarded in a context which promotes freedom of thought and expression is a principle that on...

The paradox of euthanasia and palliative care

Thursday, 29 May 2025, 07:44 Last update: about 28 days ago Mark Said

Last April, the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing launched The National Palliative Care Strategy 2025-2035. The main objective of the strategy is to continue strengthening access to...

The National Labour Centre

Monday, 26 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 months ago Alfred Sant

Thirty years have passed since the inauguration of the Labour Party headquarters, the National Labour Centre in Hamrun. For the planning, construction, financing and finishing of the building much...

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