The Malta Independent 16 July 2026, Thursday
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Truth, finally: Adrian Delia’s long road to vindication

Thursday, 30 October 2025, 07:35 Last update: about 10 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

I must begin with a simple fact. Adrian Delia is the partner of my daughter Cynthia. Yet what I write today stands independently of any family connection. Facts exist beyond personal ties, and truth...

Less bureaucracy

Monday, 27 October 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 10 months ago Alfred Sant

That there is a need for an improvement in competitivity by cutting on the bureaucratic measures with which businesses need to comply has become a leading issue. Such measures are creating delays,...

Robert’s rattled

Sunday, 26 October 2025, 08:45 Last update: about 10 months ago Kevin Cassar

Robert Abela is scraping the very bottom.  Faced with the devastating result of the latest Maltatoday survey on Gozitans' voting intentions, Abela was left clutching at straws during his speech...

The three Ps of Tosca

Sunday, 26 October 2025, 08:42 Last update: about 10 months ago Frans Camilleri

Last Thursday, I went to see the opera Tosca at the Astra Theatre in Gozo.  Opera performances are now a permanent feature of the theatre calendar in Gozo, and their high standard draws the...

Gozo by spreadsheet: The statistics that will bury an island

Sunday, 26 October 2025, 08:41 Last update: about 10 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics, and the latest Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) wellbeing report fits squarely in that tradition. However, the presentation hides the fact that...

Carrots are not enough

Sunday, 26 October 2025, 08:36 Last update: about 10 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

We will not solve the traffic congestion problem unless we address its fundamental cause: over the years we have become dependent on private cars. There is a reason for this dependency, but it remains...

A renewed drive for a cultural economy

Sunday, 26 October 2025, 08:03 Last update: about 10 months ago Julie Zahra

A few days ago, I finally received a reply for a Parliamentary Question I had asked the Minister for Employment, whereby I requested the latest numbers of people gainfully employed in the cultural...

No triumph for justice

Sunday, 26 October 2025, 07:44 Last update: about 10 months ago Mark Said

Justice delayed is more than justice denied. Along with eroding trust in the justice system and weakening the social contract, it sets off a chain reaction that affects the mental health of all...

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