The Malta Independent 17 July 2026, Friday
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Adventure boldly, preserve Gozo’s quiet environment

Sunday, 15 June 2025, 08:17 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo invites travellers with limestone cliffs that glow at sunset, valleys that smell of capers and wild thyme, and water so clear that divers swear the fish look magnified. Visitors quickly discover...

What quality of life?

Sunday, 15 June 2025, 07:12 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

"Quality of life" has quickly become a catch-all term, but confusion over what it actually means could have serious negative consequences. Once a term largely used by health-care professionals,...

World War III as we slept

Sunday, 15 June 2025, 07:11 Last update: about 2 years ago Noel Grima

It's just gone 5am. The birds are chirping welcoming a new day.  All around me people are still sleeping as are those in my place of residence, possibly working off the exuberance of...

Winners

Friday, 13 June 2025, 09:14 Last update: about 2 years ago Owen Bonnici

I shall never forget that special moment in London last week when Malta was declared the winner at the prestigious London Design Biennale 2025. That was an extraordinary moment for Malta's...

Systemic

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

Often in the administration of public projects, apart from the delays they accumulate beyond their estimated time for completion, major cost overruns occur compared to planned targets. Later, defects...

Snap elections, the pope and priestly celibacy

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 07:47 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

Asked about the prospects of an early general election, Prime Minister Robert Abela did not rule it out. He would go for a snap election if parliament is "destabilised" by a change in Opposition...

Enforcement

Monday, 9 June 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

With time, an essential problem in the governance of Malta has become apparent. It is not that we lack good or adequate legislation. True, existing laws could be improved or updated but with the...

Under pressure

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 08:22 Last update: about 2 years ago Valerie Visanich

June is always a peculiar month. Summer in the air, with longer days and the promise of slower-paced days. Yet, this is tempered by the onset of the exam season. I loathe the feeling of the coming of...

Manoel Island: an appointment with history

Sunday, 8 June 2025, 08:20 Last update: about 2 years ago Darren Carabott

Malta's post-Independence journey has been nothing short of remarkable. We might not agree on a myriad of issues, but one thing is for certain, that Malta has come a long way since the Union Jack. We...

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