The Malta Independent 23 July 2026, Thursday
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It just won’t go away

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Charles Flores

If anything, the so-called Maltese patriots’ protest at Buġibba/Qawra over the proposed mosque showed the issue just won’t go away, conveniently shelved for posterity in the banal...

Claiming back our coast

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Paceville Master Plan is rightfully subtitled: Malta’s prime coastal location. However, it considers the coast as a money-spinner and completely ignores Parliament’s decision earlier...

'No, I don’t have a clue'

Saturday, 15 October 2016, 09:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Rachel Borg

The Convenience Ones Amongst these we find the now famous Positions of Trust.  Anyone from the tea lady to the dog trainer, the janitor who watches the toilets in Hondoq and the crowd of...

Lack of humour and Michelle’s dress - Salvu Mallia's vlog

Friday, 14 October 2016, 08:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Salvu Mallia

In his vlog today, Salvu Mallia points out how, as a nation, we lack a sense of humour and takes matters too personally. People who cannot take a joke either have something to hide or suffer from...

From Opposition to alternative government

Friday, 14 October 2016, 08:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

This year the PN has presented its own pre-budget document once again. The document was discussed with the social partners and published for general interest. “Let’s All Succeed...

Notes on a Thursday

Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

A 26-year-old unemployed man who was sentenced to nine months in prison for blinding his girlfriend in one eye has now been ordered by judgement in a civil suit which the girlfriend filed to pay her...

Traffic

Thursday, 13 October 2016, 08:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

Of course, the on going controversy about traffic congestion  has arisen because with the end of summer, roads are being used with a higher intensity than ever before and at specific times during...

Budgeting for social wellbeing

Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 10:53 Last update: about 11 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

An open letter to Government:  The Faculty for Social Wellbeing at the University of Malta encourages government to consider the widest plethora of initiatives possible to foster the wellbeing of...

Addressing traffic congestion

Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 08:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

Agreed, there are various pressing issues on the national agenda – and the daily heavy traffic congestion is one of them. The negative impact as a result of the daily traffic jams should be of...

Marlene il-pinnur

Monday, 10 October 2016, 13:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Marlene Farrugia

Biex niċċaraw l-affarijiet. Bħal lum erbgħa snin kien qed jinħass ir-riħ tal-bidla fil-pajjiż. Aħna l-pinnuri konna qed ngħidulhom x'kellha...

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