The Malta Independent 4 November 2026, Wednesday
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Our ineffective referendum law

Saturday, 1 November 2025, 12:27 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

Only seven referenda have ever been conducted in Malta: one of them in the nineteenth century, three in the twentieth century, and another two in the twenty-first century, with the most controversial...

Malta is stronger than ever

Friday, 31 October 2025, 06:58 Last update: about 2 years ago Owen Bonnici

Never have we witnessed such a tremendous positive reaction to a budget. People from all walks of life, regardless of their background, age, or financial standing, shall benefit from unprecedented tax...

Financial oversight

Thursday, 30 October 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

After the budget speech and the ensuing hubbub - mostly about the social benefits and the tax changes that were announced - are over, the time arrives when supposedly the details of the published...

Truth, finally: Adrian Delia’s long road to vindication

Thursday, 30 October 2025, 07:35 Last update: about 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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...

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