The Malta Independent 18 May 2025, Sunday
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TMID Editorial: The death of Pope Francis

Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 13:24 Last update: about 25 days ago

Easter Monday brought with it the sorrowful news that Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. "At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire...

Pope Francis: A champion of uprooted people

Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 09:14 Last update: about 25 days ago

A son of Italian immigrants, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17 December, 1936, it was only natural for Pope Francis to focus a lot on the plight of migrants, refugees and all uprooted people in...

TMID Editorial: Effective deterrents

Monday, 21 April 2025, 11:38 Last update: about 26 days ago

It’s not the first time this newspaper has written about the need for proper enforcement and deterrents against planning irregularities, and unfortunately it probably won’t be the last...

Environmental health risks of nickel that leads to diseases

Sunday, 20 April 2025, 11:13 Last update: about 30 days ago

Nickel is a common metal present in the environment, and human exposure can occur through diet, the environment and materials we touch. Soluble and insoluble nickel compounds can lead to several...

A freckle in time

Sunday, 20 April 2025, 10:07 Last update: about 30 days ago

What happens when the freckles on a girl's body suddenly begin to glow with strange green lights? The doors open to a fantastic universe poised to carve out its own unique place in Maltese literature....

TMIS Editorial: Palaces for thieves, prisons for the poor

Sunday, 20 April 2025, 09:45 Last update: about 27 days ago

"You put the small thief in prison, but the big thief lives in a palace," Graham Greene, a British writer and journalist, once wrote. Greene's words may have been penned decades ago, but their...

Exploring Layers of Emotion: “Wounds – the Layers Within”

Sunday, 20 April 2025, 09:29 Last update: about 30 days ago Marie Benoît

I have discovered three 'new' art galleries recently, one in Zejtun, another in St Julian's and a third in front of the carpark in Sliema. The more art galleries there are the better as the number of...

A passion for stained glass

Sunday, 20 April 2025, 09:15 Last update: about 30 days ago

How did your interest in this genre begin? It all started in 1983 when I decided to order two stained glass lampshades from Phoenician Glass. I was there for fifteen minutes and watching one of...

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