Journalists from most, if not all, of Malta’s media houses gathered in an unprecedented show of unity on Thursday to honour fallen media colleague Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was assassinated by...

The writing was on the wall but we chose to ignore it. It had to come to this to become glaringly obvious to anyone with a modicum of common sense that we are now the miserable citizens of a state...

So the police commissioner finally awoke from his slumber yesterday and called a press conference, or as we refer to it in Malta a ‘crime conference.’ The aim of a press conference is...

Members and friends of The Royal Naval Officers’ Association - Malta GC gathered at Villa Arrigo, Naxxar, on 18 October, to celebrate the 212th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.  On...

The facing page has been one of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s two weekly column slots at The Malta Independent for years on end.  Over those years this page has been a source of hilarity and...

The assassination of Malta's most known journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has shocked all Malta. The shock waves have now raised a firestorm all over the world. For us at Standard Publications,...

The immediate reaction that followed the news that Daphne Caruana Galizia had been the victim of a cold-blooded murder was one of shock. The feeling eventually gave way to anger - anger at the...

One of the oldest items in the collection of artefacts housed inside the Chamber of Advocates' premises is a contemporary portrait of Judge Vincenzo Bonavita (1752-1829). This painting is now...

The killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia had been many times foretold often in the heat of controversies generated by this intrepid journalist. Some 11 years ago an attempt was made to burn down her...

Malta's economy has come on in leaps and bounds over the last two decades. Foreign direct investment has been a key driver of growth. The new sectors that have sprung up over this period; iGaming,...