The Malta Independent 11 November 2026, Wednesday
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BA and the bad DAB ad

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 09:13 Last update: about 10 years ago

I refer to the letter "Advertising on air" by Mario Axiak, Head of Communications and Research at the Broadcasting Authority (17 September). This was intended as a reply to my letter...

'Coalition of confusion' confirmed

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 09:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

Just three months ago, the famous or infamous blogger, depending on which side of the fence one sits – Daphne Caruana Galizia – was hailed as the PN’s hero during PN mass-meetings....

When all the sacrifices are worth it

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 07:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

Malta is a good example of the old rule that political systems develop in such a way that eventually no challenger can take away political power from the traditional parties. Structures develop in...

TMID Editorial: Air Malta - Lose half or lose everything

Saturday, 23 September 2017, 09:03 Last update: about 10 years ago

The news that Air Malta is effectively being turned into a low cost airline has been welcomed by the public at large, and the recipe seems to be working, at least for now. Bookings were immediately up...

TMID Editorial: On Delia’s maiden ‘mass meeting’ speech

Friday, 22 September 2017, 13:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Malta Independent

It was an uninspiring speech delivered before a not very inspiring crowd. Not that the Independence mass meeting 'crowds' were very inspiring in the past couple of years. Adrian Delia is new at this...

Notte Bianca ups the ante for the 2017 edition

Friday, 22 September 2017, 12:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

Notte Bianca will return to Valletta in spectacular fashion on Saturday, 7 October with a carefully curated programme put together by the Notte Bianca team, together with Arts Council Malta, which...

TMBW Editorial: Not all that rosy with Malta as a financial centre

Friday, 22 September 2017, 12:09 Last update: about 10 years ago The Malta Business Weekly

Last week, we reported that the Z/Yen and the China Development Institute issued the latest Global Financial Centres Index. This reported that London retained its crown as the world's top...

Public holidays issue – employers’ view

Friday, 22 September 2017, 10:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Joseph Farrugia

It seems as if government is dead set on adding pubic holidays falling on weekends to the optional leave entitlement, irrespective of the consequences. This along with other projected measures which...

Our Independence

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 11:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici

Though this principle may seem simple, self-evident, obvious and indeed taken for granted today, in reality, it constitutes the quintessence of a nation's liberty. It is the cornerstone, the sine...

TMID Editorial: Something’s gotta give

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 09:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Malta Independent

Air Malta and the government have now put what they consider to be the best offer they can possibly make, without breaking the airline's back once and for all, on the table for its employees. But by...

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