The Malta Independent 3 September 2026, Thursday
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Supporting the vulnerable through dignity

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

Basking in our glories is far from what this government is doing. However successful results the results are, we do not need to paint slogans to amaze people – as the facts show that people know...

Up, up and away?

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:03 Last update: about 11 years ago

There is certainly a valid argument to be made, as the Prime Minister did recently, for the country, considering its serious spatial limitations and concerns over its creeping urban sprawl, to build...

Traffic – old solutions for new problems won’t work

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

There are flaws in the interview with Bjorn Bonello entitled Surplus parking, higher road capacity, reduction in delays (TMIS 5 June). Mr Bonello starts off on a constructive note by making...

The spectre of eugenics

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

Today, the mention of the word ‘eugenics’ hardly attracts any interest. It is a word that seems to have vanished from our vocabulary, but eugenics is a reality of which most of us are...

‘No heavy vehicles’ traffic sign ignored

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

On the corner of Triq il-Linja (Old Railway Track) and Triq Sant’ Anton (St Anthony Street), there is a “No heavy vehicles” traffic sign – exempting route buses, which is...

Public transport disruption

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

On the evening of Friday, 13 May, no buses were running along the St Julian’s-Sliema promenade due to a noisy feast – with lots of drum-beating – at Spinola Bay. People at the bus...

Beyond reproach

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

Since Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that accepting a motion of censure against Keith Schembri (the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff), would set a “dangerous precedent”, one can...

Friar, musician and composer dies at 91

Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

On Friday, 3 June, while the church was celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, our Carmelite brother Fr Daniel Sammut was called to the Lord at the age of 91.  During his long...

Euro 2016: A spectacle and a local boom

Saturday, 11 June 2016, 09:34 Last update: about 11 years ago

Most men in Malta will be glued to their screens today as one of the traditional big three – England, take on Russia in their opening Euro 2016 match. The opening ceremony was held yesterday,...

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