I read the recent report on your newspaper about the General Conference about the permanent link between Malta and Gozo. All were in favour and none against. It is interesting what was said: studies...

Pope Francis’ visit to the Greek Island of Lesbos last month has been marked both by sadness and hope. On the plane to Lesbos, the Holy Father...

North Korea’s nuclear activity in recent weeks has raised regional tensions and highlighted the inability of the major powers, specifically the United States and China, to curb these brazen...

Ever heard of the oversold idea and all above-our-heads, TTIP? Some definitions to clear the air from mysterious abbreviations: TTIP stands for Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership,...

Today is European Obesity Day and to mark the event, new guidelines have been issued by the Health Department to encourage Maltese citizens to make the most of the Mediterranean diet. Malta, slap...

Yesterday’s crashing of an EgyptAir plane into the Mediterranean is concerning on any level.  But, if as several authorities were suggesting at the time of writing yesterday, that the plane...

The government is all the time telling us that we have had record growth over the past years, beating the growth registered in other European countries. But then comes Caritas, the church-funded...

The reality of the situation is that until Malta develops and implements a mass transport system to service the whole island, with intermodal buses, trams and boats, the traffic problem might be...

The Malta Independent’s stable has been named as an official partner to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that released the Swissleaks and subsequently the much talked...

Today is the international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. Up to just a few years ago, Malta was considered a backwater when it came to gay rights and recognition of same sex...