The Malta Independent 11 August 2026, Tuesday
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Moving Away from a two-party stranglehold

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

That’s what they want you to think. They want you to think that there is no alternative to the present two-party state of affairs meaning there is no alternative to the present state of affairs....

Building Bridges of understanding

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

I would like to make some observations regarding the letter, “The Gozitan mentality”, by Michael Grech, the PRO, of the Gozo Business Chamber (TMIS, 1 July)....

The Trees at St John’s

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to Antoine Vella’s letter titled “Remove the trees and save St John’s” TMIS, 1 July). ...

Lack Of parking at Ghajn Tuffieha

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I write these few lines in the hope that something will be done urgently to solve the parking problem in the vicinity of The Radisson Hotel at Ghajn Tuffieha....

The Croc tears and the national anthem

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to Marie Benoit’s article in Gallarija (TMIS,1 July).It seems that at various times in her writings, she trips over her own feet. ...

Mater Disney

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

There were food stalls, and entertainers on stage, and sports activities for the kiddies. I guess only in Malta could the opening of a new hospital end up looking like a cross between ...

The Preca Minority and Musicus

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As his name implies, Musicus loves music in all its higher expressions. He is terribly saddened and upset when some of his friends, ...

Rediscovering Our maritime strengths

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

While our Malta Maritime Authority struggles to defend its credibility, following the alleged cases of corruption related to the issue of licences to boat owners, valuable opportunities are being lost to promote ...

Licence To parent

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

One needs a licence to drive. One has to attend driving lessons, learn traffic regulations and pass a test; only then one is licensed to drive. ...

Cost Of inert bureaucracy

Sunday, 8 July 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

14 July 1989 is not all that long ago. On that day, a Public Service Reform Commission, which had been set up a year earlier “to examine the organisation of the public...

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