The Malta Independent 21 August 2026, Friday
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Editorial: Air Malta’s last chance for survival

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 11:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

In the wake of the long drawn out collapse of the government’s talks with Alitalia over a strategic partnership with national airline Air Malta, the airline now appears to be flying on nothing...

Achieving benchmarks in elderly care

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 08:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

In order to strive for greater equality and tackle social issues, we need a strong economy. Labour’s basic thought and motivator has and will always be social justice. The very foundations of...

The Panama Papers and a Theory of Government 2

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 07:39 Last update: about 11 years ago

If one were to find a quiet spot in the countryside, or by the seaside, where to sit down and reflect on the goings-on in current Maltese politics, what would one think about?  When I did it, I...

All roads lead to Gozo

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 07:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

In March 2013, the new Labour administration was faced with a number of problems left over from the previous PN administration. One of these was the terrible state of the road infrastructure in Gozo....

Now, before it’s too late!

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 07:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Caroline Galea

Malta has been suffering from an environmental deficit for at least 50 years. Fifty years of sustained, or better still, unrestrained ‘development’ that has left irreversible scars on the...

Tribute to Brother Emmanuel

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 07:35 Last update: about 11 years ago

Sometimes you meet someone in your life that inadvertently shows aspects of greatness, never realising the extent of the profound effect he would have on your life. He touches your soul in a very...

Editorial: Arts and Culture 1 – Politicians 0

Saturday, 28 January 2017, 10:11 Last update: about 11 years ago

The billboard was right, after all. Malta’s presidency of the Council of the EUis not just a matter of politicians but also an opportunity to showcase Malta’s culture all over...

Calling For votes

Friday, 16 February 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Both Prime Minister and Nationalist Party leader Lawrence Gonzi and party secretary Joe Saliba have made it a point to say, almost every time...

A Word of thanks from director of ‘Qerq’

Friday, 16 February 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

On 30 January, the locally-produced film Qerq was screened for the first time for its premiere, and on such an important day I, Louis Cuschieri, the film’s director...

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