The Malta Independent 22 August 2026, Saturday
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The famous phone caller

Sunday, 25 September 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

The number of people who are getting a phone call from Pope Francis is growing. It is really a grace that the Holy Father sacrifices some time for you, which goes to show how important you...

The light railway option

Saturday, 24 September 2016, 09:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

When we are all in dread of Monday, especially if it rains on the first day of school, as it usually does, talk turns to the traffic situation.  This is the time of the year when politicians come...

The threat to online gaming

Friday, 23 September 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

Was it just a diversionary tactic to bring up in a dramatic way the issue of online gaming as it was brought up over the past weekend? The threat has always been there although it has become more...

The Archbishop: A voice in the political wilderness

Thursday, 22 September 2016, 09:12 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Archbishop has since his appointment provided something of a voice of reason in the wilderness that is the country’s political atmosphere.  It is not a voice of one political party or...

21 September: Independence – where we are today

Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 08:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

Fifty-two years ago, Malta was celebrating its first day of Independence, attained without bloodshed from the British. Today, 52 years later, Malta is once again celebrating its birth as a...

Big projects: Digging a hole

Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 12:54 Last update: about 11 years ago

In 2008, controversy was rife in Malta over the application by the St John’s Foundation to extend the cathedral museum by digging a huge hole outside the cathedral to house the priceless Gobelin...

Malta’s foray in Club Med

Monday, 19 September 2016, 08:52 Last update: about 11 years ago

This paper has been the only one to question the Prime Minister’s presence at the Athens mini-summit a few days ago. Nor were its points replied to by the government. Now more details have...

One Mission – no child left behind

Friday, 9 February 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Dear Minister of Education,I am writing on behalf of all children with special needs that clearly require enhanced and particular educational aids...

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