The Malta Independent 25 August 2026, Tuesday
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Monti relocation: Don’t leave it in limbo

Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 07:53 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Maltese monti has been described by some as a tourist attraction and a valued added characteristic of the Capital City. Others have described it as an absolute eyesore. Whichever camp you belong...

Their own worst enemies

Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 11:57 Last update: about 12 years ago

Sometimes people who have the best of intentions defeat their own purposes because of the way they go about things. These past days we had two prime examples of this. On the one hand, we...

A prosperous New Year indeed

Monday, 18 January 2016, 09:08 Last update: about 12 years ago

As expected, the first weeks of 2016 greeted us with a differing mixture of news: some positive, others less so. From a financial and economic perspective, the latest Standard & Poor’s...

Credibility is the key issue

Monday, 18 January 2016, 08:48 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Nationalist Party held a general convention on the environment this weekend, ending yesterday. It was held in a somewhat euphoric mood generated by the results of a MaltaToday survey which...

Embryo freezing – a new form of inequality

Sunday, 17 January 2016, 09:31 Last update: about 12 years ago

Christine Rossi   According to Parliamentary Secretary Dr Chris Fearne (Xarabank 13 November, 2015), the new law envisaged to allow for embryo freezing will not have specific criteria...

Right to legal assistance: the floodgates have opened

Sunday, 17 January 2016, 09:15 Last update: about 12 years ago

The floodgates have well and truly been opened to a tide of Maltese nationals who had their fundamental human rights breached before the 2010 law that introduced suspects’ right to legal...

Security: The threat of terror and extremism

Saturday, 16 January 2016, 09:10 Last update: about 12 years ago

In her annual meeting with ambassadors, President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca spoke of the dangers of extremism and terror. It has become abundantly clear that the so called Islamic State has...

Cruelty To animals will keep tourist away

Sunday, 28 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

First let me say that our family really enjoyed a trip to your wonderful island a few years ago and that another visit of Malta has been high on our “to do” list. ...

The Soft underbelly of government

Sunday, 28 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Recent events, some sub judice and others less known, have once again underscored what is fast becoming a potential cesspit of corruption no government can afford, let alone one in pre-election year....

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