The Malta Independent 17 August 2026, Monday
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European Day for Independent Living

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:07 Last update: about 4 years ago

5 May was the European Day for Independent Living. Deinstitutionalisation and personal assistance for persons with disability are two main subjects linking to independent living for persons with...

Quo vadis Malta?

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:06 Last update: about 4 years ago

Our country is at the crossroads in choosing what mission, vision and strategies should be adopted to tackle many issues and challenges that the country is facing. In this write-up, some of these...

A still moment in paint

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:05 Last update: about 4 years ago

The first time Carm Borg showed his paintings in public was way back in 1994. From then onwards he did participate in a small handful of collectives, but kept shelving his inclination to exhibit his...

Maltese oddities

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:05 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

Malta’s population has reached 516,000. Its gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.7% in 2023. It has been ranked first out of 36 European countries for online government services,...

Of felt, pumpkins and acute short-sightedness

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:03 Last update: about 4 years ago

We have an odd expression in Maltese which can scarcely be translated to English. ‘Traqqa l-pannu bil-qargħ’aħmar’, literally means trying to fix a piece of (presumably...

Marie Benoit's Diary: Time and life according to Xaxa

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Marie Benoît

The Volunteer Centre in Rabat, my place of birth, is fast becoming a popular exhibition venue. Xaxa (Charlene) Calleja's sixth solo exhibition, Passing Through, is being held there. Her last...

Abysmal postal service

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago

What is wrong at Maltapost? I asked them if it is possible to send €40 to a friend in Ghana. They said yes, through Western Union. On April 26 l did so. But the friend messaged me from...

Gozo Channel WiFi

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago

From now until the end of September at least, the Cirkewwa terminal will be full of cars waiting to board for Gozo, most of the time. It is a rather long wait for one's turn to...

Workers have the right to health and safety at work

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 07:47 Last update: about 4 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

No worker, in any sector, field or firm, should go to work and have his or her life or health placed at a level of unacceptable risk. This cardinal principle ties in perfectly with our economic view...

Implementing the national tourism strategy successfully

Sunday, 7 May 2023, 06:06 Last update: about 4 years ago Julian Zarb

In my last article, I wrote about the importance of making the National Airline function by looking at three essential aspects, namely : 1. Once again, by looking at the management of human...

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