The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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Pharmacies list curiosity

Sunday, 9 July 2023, 08:14 Last update: about 4 years ago

Why is it that in the pharmacies list published on Sundays by the media, Rabat, Mtarfa and Dingli are missed out once in every three weeks? For instance no pharmacy was listed as opening in...

Ginger: The Superfood with surprising health benefits

Sunday, 9 July 2023, 08:10 Last update: about 4 years ago

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a plant whose rhizome, also known as ginger root, found its use all over the world both as a spice and a folk medicine. Ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family which...

Facilitating longer working careers

Sunday, 9 July 2023, 08:07 Last update: about 4 years ago

Some stakeholders have been lately advocating a change in policy with regards to persons who retire earlier than their statutory retirement age.  In so doing, such persons are prohibited from...

Reducing rush hour traffic

Sunday, 9 July 2023, 08:06 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

In an interview in January, Minister Aaron Farrugia stated that if we could stagger services throughout the morning, late at night or before dawn, we could flatten the spike of vehicles that causes...

I can’t hear you over the noise!

Sunday, 9 July 2023, 08:04 Last update: about 4 years ago

Being the smallest country in the European Union, Malta rarely takes top accolades for excelling in any determinate feat. In fact, when we outperform our pears in absolutely any field, the celebratory...

TMID Editorial: The Y-plate clampdown

Saturday, 8 July 2023, 18:08 Last update: about 4 years ago

It seems that there has been a change of tack somewhere within the ranks of the government’s transport sector. The increase in the number of vehicles granted a Y-plate – which are the...

Summer is here but the place is still a shambles

Saturday, 8 July 2023, 08:03 Last update: about 4 years ago Julian Zarb

What happened to the legal notice requirements for construction and demolition work in tourist areas during summer? Another proof this destination is far from a quality venue   In my...

TMID Editorial: Time is running out

Friday, 7 July 2023, 12:12 Last update: about 4 years ago

Summer is here again, and for another year temperature records are being shattered. This time though, it’s not just national records which are being broken: the Earth’s average...

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