The Malta Independent 13 August 2026, Thursday
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In Malta, is Merit just a brand of cigarettes?

Sunday, 29 May 2022, 07:56 Last update: about 5 years ago

While ADPD is fighting in court to ensure that its 4,747 votes actually count and get what is rightfully theirs, the future looks brighter than ever for the third party as 60,000 people chose to cut...

Celebrating Saydon

Sunday, 29 May 2022, 07:49 Last update: about 5 years ago

Prior to my family’s departure for Australia late in 1958 I had grown up in a most pleasant and culturally rich childhood ambience in the then rural village of Attard, right in the centre of...

Mario Cutajar’s legacy

Sunday, 29 May 2022, 07:45 Last update: about 5 years ago

Credit must be given where it is due in spite of everything. Good leadership is so vital for the delivery of Malta's public services and former Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar fitted...

Abusing of one’s diplomatic status

Sunday, 29 May 2022, 07:44 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark Said

I was profoundly struck by a recent local court decision whereby the family court told a diplomat stationed in Malta that he cannot claim diplomatic immunity to defy a court order and prevent his...

TMID Editorial: The situation on Malta’s roads

Saturday, 28 May 2022, 09:40 Last update: about 5 years ago

Malta’s roads have become something of a minefield.  Whether it be dodging roadworks so intense that you think you’ve ended up in the back alleys of Baghdad, or dodging drivers and...

Bonsai exihibition

Friday, 27 May 2022, 12:49 Last update: about 5 years ago

The origins of Bonsai cultivation can be traced to over 2,000 years ago in China. Initially, a requisite of the Elite classes and cultured in Zen Buddhist monasteries as Penjing (Tray scenery) the art...

TMID Editorial: Conflict of interest

Friday, 27 May 2022, 09:51 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Parliamentary Secretary responsible for the Fisheries sector Alicia Bugeja Said received significant financial backing from three well-known companies in the fishing industry, according to...

Rejuvenating the Nationalist Party

Friday, 27 May 2022, 09:47 Last update: about 5 years ago Ivan Grixti

Two months have elapsed since the general election was held with the expected outcome of a Labour landslide still being minced by the Nationalist Party.  Although the Labour Party led by Robert...

TMID Editorial: Grech needs a strong mandate

Thursday, 26 May 2022, 08:48 Last update: about 5 years ago

Voting has started to confirm Bernard Grech as Nationalist Party leader. On Saturday evening, we will know the outcome of the exercise. It is easy to predict that he will obtain the 50 per cent...

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