The Malta Independent 14 August 2026, Friday
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TMID Editorial: Parliament – Italy’s example

Friday, 25 September 2020, 06:50 Last update: about 7 years ago

Over the weekend Italians voted to reduce the number of Members of Parliament, cutting down the size of both Houses by one-third. The reduction had the backing of all the parties, and nearly 70 per...

TMID Editorial: Migration - We’re sending them back to hell

Thursday, 24 September 2020, 07:51 Last update: about 7 years ago

“One night at 3am, some criminals came in our home. They beat my wife. I fought back. They stabbed me in a leg and said, ‘If you move, we shoot her.’ They kidnapped us and took us to...

The spiritual insight of Padre Pio

Thursday, 24 September 2020, 06:56 Last update: about 7 years ago

In his apostolic exhortation regarding holiness in today’s world, Gaudete Et Exsultate, Pope Francis directly quotes from his predecessor’s homily for the Solemn inauguration of the...

Looking beyond the budget

Thursday, 24 September 2020, 06:31 Last update: about 7 years ago

The economic impact of the pandemic is as systematic as it gets. Never before had so many economies faced a simultaneous and immediate shutdown of so many of their industries. Just like the...

TMID Editorial: Silvio Parnis’ roly-poly

Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 08:11 Last update: about 7 years ago

Silvio Parnis is rarely in the news. The position he occupies as parliamentary secretary responsible for the elderly and the disabled is not a controversial role and his contributions to general...

Bursting the bubble

Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 06:27 Last update: about 7 years ago Justin Schembri

Never before has our educational system witnessed a series of challenges with little or no adequate solutions. This is a critical moment to reflect upon, not only how past choices (when shifting...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 - Our elderly are paying the price

Monday, 21 September 2020, 06:43 Last update: about 7 years ago

Saturday saw the highest number of single-day Covid-19 deaths in Malta since the start of the pandemic. Three people aged 72, 85 and 86, all passed away with the virus. The elderly are the...

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