21+ min ago   (696+ words) This is a positive development for generating new economic and touristic relationships with Israel. It comes close to new political developments, as the country next month will elect a new Knesset, its Parliament. It could usher in a new era…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (161+ words) This piece starts with the words 'the State' and not 'the People' for the simple reason that in our polity the people are insignificant. To change the title to read 'The People versus the State' would have given overarching importance…...

51+ min ago   (660+ words) The Chamber of Advocates has made clear that while it will not be drawn into the wider debate over Malta's jury system at this stage, it has no reservations about one immediate reform: jurors should be paid more for the…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (203+ words) When an institution whose entire purpose is to assess government figures tells us, in no uncertain terms, that the country's growth model cannot hold, the country must stop and listen! Unfortunately, government is spending as though the current run of…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (450+ words) Yet Malta issued the EU's highest number of residence permits relative to population: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitants, despite intake falling by almost a third. Read together, the numbers are telling. Malta admits more people relative to its size than any other Member…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (39+ words) The right to stay, and to family When the animals win and humanity… From Island Nation to Maritime Nation When the music stops: The dangerous… The human element must remain as we… Investing in culture is a choice about…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (809+ words) Malta has become, in many ways, unrecognisable. I do not say this because I have turned 62 and am looking back nostalgically at the Malta of my youth. This is not about nostalgia or resisting change. Malta has always changed, and…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (692+ words) Over the past few weeks, two particularly challenging and important press statements have been issued - one by Malta Public Transport and the other by the Chamber of Commerce. Both deserve careful reflection as we continue to grapple with the impact…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (706+ words) Every investment a government makes reflects a choice about the kind of country it wants to build. Our decision to continue strengthening public investment in culture is therefore not simply about funding projects. It reflects a clear political choice: we…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (189+ words) I read with some trepidation Alexander Mangion's piece about fireworks in The Malta Independent (August 9, 2026). Indeed I think that his version of what constitutes fairness is a rather weak one. Mr Mangion introduces his piece by stating that "we all…...