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TMID Editorial: Over-tourism can be damaging to tourism itself
The Malta Independent
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Malta's destination as a tourism hotspot was highlighted in the international press recently, although not in a good way. We are here referring to an article that appeared in the British newspaper the Daily Express, and another in the Metro, which...
WATCH | Cami Appelgren: ‘Many think their actions are insignificant, it’s not the case’
Malta Today
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Malta Ranger Unit (MRU) founder Cami Appelgren has called on the government to increase resources for public entities that tackle environmental crime. In an interview with MaltaToday, Appelgren discusses the MRU’s journey since its inception in...
If it smells like sewage and closes beaches, then it must be sewage
Times of Malta
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July 6, 2025
Summer is with us. Our children have put yet another scholastic year behind them and thousands of families look forward to spending some quality time on our beaches – a tradition as old and as Maltese as anything you can think of. However, many of...
France’s Enzo Balanger wins 2025 Moth Worlds
Mysailing
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July 15, 2025
Malcesine, July 13, 2025 – The 2025 Moth World Championship has officially come to an end on the waters of Lake Garda, closing a week of exceptional technical and sporting level hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine from July 6 to 13. The event brought...
Shades of black
Malta Today
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Whilst walking or driving through any locality in Malta, have you noticed how street surfaces often resemble a checkerboard of patches? The tarmac is rarely uniform. You’ll frequently see streaks of deep black alongside sun-bleached grey, with...
He did it his way: memoirs of John Inguanez
Times of Malta
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July 6, 2025
Mogħdijiet. Ħajti fir-raħal li darba kien, fil-ġurnaliżmu, u Malta li baqgħet tinbidel… by John Inguanez, 2025 Recent months have seen the publication of two excellent accounts of journalism in Malta. The heirs of George Sammut, alias the original...
Gozo and Labour’s 2022 manifesto - Three years on
The Malta Independent
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Emmanuel J. Galea Sunday, 6 July 2025, 08:08 Last update: about 2 days ago In March 2022, the Labour Party asked Gozitans to renew its mandate and offered a tailor-made proposition for the island. Prime Minister Robert Abela framed the "Malta...
New public space opened in Msida Creek for town’s feast
The Malta Independent
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The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works, Chris Bonett, inaugurated a new public space as part of the Msida Creek project, following consultation and agreement with local residents and organisations. This space, located in...
Watch: ‘We’re living in a dust bowl because of this mother crusher’
Times of Malta
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July 7, 2025
One of Malta’s best-known actors and theatrical producers, Edward Mercieca, has complained of worsening respiratory problems since fine dust started to be blown into his home from illegal rock crushing taking place across the road in Magħtab....
Starmer fights to save ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal during Macron state visit
The Independent
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July 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Quality tourism and Sliema’s Fort Cambridge
Times of Malta
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July 6, 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, Malta registered strong growth in inbound tourism translating into an 18.9 per cent increase on the previous year, reaching close to four million guest nights. This follows a trend of increasing numbers, now...
Eurozone retail sales drop 0.7pc in May
ShareCast
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May's decline was partly attributed to a decrease in food store sales volumes, with April's strong sales driven by good weather across the Continent. Declines were seen in food, drinks and tobacco sales, non-food product sales, and automotive fuel...
Over-tourism: is it worth it?
The Malta Independent
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Too many tourists are flocking to these islands. Many more, in fact, than makes sense. Everywhere is overcrowded. It is the same all over most of Southern Europe. Malta is not an exception. Protests against over-tourism are taking place all over...
Retail sector grapples with labour shortages and rising wage pressures – report
Times of Malta
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June 29, 2025
Malta’s retail and wholesale sector is under renewed pressure as businesses face persistent labour shortages, wage inflation, and a shifting competitive landscape, according to misco’s newly released Salaries & Benefits Report 2025. The 2025 study...
Steady progress, with purpose
Malta Today
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In June, we marked World Environment Day—a reminder of the responsibility we carry every day, and an opportunity to take stock of the work being done. Malta’s improved ranking in the United Nations Sustainable Development Report was one of the...
San Tumas Bay regeneration project iaugurated in Marsaskala
The Malta Independent
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The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works, Chris Bonett, has inaugurated a major regeneration project at San Tumas Bay in Marsaskala, the government said. Over recent months, Infrastructure Malta, in collaboration with the...
Undermining the MASP Awards
Times of Malta
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July 6, 2025
Din l-Art Ħelwa National Trust for Malta publicly extends its warmest congratulations to the Planning Authority on the successful sixth edition of its Malta Architecture and Spatial Planning (MASP) awards and to all the award winners. Special...
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From Ghana to Brazil: Decoding PM Modi’s Global South diplomacy
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a five-nation tour starting with Africa and ending in Africa, with a significant focus on Africa throughout and the Global South as the overarching context. Speaking at the last leg of his tour at the...
PN leadership race: Delia has experience, Borg appeals to younger voters
The Malta Independent
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Adrian Delia's experience and Alex Borg's appeal to younger voter demographics are the positive points of the two PN leadership candidates most mentioned by sources in the Nationalist Party who spoke with The Malta Independent on Sunday in the...
Alex Borg: The 29-year-old vying to be prime minister
Times of Malta
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July 5, 2025
Alex Borg is running to become Nationalist Party leader, competing against Adrian Delia. Read a profile about his rival here. A 29-year-old lawyer from Gozo, former Mr World Malta, water polo player and gym-enthusiast-turned-politician, might just...