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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-06 > newspaper-lifestyleculture > Not-the-right-way-for-the-Right-6736292632

Not the right way for the Right - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (832+ words) Publisher: PrintIt / 2011 As I begin to write, all France is agog with expectation of the Pope's apostolic visit this time next month. This expectation extends beyond the highest levels and is also present at the local church level. The expectation…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-06 > newspaper-lifestyleculture > One-Image-Many-Visions-6736292615

‘One Image. Many Visions’ - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (108+ words) Written by David ‘dp’ Attard The exhibition also features a short audio-visual film by Diellza Illgner and FörsterFilm. 'One Image. Many Visions' is open to the public at the Malta Postal Museum, 135 Archbishop Street, Valletta, until 19 September. The museum is…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-06 > blogs-opinions > The-fertility-rate-in-social-context-6736292600

The fertility rate in social context - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (461+ words) Malta's fertility rate fell to a record 1.01 children per woman in 2024, remaining the lowest in the European Union for the eighth consecutive year, compared with an EU average of 1.34. Both these figures are much lower than the 2.1 replacement level (the…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-02 > local-news > Paid-parental-leave-to-self-employed-parents-extended-6736292583

Paid parental leave to self-employed parents extended - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) The Ministry for Social Policy and Children's Rights today announced the implementation of another Budget 2026 measure, through which parental leave has now also been extended to self-employed parents, giving them the same entitlement that employed persons have had until now....

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-02 > local-news > Public-Works-Department-partners-with-27-NGOs-6736292581

Public Works Department partners with 27 NGOs - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (95+ words) Strengthening local infrastructure and community spaces, the Public Works Department has completed 27 projects in collaboration with non-governmental organisations across Malta during the first eight months of the year, the government said Tuesday. An additional nine projects are currently underway, bringing…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-01 > local-news > EU-funding-helps-KG-Catering-expand-as-government-highlights-39-million-SME-investment-6736292565

EU funding helps KG Catering expand as government highlights €39 million SME investment - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (416+ words) KG Catering Co. Ltd has invested in a new restaurant concept in St Julian's after securing more than €128,000 in European Union funding, as the government renewed its call for businesses to make use of grant schemes aimed at improving competitiveness…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-01 > local-news > Over-2-000-people-receive-free-workplace-health-and-safety-training-6736292562

Over 2,000 people receive free workplace health and safety training - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (513+ words) More than 2,000 people have received free training on workplace health and safety in the first 100 days of the new government, with a further 800 people already registered for sessions scheduled by the end of the year. The figures were announced by…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-01 > local-news > PN-calls-for-urgent-action-after-complaints-of-excessive-heat-during-MATSEC-resits-6736292556

PN calls for urgent action after complaints of excessive heat during MATSEC resits - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (535+ words) The Nationalist Party has called for urgent measures to ensure adequate cooling and ventilation in schools after students and invigilators complained of having to sit MATSEC resit examinations in excessive heat due to a lack of air conditioning, the party…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-01 > local-news > Government-admits-cleanliness-and-street-waste-collection-problem-PN-says-6736292551

Government admits cleanliness and street waste collection problem, PN says - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) The outcry from residents of Sliema, Swieqi, St Julian's and many other localities over the dire waste situation experienced throughout this summer is the direct result of Government decisions that have continued to strip local councils of their powers and,…...

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independent.com.mt > articles > 2026-09-01 > blogs-opinions > Vulnerable-infrastructure-6736292544

Vulnerable infrastructure - The Malta Independent

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (774+ words) The report lists the country's reliance on a single major hospital, the absence of enforceable seismic and fire safety building codes, several weaknesses in the emergency response system, limited surge capacity for specialist treatment (particularly for burn victims in the…...