The Malta Independent 31 August 2026, Monday
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Employers reject twice-yearly COLA, warn of wage and price shocks

Malta's main employer organisations have rejected a proposal for the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to be made twice a year, warning that more frequent increases would create uncertainty for...

latest comment from Summer Shade, 30/08/2026 20:07: Kollox u dejjem kif iridu huma. liktar pajjiz li qed jikreja gid fl Ewropa u wiehed mil iktar pajjiżi bil pagi baxxi. Min qed jiehdu dal ġid?!
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Alex Borg questions €140m power investment as outages continue across Malta and Gozo

Opposition Leader Alex Borg has criticised the government over Malta's ongoing power cuts, saying that the country's infrastructure is failing to cope with the demands of a growing population and...

latest comment from C Xerri, 30/08/2026 12:56: "and had been occurring for years without sufficient action being taken." Right you are : have been occurring for years, including the 25 years when the Nationalist Party was in power.
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Momentum calls for smarter electricity grid after hours-long outages in Gozo

Momentum has called for an expansion and modernisation of Malta's electricity network, saying recent power outages have exposed vulnerabilities that require immediate intervention. The party said...

latest comment from Frans Camilleri, 30/08/2026 18:28: Assume that Momentum has established that such eminently sensible technologies are still not used by EneMalta. If not, then its call should be heard. This is another instance of insufficient public investment. Government expenditure needs to be redirected from silly (though electorally popular) measures to long term, productive capital spending.
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TMIS Editorial: ‘Kidnapped by the State’: time to rethink jury service

Trial by jury is one of the clearest expressions of public participation in the administration of justice. Instead of leaving the question of guilt entirely in the hands of professional judges, it...

latest comment from Carmelo Borg, 30/08/2026 13:17: Kont QE nahseb fuq dawn IL POVRI GURATI. ISSA JEKK DAWN PER EZEMPJU GHANDOM LOAN XAHREJN BLA PAGA IL FAMILJA MIN SE JITMAHHA? DAWN JEKK IDUMA XAHREJN NAHSEB LI GUDIZJU TA MALAJR IKUN IRIDU JATWU BIEX JEHILSU. ISSA NARAW FUQ DAN KEMM SE IDUMU JIDDELIBERAW?
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ADPD calls for Miriam Dalli to step down over Malta’s power outages

ADPD-The Green Party has called on Energy Minister Miriam Dalli to take political responsibility and step down, accusing the government of failing to prepare Malta's infrastructure for rising...

latest comment from C Xerri, 30/08/2026 10:08: "ADPD calls for Miriam Dalli to step down over Malta’s power outages" Why should Minister Dalli resign when she was the only minister who took the bull by the horn and started to overhaul the distribution system, a system that for quite a number of years was little taken care of?
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Power crisis: ‘Where is the Prime Minister’, PN leader asks

Prime Minister Robert Abela has been totally absent after the latest crisis in the energy sector, with most of Gozo spending hours on end without power after two major faults in the grid, Opposition...

latest comment from Joey Falzon, 30/08/2026 09:12: Mhux ovvja!!!!! On his AIR-CONDITIONED boat...enjoying the sea while we all sweat 💦 it out in frustration. However his GAHAN all seem to enjoy it as long as he passes the odd crumbs from the table. Stupidly enough that there is more than money that makes one HAPPY!!!
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