The Malta Independent 16 May 2024, Thursday
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TMID Editorial: Shocking statistics

Saturday, 16 March 2024, 11:12 Last update: about 3 months ago

The National Statistics Office revealed shocking statistics this week regarding physical and sexual violence in the country. It found that 22.9 per cent of persons aged 18 to 74 experienced at...

TMID Editorial: Benefiting from politics

Friday, 15 March 2024, 10:27 Last update: about 3 months ago

There is much to be said about why some enter the political arena. Some believe that the majority become politicians because they believe that they can make an impact on people’s lives. Others...

TMID Editorial: The PN’s motion on 3 ministers

Thursday, 14 March 2024, 10:11 Last update: about 3 months ago

Parliament will today hold a special session in which an Opposition motion calling for the resignation of three ministers will be discussed. Naturally, it will not pass, as the government has a...

TMID Editorial: Aaron Farrugia’s appointment

Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 09:27 Last update: about 3 months ago

The nomination of Aaron Farrugia as Malta’s representative to the International Maritime Organisation comes across as a consolation prize to the only minister who lost his job in the Cabinet...

TMID Editorial: EU benefits and challenges

Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 10:51 Last update: about 3 months ago

Malta joining the European Union was a historic event, and greatly benefitted the country. From freedom of movement making travel to EU states easier, to the laying of the interconnector and economic...

TMID Editorial: Planning and the voices of residents

Monday, 11 March 2024, 11:31 Last update: about 3 months ago

A recent project proposed in Xemxija has seen residents band together to object against the planning application. Moviment Graffitti said on Saturday that it is supporting Xemxija residents as...

TMIS Editorial: The school that was opened twice

Sunday, 10 March 2024, 10:15 Last update: about 3 months ago

Three ministers turned up a few days ago to open a school in Gozo. The government’s mouthpiece, the Department of Information, told us that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European...

TMID Editorial: A Planning Authority blunder

Saturday, 9 March 2024, 10:55 Last update: about 3 months ago

The situation surrounding the application for apartments near the Ggantija temple complex has painted a clear picture of just how dire the situation in the Planning Authority is.  In a statement...

TMID Editorial: Women’s Day - Are we doing enough?

Friday, 8 March 2024, 11:33 Last update: about 3 months ago

Today is International Women’s Day, and no doubt we will see and hear a lot – as we have already in the run-up to this annual occasion – about the importance of equality between the...

TMID Editorial: Four years

Thursday, 7 March 2024, 10:17 Last update: about 3 months ago

We did not know what we were going into four years ago. On 7 March, 2020, Malta registered its first Covid-19 cases, adding its name to the growing list of countries that at the time were coming...

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