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TMID Editorial: Recovery budget - Stimulating business

Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 09:32 Last update: about 5 years ago

The recovery mini-budget announced by the government on Monday is expected to help restart the economy as the country still battles the Covid-19 pandemic. Many of the measures were welcomed by...

Can Labour rise to the occasion on tourism?

Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 08:35 Last update: about 5 years ago Peter Agius

The vouchers announced this week are a good move. Yet we need to do much, much more to feed the hunger of private investment in the hospitality and leisure industry that is designed on an influx of...

The World War Two Siege of Malta in numbers

Sunday, 31 May 2020, 10:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

270,000 Population of Malta and Gozo during the war. 1,581 Civilians killed as a result of enemy action. 3,780 People injured. 50,000 People made homeless as a result of enemy...

Social Media, the Digital World & Solitude

Monday, 11 May 2020, 08:59 Last update: about 5 years ago Ivan Bartolo

The use of social media in the 21st century has soared upwards in an ever-increasing digital world. Not having access to it, or not availing oneself of, could be interpreted as being illiterate. It...

The Coronavirus reflections

Monday, 11 May 2020, 08:52 Last update: about 5 years ago

With the spread of the Coronavirus the world changed, life was shattered and normality devastated. This however is not only a change which will last as long as the pandemic endures; the post-pandemic...

Worker’s Day: an opportunity to reflect

Friday, 1 May 2020, 08:37 Last update: about 5 years ago

The opening line of any book worth reading is usually very indicative of the character of its author and the general direction of the storyline. The same can be said for Malta's most important...

TMID Editorial: Worker’s Day – A new meaning

Friday, 1 May 2020, 08:31 Last update: about 5 years ago

Worker's Day will take on a different meaning this year. For decades, 1 May was the day when trade unions celebrated their achievements in their struggle to improve the working conditions of...

Addressing Europe’s Energy problems (2)

Thursday, 29 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Europe’s increasing dependence on gas and oil imports, especially from Russia, is as dangerous as war. ...

Difficulties With Brussels

Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

One can hardly know what to make of Malta’s membership of the European Union. Are we serious about our commitment? ...

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