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TMID Editorial: The extension of the political battle

Thursday, 1 February 2024, 12:20 Last update: about 4 years ago

We have entered February, and we are still more than a full four months away from the day when Malta and Gozo will elect their representatives to the European Parliament and local councils. But...

TMID Editorial: The 8 June election outcome

Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 10:55 Last update: about 4 years ago

We are steadily moving towards the time when the Maltese and Gozitans will be asked to elect their six representatives at the European Parliament. They will also be asked to vote to elect their local...

TMID Editorial: A vision?

Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 11:12 Last update: about 4 years ago

The population of Malta grew by 28.6% in a ten year period according to the National Statistics Office (NSO), from 421,464 in 2012 to 542,051 in 2022.  It is by no means a small percentage,...

TMID Editorial: Standards in Public Life Act

Monday, 29 January 2024, 10:13 Last update: about 4 years ago

A certain clause in the Standards in Public Life Act need to be addressed. The clause in question deals with time-barring. The Act states that “a  complaint  under ...

TMID Editorial: Roadworks again, again, and again

Saturday, 27 January 2024, 09:59 Last update: about 4 years ago

One would be hard-pressed not to notice the almost continual road improvement projects ongoing around the country.  The last decade has seen the improvement of hundreds of roads, some through...

TMID Editorial: Get moving on the big fish

Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:10 Last update: about 4 years ago

On Wednesday, the first court judgement jailing a person who was convicted for fraudulently having received disability benefits was published. The man had admitted to the charges, and had taken...

TMID Editorial: Abela’s inflated Cabinet

Thursday, 25 January 2024, 10:55 Last update: about 4 years ago

When Prime Minister Robert Abela reshuffled his Cabinet earlier this month, he broke the record he had himself established two years ago when he had named his ministers and parliamentary secretaries...

TMID Editorial: The ministers’ photos

Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 09:51 Last update: about 4 years ago

The Department of Information is the government’s communications arm, with a duty to “provide the public with up-to-date, comprehensive, and meaningful information on government policies,...

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