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TMID Editorial: The first sitting

Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:14 Last update: about 4 years ago

The first sitting of the Jean Paul Sofia public inquiry was held yesterday. It is another step towards full justice and another step towards hopefully preventing such tragedies in the...

TMID Editorial: What elections say

Thursday, 10 August 2023, 11:04 Last update: about 4 years ago

The next round of local council elections will take place in June next year, alongside the elections for Malta’s representatives on the European Parliament. When local councils were...

TMID Editorial: Different cogs for different functions

Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 10:42 Last update: about 4 years ago

There is always a need for a balance. The country’s institutions must continue to work in the general interest of the public, fulfilling their duties to the best of their abilities, while at the...

TMID Editorial: Garbage and dumping

Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 10:19 Last update: about 4 years ago

Last Thursday the mayor of Swieqi, Noel Muscat, published photos of literally mounds of garbage on Swieqi pavements during the day. “On a daily basis we are facing very serious garbage...

TMID Editorial: Traffic issues

Saturday, 5 August 2023, 09:42 Last update: about 4 years ago

In the second quarter of 2023, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased at a net average rate of 58 motor vehicles per day according to the National Statistics Office. That’s 58 more...

TMID Editorial: How much we have yet to discover

Friday, 4 August 2023, 10:26 Last update: about 4 years ago

Parts of three walls, almost three metres deep, as well as other structural remains, have been discovered during excavations in an area adjacent to the Domvs Romana in Rabat, Heritage Malta said...

TMID Editorial: Hondoq ir-Rummien is safe, or is it?

Thursday, 3 August 2023, 11:35 Last update: about 4 years ago

Environmentalists, and many others, celebrated what is being described as an end to the 21-year-old saga of Hondoq ir-Rummien. On Tuesday, an Appeals Court quashed an attempt by the developer...

TMID Editorial: From €20 million to €200 million

Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 07:37 Last update: about 4 years ago

The government and the Labour Party are always quick with their responses. Their propaganda machine works seamlessly, and one or the other – sometimes both – is always at the ready to...

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