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TMID Editorial: One car grinds Malta to a halt

Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 10:40 Last update: about 4 years ago

Someone wrote on the social media that he was unsure whether he would be arriving home for Christmas, and so was taking the opportunity to pass on his greetings to his family and friends. Jokes...

TMID Editorial: A country of protests

Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 13:19 Last update: about 4 years ago

Last Saturday, we had two more protests in our streets. Three NGOs - Moviment Graffitti, Friends of the Earth Malta, and Rota - held a lie-in in front of Parliament to highlight the real cost of...

TMID Editorial: Contractor licensing law is a good start

Monday, 20 March 2023, 11:27 Last update: about 4 years ago

Last week, the government published the long-awaited framework for the licensing of construction contractors – a law which will see contractors have to be registered and granted a licence in...

TMIS Editorial: The effect of the hospitals deal judgment

Sunday, 19 March 2023, 10:30 Last update: about 4 years ago

It was to be expected that the landmark hospitals’ deal judgment would have led to a shift in public sentiment. But few could have anticipated that the change would have been so...

TMID Editorial: The theft of our heritage

Saturday, 18 March 2023, 09:14 Last update: about 4 years ago

Talk about theft from the public has been something of a recurring theme over the past few weeks, particularly with regards to the hospitals concession which was recently cancelled by a court –...

TMID Editorial: We need better planning

Friday, 17 March 2023, 10:34 Last update: about 4 years ago

The continued building up of the St Julian’s area has once again made headlines, this time with the latest plans for the Villa Rosa area development. Two towers of 27 and one of 34 storeys...

TMID Editorial: Brace yourself for Ghadira chaos

Thursday, 16 March 2023, 09:53 Last update: about 4 years ago

The minister who does not want to tell us how much the taxpayers are forking out for the Manchester United sponsorship deal and how much the Malta Film Awards event cost has been more forthcoming on...

TMID Editorial: It is never acceptable to threaten others

Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 10:54 Last update: about 4 years ago

Two news articles relating to online threats appeared in the news recently.  Just last weekend, The Malta Independent on Sunday revealed that one of the first people to contract Covid-19 in...

TMID editorial: A political earthquake

Monday, 13 March 2023, 10:20 Last update: about 4 years ago

A survey published on Sunday by MaltaToday showed a massive drop in the polls for the Labour Party. The survey follows the recent damning hospitals' deal judgement that has rocked the country. It...

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