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TMIS Editorial: A tale of two Maltas

Sunday, 11 September 2022, 10:29 Last update: about 5 years ago

On the same day that people were protesting in the streets, the government announced that after two years of reduced programmes, there will be a return of the Notte Bianca in full on the first weekend...

TMID Editorial: Isn’t it time to license contractors?

Saturday, 10 September 2022, 09:13 Last update: about 5 years ago

During last year’s budget reading, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced that the process for licensing building contractors should be started. We are a month away from the next budget...

TMID Editorial: COLA, energy and the budget

Thursday, 8 September 2022, 08:50 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Finance Minister has provided so much food for thought in his address to the social partners on Tuesday as the government makes its final preparations for the presentation of the budget for...

TMID Editorial: Homelessness

Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 11:44 Last update: about 5 years ago

We do not see it as much as those who have travelled to cosmopolitan cities have seen it, but there are strong indications that the numbers are on the rise. We’re talking about...

TMID Editorial: Identifying domestic violence

Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 09:54 Last update: about 5 years ago

The number of reports of domestic violence received by the Police has doubled in a decade, up from the 851 received in 2011 to 1,745 in 2021. This was reported by The Malta Independent on...

TMID Editorial: Malta and its lost sense of community

Monday, 5 September 2022, 11:58 Last update: about 5 years ago

Community has for decades been an intrinsic part of Maltese life.   Be it the sense of community around something like a village feast, or a football team, or even something as simple of...

TMIS Editorial: Another week, another scandal

Sunday, 4 September 2022, 10:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

A court of law was told a few days ago that a man felt “pressured” to help people pass the driving test because they were working in a villa that belonged to a government...

TMID Editorial: Children, follow your dreams

Saturday, 3 September 2022, 10:07 Last update: about 5 years ago

We are approaching the start of the scholastic year.  Later this month, thousands of children and youths up and down the country will return to their classrooms – be it at primary school,...

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