TMIS Editorial: Hondoq rejection must be followed by others
Sunday, 6 November 2022, 10:30
Last update: about 5 years ago
There was a collective sigh of relief last Thursday when the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal closed the Hondoq chapter, at least for now. Only the developers were disappointed with the...
TMID Editorial: Lack of transparency
Saturday, 5 November 2022, 10:10
Last update: about 5 years ago
Government’s transparency is very much in question. We see it time and again, through Freedom of Information (FOI) request refusals and also through the refusal to publish certain contracts...
TMID Editorial - University: From chains to parking
Friday, 4 November 2022, 10:09
Last update: about 5 years ago
There was a time when students chained themselves to the steel railings that used to surround the façade of the Auberge de Castille, the Prime Minister’s office. It happened in 1977,...
TMID Editorial: Malta no longer ‘a sweet land’
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 10:26
Last update: about 5 years ago
It was 100 years ago that the national anthem was written. Based on music composed by Robert Samut, poet Dun Karm Psaila wrote the lyrics of what would become one of Malta’s symbols....
TMID Editorial: Time to save Ħondoq once and for all
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 10:47
Last update: about 5 years ago
Thursday will see another step in the 20-year saga dominating one of the last frontiers of undeveloped and pristine land in Gozo. That is because the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal...
TMID Editorial: Developers and Malta
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 10:00
Last update: about 5 years ago
Environmentalists and developers have been going head-to-head for years, is clear which side the politicians favour. Over the past couple of weeks, this newsroom interviewed President of...
TMID Editorial: Malta’s property market conundrum
Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:56
Last update: about 5 years ago
A survey, which is an annual one commissioned by the Malta Developers Association and carried out by KPMG, confirmed last week what was already quite apparent: that housing has become less affordable...
TMIS Editorial: The return of socialism
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 10:30
Last update: about 5 years ago
We had not heard the word for quite a while. It was mentioned only once in the Budget speech last Monday, but it was enough to spark its use. “Our heart was, still is and will remain...
TMID Editorial: Malta’s roads are not safe
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 09:54
Last update: about 5 years ago
Perhaps it never really was, but this year has driven the point home: from a safety perspective, Malta’s road infrastructure simply is not safe for those who have no choice but to use...
TMID Editorial: The Mediterranean graveyard
Friday, 28 October 2022, 09:31
Last update: about 5 years ago
29,000 lives. That’s how many died while making the migration journey to Europe since 2014, the author report by the International Organization for Migration said. 29,000 people leaving families...