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TMID Editorial: MATSEC Exams - A test not just for students

Monday, 10 August 2020, 07:35 Last update: about 6 years ago

In little over a month, students around the country will be sitting for the O and A level MATSEC examinations. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic rearing its ugly head in Malta once again in recent...

TMIS Editorial: No, PM, it’s not under control

Sunday, 9 August 2020, 11:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

Prime Minister Robert Abela has gone on record saying that the situation with regard to the spread of Coronavirus is under control. We beg to differ. Malta had been close to zero active...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 - Charmaine’s unspoken message

Saturday, 8 August 2020, 08:59 Last update: about 6 years ago

Friday saw the much-awaited return of Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci on Malta’s television screens, just over two months after her last Covid-19 briefing was held on 3...

TMID Editorial: PBS – A missed opportunity

Friday, 7 August 2020, 08:46 Last update: about 6 years ago

The news services provided by Public Broadcasting Services, be they on TV, radio or the portal, have always been a subject of controversy. The slant given to news items, the importance given to...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 - Acknowledging reality

Thursday, 6 August 2020, 08:42 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Covid-19 situation in Malta is becoming increasingly worrying, with a second wave now well underway.  The r-factor is now over 1, which means that one infected person could potentially be...

TMID Editorial: Friction – Abela, Fearne and the virus

Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 08:34 Last update: about 6 years ago

So much has happened and is happening in the Nationalist Party that what the Labour Party is going through is not being given the importance it deserves. The evolving situation in the PN, with...

TMID Editorial: Malta’s political class - Clientelism

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 08:49 Last update: about 6 years ago

How often have we heard stories about people needing a job for their children approaching politicians to ask for one, or allegations of developers getting too cosy with the political class thus...

TMID Editorial: PN election - The race begins

Monday, 3 August 2020, 08:47 Last update: about 6 years ago

The PN’s General Council voted in favour for a leadership election, with Saturday night’s result being a representation of just how the party is split internally. In all, 839...

TMIS Editorial - VGH MoU: It wasn’t me

Sunday, 2 August 2020, 11:00 Last update: about 6 years ago

There was a famous (and very cheesy) song in the year 2000, by Shaggy, called ‘It wasn’t me.’ Its lyrics depict one man asking his friend what to do, after his girlfriend caught...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 - Of common sense and moderation

Saturday, 1 August 2020, 08:38 Last update: about 6 years ago

Mass events have been restricted as a direct result of bad decisions taken, greed and a lack of common sense.  Restrictions were eased earlier this year when it became clear that Malta, through...

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