TMID Editorial: Education – A challenging year
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 08:29
Last update: about 6 years ago
Another scholastic year has come to an end. Thousands of children can now look forward to a summer of fun, playing and staying up longer than usual until they return to their classes in...
TMID Editorial: Education - A worrying statistic
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 10:00
Last update: about 6 years ago
A very worrying statistic emerged this week on Eurostat, revealing that Malta had the highest amount of early school leavers in the European Union in 2020. In 2020, the highest shares of early...
TMID Editorial: Summer – Behaviour on beaches
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 07:51
Last update: about 6 years ago
With the scholastic year coming to an end, and with temperatures rising, more and more people will be flocking to the seaside for a swim and for, hopefully, a breeze. It is that time of the year...
TMID Editorial: Language - Maltese is alive and well
Monday, 28 June 2021, 09:30
Last update: about 6 years ago
It was very heartening to see the results of a survey carried out by the National Council for the Maltese Language and the Department of Maltese within the University of Malta in collaboration with...
TMIS Editorial: FATF grey listing: Buck stops with the PM
Sunday, 27 June 2021, 11:00
Last update: about 6 years ago
On Friday, the reasons for Malta’s grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force became clearer. The global anti-money laundering watchdog said that Malta made good progress in this field but,...
TMID Editorial: Feeling the heat? Get used to it
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 11:13
Last update: about 6 years ago
It’s been a bit difficult to ignore the fact that Malta, right in cue with the start of summer, is going through an almighty heat wave. With temperatures hitting the 40.2 degrees Celsius...
TMID Editorial: Grey listing - The road ahead
Friday, 25 June 2021, 08:20
Last update: about 6 years ago
The global financial watchdog’s decision to grey list Malta on Wednesday came as no surprise to anyone. The writing was on the wall. Despite the government’s best efforts to lobby in...
TMID Editorial: Euro 2020 - Of skin colour and surnames
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 09:11
Last update: about 6 years ago
In 1978, Viv Anderson became the first black footballer to play for England. It was a huge breakthrough and, when it happened, the English media had given it great importance. Anderson earned 30 caps...
TMID Editorial: Lawyers - Duties yes, but also responsibility
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 08:11
Last update: about 6 years ago
The Chamber of Advocates has felt the need, once again, to issue a statement expressing its disappointment that lawyers were still the subject of attacks “in sections of the media” and...
TMID Editorial: SLAPP lawsuits - Time for action
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 12:03
Last update: about 6 years ago
It was great to hear that EU institutions are taking the issue of SLAPP lawsuits seriously, and seem to be working on ways to tackle this issue. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public...