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TMID Editorial: Covid-19 – Four per cent is not a joke

Friday, 19 February 2021, 08:26 Last update: about 7 years ago

This week we surpassed 20,000 cases of Covid-19, and it does not look likely that the wave will subside anytime soon. With a population of 500,000, this is four per cent of the total, not a small...

TMID Editorial: Road-widening destruction - Stop the impunity

Thursday, 18 February 2021, 08:58 Last update: about 7 years ago

Our country is being torn apart by authorities like Infrastructure Malta and only a handful of people are showing the courage to speak up and try to stop the senseless destruction of green and open...

TMID Editorial: Common sense – The doctor and the clamped car

Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 08:07 Last update: about 7 years ago

There are stories which take journalists hours, if not days, to investigate and write, but the impact among readers, in spite of the enormity of the revelations, is limited when compared to the amount...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 - Stop celebrating

Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 09:19 Last update: about 7 years ago

We Maltese love celebrating. When our political party holds a mass meeting or wins some form of election, when it is our village feast and, of course, when our football team wins. Most people...

TMID Editorial: Pets - The exotic animal question

Monday, 15 February 2021, 10:23 Last update: about 7 years ago

The keeping of exotic animals as pets is one that brings about strong feelings from both sides of the argument. Recently, the authorities found two foxes, dead, in the streets of Zebbug. These...

TMIS Editorial - Judiciary: A chance to get it right

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 11:00 Last update: about 7 years ago

The government has issued a public call for the appointment of four new judges and will shortly be issuing a similar call for the appointment of new magistrates.  This is a very welcome...

TMID Editorial: Government appointments - A lack of meritocracy

Saturday, 13 February 2021, 07:21 Last update: about 7 years ago

One of the major stories in the news this past week was the appointment of a 19-year-old local councillor who represents the Labour Party to the Board of Governors on FinanceMalta. Carlos Zarb is...

TMID Editorial: 400,000 vehicles - The chaos of Maltese roads

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 08:05 Last update: about 7 years ago

The number of vehicles on Maltese roads shot up to above 400,000 for the first time in history, according to statistics released by the National Statistics Office. A number of things will pass...

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