TMID Editorial: Government contracts - Do better
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 07:57
Last update: about 7 years ago
It is common in contracts to include clauses which would safeguard both parties from the other failing to uphold its end of the bargain. Two particular agreements in Malta are currently the...
TMID Editorial: Selmun - Restore the area
Monday, 8 February 2021, 09:05
Last update: about 7 years ago
Recently, calls have re-emerged for the restoration of one of Malta's abandoned landmarks, Selmun Palace. Over 5,700 people have signed a petition calling on the government to take action and...
TMIS Editorial: Sex abuse and omertà
Sunday, 7 February 2021, 11:30
Last update: about 7 years ago
Malta has once again been shaken to the core by allegations of sexual abuse carried out by clergymen, and a feeling of great anger has swept over our society. But will the rage we are...
TMID Editorial: Holidays and teachers – A missed opportunity
Friday, 5 February 2021, 07:50
Last update: about 7 years ago
Teachers – or, perhaps, the unions representing them – have missed a golden chance to dispel the idea, which other professions, offices and workplaces share, that they put holidays too...
TMID Editorial: Passport scheme - Time to call it a day?
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 08:27
Last update: about 7 years ago
Malta launched a new citizenship-by-investment scheme a few months ago which, it says, is an improvement of the highly controversial IIP. But its future is all but certain as the European Commission...
TMID Editorial: Prison - Tackling crime
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 07:56
Last update: about 7 years ago
A particular bit of news published this week is a major cause of concern. In 2020, Malta registered the highest number of prisoners it has ever experienced in its recorded history, with over 900...
TMID Editorial - PBS gets it wrong
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 07:56
Last update: about 7 years ago
There is nothing wrong if journalists conducting TV shows on the national station ask tough questions to the Opposition Leader when he is invited for an interview. They are doing their job when they...
TMID Editorial: Malta and the mass transport system
Monday, 1 February 2021, 09:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
The transportation situation in Malta has long been a source of debate. Most, if not all, people agree with the suggestion that, with almost a car per person registered in Malta, there are...