TMID Editorial: Workers’ rights – No to mandatory union membership
Friday, 28 February 2020, 09:31
Last update: about 7 years ago
The General Workers Union is suggesting that it should be mandatory for all workers to be members of a body that safeguards their interests. The same union is also suggesting that should workers be...
The right way
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 11:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Last week's announcement of the yearly results by HSBC Bank Malta gave rise to a number of comments in the public arena, mainly negative especially by those who still complain about the closing of so...
TMID Editorial: Coronavirus - Uncalled for hysteria
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 10:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
We witnessed, on Tuesday, scenes reminiscent of the National Geographic documentary series ‘Doomsday Preppers.’ People flooded into discount supermarkets, leaving shelves barren of...
TMID Editorial: Heritage buildings - Herrera is right
Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 09:31
Last update: about 7 years ago
National Heritage Minister Jose Herrera made quite a statement yesterday regarding heritage buildings on the island, and hopefully his words will be listened to by other government...
TMID Editorial: EU funds - Malta set to lose
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 08:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
A European Council summit convened last week ended without an agreement on the raising and distribution of the European Union’s funds for 2021-2027. The leaders’ positions are so far...
TMID Editorial: Malta’s hospitals - Stop and think
Monday, 24 February 2020, 09:50
Last update: about 7 years ago
The idea of three of Malta’s hospitals being permanently sold to the private sector is one that raises concern for a number of reasons. Sources told The Malta Independent on Sunday Steward...
TMID Editorial: SLAPP lawsuits - Preventative action still needed
Saturday, 22 February 2020, 08:57
Last update: about 7 years ago
The issue of strategic lawsuits against public participation, better known though its acronym SLAPP, is still a matter of concern for the Maltese press, even though it hasn’t been the topic of...