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TMID Editorial: The death of Pope Francis

Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 13:24 Last update: about 2 years ago

Easter Monday brought with it the sorrowful news that Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. "At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire...

TMID Editorial: Effective deterrents

Monday, 21 April 2025, 11:38 Last update: about 2 years ago

It’s not the first time this newspaper has written about the need for proper enforcement and deterrents against planning irregularities, and unfortunately it probably won’t be the last...

TMIS Editorial: Palaces for thieves, prisons for the poor

Sunday, 20 April 2025, 09:45 Last update: about 2 years ago

"You put the small thief in prison, but the big thief lives in a palace," Graham Greene, a British writer and journalist, once wrote. Greene's words may have been penned decades ago, but their...

TMID Editorial: The PN is its own worst enemy

Saturday, 19 April 2025, 08:46 Last update: about 2 years ago

The Nationalist Party biggest task at hand is to make itself seem electable: to make people believe that it can be an alternate government to the Labour Party's administration. Political surveys...

TMID Editorial: The night of the betrayal

Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10:10 Last update: about 2 years ago

The betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot is one of the most significant and sombre events in Christian theology and history. It is a moment that has been depicted in countless works of art, literature,...

TMID Editorial: Downsizing Malta’s public sector

Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 08:28 Last update: about 2 years ago

The newly-elected president of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, William Spiteri Bailey, has reiterated long-standing concerns about the excessive size of Malta's public sector. Echoing the chamber's...

TMID Editorial: Agreement at MCAST

Monday, 14 April 2025, 11:01 Last update: about 2 years ago

The news last week that the Malta Union of Teachers concluded negotiations with the Government on the new Collective Agreement at MCAST, is most welcome. The union said, on Thursday, that...

TMID Editorial: A vision for the next 25 years

Saturday, 12 April 2025, 12:25 Last update: about 2 years ago

The government launched the Malta Vision 2050, a document which includes 90 macro-measures. Among other things, the government also proposes changing the way the government measures success,...

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