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TMID editorial: 2024, an eventful year for Malta

Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 19:02 Last update: about 3 years ago

2024 was an eventful year, a year where scandals continued to rock the country, with new ones emerging even in December. It was a year that will go down in history, marking the first time a...

TMID Editorial: Generosity and year-round support

Monday, 30 December 2024, 10:37 Last update: about 3 years ago

€5.2 million was raised during this year's edition of the L-Istrina telethon. The amount was similar, although slightly less, to the amount raised during the 2023 edition. Regardless, the...

TMIS Editorial: Past the halfway mark

Sunday, 29 December 2024, 09:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

The year that is about to end will be remembered for the unprecedented arraignment of a former Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat heading a long list which included three former ministers charged with...

TMID Editorial: Progress and the power citizens hold

Saturday, 28 December 2024, 09:11 Last update: about 3 years ago

During her Christmas message, President of Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono highlighted the importance of citizens doing their part in the protection of various elements in the country. "Those in...

TMID Editorial: A changing Malta

Friday, 27 December 2024, 11:26 Last update: about 3 years ago

Change is not always easy. While, for example, keeping in touch with constantly evolving technological trends has become easier and easier as more people became tech savvy, there are other issues...

TMID Editorial: It’s that time of the year

Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 10:26 Last update: about 3 years ago

It's Christmas Eve and, for many of us, it is the start of a week - and a little bit more - of celebration, lasting through to the New Year. If it's not celebration, it is at least a time of...

TMID Editorial: The economy remains the top issue

Monday, 23 December 2024, 10:13 Last update: about 3 years ago

Issues related to the economy remain the top concern for people in Malta, according to a Eurobarometer survey published over the course of last week. The survey found that inflation and the...

TMIS Editorial: Political repression

Sunday, 22 December 2024, 10:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

The way the Prime Minister reacted to a request for a magisterial inquiry has taken us closer, much closer, to political repression. Last Sunday, we were told that a request had been made for a...

TMID Editorial: 97,000 families needing help is worrying

Saturday, 21 December 2024, 13:14 Last update: about 3 years ago

The government this week announced that the first of two additional Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) payments for 2025 will be paid to families over the coming weekend. The Social Affairs...

TMID Editorial: Elections and small parties

Friday, 20 December 2024, 10:04 Last update: about 3 years ago

Malta’s electoral system is, in many ways, rigged in order to favour Malta’s two major political parties. The proportional representation with a single transferrable vote (PR-STV)...

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