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TMID Editorial: The finch project

Saturday, 1 June 2024, 11:38 Last update: about 3 years ago

Spring hunting and bird trapping are two controversial issues that pop up from time to time. There are passionate people on both sides. Just this week, an opinion by the Advocate General in...

TMID Editorial: Setting the tone

Friday, 31 May 2024, 10:51 Last update: about 3 years ago

Before it all started, we all knew that the hospitals court cases would have been long, drawn-out legal battles. But few, except perhaps for the lawyers, expected two extremely long first...

TMID Editorial: Would Malta be accepted in EU today?

Thursday, 30 May 2024, 07:58 Last update: about 3 years ago

While, in Malta, a former Prime Minister on Tuesday was shamed as he faced criminal charges related to corruption, another European country, one that aspires to become a new EU member state, was...

TMID Editorial: The list keeps growing

Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 10:00 Last update: about 3 years ago

The latest in a long list of attempts by the government to use its power of incumbency has come in the form of a letter. Over the past weeks, consumers have received correspondence from ARMS Ltd,...

TMID Editorial: And so it begins

Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 07:48 Last update: about 3 years ago

Today, the first batch of those who stand charged over the infamous hospitals deal will appear in court. Among those appearing in court on charges today are former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat,...

TMID Editorial: Comino

Monday, 27 May 2024, 11:02 Last update: about 3 years ago

It beggars’ belief that NGOs have to appeal a decision not to publish a visitor Carrying Capacity Assessment for the island of Comino.  Such a report should have been made public from the...

TMIS Editorial: The beam in the PM’s eye

Sunday, 26 May 2024, 10:15 Last update: about 3 years ago

If he has not yet watched it, Prime Minister Robert Abela should find the time to see how his British counterpart Rishi Sunak spoke in the House of Commons last Monday following the publication of an...

TMID Editorial: Siġġiewi voter fraud

Saturday, 25 May 2024, 10:35 Last update: about 3 years ago

Prime Minister, Robert Abela, gave some surreal responses to questions regarding the Siġġiewi voter fraud situation earlier this week. A magistrate had conducted an in-person site visit...

TMID Editorial: Abela’s establishment contradictions

Friday, 24 May 2024, 10:44 Last update: about 3 years ago

Robert Abela has made the term ‘establishment’ his rallying cry for the currently ongoing electoral campaign, alleging that this establishment is doing everything from declaring war on...

TMID Editorial: The San Gwann example

Thursday, 23 May 2024, 10:07 Last update: about 3 years ago

It took a couple of days of public outcry for an application for the development of a huge supermarket in San Gwann to be withdrawn. We need more of these instances. Last Saturday, it was...

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