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TMID Editorial: Navalny’s spirit will live on

Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 09:45 Last update: about 3 years ago

The death of Alexei Navalny reverberated around the world on Friday. The 47-year-old Russian, described as the main opponent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in a prison where he was...

TMID Editorial: Local council elections

Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 10:57 Last update: about 3 years ago

The EU and local council elections in June are around four months away. So far, the focus has mainly been on the EU elections, but the election of local councillors is also important. Ensuring...

TMID Editorial: Teachers

Monday, 19 February 2024, 10:22 Last update: about 3 years ago

During an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, the Director General of the Secretariat for Catholic Education Ian Mifsud explained that Church schools face difficulties in recruiting...

TMIS Editorial: Bartolo, Grech forced to surrender

Sunday, 18 February 2024, 10:28 Last update: about 3 years ago

Finally, after two years of secrecy, foot stamping, resistance to the obvious and court action at the expense of the taxpayer, the Malta Film Commission – hand in hand with the Tourism Ministry...

TMID Editorial: The social media factor

Saturday, 17 February 2024, 11:30 Last update: about 3 years ago

The more time passes, the more people seem to become dependent on social media. One can see so many walking with their mobile phones in their hand, scrolling up and down to check what is taking...

TMID Editorial: A first step for Gozo

Friday, 16 February 2024, 10:03 Last update: about 3 years ago

The Planning Authority made an announcement earlier this week, that it will now require unpainted and unrendered lower globigerina limestone (franka softstone) on the street façade of...

TMID Editorial: Tourism and sustainability

Thursday, 15 February 2024, 09:50 Last update: about 3 years ago

The numbers have started to grow again and the question is: will they become too much? This week we learnt that the number of tourists who visited Malta in 2023 was a record figure, exceeding the...

TMID Editorial: Carnival’s plight

Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 11:40 Last update: about 3 years ago

Carnival activities are over and, it’s almost needless to say, they were affected by inclement weather. Our climate gives us mild winters – and this year it is even milder than the...

TMID Editorial: A small world

Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 10:54 Last update: about 3 years ago

The world is connected today more than it has ever been before. Over the years, the way people could interact online has changed. At first, people would use emails, forums and comment sections beneath...

TMID Editorial: Migrants and exploitation

Monday, 12 February 2024, 12:21 Last update: about 3 years ago

We have heard and read a lot about the increase in Malta’s population in the last few years, and debates – even at a political level – on immigration and on what...

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