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The Russians are coming

Sunday, 10 April 2022, 08:49 Last update: about 4 years ago

No, I am not referring to the 1966 American comedy film directed and produced by Norman Jewison. Rather, I am ruminating on the aftermath of the current, tragic and unwarranted war raging in Ukraine....

TMID Editorial: When the good leave parliament too early

Saturday, 9 April 2022, 09:31 Last update: about 4 years ago

With the conclusion of the casual elections to fill the seats vacated by Labour Party candidates on Thursday, we now know who will make up the PL’s benches in Parliament for the upcoming...

TMID Editorial: Another embarrassment for Malta

Friday, 8 April 2022, 10:59 Last update: about 4 years ago

It was bound to happen, and it did. On Wednesday, the European Commission said it will proceed with infringement proceedings against Malta on its golden passport scheme. Malta had been facing...

TMID Editorial - Pope’s visit: The good and the bad of PBS

Thursday, 7 April 2022, 09:17 Last update: about 4 years ago

The pope’s visit last Sunday gave us the two facets of the national broadcasting station: the ability to rise to the occasion and give a splendid coverage of all that was happening on our...

TMID Editorial: The future of small parties

Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 11:23 Last update: about 4 years ago

Each and every election leaves all small parties in the same situation as the previous one. Each time they hope that they have made some inroads, but each time they end up in the same...

Love’s labour lost

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 12:16 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

This is, I believe, the standard and authoritative book on the building of bastions in Malta under the Knights of St John. It is a work of great detail, enhanced with photos, designs and...

TMID Editorial: The rising Covid numbers

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 09:23 Last update: about 4 years ago

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has announced that the government will go ahead with the easing of Covid restrictions as from Sunday, regardless of the steady rise in new daily Covid...

The 2022 general election: An analysis

Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 09:16 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

We easily forget that free and peaceful elections are a relatively recent development in our country, even when we were wallowing in political disorder and corruption. The preparations, logistics...

TMID Editorial: Heeding the Pope’s message

Monday, 4 April 2022, 10:08 Last update: about 4 years ago

Pope Francis’ long-awaited visit to the Maltese islands has come and gone.  A momentous occasion, the Pope’s visit brought a country together only a week after the divisiveness of an...

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