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The big deal about no deal

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 09:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Jesmond Saliba

We are now less than 20 weeks away from Brexit, and the possibility of the United Kingdom dropping out of the European Union without having secured a deal with Brussels is a growing possibility. The...

Our two national heroes and The Kappillan of Gozo

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 09:32 Last update: about 9 years ago

In this world, there are two kinds of people my friends – those with working brains and those who lick.  For those whose brains work, it is clear that the recent news means only one thing:...

Sustainability is our way to the future

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 09:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

Gozo is fast becoming a popular venue for international meetings, with the added value of knowledge-sharing and reciprocal learning on various topics and opportunities. I was pleased to address...

The price tag on truth

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 08:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

One thing which has become painfully obvious is that if one spends enough money, then one can bend reality itself. Propaganda does not require a huge marketing budget, but it almost always has...

As arrogant as they come!

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 08:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Michael Asciak

The recent news that the owner of 17 Black was none other than Jorgen Fenech, the CEO of Tumas Group, one of the partners in the new gas fired power station, is really mind jolting. The Dubai company...

The criminal face of Malta

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 08:27 Last update: about 9 years ago

Some weeks ago, I was treated to a tirade of blasphemies and threatened with shouts that I would be beaten with an iron rod by a mini-bus driver just because I beeped my horn as he was reversing...

Good governance

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 08:26 Last update: about 9 years ago

Engulfed in the flames of a series of corruption scandals, Joseph Muscat remains as cool as ever. For him and his crooks, the stakes are high and therefore it is business as usual. To add insult to...

The testament of Saint Paul VI

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 08:26 Last update: about 9 years ago

Miya Yamanouchi, an empowerment counsellor, said: “Don't use your past history as an excuse to be miserable. Use your past as a testament to show the world just how far you have come.”...

Barking up the wrong tree

Sunday, 18 November 2018, 08:25 Last update: about 9 years ago

I refer to Noel Grima’s article entitled “'Why Delia groupies are barking up the wrong tree” (TMIS, 11 November) in which the following was stated: "Take Delia's performance at the...

TMID Editorial: Why we have become angrier

Saturday, 17 November 2018, 10:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

We started to notice that we were becoming more short-tempered and less tolerant with each other. Even the least belligerent among us became easily irritable and conversations that used to end with a...

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