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A controversy worth chasing

Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 09:36 Last update: about 9 years ago

Whether it's a Facebook status or a daring play, Adrian Buckle has never shied away from controversy. Indeed, his portfolio is chock-a-block with plays that pushed the boundaries of Maltese theatre,...

TMID Editorial: Direct orders - The order of the day

Monday, 5 March 2018, 11:11 Last update: about 9 years ago

A series of Parliamentary Questions over the past few weeks have revealed how most government ministries have dished out contracts worth tens and hundreds of thousands of euro – in some cases...

TMIS Editorial: In the gravy train we trust

Sunday, 4 March 2018, 11:15 Last update: about 9 years ago

The fact that the government is employing hundreds of people in positions of trust and as persons of trust, as highlighted in today’s issue, is absolutely nothing new.   But the fact...

Powering ahead

Sunday, 4 March 2018, 08:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

The long list of positive results flooding in from all sectors of the country proves that success is where hard work, positive attitudes and determination meet together. Five years ago this...

Is ‘Liberal’ an insult?

Sunday, 4 March 2018, 08:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Is Byzantine an "insult"? Probably for the backward Normans who, engaged as mercenaries by the Arab rulers of Sicily a thousand years ago, met the Byzantines and were overwhelmed by their inexplicable...

Transforming social responsibility to social advocacy for legacy

Sunday, 4 March 2018, 07:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Jesmond Saliba

Corporate Social Advocacy is not a new entry in the dictionary of business buzzwords. It is new, yes - but it is not a buzzword. CSA is a researched area of corporate action where brands become more...

Playing monopoly with our nation’s health

Sunday, 4 March 2018, 07:37 Last update: about 9 years ago

In his opinion piece entitled "To do or not to do" (TMID, Friday 23 February), Minister Owen Bonnici defends the plan to hand over control of three of our State hospitals to a commercial company...

Blockchain – the trust (r)evolution

Sunday, 4 March 2018, 07:30 Last update: about 9 years ago JP Fabri

In 1993, eminent Harvard scholar Robert Putman published a seminal book which studied the difference in performance between cities in northern and southern Italy. Putman labelled the cause of the...

Nils Muižnieks and his high horse

Sunday, 4 March 2018, 07:27 Last update: about 9 years ago Michael Asciak

Born to first generation Latvian immigrants in the USA, born, raised and educated in the United States of America, Nils Mui?nieks obtained a Ph.D. in political science at the University of California...

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