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Malta’s future has to be digital

Sunday, 7 January 2018, 09:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Philip Micallef

In a global and connected world, no country can improve the competitivity of its industry and the standard of living of its citizens without digitally transforming its economy and society at large....

Who should we sacrifice for the New Year?

Sunday, 7 January 2018, 09:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Colette Sciberras

Public sacrifices once had an important part to play in politics. I can’t pretend to know what it was like, but I imagine it to be similar to that episode in Game of Thrones, when we watched a...

A cherished Christmas gift

Sunday, 7 January 2018, 08:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

This Christmas has surely been a great blessing to me: a friend of mine gave me a Christmas present that I truly keep appreciating for the rest of my life. I was lovingly given a copy of the book...

How I envisage learning

Sunday, 7 January 2018, 08:58 Last update: about 10 years ago

Learning should take place in a relaxed atmosphere. It takes time for knowledge to sink in and time and space should be given just as when you water plants. The best rain in Malta is the type that...

TMID Editorial: The new year’s first thorns

Friday, 5 January 2018, 11:30 Last update: about 10 years ago

Barely had the New Year's bells stopped pealing, leftovers been disposed of, and tinsel and lights taken down than the year's first thorns started to appear. In truth, they were always there but had...

Gone with the wind

Friday, 5 January 2018, 09:12 Last update: about 10 years ago Frank Psaila

In normal circumstances, it would have been foolish for the Opposition to demand the termination of an agreement with a private investor. But these are not normal circumstances, for the 'investors'...

Reforms should be handled better than this

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 12:03 Last update: about 10 years ago

Over the past month a reform was brought in, initially with the least publicity, but it now has turned out to be a quite controversial reform that could have negative impact on business in...

Why IT Matters

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 09:24 Last update: about 10 years ago

Thirty girls, aged 10 to 12, from three state schools in Malta recently participated in an interactive workshop, Why IT Matters, hosted at the US Embassy in collaboration with the Directorate for...

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