TMID Editorial: Clayton Bartolo and our money
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 09:28
Last update: about 4 years ago
The Tourism Minister is at it again. Asked by Times of Malta to say how much Malta – the taxpayers – spent on a lavish film festival over the weekend, Clayton Bartolo said he will not...
TMID Editorial: It did not have to come to this
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 10:25
Last update: about 4 years ago
Late last month, the government presented a bill in Parliament which aims to “provide for the enhanced protection of artistic expression and, in particular, to provide for the avoidance of the...
TMID Editorial: The COLA and the way forward
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 10:37
Last update: about 4 years ago
We have been told that we are heading towards another record Cost of Living Adjustment when the budget for 2024 is presented later this year. The chief executive officer of the Malta Chamber of...
TMID Editorial: Mr Gatekeeper
Monday, 3 July 2023, 10:08
Last update: about 4 years ago
Anglu Farrugia has served as Speaker of Malta’s Parliament ever since the Labour Party came to power in 2013. The Speaker’s position is meant to be one of great impartiality, yet on a...
TMIS Editorial - Abortion: Conviction or populism?
Sunday, 2 July 2023, 10:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
Last Wednesday, Parliament unanimously approved amendments to the “abortion law”, clarifying that pregnancies can only be terminated if the woman’s condition is “in great...
What is bioethics?
Sunday, 2 July 2023, 08:55
Last update: about 4 years ago
I vividly remember the first lecture of my postgraduate degree in Bioethics back in 2015. The lecturer divided the students into groups of four and gave us a few questions to discuss between us. One...
Clarity and certainty of our laws
Sunday, 2 July 2023, 08:53
Last update: about 4 years ago
Mark Said
No one would deny that the best law is one that is concise, clear and certain. How many of our laws come close to that ideal? To date, we cannot provide a clear and certain answer to such a question....