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The pros and cons of electronic monitoring

Sunday, 23 May 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

Malta is the latest country toying with this concept. Although  studies in many countries have found that electronic monitoring (EM) is a promising tool for reducing recidivism and controlling...

Maltese freshwater crabs are critically endangered

Friday, 21 May 2021, 14:44 Last update: about 5 years ago

The National Endangered Species Day, celebrated on the 21 May comes only one day before the International Biodiversity Day.  These days are there to highlight important needs to safeguard species...

TMID Editorial: Covid-19 - Mass events and packed arenas

Friday, 21 May 2021, 08:33 Last update: about 5 years ago

Valletta Cultural Agency chairman Jason Micallef lamented on Wednesday that, while the Netherlands had allowed a mass gathering for the Eurovision Song Contest, Malta does not allow cultural...

Nominate an outstanding person for the JCI Malta TOYP awards

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 11:18 Last update: about 5 years ago

JCI Malta is launching its 10 Outstanding Young Person (TOYP) awards for 2021 and nominations are currently open. The nominees will be judged on their credentials by an international panel of...

The accountability of our voluntary organisations

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 07:16 Last update: about 5 years ago

In recent weeks a fresh debate has triggered yet again relating to the accountability of our voluntary organisations (VOs) currently registered with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations (CVO)....

TMID Editorial: Politics – A tale of two Abelas

Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 08:54 Last update: about 5 years ago

Minister Carmelo Abela is in the eye of a proverbial political storm. He was recently found to have breached ethics with the publication of an advert intended to boost his image rather than...

‘Diaspora, Maltese overseas settlement’

Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 11:09 Last update: about 5 years ago

Charles Xuereb "The most interesting problems facing Maltese people are probably cultural and those related to identity." This succinct judgement by French migratory researcher, Claude Liauzu,...

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