TMID Editorial: The Covid-19 yo-yo continues
Friday, 17 June 2022, 09:44
Last update: about 5 years ago
It’s been two years and three months since Malta registered its first Covid-19 case. We have since learnt to understand that the virus comes in waves. In the first few months of the...
When neutrality is worse than belligerence
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 09:57
Last update: about 5 years ago
Mark Said
When delivering the “speech from the throne” on the occasion of the opening of parliament, President Vella appeared to redefine the concept of our neutrality. He specifically stated...
TMID Editorial: Valletta should not become another Paceville
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 09:46
Last update: about 5 years ago
For years on end we all wondered why Valletta, our capital city, went to sleep at 7pm when the shops closed and all the workers returned home. We questioned why, whereas other European capital...
The weight of Z on the Russian nation
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 09:17
Last update: about 5 years ago
Almost eighty years ago, after the end of the Second World War, what was left of the German nation experienced an unprecedented sense of enmity, resentment, and hostility as a result of the atrocities...
TMID Editorial: Malta and the grey list
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 08:33
Last update: about 5 years ago
The coming days could be defining for Malta and the prospects of a couple of its major economic sectors, as the Financial Action Task Force is expected to meet and – possibly – decide to...
TMID Editorial: When the people have to step in
Monday, 13 June 2022, 09:45
Last update: about 5 years ago
The government is there, amongst many other things, to ensure justice for the people. To ensure that what is rightfully theirs remains rightfully theirs. To ensure that things which belong...
A new pact for European Islands
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 16:59
Last update: about 5 years ago
Josianne Cutajar
This week I was honoured with an overwhelming majority vote in favour of the Islands and Cohesion Policy Report, a file which I worked directly upon as a negotiator on behalf of the Socialists. We are...
Being responsible – Civic pride is essential for tourism
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 16:57
Last update: about 5 years ago
Julian Zarb
In my last article, I wrote about the importance of hospitality and service as important qualities for tourism, I am still not convinced that these islands can attract the tourist who WANTS to be...
TMIS Editorial - Parliament: Speak less, say more
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 10:30
Last update: about 5 years ago
Last Monday the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anglu Farrugia, spoke about the need to use parliamentary time in the most efficient way possible. In his address to commemorate the Sette...