Planning a budget for a sustainable economy
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 08:18
Last update: about 7 years ago
Silvio Schembri
The recently published report by credit agency S&P Global has shed light on the long-term merits of the introduced economic measures which were intended to mitigate any negative economic impact....
Making the best out of the worst situation possible for tourism
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 08:17
Last update: about 7 years ago
Today marks World Tourism Day, which this year is taking place in a far different reality than anyone ever imagined. The upheaval in the travel and tourism industry caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is...
Change and principle come from the outside
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 07:11
Last update: about 7 years ago
The Prime Minister's continued attempts to insist on a time limit on the public inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia is shocking, but unfortunately not surprising. It is also a terrible...
The elderly in care homes
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 07:09
Last update: about 7 years ago
We are all aware that recently, we have had a spike of Coronavirus cases in the community. This has also affected certain homes for the elderly where positive cases had been immediately identified due...
Could this be the end of tourism as we know it?
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 07:07
Last update: about 7 years ago
This may sound like some apocalyptic story or the work of Francis Fukuyama but it is a thought that has haunted me now for the past month, ever since the governments across the world decided to reopen...
What motivated Jane Goodall and Emma Bunce?
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 07:06
Last update: about 7 years ago
I listened to two beautiful interviews on BBC Life Scientific with Jane Goodall and Emma Bunce. The first changed our view on chimpanzees and showed us that they have feelings, personality and...
TMID Editorial: Parliament – Italy’s example
Friday, 25 September 2020, 06:50
Last update: about 7 years ago
Over the weekend Italians voted to reduce the number of Members of Parliament, cutting down the size of both Houses by one-third. The reduction had the backing of all the parties, and nearly 70 per...
TMID Editorial: Migration - We’re sending them back to hell
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 07:51
Last update: about 7 years ago
“One night at 3am, some criminals came in our home. They beat my wife. I fought back. They stabbed me in a leg and said, ‘If you move, we shoot her.’ They kidnapped us and took us to...