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50th anniversary of the National Association of Pensioners

Monday, 1 June 2020, 08:55 Last update: about 7 years ago

The National Association of Pensioners (NAP) celebrated its 50th anniversary on 9th May 2020.  In May 197O a group of pensioners, most of them ex-civil servants, led by Professor Philip Farrugia,...

The World War Two Siege of Malta in numbers

Sunday, 31 May 2020, 10:00 Last update: about 7 years ago

270,000 Population of Malta and Gozo during the war. 1,581 Civilians killed as a result of enemy action. 3,780 People injured. 50,000 People made homeless as a result of enemy...

COVID-19 proves no island is alone

Sunday, 31 May 2020, 08:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Justyne Caruana

‘No man is an island, entire to itself’ − John Donne, English poet (1572-1631) While it is true that as human beings we are all dependent and connected to each other, this...

The new normal

Sunday, 31 May 2020, 08:41 Last update: about 7 years ago Timothy Alden

What is "the new normal"? If there were a simple answer to that question, then we would be cutting across a lot of trouble. Business leaders and politicians are trying to predict the way the cards are...

TMID Editorial: Badge and uniform - Proportionality is key

Saturday, 30 May 2020, 08:56 Last update: about 7 years ago

The story of a police woman who posted a video of herself dancing, in uniform on social media platform TikTok has caused quite a stir here in Malta. This video went viral after someone falsely...

SOS Marine life! Conserve natives and control aliens

Friday, 29 May 2020, 13:20 Last update: about 7 years ago

Mediterranean marine biodiversity is under threat due to the introduction of almost 1000 non-indigenous species with new species continuously being spotted. Their entry into the Mediterranean is...

Plus ça change….

Friday, 29 May 2020, 07:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Ivan Bartolo

…Plus c’est la même chose as coined by satirist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in his epigrams in his works Les Guêpes (1848). This is loosely translated to mean the more things...

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