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Give the Constitution back to the people

Sunday, 29 September 2019, 08:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

Politics is fraught with storms in teacups but, whether accidental or intentional, one must look beyond them. Away from the topical chit-chat, the real and pressing issues remain, undiminished in...

Overdue compensation to National Bank of Malta shareholders

Sunday, 29 September 2019, 08:49 Last update: about 8 years ago

My article with the above-mentioned heading (TMIS 8 September) was intended to be my last one in this saga. However, I am constrained to respond to the latest article by Piero Ugolini and Richard Nun...

TMID Editorial: Brexit – Time is running out

Saturday, 28 September 2019, 09:36 Last update: about 8 years ago

Britain is slated to leave the European Union on 31 October, but whether this will actually happen and, more importantly, how it will take place is still very much a big question. The EU already...

Challenges/possibilities for the teaching profession

Friday, 27 September 2019, 13:38 Last update: about 8 years ago

Before we speak of challenges teachers face in performing their work we first need to celebrate the great gift of having this tremendous influence on the lives of children. Studies show that the...

Gozo on Independence Day

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 16:25 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

Yesterday I was having a coffee with two Gozitans and two Maltese in Ljubljana, Slovenia. We were fresh out of the life-changing youth exchange in the Slovenian countryside, Let’s Grow. Sitting...

TMID Editorial: Politics – What future for small parties

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 10:50 Last update: about 8 years ago

The 2017 election broke the status quo that had dominated Maltese politics since Independence. For the first time in 50 years, a third party had made it to the House of Representatives. The...

Men sitting around

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 10:16 Last update: about 8 years ago

Every day, summer or winter, in towns and in villages, one sees a great amount of men sitting around, doing nothing except chatting or some of them staring into empty space. One would like to...

MY JOURNEY: Our Collective Moral Purpose

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 09:05 Last update: about 8 years ago

The objective of the Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE) is to provide present and future generations with the necessary skills and talents for active citizenship and employability, in the...

TMID Editorial: Migration Summit - ‘Voluntary’ won’t work

Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 10:18 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Interior Ministers of four countries including Malta, as well as the European Commissioner for Migration and the Finnish Prime Minister, whose country currently holds the EU Presidency, announced...

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