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Royal biographer Andrew Morton to visit Malta

Thursday, 18 April 2019, 10:53 Last update: about 8 years ago

Renowned writer and biographer Andrew Morton will be visiting Malta this month as he lays the groundwork for his latest book, which will focus on the life of the British monarch. He is keen to...

Surplus to deficit – long term sustainability

Thursday, 18 April 2019, 10:53 Last update: about 8 years ago

There it goes. Recent statistics confirmed what was being predicted. The government started spending on capital projects and despite registering high economic growth, a deficit was registered. Central...

The glittery side of love

Thursday, 18 April 2019, 10:51 Last update: about 8 years ago

Having performed in back-to-back theatre productions for the past two years, with lead roles in Masquerade's Amadeus, the original musical Hush, The Crucible, Baxx Baxx and Ninu, Maltese actor and...

The middle ground

Thursday, 18 April 2019, 08:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Tonio Fenech

Wise Solomon had a very though decision to make when confronted with two women claiming to be the mother of a surviving baby, after one mother lost her newly born at sleep.  Solomon sought the...

Cherishing the first half of the Holy Week

Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 11:25 Last update: about 8 years ago

  Now that the Holy Week has started, precisely on Palm Sunday, it is important to see how the liturgy, especially the office of readings, helps us appreciate all the more the powerful...

TMID Editorial: Justices delayed is justice ensured

Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 11:17 Last update: about 8 years ago

The adage goes to the effect that justice delayed is justice denied, but with the government apparently about to make a number of judicial appointments before it implements the Venice...

TMID Editorial: Infrastructure - Deaths on the road

Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 12:51 Last update: about 8 years ago

It has long been a hallowed Maltese tradition that a new road needs to be ‘christened’ with blood before it can really be used. Whether true or not, the past weekend has been a really...

On air quality

Monday, 15 April 2019, 10:25 Last update: about 8 years ago David Casa

Air pollution is a hidden killer that is getting more lethal by the day. It is all around us and nobody is safe from it. It is worrying to know that Malta suffers some of the worst air pollution in...

TMID Editorial: Greasing palms Sunday

Monday, 15 April 2019, 10:19 Last update: about 8 years ago

Liturgically speaking, it was Palm Sunday yesterday. But in Malta's convoluted media, it was more like Greasing palms Sunday. The day began with a vicious spat between two of Malta's three...

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