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TMID Editorial: The runaway Brexit train

Monday, 4 February 2019, 10:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

One can just look at the news – Barclays Bank relocates to Ireland, Nissan decides to build its new car outside of the UK, there are plans to airlift the Queen to safety if the no deal Brexit...

XFactor and Maltese culture

Monday, 4 February 2019, 09:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

Many of us tuned in last Saturday week to watch the final of the first Maltese edition of the internationally syndicated show ‘XFactor’.  I had the honour of attending the show as I...

R&D: ensuring our future

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 10:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

Research and Development (R&D) is far from being just tests and experiments held in labs and in the field of science or medicine. It has become well understood that R&D is crucial to ensure a...

A price tag on truth

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 10:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

In light of the Broadcasting Authority's announcement that it will be selling radio slots to MEP candidates, I wish to discuss the challenges facing the media landscape. Currently, as critical...

Valletta 2018: Was it successful?

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 10:24 Last update: about 9 years ago John Ebejer

Now that 2018 has ended, the inevitable question is: Was Valletta 2018 successful as a European Capital of Culture? There is no easy reply to this question. To arrive to some kind of reply, an...

Innovation: status quo not an option

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 10:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Philip Micallef

When it comes to innovation, there is no such thing as a status quo - you either improve or decline relative to everyone else, and sitting in a comfort zone for too long could prove...

Land reclamation and renewable energy

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 09:48 Last update: about 9 years ago

Over recent years, Maltese governments have pushed strongly to increase the use of renewable energy. We know that for decades, our country was completed reliant on oil to generate electricity. Over...

Our heavily redacted hospital contracts

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 09:44 Last update: about 9 years ago Michael Asciak

In 2015, then Health Minister Konrad Mizzi gave a concession for the running of three of our hospitals, St Luke's Karen Grech and Craig Hospital in Gozo to a company called Vitals Global Healthcare...

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