TMID Editorial: Defending racism
Monday, 6 May 2024, 12:17
Last update: about 10 days ago
It feels quite incredible to think that while the Labour Party grapples with a magisterial inquiry of unprecedented scope and which may well result in criminal action against three of the...
TMIS Editorial: It’s about the content, not the timing
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 10:00
Last update: about 12 days ago
The more the Prime Minister and his predecessor complain about the timing of the conclusion of the magisterial inquiry into the hospitals’ contract, the more they expose their fear of what the...
TMID Editorial: Voting for our local councils
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 12:22
Last update: about 12 days ago
Many tend to overlook the local council elections, or tend to vote along party lines out of party loyalty. But here, at the locality level, one cannot stress enough the importance of voting for...
TMID Editorial: Malta and the EU, 20 years on
Friday, 3 May 2024, 11:21
Last update: about 13 days ago
This week, Malta celebrated the 20th anniversary of when the country officially acceded into the European Union. Many will recall that day back in 2004 and the visual spectacle as the European...
TMID Editorial: Reflection
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:35
Last update: about 15 days ago
The Gozo Bishop recently delivered a homily in which he called out the race to riches. He underlined what he would prefer to see in today’s society. He would prefer seeing less beautiful...
TMID Editorial: The day of the workers
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 10:24
Last update: about 16 days ago
The day which is dedicated to all workers is celebrated today in many countries. When it all started, that is when workers felt they should take to the streets to protest about their conditions...
TMID Editorial: Widespread pardon raises concern
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 10:16
Last update: about 17 days ago
The decision to grant a Presidential Pardon to all those who fraudulently received disability benefits, even if it stipulates that they must pay back the money, is worrying. It would be easier to...
TMID Editorial: Construction sector shocks
Monday, 29 April 2024, 11:01
Last update: about 17 days ago
On Friday, the country was treated to another shock by the construction sector. The roof of a building next door to a construction site collapsed, with two workers who were on the roof falling...
TMIS Editorial: Voter abstention and the power of incumbency
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 10:00
Last update: about 19 days ago
It was not really a surprise that, two years ago, Malta registered the lowest turnout for a general election since Independence. In March 2022, only 85% of the registered voters gave their...
TMID Editorial: Convergence on healthcare
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 10:31
Last update: about 20 days ago
Prime Minister Robert Abela earlier this week said that discussions related to healthcare in the Maltese islands must aim to result in “national convergence”, particularly with...