Much more to be done…
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:34
Last update: about 3 years ago
Persons with disability should be included in everyday activities and encouraged to have roles similar to their peers who do not have a disability. This involves more than simply encouraging...
Cut the waste
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:29
Last update: about 3 years ago
A plastic, round container of Vitamin D3 tablets is three inches high with a two inch diameter. It contains not quite enough tablets to form two layers on the bottom. Isn't that a waste of...
That voice
Sunday, 10 July 2022, 07:54
Last update: about 3 years ago
How modern we have become, I have been thinking. You phone GO, or Melita, or whoever, and you get a machine to talk to. If you have ED, press 1, the machine’s voice tells you. If you have...
Lest we forget
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 09:15
Last update: about 3 years ago
We should feel proud of Malta’s achievement in obtaining a seat in the UN Security Council with a 97% vote. While it is a great honour for the present administration, it is also a great...
Careful with Clare’s Law
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 07:14
Last update: about 3 years ago
I refer to a news item reporting Rosianne Cutajar saying Malta should consider adopting Clare's Law. In 2011 the high profile murder of Clare Wood led to the introduction of the national domestic...
Dainty and plentiful
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 07:12
Last update: about 3 years ago
I wonder if it has occurred to anyone in the environment and agriculture fields that the caper bush could be used for embellishment. It must be the plant that produces the most abundant crop of...
Does the Church have a role in the public sphere?
Sunday, 5 June 2022, 08:26
Last update: about 3 years ago
Last Sunday this newspaper published an interview with medical doctor and bioethicist Professor Pierre Mallia on the current euthanasia debate in Malta. One particular point drew my...
Mario Cutajar’s legacy
Sunday, 29 May 2022, 07:45
Last update: about 3 years ago
Credit must be given where it is due in spite of everything. Good leadership is so vital for the delivery of Malta's public services and former Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar fitted...