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University autonomy

Thursday, 29 May 2025, 07:59 Last update: about 1 day ago Alfred Sant

The idea that a university should be autonomous in its management so that academic standards can be safeguarded in a context which promotes freedom of thought and expression is a principle that on...

The paradox of euthanasia and palliative care

Thursday, 29 May 2025, 07:44 Last update: about 15 hours ago Mark Said

Last April, the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing launched The National Palliative Care Strategy 2025-2035. The main objective of the strategy is to continue strengthening access to...

The National Labour Centre

Monday, 26 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 4 days ago Alfred Sant

Thirty years have passed since the inauguration of the Labour Party headquarters, the National Labour Centre in Hamrun. For the planning, construction, financing and finishing of the building much...

Euthanasia: a public discussion long overdue

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 08:54 Last update: about 6 days ago Carmel Cacopardo

The current public discussion on euthanasia is long overdue, just like the debate on divorce and abortion was in the recent past. This is the result of the ethical pluralism unleashed on Malta's EU...

A state of terror

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 08:36 Last update: about 7 days ago Kevin Cassar

At Donald Trump's inaugural prayer service Bishop Mariann Budde appealed to the President to be merciful to minorities, "who fear for their lives".  "In the name of God," she implored, "have...

Prison inmates have a debt with society, their children don’t

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 08:32 Last update: about 7 days ago Darren Carabott

Probably we can all agree that a correctional facility is no place for children. A prison is a tough, intimidating place for adults most of the time, and the effect of merely entering it can be quite...

Killing me softly

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 08:30 Last update: about 4 days ago Valerie Visanich

Some argue that it is about shortening life. Others say it shortens death. The debate is complex; deeply personal, yet raises ethical, legal, and spiritual questions. Assisted dying debates are...

Ferry jam: Gozo at a standstill

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 08:29 Last update: about 7 days ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Brake lights shimmer like a slow-moving necklace across Triq il-Marfa towards Cirkewwa. Drivers scroll social feeds, anxious whether they will miss their scheduled appointments and grumble because...

Promising heaven on earth

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 07:28 Last update: about 7 days ago Mark Said

In an ideal world, an election manifesto would set out a political party's honest intentions about what it would do if it were in government. However, parties will always be tempted to overpromise to...

Three crises in a hothouse

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 07:21 Last update: about 7 days ago Noel Grima

To outsiders the past days may have gone by with nothing unusual to record, except hotter days and the annual Eurovision flutter. But for us, born or bred on this island, the past days came with...

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