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From heartbreak to braveheart

Sunday, 5 April 2020, 09:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Charles Flores

In the past month or so, watching television and browsing the social media have truly become a painful experience for most people, even those addicted to war films and detailed, colour-added footage...

There is one tree left and yet we chop it down

Sunday, 5 April 2020, 09:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Victor Calleja

Dear Mr Fearne You don’t know me. And, in these horrendous circumstances, I doubt whether you care much about what I have to tell you.  The optimist in me, however, feels that a few...

Brave words as curve edges up

Sunday, 5 April 2020, 08:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

'Malta is bigger than Covid-19' said prime minister Robert Abela a few hours ago. Famous statements along the line of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump before the horrendous reality made them go...

Less tantrums, more democracy

Saturday, 4 April 2020, 08:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

During this testing time of social distancing, falling ill, directives calling upon us to do our part and self-isolate, keep a sane home-life with children at home or getting to grips with new...

Reaching out

Friday, 3 April 2020, 07:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

In these extraordinary days we are facing as a country, I am really proud of the sterling work being done by all educators who are doing their utmost to continue providing our students with the...

Those who do not comply

Thursday, 2 April 2020, 08:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

By now, the dangers posed by the novel Coronavirus pandemic that has really gone worldwide, are so wellknown that all of us – including the totally dumb – comprehend how deadly it can be....

Coronavirus, economy and polity

Thursday, 2 April 2020, 07:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Michael Briguglio

The European Trade Union Confederation has reported that at least one million workers have lost their jobs in the Europe during the past two weeks. This figure has been dubbed the tip of the iceberg...

‘Social distancing’: This pain has existed forever

Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 06:44 Last update: about 7 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I can only imagine the pain and suffering that so many people are experiencing as one public health directive after another exhorts for social distancing. The need to be together is evident in the...

Prioritizing permits over the public

Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 07:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Tara Cassar

When the news of local Covid-19 cases broke and all were being advised to practice social distancing, members of the public were understandably shocked by the Planning Authority’s insistence on...

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