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Gender neutral toilets will not work

Monday, 7 August 2017, 07:21 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Mercieca

The issue of gender neutral toilets has now taken on the national agenda and we are slowly experiencing the introduction of this practice in Malta. This means that both males and females will shortly...

The power of the vanquished

Sunday, 6 August 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

When Donald Trump won, against all odds, the US presidential election last November, it looked like curtains for the Democratic Party, even though it had actually won the popular vote. There is...

Planning for the foreseeable future

Sunday, 6 August 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Human nature has always been preoccupied with the future. However, at times we tend not to realise that we mould a substantial part of the future through our actions today. Unfortunately, sometimes...

Putting People First

Saturday, 5 August 2017, 09:55 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

Had the 2017 election been a satisfaction survey we may be convinced that people in Malta and Gozo are delighted with their government and have been transformed into a tranquil and optimistic...

Religion closes people’s minds

Friday, 4 August 2017, 11:31 Last update: about 10 years ago Salvu Mallia

Religion closes people’s minds, when instead education should aim to open them towards the different colours of life, Salvu Mallia says today. Mallia takes a dig at both the Nationalist...

Malta’s got (untapped) talent

Friday, 4 August 2017, 08:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Alex Muscat

As a country we are failing when it comes to women in politics. The number of women in politics is still too low. I believe that we should have more female representation in Parliament, and in...

Malta is no longer a Mediterranean island

Thursday, 3 August 2017, 10:52 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

When one of my sons returned to Europe from Central America, where he had been living for a couple of years, he spent some months in Greece, on one of its many islands, before moving north. Why, I...

Street refuse

Thursday, 3 August 2017, 08:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Is it just a suspicion or has street refuse been increasing? It does seem as if it is not simply a question of an increase in volume, but that it is becoming difficult to ensure that cleansing is...

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