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A monument to Daphne Caruana Galizia

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

A monument facing Castille should immediately be erected, in memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was murdered because she refused to remain silent. Almost all who made Malta what it is to-day are...

Poem for Daphne

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:36 Last update: about 10 years ago

Written for my aunt, Daphne Caruana Galizia, one of the greatest and bravest investigative journalists in Malta, who was killed by a car bomb on Monday 16 October 2017. Her murder was an attempt to...

I wish I had her courage

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

Wrapped up in my thoughts, I stood before the Great Siege monument in Valletta, the place that has become a temporary shrine to Malta's top journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who was assassinated by a...

A life-changing praise song

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:29 Last update: about 10 years ago

Some weeks ago, after a very tiring day at Mater Dei, going from ward to ward attending to the patients, relatives and staff's spiritual needs, I had the grace...

Gaia's revenge

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:24 Last update: about 10 years ago

This year has witnessed signs of the long-predicted global warming: a scorching summer in Europe; a series of catastrophic hurricanes in the Caribbean and in Texas; and melting...

Youths for Life - the youth parliament revisited

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

Firstly, we would like to congratulate the National Youth Council for representing young people in Malta for 25 years. It is crucial that the voice of young people is heard in society, and it is this...

Wonderful tonight

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:08 Last update: about 10 years ago

I remember my mother, who is deceased, telling me about the day she came with her husband and children to our house. He went to see the sheep with his children while she waited outside in the car....

The loss of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

In 1987, Daphne Caruana Galizia’s voice started resonating more than others and grew into a journalistic force. She was a woman of talent whose art was writing. Her diligence and good work...

Foreign criminals in Malta

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:05 Last update: about 10 years ago

Whenever I hear or read about certain criminal acts committed by foreigners in our country – as we hear almost daily – I always ask myself why such foreigners, including those from other...

Something real

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:04 Last update: about 10 years ago

Our society is fast becoming one of virtual reality. We see photographs that are not real but made up to present a more pleasant picture. We chat with persons on social media whom we have never met,...

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