The Malta Independent 11 September 2024, Wednesday
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A medical system under stress

Sunday, 8 September 2024, 07:46 Last update: about 3 days ago

This week, I was shocked to read a testimonial of a Maltese doctor who works in the Emergency department at Mater Dei, in the wake of the passing of Stephen Mangion, a police officer who suffered a...

Changing the way politics is done

Sunday, 8 September 2024, 07:35 Last update: about 3 days ago Michael Asciak

For the government to overrule a local authority and force its opinion down their throat forcefully, is not a good way to do politics nor in the interest of the common good, which should be the final...

What we may learn from the Paris Olympic Games

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:31 Last update: about 18 days ago Michael Asciak

Now that the Olympic Games have come and gone and now that things have simmered down, one can revisit the event in the opening ceremony that caused a stir amongst many Christians. This was a tableau...

We need a culture change

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:27 Last update: about 18 days ago

We are once again in a very sad place. Once again, the country has had to salute one of its daughters, who was snatched at her prime, way too early.  Nicolette Ghirxi was murdered in her...

The skill to succeed

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 15 days ago

In today's rapidly evolving global economy, the traditional dichotomy between technical and so-called "soft" skills has increasingly become outdated and irrelevant. The term "soft skills" was used to...

Waking up to the dangers of over tourism

Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:04 Last update: about 23 days ago Julian Zarb

  This week the news was, primarily, dominated by statements by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) concerning over-tourism and unsustainable policies to tourism development....

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