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global economy, the traditional dichotomy between technical and so-called "soft" skills has increasingly become outdated and irrelevant.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....