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Are we managing tourism or is tourism being managed?

Sunday, 8 August 2021, 07:49 Last update: about 6 years ago

There is a clear difference between the management of tourism and tourism management and this is really a question of attitude, experience and knowledge of what tourism is to a destination.  Is...

The impact of abortion bans on mental health

Sunday, 8 August 2021, 07:43 Last update: about 6 years ago

The debate around the legalisation of abortion has been heavily influenced by moral, ethical and religious arguments. Anti-abortion activists claim to be “pro-life” as they constantly...

Celebrating centenaries

Friday, 6 August 2021, 11:18 Last update: about 6 years ago

Last week the Dominican fraternity in Valletta celebrated the feast of St Dominic. The church was fully decorated with its treasures as it has been since my childhood days – with one major...

A tale of two nations

Thursday, 5 August 2021, 07:18 Last update: about 6 years ago

Ján Kuciak was a Slovak investigative journalist. He worked as a reporter focused mainly on investigating tax fraud of several businessmen with connections to top-level Slovak...

When fair is foul, and foul is fair

Thursday, 5 August 2021, 07:16 Last update: about 6 years ago

The inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia's death concluded that tentacles of impunity had spread from Castille. Just a few weeks ago, Desmond Zammit Marmarà stated that "the Labour Party...

Back to the Drawing Board: Urban Green Spaces

Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 08:57 Last update: about 6 years ago

If you open google maps and search for urban green spaces in the most densely populated areas of Malta, you will quickly realise that they are few and far between, considering the surrounding...

Victims’ voices lead the way

Sunday, 1 August 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

Marcela Loaiza, a victim of trafficking for sexual exploitation said that "being a survivor of trafficking in persons is like having a tattoo on the soul. No one can see it, but it is always there and...

When we think in herds

Sunday, 1 August 2021, 09:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Pierre Mallia

Re-iterating what Charles MacKay once said, with no particular disrespect to any individual but only referring to "crowds": "men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go...

The contagious racist disease

Sunday, 1 August 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

We all vividly remember England's penalty shoot-out defeat against Italy in the Euro 2020 final. Rashford, Sancho and Saka, three English "nationals" who were savagely, criminally, and hatefully...

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