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I am afraid my glasses will make my eyes worse…

Sunday, 24 January 2021, 08:25 Last update: about 7 years ago

A very common issue amongst both adults and children prescribed glasses is that many of these would go days or weeks without wearing them.  Some avoid wearing glasses because they do not like the...

Coordination is key

Sunday, 24 January 2021, 08:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

The new year was met with optimism as the roll out of the vaccines against Covid-19 that marked last year, fuelled great expectations across populations. Variants of the virus unfortunately,...

Let’s discuss a Universal Basic Income

Sunday, 24 January 2021, 08:19 Last update: about 7 years ago

Rent in Malta has been skyrocketing in these past few years, but our pay has been relatively low. According to Eurostat, the Maltese minimum wage is around €777.10 month, and the average...

Who cares?

Saturday, 23 January 2021, 08:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Ivan Bartolo

A serene and just society is achieved by showing solidarity towards each other, by eliminating indifferences that may exist between us and above all by putting aside intolerances and not keep on...

Housing – Humans, not stones

Monday, 18 January 2021, 07:28 Last update: about 7 years ago Ivan Bartolo

When we talk about social housing, we are not talking about stone, but about humans. Those people whose lives are a constant challenge, with many ups and downs and sometimes bumps. Undoubtedly,...

Unlocking a better year

Sunday, 17 January 2021, 08:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Josianne Cutajar

Looking ahead is where our focus should be. The past year has been what it has been, with some circumstances bringing to light the need to be more prepared, and the need to help out certain sectors....

An economic vision beyond the pandemic

Sunday, 17 January 2021, 08:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Silvio Schembri

That nothing will ever be the same again is by now a given. However, with the appropriate actions and decisions, the current situation can only improve. Undoubtedly, the pandemic has changed the...

Giving people the right to think

Sunday, 17 January 2021, 08:52 Last update: about 7 years ago

The campaign being led by LovinMalta against party-owned media is a ray of hope in a troubled political landscape. Today, Malta is the exception when it comes to a situation where political parties...

Misogyny … erm, what?

Sunday, 17 January 2021, 08:48 Last update: about 7 years ago

Lookups for misogyny spiked 10,042% over the hourly average on 2 May 2017, after Christiane Amanpour’s question to Hillary Clinton during an interview: Why do you think you lost the majority of...

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