The political debate over prostitution can never lose sight of the women and girls exploited in the sex industry.  The government is in the midst of drafting laws that would legalise, as they...

Why would a woman want to enter politics? Because it would be an ‘easy ride’ to Parliament should the gender mechanism quota kick in? I speak from experience, as a female general election...

As the owner of a small catering establishment, this year has been tougher than most for all the obvious reasons. The Pub, a business I have had for just over six years now, was forced to shut...

Youth is the period in life where one has outgrown childhood and is developing and entering adulthood. It is also the definition of being young and free. Youth is that part in life when most of...

The recent European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, conducted among 15 and 16-year-old students showed that 82% of Maltese youths have abused alcohol in their lifetime, in comparison...

The first time I set foot in Mount Carmel Hospital (MCH) as a doctor was in 2005. I was excited to finally work in psychiatry, the branch of medicine that deals with illness of the mind. It brings...

For many of us, a new year signifies new beginnings, and for some this may also mean taking the plunge and setting up their own business.   Of course, going solo may happen at any time of...

A study conducted in 2020 has explored how teachers and Learning Support Educators (LSEs) in Maltese primary state schools collaborated remotely during the physical school closure due to the Covid-19...

With the latest Moderna vaccine being approved by the European Medicines Agency, Maltese and Gozitan residents should be able to obtain herd immunity by this summer. This was confirmed by Deputy Prime...

During my time as a tourism expert on the TSG in Brussels, I was once talking to the director for the Tourism Unit at the Commission. He told me that he had come to the unit from another industry but...