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Justice for the arts

Sunday, 13 December 2020, 07:34 Last update: about 7 years ago

Back in the seventies, the TV series “Il-Madonna tac-Coqqa” was aired and caused a scandal. A scene aired in which the actors Jane Marshall and Lino Mintoff in which the former wore a...

Tunnels, underground metros and concrete dreams

Sunday, 13 December 2020, 07:33 Last update: about 7 years ago

Covid-19 unexpectedly pushed the advent of teleworking forward by several years. Who could conceive the vision of the most important cities devoid of people and cars? If ever there was the need of...

Good governance and the pandemic

Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 07:25 Last update: about 7 years ago

No one ever predicted this pandemic. Yet today, a year on since COVID-19 broke, we are still battling a common enemy that has not only affected all strata and walks of life but stretched public...

The morning after pill does not cause abortion

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 08:15 Last update: about 7 years ago

Emergency contraception (EC) aka the morning after pill does not cause abortion. It cannot. The reason for this is quite simple really. Emergency contraception does not work once fertilisation has...

This Christmas shop local

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 07:51 Last update: about 7 years ago Silvio Schembri

Now that we have just saluted November and have moved into December, the whole world is at the doorstep of ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’, this year with a twist. A Christmas with a...

The mobility revolution

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 07:16 Last update: about 7 years ago

Car ownership in Malta has risen significantly over the years. The government has responded to this issue by building more roads and this has led to an increase in traffic through induced demand....

Moving forward with dignity

Saturday, 5 December 2020, 08:36 Last update: about 7 years ago Ivan Bartolo

e rent, pay the electricity and water bills, and above all eat. One of the mechanisms for this equitable and equal distribution is appreciation for decent work and pay, through which capital is...

16 days of activism against gender-based violence

Thursday, 3 December 2020, 07:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Renee Laiviera

Violence against women and girls is rooted in centuries of male domination. 1 in 3 women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner,...

Money where it matters

Thursday, 3 December 2020, 06:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Alex Muscat

It was a pleasure to stand with the Prime Minister and the Health and Finance Ministers as a grant of €5 million was awarded to Puttinu Cares. The grant came from the National Development and...

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