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Caring about suicide means caring about others

Thursday, 10 September 2020, 06:34 Last update: about 7 years ago

Suicide prevention remains a universal challenge. Every year, suicide is among the top 3 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages. It is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, (1 every 40...

Democracy

Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 07:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Ivan Bartolo

What is democracy? A quick search in google boils it down to four words: power to the people.  It is undisputed that in a democracy one expects to find the rule of law, balance of power, freedom...

Robert Abela’s vision for Malta

Monday, 7 September 2020, 06:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmelo Abela

At different stages of our political history, our leaders mapped out their vision for the country and garnered support for it by their supporters and the public sphere at large. It was via this...

Protecting our identity – literally!

Sunday, 6 September 2020, 08:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Alex Muscat

That every human being is a unique individual with a unique identity is an obvious statement for most people, but not for us. It is, in fact, our duty to protect the identity of the individual. This...

Circles versus lines

Sunday, 6 September 2020, 08:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Justyne Caruana

"The majority of humans see evolution as a race along a straight race track, a race they are winning by a long margin. If they slow down long enough, they may observe that the track is actually...

Malta must take desperate action to survive

Sunday, 6 September 2020, 08:23 Last update: about 7 years ago

Looking back on our country's environmental policy documents from past decades, one finds one  broken promise after another. On many issues, we have gone the opposite direction entirely,...

A brilliant gift for my forty eighth birthday

Thursday, 3 September 2020, 07:24 Last update: about 7 years ago

On Wednesday 26 August 2020 I had the joy of celebrating my forty eighth birthday! In every birthday that I celebrate, Our Merciful Lord gives me the grace of celebrating it with a beautiful...

Reshaping the future – women and girls in technology

Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 07:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Renee Laiviera

“Women will be the centre of the government’s vision to ensure economic growth…and not because they are women but because women can contribute more towards economic...

The Covid Prime Minister

Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 07:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Ivan Bartolo

The term coined ‘the Covid Prime Minister’ has to do with the fact that he faced the pandemic soon after his election to lead the country. This was his real test. In the beginning,...

Safeguarding employees and livelihoods

Sunday, 30 August 2020, 09:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Silvio Schembri

An old proverb says that, “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”. The government navigated the recent rough seas through economic support measures which are bearing results. That we...

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