Media should be well-equipped to fight COVID-19
Friday, 27 March 2020, 14:36
Last update: about 7 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
I feel it is opportune to start with Edmund Burke's quote; There are three estates in Parliament but in the Reporters' Gallery yonder there sits a Fourth Estate more important far than they...
#StayHome - It could save lives
Friday, 27 March 2020, 07:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
As the Coronavirus pandemic rages on, we are gripped by fear of the unknown. Nobody is immune to this horrid disease. Which is why the campaign encouraging people to stay at home makes a lot of sense....
A Tale of All Cities
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 09:23
Last update: about 7 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,...
Housing: An age of unprecedented challenges
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 09:14
Last update: about 7 years ago
The fear and uncertainty gripping us all in these trying times shall leave an indelible mark on the collective memory and consciousness of the Maltese for years and generations to come. The...
A medical student’s description of the Coronavirus
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 09:13
Last update: about 7 years ago
What is COVID-19? Coronavirus Disease 2019 or as known for short COVID-2019 is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is genetically similar to the SARS...
The impact of economic growth
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 10:25
Last update: about 7 years ago
Malta has experienced an unprecedented rate of economic growth which started under a Labour government since the year 2013. This growth was a direct result of the determination and foresight by...
Prostitution – the oldest profession or oppression?
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 10:22
Last update: about 7 years ago
Ivan Bartolo
Whilst we have long been discussing and commenting that our values have been lost, one cannot avoid mentioning prostitution, for the simple reason that this is one of the oldest...
Coronavirus: Let it not stop us!
Monday, 23 March 2020, 12:47
Last update: about 7 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
The term resilience was originally an engineering term referring to the ability of a material or object to be subjected to significant stress and to return to its original shape and properties. As a...
One nation – courage and solidarity
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 09:14
Last update: about 7 years ago
Justyne Caruana
‘We cannot have it both ways: if we are free we are responsible: if we are not responsible, we are not free’ – Bishop Fulton Sheen History has an uncanny way of...
Fake news in the age of Coronavirus
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 09:11
Last update: about 7 years ago
Timothy Alden
At the beginning of this crisis, just as COVID-19 had impacted Italy with a bang, a Facebook group opened and quickly gained traction to share news and information about the new virus. Unfortunately,...