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Time for mature politics

Sunday, 19 May 2019, 08:39 Last update: about 8 years ago

Politics can, and should, be positive because it is all about the way we live, the air we breathe and our future prosperity. So wherever this journey takes us, we should always find common ground and...

An end to partisanship

Sunday, 19 May 2019, 08:38 Last update: about 8 years ago

It is to be ardently hoped that the forthcoming European elections will help us start a new chapter that overrides the strictures of petty politics and re-guides Malta’s new MEP team into an era...

On friends and accusations

Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 12:20 Last update: about 8 years ago David Casa

Out of all the attacks and false accusations I have had to endure over the years, Alfred Sant’s Xarabank ‘scoop’ last Friday is by far the most inane. The first of a long series...

'Mama'

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 12:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Mangion

“When you have a mother, treasure her with care, for you will only know her value when you see her empty chair”. We hear quite a lot about children fooling their mothers, but we...

Motherhood is not holding

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 10:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Godfrey Farrugia

“All human life on the planet is born of woman. The one unifying, incontrovertible experience shared by all women and men is that months-long period we spent unfolding inside a woman’s...

Let us entrust ourselves to Mother Mary

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 10:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Bishop Mario Grech

Today, as we celebrate Mother’s Day, I would like to salute all mothers. Words fail me in trying to convey what a mother is. But it would be enough to ask someone who has lost his mother to tell...

A European master plan to fight cancer

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 10:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

Health is important for the wellbeing of individuals and our society. Although investment in the healthcare sector over the years has strengthened our National Health Service, we need to continue...

Promoting active ageing from childhood to old age

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 10:32 Last update: about 8 years ago David Casa

My work at the European Parliament has always been driven by the desire for a more Social Europe, based on a social market economy. I feel very proud to have contributed through my work on the...

Prosperity and good governance

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 09:35 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

Prosperity is derived from the Latin word prosperare which translates into a state of being where things are going well and according (pro-) to our hopes and expectations...

Malta is needed, because we punch above our weight

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 09:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

This week, ​the United Nations released a report warning us that over a million species – one in four – are likely to become extinct over the next few decades.  “Following...

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