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Patients’ perspectives on active aging

Sunday, 26 March 2023, 08:32 Last update: about 4 years ago Pierre Mallia

As I begin to write this article with Euronews in the background, my attention is caught by a feature of a few elderly people in a home for elderly is Austria (if I heard correctly) who started to...

Providing a safe and serene destination for visitors

Sunday, 26 March 2023, 08:28 Last update: about 4 years ago Julian Zarb

The visitor who wants to be here will look for serenity, safety and will not go near a country plagued with political and social strife. In my last article, I wrote about the lack of hospitality,...

The NCPE – safeguarding equality in Malta

Monday, 20 March 2023, 09:05 Last update: about 4 years ago Renee Laiviera

Protection against discrimination is enshrined in the Constitution of Malta, whilst specific legislation safeguards equality rights and responsibilities in particular spheres of life.  Yet, the...

Death by bad governance

Sunday, 19 March 2023, 08:30 Last update: about 4 years ago

Prime Minister Robert Abela,  This is the second time that I am addressing an open letter to you in our newspapers. I could not help but be moved by another more important open letter written by...

A great fraud at our expense

Sunday, 19 March 2023, 07:41 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

You do not have to look far back into Malta's political history books to find scandals. Some politicians bounced back from those scandals, though, while some did not, and it is not a simple task to...

Karl Vella Foundation: here to care

Sunday, 12 March 2023, 07:41 Last update: about 4 years ago

Karl Vella Foundation (KVF), is an NGO which supports children between the ages of 5 and 17 who are going through the illness or loss of a family member. These situations affect children differently,...

Control of the internet

Sunday, 12 March 2023, 07:39 Last update: about 4 years ago

The accelerated increase in connectivity brings out again the clash of interests between the digital giants and the telecommunications operators. The Mobile World Congress held last week in...

Progressing in a regressive manner

Sunday, 12 March 2023, 07:37 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

In our Maltese society, progressive and regressive tendencies are being combined and complexly interacting. It is in constant development, in the process of changes and transition from one state to...

Providing the right experience for our catering services

Sunday, 12 March 2023, 06:44 Last update: about 4 years ago Julian Zarb

In my last article, I wrote about the issues that are making these islands unattractive and disappointing the quality visitor who would really like to be here. Instead we are attracting a visitor of...

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