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Abortion – The Culture of Death

Saturday, 24 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Aquilina

Although at Christmas Malta normally celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, this Christmas will be a different Christmas for me and for all persons of good will. We are constrained to celebrate it...

Eventful

Friday, 23 December 2022, 13:23 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

This week, it was my absolute pleasure to present with the President of Malta, George Vella, the President’s Award for Creativity to 4 organisations who apply art to the...

Catholic and pro-abortion

Thursday, 22 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Catholic politicians who approve the idea that the practice of abortion should be allowed by law must be sanctioned by the Catholic church, if I understand correctly. This though is apparently not...

Green leaders for sustainable development

Thursday, 22 December 2022, 07:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Michael Briguglio

The Government of Malta, through the Ministry for Environment, Energy and Enterprise, has launched Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategy for 2050 for public consultation. One expects that...

Environmental targets

Monday, 19 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Environmental targets as set by the EU and as they have to be implemented locally, constitute a topic that is frequently in the limelight. However, along with others I still am not clear in my mind...

Marsaxlokk’s elderly home application

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 10:13 Last update: about 5 years ago Mary Muscat

Marsaxlokk deserves a home for the elderly, but not in the shoddy, undignified way it is being proposed in PA/8310/21.  For starters, there are government guidelines in full breach, as well as a...

There is no wealth but life

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 09:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

John Ruskin, the Victorian philosopher wrote “There is no wealth but life”. Ruskin believed these words to be his most important. They appear in his last book, ‘Unto this...

Dear Robert, This is what We Want for Christmas

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 09:12 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

We don’t want a lot for Christmas, there are just a few things we need. We don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree... Dear Robert, all we want for Christmas is you......

The art of messing up

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 08:58 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The processing plant for Tuna By-Products at Ħal-Far had the potential to be a significant project contributing to the development of the circular economy in Malta. Like many other things it has...

Educating the next generation of farmers

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 08:09 Last update: about 5 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

No sector leaves an impact as subtle, and yet so relevant on our daily lives, as agriculture. What we eat, drives our day-to-day decision making: what we buy, drives an entire agricultural sector...

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