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Ecotherapy: nature can cure

Sunday, 17 May 2020, 10:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Human beings are part of the eco-system. Being in direct contact with the natural world is an integral part of our normal basic behaviour. We need to pay more attention to our natural ties in order to...

Don’t worry it’s just a few millions

Sunday, 17 May 2020, 08:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Victor Calleja

Imagine a few men and women decide to tell everyone about their good, or seemingly good, actions. They advertise on social media to make sure all Malta and beyond knows about them. Then these good men...

The virus is alive and thriving in the community

Sunday, 17 May 2020, 08:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

For two consecutive days (I am writing this on Friday afternoon and the situation may have changed by the time you get to read this article) the number of confirmed virus cases has shot up. The...

Political distancing

Saturday, 16 May 2020, 07:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

We have seen on many occasions that social distancing is not something that registers much in Robert Abela’s zone.  If he wants to have a photo taken with journalists or to have a press...

Covid-19 and beyond

Friday, 15 May 2020, 06:51 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

Coronavirus-related disruptions are giving us all time to rethink and relaunch.  Not since World War II has the world seen schools and educational institutions go into lockdown. We are...

The good and the bad

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 07:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

Since we’ve been pushing back the corona virus pandemic... for slightly less than three months though it feels like it’s been much longer... we had to learn how to live our lives...

Reclaiming space

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 07:09 Last update: about 7 years ago Michael Briguglio

Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, a few days ago, Maltese society witnessed two opposing claims regarding public spaces. Ministers Ian Borg and Jose Herrera and Local Councils Association President...

‘I have great faith in this people’ – President of Malta

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 06:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

The annual Faculty for Social Wellbeing seminar took the form of a webinar whereby the President of Malta, HE Dr George Vella acceded to a Q&A led by the Research Support Officer Samantha Pace...

A towering loophole

Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 07:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Tara Cassar

The Planning Authority received over 380 objections calling for the refusal of the 31-storey hotel proposed over the Fort Cambridge ex-Military Barracks in Tigné Sliema. If approved, this...

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