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Time to rethink?

Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 08:20 Last update: about 7 years ago Charles Flores

While our doctors have been greedily looking after their own interests in an ever-changing scenario of the Maltese health sector which, undoubtedly, needs a long-overdue refit more than Malta needs...

Internet incivility – the new social cancer

Sunday, 11 February 2018, 11:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alice Taylor

Has being utterly vile to each other become the new norm? The fundamental ethics such as fairness, mutual respect, honesty, responsibility, emotional intelligence, and tolerance seem to have been...

Minister Fearne, some honesty please

Saturday, 10 February 2018, 08:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

There is but one voice at the moment to speak for the patients and the needs of the sick and that is the Medical Association of Malta.  In protecting the rights and conditions of the medical...

Of rule, of law

Friday, 9 February 2018, 07:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

Daphne's murder was probably one of the most horrendous episodes in this country’s recent history.  It shocked everyone to the core: it triggered a sense of disbelief and anger towards...

Power with no responsibility

Friday, 9 February 2018, 07:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Alex Muscat

In the film ‘Spiderman’ the character of Uncle Ben tells young Peter Parker, who had just discovered his super powers, that "with great power comes...

Dishonest questions

Thursday, 8 February 2018, 09:14 Last update: about 7 years ago David Stellini

Never in my life have I ever heard that a question can be dishonest. On the contrary, coming from a communications background, I have heard time and again that ‘there’s no such thing as a...

Freedom and controls

Thursday, 8 February 2018, 07:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

Freedom of speech should be considered sacred in a democracy. That’s where we all start from. But then reservations are raised. Like with: Freedom of speech should not mean freedom for hate...

Capital projects, planning and the property market

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 07:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Marthese Portelli

New month, new portfolio.  Last Saturday, PN Leader Dr Adrian Delia allocated new roles and responsibilities to each and every one of us sitting on the Opposition’s benches.  I have...

Social sector

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 07:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Bits and bobs from the social field: Vote 16+.   Of course people will resist and think that now politics will contaminate young people, but that’s because they do not believe in...

Eliminating harmful chemicals

Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 10:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Miriam Dalli

Labour MEP Miriam Dalli today speaks about the need for action to be taken to eliminate chemicals that could be harmful to consumers....

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