The Malta Independent 8 May 2025, Thursday
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The importance of community

Sunday, 12 June 2022, 08:40 Last update: about 4 years ago

I recently had the opportunity to lead, alongside a colleague, weekly Somatic Movement and Mindfulness sessions to groups of adults. Throughout, I became aware of the great need for a space where...

Marie Benoit's Diary: Celebrating one birthday at a time

Sunday, 12 June 2022, 08:33 Last update: about 4 years ago Marie Benoît

When it comes to birthdays there is always one to celebrate on these small islands. Most are simple affairs: a homemade cake, a few sandwiches and a cup of tea.  It is an excuse to get together...

Embryo discard vs. Genome editing

Sunday, 12 June 2022, 08:09 Last update: about 4 years ago Pierre Mallia

Having been chair of the Bioethics Consultative Committee, and awaiting the nomination of the new, my position was always to be on a neutral side of things in order to be able to evaluate, without...

Should ‘parental alienation’ be made a criminal offence?

Sunday, 12 June 2022, 08:08 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

Parental alienation is a silent but common phenomenon in Malta that is often inadvertently made worse by the court itself for failing to address the matter in an effective and timely manner. Parental...

Careful with Clare’s Law

Sunday, 12 June 2022, 07:14 Last update: about 4 years ago

I refer to a news item reporting Rosianne Cutajar saying Malta should consider adopting Clare's Law. In 2011 the high profile murder of Clare Wood led to the introduction of the national domestic...

Dainty and plentiful

Sunday, 12 June 2022, 07:12 Last update: about 4 years ago

I wonder if it has occurred to anyone in the environment and agriculture fields that the caper bush could be used for embellishment. It must be the plant that produces the most abundant crop of...

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