Mid-term holidays: to be or not to be?
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Following Norman Vella's blog of Friday, 31 October entitled "Nhar it-Tnejn mgħandiex tkun vaganza" (Next Monday shouldn't be a holiday), the Malta Learning Support Association (MLSA) feels the...
Gender as a Social Construct?
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Michael Asciak
People of a transgender psychological bent have issues with their perception of self. They feel more comfortable being in a body of a person of the opposite sex. Transgender people need our support...
Gender equality, the facts
Friday, 14 November 2014, 08:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
In her contribution to this newspaper of Friday 7th November entitled "Ministers on bimbos", MP Claudette Buttigieg criticised this government's record in the area of gender equality on the basis of...
Exploration: The cost of landing a probe on a comet
Friday, 14 November 2014, 08:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
The scientific community leaped for joy on Wednesday night as the European Space Agency probe Philae landed on the surface of the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This is a huge achievement, the...
Voting rights: Stuck in the Stoneage
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Maltese MEPs are known to take their role seriously. Their offices issue press releases often and a substantial amount of them are important in terms of quantifying and qualifying the work of Maltese...
Humble beginnings
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 21:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Noel Grima
Two of the three religious orders with houses in Gozo had very humble beginnings - the first members of these communities lived as hermits in caves. Today, these caves are still there, underneath...
The perception of traffic congestion
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 08:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Alfred A. Farrugia There is no country in the civilized world where there is no traffic congestion in and around major cities and other localities, at certain periods of the day, especially the...
Delivery: More deadlines overshot
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 08:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
On 17 November, next Monday, the Finance Minister will give his budget speech. As always happens at this time of the year, Malta and in particular its media, will gear up to cover this event....
FIRST: Post card from United Kingdom
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 13:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Many are familiar with the age-old maxim that travel broadens our horizons. Some may think this is a cliché phrase, but it is not. Travel teaches you, opens your eyes to new opportunities and...