The importance of community
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 08:40
Last update: about 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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...
TMID Editorial - Malta and religion: a changing relationship?
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 09:31
Last update: about 5 years ago
One of Malta’s most significant claims to fame has always been its intense connection with the Catholic faith. The country has been known for its churches, for its religious feasts,...
TMID Editorial: Need for across-the-board salary review
Friday, 10 June 2022, 09:37
Last update: about 5 years ago
Over 2,600 people in Malta earn a minimum wage, a parliamentary question revealed this week. That number may not sound like much when one considers that Malta’s full-time workforce is...
Unacceptable court delays
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 11:15
Last update: about 5 years ago
Mark Said
We have dangerously grown accustomed to accepting and tolerating court delays with the consequence of delaying justice and, worse still, denying justice. The situation now appears to be verging on the...
TMID Editorial: We should all be ashamed
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 10:13
Last update: about 5 years ago
A statement issued last Saturday afternoon by Nature Trust probably went unnoticed by many as Malta was hooked on what was happening in the limits of Mosta where yet another serious accident in a...