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Mental health, drug abuse and a family tragedy

Josanne Cassar

What has particularly stayed with me, like a dark shadow which is impossible to shake off, is the looming spectre of mental illness, exacerbated by drug abuse, among so many young...

Galdes must go, but Jason Azzopardi must not be the one leading the crusade

Saviour Balzan

The political arguments against an unfit minister should be left to a political party that has nothing to hide, preaches ethics as a measure of propriety and not be dictated by a...

The world is not on holiday | Carmelo Abela

We Maltese cannot be short sighted and argue that what happens elsewhere does...

We Maltese cannot be short sighted and argue that what...

Michael Falzon

Local council elections, like all democratic elections, are unlike any other conflict because they are fought on a hidden battlefield inside the voters’...

Local council elections, like all democratic elections, are...

Saviour Balzan

If Metsola should be criticised it is not because of her disregard for ethical issues but rather for her very arrogant and egoistic decision to remain in...

If Metsola should be criticised it is not because of her...

Diary of a volunteer: On the front line of war

Christina Lejman

Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local humanitarian voluntary...

Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local...

Puff, Puff, Pass: The right to health and people who use cannabis | Karen Mamo, Felipe Neis Araujo

The ongoing challenge will be to ensure that the benefits of cannabis legalisation are shared equitably and that the voices of cannabis users, particularly...

The ongoing challenge will be to ensure that the benefits...

The cannabis reform: Are we there yet? | Andrew Bonello

Ultimately, these stumbling blocks hinder the possibility to truly promote the...

Ultimately, these stumbling blocks hinder the possibility...

Michael Falzon

The new system may be cheaper but it is badly thought out. How can the collection of rubbish bags in Sliema be tackled with the same parameters that apply for...

The new system may be cheaper but it is badly thought out....

Saviour Balzan

When former Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi – never in the mood to miss out on a chance to be in the spotlight – decided to speak his mind about...

When former Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi – never in...

Christina Lejman

Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local humanitarian voluntary...

Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local...

Sludge factories: GenAI and the mass production of misinformation

Alexiei Dingli

This dynamic approach will ensure that protections remain effective in...

This dynamic approach will ensure that protections...

Why is the law leaving me to suffer needlessly? | Humanists Malta

As it stands in Malta, the law withholds the right to assisted dying from those...

As it stands in Malta, the law withholds the right to...

A renewed approach to international politics | John Grech

The Labour Party is going through renewal. It is a party full of ideas,...

The Labour Party is going through renewal. It is a party...

Michael Falzon

It seems that the PN must have understood this by now after so many electoral disasters. So Abela’s efforts should - in theory - also take care of this...

It seems that the PN must have understood this by now after...

A renewed approach to international politics l John Grech

Malta is a small island with a big voice. Our nation stands to seize the moment...

Malta is a small island with a big voice. Our nation stands...

Saviour Balzan

Sometimes I get the feeling that our political leaders are more obsessed with self-preservation

Sometimes I get the feeling that our political leaders are...

Christina Lejman

Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local humanitarian voluntary...

Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local...

Mark Said

Unless and until the party develops the capacity to provide such moral and intellectual leadership throughout society and at all times, not just during...

Unless and until the party develops the capacity to provide...

[WATCH] I can’t go on – there is no ray of light | Humanists Malta

When someone is told they have no hope of recovery, that they are losing the life they knew and enjoyed, their physical suffering is worsened by the emotional...

When someone is told they have no hope of recovery, that...