The ongoing challenge will be to ensure that the benefits of cannabis legalisation are shared equitably and that the voices of cannabis users, particularly those from marginalised...
Ultimately, these stumbling blocks hinder the possibility to truly promote the responsible use of cannabis in Malta
An initiative worth defending | Alex Muscat
We are adamant that such initiatives related to residency and citizenship are...
We are adamant that such initiatives related to residency...
‘The best in the world’. Laughable, certainly… BUT…
Are we seriously expected to believe that Malta will become a global leader in...
Are we seriously expected to believe that Malta will become...
Discrimination: the name of the game
The current mess in planning is the result of many decisions taken over the years intended to soothe the Maltese psyche
The current mess in planning is the result of many...
Is it right to terrorise women into not accessing a service available in the EU?
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Chris Barbara | We regularly take calls from distressed...
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MEP Josianne Cutajar is a Member of the Transport and Tourism Committee as well as the Tourism Taskforce at the European Parliament
MEP Josianne Cutajar is a Member of the Transport and...
Everyone but government, it seems, is finally waking up to the development problem…
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Even if it comes a good two decades too late, there is...
A serious PN own-goal
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Suddenly the PN has become more positive than...
The state of the nation could be much, much better
Governments come and go, but the legacy of what they leave behind will have a...
Governments come and go, but the legacy of what they leave...
Tunnel vision
Beyond the environmental arguments, there is little doubt that the Gozo-Malta tunnel will put incredible pressure on the country’s coffers, at a time of...
Beyond the environmental arguments, there is little doubt...
Why Malta needs a humane prison policy for a better society
Graziella Galea: We need to provide a better peace of mind, regarding the...
Graziella Galea: We need to provide a better peace of...
Maybe there’s ‘something psychologically missing’ from Maltese politics, too...
Maybe Dr Deguara had a point, after all. Maybe there is indeed something ‘psychologically missing’ from Maltese politics
Maybe Dr Deguara had a point, after all. Maybe...
The Maltese climate emergency is a joke
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All the local photo-ops and wise cracks on Facebook will...
Criminalising abortion creates ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare providers
It is about safe medical practice, because abortion is healthcare. This issue demands empathy and solutions that are grounded in respect. Beliefs should not...
It is about safe medical practice, because abortion is...
Poor Alex? MEP’s chiding was entirely appropriate
What could have been a feeble attempt with little attention and no follow-up,...
What could have been a feeble attempt with little attention...
Shaking off the two-tribe mentality
I do not know what sort of teaching in civics goes on in our schools. I expect the knowledge imparted in the subject to be intended to help our future...
I do not know what sort of teaching in civics goes on in...
Revenge of the killer trees...
Starting with the most obvious question of all: what proof is there, that ‘trees in general’ – and, even more so, those trees in particular...
Starting with the most obvious question of all: what proof...
Farewell Ġann: social justice activists, friends mourn loss of Fr Ġwann Xerri
Maltese Dominican priest Ġwann Xerri has died in Brazil where he spent decades campaigning against poverty and exploitation
Maltese Dominican priest Ġwann Xerri has died in Brazil...
We need to stop being such bad losers
It should be obvious by now that every Eurovision representative goes there to win (not just us) and a contest based on televoting is always going to be very...
It should be obvious by now that every Eurovision...
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