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When they shine, the country shines | Owen Bonnici

Owen Bonnici

I am lucky to meet and be inspired by these people every day. I confess that, every time I meet them, I strengthen my will to work harder to create more opportunities for these...

A guide to action: Malta’s fight against gender-based violence | Charmaine Mangion

Public awareness campaigns have been instrumental in educating communities about gender-based violence

Michael Falzon

It seems that at the moment there is a combination of circumstances that has given the US a stronger hand in its dealings with Malta that has been accused of...

It seems that at the moment there is a combination of...

‘Winning by default’ is no longer an option

Raphael Vassallo

But no matter: even if the debate proved entirely useless when it came to...

But no matter: even if the debate proved entirely useless...

Only the lonely: the tragedy of the elderly dying alone

Josanne Cassar

For all our talk about mental health awareness, surely it should be obvious...

For all our talk about mental health awareness, surely it...

Saviour Balzan

We need change, but more important than change, we need politicians with substance, men and women with ideology and moral standing, to stand and speak out...

We need change, but more important than change, we need...

After the pandemic, those with a second language stand to gain | Mario Pace

Multilingualism is key for national and international collaboration as we emerge from an environment of quarantine and isolation

Multilingualism is key for national and international...

Challenging stereotypes of LGBTIQ+ persons is vital | Renée Laiviera

More efforts are needed to ensure that every person is fully respected...

More efforts are needed to ensure that every person is...

If it’s ‘not about Moneyval’... then why are we even discussing it?

Raphael Vassallo

All things considered, then: I’d much rather we failed this test, and face the consequences we so richly deserve… than pass it so...

All things considered, then: I’d much rather we...

Bernard Grech

A united and credible Nationalist Party is the greatest contribution we can...

A united and credible Nationalist Party is the greatest...

Why I am going to choose Adrian Delia | Andre Grech

Adrian Delia was not given the best opportunity to bring about the change...

Adrian Delia was not given the best opportunity to bring...

Religio et Patria 2.0: how the PN can once again be a driving force for change

Peter Agius

The PN has in the past been tested and sometimes found ill-prepared on ethical issues and civil liberties… personal Christian values should guide...

The PN has in the past been tested and sometimes found...

Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly

Michael Falzon

Can this or a future government dissolve the contract with Electrogas –...

Can this or a future government dissolve the contract with...

Raphael Vassallo

More illegal hunting, more massacres of protected birds… and, I fear, more complacency from a general public lulled into believing that all those...

More illegal hunting, more massacres of protected...

100 ideas to inspire change and progress inside Labour

Lydia Abela

It is time our nation makes the next leap forward: improving our natural...

It is time our nation makes the next leap forward:...

Do we measure politicians by our own yardstick?

Josanne Cassar

The notion that taking a slice of the pie is completely unacceptable, not to...

The notion that taking a slice of the pie is completely...

Schools must open, the unions must back down

Saviour Balzan

The confusion of messages on the scale of precautions was first exacerbated by...

The confusion of messages on the scale of precautions was...

Raphael Vassallo

Keith Schembri’s arrest cannot be held up as any form of instant validation of the state of health of our country’s institutions. For that, the...

Keith Schembri’s arrest cannot be held up as any form...

Let’s make change happen | Ursula von der Leyen

We have the opportunity to do more than simply repairing our economy: we can...

We have the opportunity to do more than simply repairing...

Plastic bottle recycling: a significant culture change

Aaron Farrugia

On all levels, the introduction of this scheme stands as a testament to our...

On all levels, the introduction of this scheme stands as a...