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Malta’s misfiring of Organic Food Action Plan

Arnold Cassola

If a bill were drawn up for branding, events and sponsored content costs, it would, in all likelihood look like the elephant that has given birth to a mouse

What Celebrity Traitors can teach us about group think and human behaviour

Josanne Cassar

I couldn’t help but draw parallels with the way groups of people are often swayed to think one way or another on current issues, if there is someone loudly persuasive and...

Rosette Thake

Justice is not a luxury. It is the oxygen of democracy. When it is absent, the whole system suffocates. There is still time to change. But not without...

Justice is not a luxury. It is the oxygen of democracy....

Broken promises, crumbling heritage: Gozo deserves more than press conferences | Luke Said

The Gozo ministry has every instrument it needs. What it lacks is resolve

The Gozo ministry has every instrument it needs. What it...

Change is possible; let’s continue delivering it

Miriam Dalli

This new ranking is a proud moment but it is not the destination. Progress must...

This new ranking is a proud moment but it is not the...

Josanne Cassar

Yet, if that happens, it will be precisely this which will be their downfall, because if you have no real purpose when you wake up in the morning, no amount of...

Yet, if that happens, it will be precisely this which will...

Keeping our seas safe and respectful | Captain Fritz Farrugia

Malta’s maritime future depends not just on regulation but on collective...

Malta’s maritime future depends not just on...

Mariella Dimech

Social issues do not make money. However, social and effective health services that are held accountable with the right monitoring tools, will create a healthy...

Social issues do not make money. However, social and...

Mariella Dimech

Social issues do not make money. However, social and effective health services that are held accountable with the right monitoring tools, will create a healthy...

Social issues do not make money. However, social and...

The EU should be built around its people

Thomas Bajada

I have said this many times before in the European Parliament, even at the risk of sounding dissonant when defence spending dominated the agenda—I do not...

I have said this many times before in the European...

Heatwaves and the elderly: A silent threat we can prevent | Alexander Attard

Relatives of older persons should ensure their loved ones maintain adequate hydration and should regularly check in on their status during heat waves

Relatives of older persons should ensure their loved ones...

Patrick Calleja

In an interview to the press last week, Abela admitted that the amended legislation has been long in the making but will be announced imminently. What reforms...

In an interview to the press last week, Abela admitted that...

The crucial message being conveyed by young athletes about mental health

Josanne Cassar

I am fascinated and absorbed by these stories of athletes who have crushing setbacks in their career, but recognise they have a problem which will not go away...

I am fascinated and absorbed by these stories of athletes...

The power of a political comeback: Why Adrian Delia’s return could revitalise the PN | Andre Grech

And Delia wouldn’t be alone. History is filled with political figures who seemed finished, only to return and write their most defining chapters

And Delia wouldn’t be alone. History is filled with...

The PN my generation has never known, but is ready to build | Eve Borg Bonello

A political party exists to convert aspirations into reality. Parties that don’t change die

A political party exists to convert aspirations into...

Saviour Balzan

Last week, Robert Abela’s administration decided to absolve Ċaqnu of all his sins at Montekristo Estate in return for the paltry fine of €1.8...

Last week, Robert Abela’s administration decided to...

Rethinking assessment: A fairer and in-depth method through school-based assessment | Jude Zammit

The school-based assessment system is a planned and well-thought-out change that will improve the quality of learning by putting it in the real classroom...

The school-based assessment system is a planned and...

Turning the tide: Anchoring Malta’s future in marine research | Keith Azzopardi Tanti

This administration recognises that Malta must not only keep pace with Europe’s green and blue transitions, but must also lead them

This administration recognises that Malta must not only...

Maritime transport: A granular solution | Chris Bonett

A continued focus on improving our sea transport would also go hand in hand...

A continued focus on improving our sea transport would also...

Mark Said

Successfully realised with no overtones of corruption suspicions or bad governance, the project has the potential to turn out to be a game-changer for...

Successfully realised with no overtones of corruption...