Lived experiences: Young and N.E.E.T. | Audrey Friggieri
Unity | This research study seeks to shed more light on NEET young people’s life worlds to inform policy decision-making about education, training, and employment during...
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Mapping geology and geomorphology to produce engineering geological maps is fundamental to any construction industry. All work performed by civil engineers involves the earth and...
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The rate of increase in union members is out of synch with...

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We hope to be much more advanced thanks to the achievements of the Congress,...

We hope to be much more advanced thanks to the achievements...

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The reliance on the visual rather than the written is a trend which has grown ever since Smart phones became all the rage

The reliance on the visual rather than the written is a...

The vicious circle of economic migration
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As foreigners continue to be spoken of in disparaging terms, and more FB groups claim they want Malta back, and as the authorities insist we need more foreign...

As foreigners continue to be spoken of in disparaging...

Getting all excited about unconfirmed press reports again, are we?
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But let’s not get too lost in speculation. In what seems to be a...

But let’s not get too lost in speculation. In what...

The ghosts of Labour past
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This is a case where heads must roll. Assurances issued – as an afterthought – by the University Rector are not enough

This is a case where heads must roll. Assurances issued...

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If – with hindsight – Helena Dalli ‘disagreed’ with...

If – with hindsight – Helena Dalli...

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As soon as your toddler toddles off to kindergarten, that is just the beginning because soon you will be faced by other options – should you send them to...

As soon as your toddler toddles off to kindergarten, that...

Topless bathing on Facebook
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Cassola is often right about many of his arguments, but if he presents them in his infantile gripe-a-day manner in the form of Facebook posts... how can he...

Cassola is often right about many of his arguments, but if...

Democracy stares down Communism
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China has global ambitions to export its ideology abroad - but is finding it difficult to convince Hong Kong of its appeal. An irresistible force against an...

China has global ambitions to export its ideology abroad -...

Sometimes, social media serves a good purpose
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Now, it is obvious that political statements on campus are not only nothing...

Now, it is obvious that political statements on campus are...

Red Alert! Citizen protesting! I repeat, citizen protesting…!
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No local ironic ‘situation’ can possibly be considered complete, if...

No local ironic ‘situation’ can possibly be...

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The immense responsibility on the shoulders of our educators is truly...

The immense responsibility on the shoulders of our...

Familiarity on a small island
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As the old joke goes: success is relative – the more success the more relatives!

As the old joke goes: success is relative – the more...

‘Changing the world’ also means changing ourselves
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People hate Greta Thunberg not merely because she is right but because –...

People hate Greta Thunberg not merely because she is right...

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Cheating, lying and deception are all around us, and it takes a lot of moral fibre to avoid falling into the same trap “because that is how things are...

Cheating, lying and deception are all around us, and it...

Marlene and Godfrey
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With Godfrey losing the health ministry in an ensuing Cabinet reshuffle, Marlene’s ire could not be contained

With Godfrey losing the health ministry in an ensuing...

Watch out for that tree
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But the trees, man those trees, they are the real trouble makers. They are dangerous, unpredictable creatures, and just keep jumping out at vehicles without...

But the trees, man those trees, they are the real trouble...