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Back to school
The new scholastic year is upon us. We will soon be seeing vans and coaches full of students. Children and youths will be waking up in the early hours to…
Safe spaces for youths on the job market
A recent study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on youths and the future of work looked at how youths envisage their working lives within the next 10 years. Many of those…
Get off Facebook!
Stop and think a minute. How much time do you spend on social media? If you had to quantify the time in hours, would you have been able to do something else…
We need to control the noise pollution surrounding us
Our sense of hearing evolved so that humans could be alerted to changes in their environment. The sense of hearing, however, is one of the senses that humans cannot switch…
Need to increase efforts to stop human trafficking in the Mediterranean
The illegal human trafficking crisis in the Mediterranean is an international responsibility that should be shared. It calls for complex mix of efforts. The immigrant situation is an exceptional situation…
How great it is to give!
Let’s get to the point. Everyone talks about change. Not only small changes, but sudden and unexpected, quite drastic, changes which people seem to want. How many of us are ready…
Increased safety needed on our roads
Traffic accidents on our roads continue to increase. Reports of people driving under the influence of alcohol, underage driving, careless and reckless driving and grave or fatal accidents keep hitting…
We need to reduce road pollution
Global warming threatens our health, damages national security and threatens other basic human needs. Some of the effects, such as high temperatures, rising sea levels, floods and droughts are already…
We need to pay more attention to carers
“Let’s take care of our carers!” How often have we read or heard these words with reference to healthcare professionals? It is a good sentiment, but how can it be fulfilled in light of the complexities of…
Are we working to live or living to work?
Studies show that many workers are not using up the annual leave they are entitled to. Don’t you think it is crazy to be so fixated on work when we do not need to…