Archive for Editorial
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…
Our society needs Good Samaritans
Last Wednesday commenced the debate on the Good Samaritan Act in Parliament. This bill was drawn up by the Opposition to protect persons who go to others’ aid when they are involved in an accident from civil or criminal prosecution. …
Is today’s society de-sensitising us?
People are not born hating others. They are not born disrespecting the emotions of people living around them and they do not grow up with a desire to…
Our workplaces are also our living spaces
The majority of the adult population spends a great deal of time at work, be it hours during the day, days in the week or years of active work. …
Citizens have an important role to play in a democracy
Citizens have the right to collectively choose their own governmental, political and electoral systems. The authority wielded by government, therefore, arises from the will of the citizens as expressed in their choice of systems and…