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They banished the pastizzi from Mater Dei!
It was some weeks ago that on every newspaper, newsportal and social media platform people were commending the fact that pastizzi were banished from Mater Dei! Not only!! Even cakes were removed. This is…
Why is the World Cup important?
A neighbour of mine asked me this question … but why? Why do you spend so much time watching sweaty men run after a ball? He cannot understand it…
Artificial Intelligence is the “electricity of this millennium”
“There needs to be serious investment in Artificial Intelligence and we need to create an adequate economy which will keep the ‘brainiacs’ that graduate from the University of Malta in…
75 new cases of melanoma a year
“There are about 75 new cases of melanoma each year, with nine deaths in 12 months being reported”. This was announced by Dr. Lawrence Scerri, dermatologist, in a recent interview with Voice of the…
“The EU is not capable of addressing the immigration crisis” – Professor Stephen Calleya
“The EU is not capable of addressing the immigration crisis” – Professor Stephen Calleya “The European Union is not capable of addressing the crisis of illegal immigration. I hope that the incident with…
“I want justice for my children” – a mother and grandmother who suffered and is still suffering from poverty
“I want justice for my children …”. This is what Jennifer Borg*, a 40-year old single mother of three and grandmother of three, who grew up in poverty and…
Obesity is costing us €36 million a year
A study conducted by the audit company PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2016 found that adult obesity is costing Malta €36 million a year. In an interview, Dr. Charmaine Gauci, the Public Health Superintendent, said that this study focused on the diseases…
“Second pillar pensions should have been introduced 15 years ago” – Prof. Roderick Pace
"Second pillar pensions should have been introduced 15 years ago." So said Prof. Roderick Pace, from the European Studies Institute, in an interview on the European Commission country-specific recommendations report for Member States (CSRs),…
What happened to the sense of respect in this country?
“We need to invest more heavily in civic education – where one learns to respect others.” So said Dr. Michael Briguglio, a sociology lecturer at the University of Malta, during an interview with Voice…
Our right to breathe clean air
“In this country, we need to take note of the air we breathe and make sure that this air is clean.” These words were spoken by Dr Martin Balzan, a consultant on Respiratory Medicine and General…