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“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…
‘We must decide whether we are going to continue being greedy’ – Prof. Andrew Azzopardi
“We need to bring back ethical conduct to guide the way we live together”. These words were spoken by Prof. Andrew Azzopardi, the Dean of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, during an interview with Voice…
Teachers long awaiting respect
Graham Sansone -Executive Head (UPE) Teachers deserve to be respected not disparaged or intimidated because they dare to speak up for the children’s benefit. This statement was made by Graham Sansone, Executive…
The art of mediation
The process of mediation is gaining ground and leading to successful outcomes. Preliminary statistics regarding mediations that were brought before the Family Court in 2016 indicate that 42 percent ended…
“We need to reintroduce streaming” – a teacher in a Church secondary school
The teacher’s job has become more and more difficult and complex. Teachers today not only fulfil the requirements of their profession, which at the end of the day is a vocation and which…
“We need to strengthen the Maltese language” – Sergio Grech
The controversy surrounding the fact that the national language will be taught as a foreign language in our country has not yet died out. In fact, it continues to…