Tackling the Comino Problem
One of our natural treasures, Comino, has been surrounded not just by sea, but also by controversy. Spunt delves into the main problem...
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- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
Treating mental health like physical health
3 out of 4 people experience some type of mental disorder by the age of 50. 25% of people living in the WHO European Region are affected...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
UnMUSKing the Problems of freedom of speech
Elon Musk’s takeover of social media giant Twitter has got everybody… tweeting. Poor word plays apart, if Musk’s Twitter takeover is a...
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Boris Johnson and the party planning committee
Boris Johnson, the UK’s Prime Minister since 2019, is currently under fire from all sides of the UK political scene. This is because he...
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Which party benefits from a low turnout?
Silent Day is upon us so all that is left for us to do is analyse the numbers we may be getting next Sunday. We will start this analysis...
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Assessing the PL’s strategy of launching its manifesto halfway through the election campaign
The PN is currently claiming that the PL was unprepared for the 2022 election, on the basis that it has not yet launched its manifesto....
- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
Cannabis is less dangerous than alcohol
A 2010 UK paper by The Lancet shows that marijuana is proven to be a less harmful substance than alcohol. To understand the harm drugs...
- Dec 9, 2021
- 7 min
Omicron: False alarm or new threat?
Each new ‘variant of concern’ is assigned a Greek letter in alphabetical order. Not every mutation of the COVID-19 virus is designated as...
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
What will happen when there is no more room at the inn?
Animal Welfare Commissioner Alison Bezzina wrote about the possibility of introducing animal kill shelters to Malta. Kill shelters do not...
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
BCRS - Malta's War on Plastic
Plastic waste in Malta increased by nearly a third over the past decade, making the island one of Europe’s worst performers when it comes...
- Oct 25, 2021
- 7 min
Getting over our crush on cars is not as impossible as you may think. Here’s why.
Free public transport for all won’t result in the desired, and much needed, reduced congestion. It is not a matter of doing away with the...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
The mass transit project: What we know so far
Prime Minister Robert Abela, promised that discussions about the possible introduction of an underground mass transportation system would...
- Sep 25, 2021
- 3 min
How the US angered its oldest ally
An Englishman, an American and an Australian walk into a meeting. This may sound like the beginning of a joke, but we now have a French...
- Aug 21, 2021
- 6 min
Afghanistan: A graveyard of empires
In defence of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in his press conference, President Joe Biden said: “The events we’re seeing...
- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
Is Messi paid too much?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have probably heard that Lionel Messi has just tearfully ended his glittering 21-year...
- Aug 5, 2021
- 4 min
At 350 deaths every year, heatwaves will be deadlier than Covid
Researchers are estimating that 99% of future weather-related deaths will be due to heatwaves.
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Vaccines are working. Here is how we know.
Vaccines are not designed to stop infections. But they're working. Here is how we know.
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
Vaccine certificates - An infringement of human rights?
On 31 May 2021, Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela unveiled Malta’s vaccine certificate system, where people who are fully vaccinated...
- Jun 16, 2021
- 4 min
Maltese Football: The problem everyone ignores
"We have failed to make the same improvements that our counterparts have managed at an international level." It is no secret that,...
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
A voter's self-defence system
Simple guidelines to make you a better voter in this upcoming election. The phones are ringing. Long-awaited laws are being passed. This...
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