Coronavirus Blog
How we rise
by Jesmond Saliba Here is a day that celebrates the power of hope – the belief that even the most difficult of…
No turning back
by Miriam Dalli In the first two weeks after the pandemic hit the EU, Member States started acting unilaterally on their own…
Let us not kill the dead
by Jesmond Saliba Death has started its agonizing walk among us as we have just witnessed two lives being snatched away by…
Today, the red and white flutters with pride and hope more than ever – Chris Fearne
An update on the infected numbers, another check on the number of high dependency beds being made available, the state of play…
The public side of the private sector
by Jesmond Saliba It only took a few days of partial lockdown to demonstrate how deeply our separate lives are connected by…
Censorship, Covid 19 and the Spanish Flu of 1918 – Lourdes Pullicino
By Lourdes Pullicino - Former journalist, lecturer in media and international relations On 25 March, Reporters without Borders (RSF), the world’s largest…
He’s only human after all… but in his humanity is greatness
by Diletta Costanzo He doesn't bang his fists on the table. He doesn't raise his voice in public. He works and does…
No time for seesawing
A crisis situation demands clarity from the people at the top of the chain of command. It is important for communities and…
How to be free in isolation – “No virus can take away our freedom to choose how to react” – Dr Anthony Zahra
Isolation, quarantine, tele-working. Our freedom of movement has been restricted. Yet, it is still up to us to manage this situation. We…
Covid-19 may also heal
For all the devastation that the coronavirus is causing, in Malta it seems to have revitalised the Nationalist Party. In the past…
Defining essential business
The restriction of businesses is a painful but necessary measure as the pandemic response strategy enters a critical period. In the middle…
Welcome to the world, Malta
It was a cold, dreary January afternoon in which Jesmond and Matthew first met in Valletta some two years ago. Both were…