Coronavirus Blog
The walk of hope
Why does the picture of a frail old man walking in the rain speak to us so profoundly at a moment like…
The biggest Covid-19 victim
Let me declare my personal interest first. I've been working in the communications field since 1993. It all happened by accident. Since…
We’re not in election mode. This is not the time to play games.
For practically four weeks, my life has been immersed in happenings related to the blessed (not) coronavirus. Constituted bodies, political parties, the…
Why are you afraid?
by Pope Francis Pope Francis meditated on the calming of the storm from the Gospel of Mark during the prayer service over…
Whatever it takes
“Whatever it takes” were the famous words pronounced by the former President of the European Central Bank in July 2012 to express…
Women are shaping history
This is coronavirus month, but it is also Women’s History Month. In March the world celebrates the contributions of women to society’s…
Dear Nurses, Doctors, Care Workers; Europe owes you all a debt of gratitude – Ursula Von der Leyen
by European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen I want to start by thanking all of those who have made this extraordinary…
Coronavirus – A crisis made for leaders
There are crises and there is the coronavirus crisis. The difference with this crisis, for leaders, is that everything else – not…
Coronavirus: Let it not stop us!
by Prof. Andrew Azzopardi Dean, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta The term resilience was originally an engineering term referring to…
The spread of innovation
By Jesmond Saliba If necessity is the mother of invention, crisis is the mother of innovation. As we abandon the system that…
Conscious spending – sustaining the local economy and beyond
By Claire Hollier – Public Policy Consultant One basic economic law, that of supply and demand, stipulates that these variables pull against…
COVID-19 and financial markets
Article by Keith Zahra - CiConsulta A look at media reports on the performance of financial markets around the world offer a…