Friday’s four Editorials tackle different issues, ranging from immigration to the environment, and from social conditions to sport.
The Times of Malta continues to look at the recent migrant tragedy, claiming that we have blood on our hands. The Editorial concedes that it is logical that tiny Malta cannot hold up the entire continent’s migration policy on its shoulders. While we have a legal and moral obligation to save lives at sea, we need help with three things: to be backed up with a very clear and concerted effort to track down and capture traffickers; help to relocate refugees across the continent; and a clear plan to help north Africa.
The Independent is among the first Editorials since the onset of the pandemic to discuss the impact of the current crisis on the sporting world, both from the perspective of the cancellation of all major sports events around the world and the logistical nightmare to re-schedule, but also on the financial impact on organisations and clubs.
L-Orizzont looks at efforts carried out by authorities to improve the Maltese environment, focusing on waste management, incentives for use of cleaner energy, support for electric vehicles and refurbishing and cleansing of many areas around the islands. The Editor welcomes moves by Government, that besides improving key touristic areas, is also looking at embellishing and cleaning the cores of our towns and villages.
In-Nazzjon considers the social perspective of the current crisis, with the people to suffer most being those who were already on the margins of society, those that can barely make ends meet, and for whom loss of employment means that paying rent becomes a challenge in itself. It is the duty of the nation and its leaders, argues the Editor, to provide those solutions that ensure that no one is left behind.
