When Tiana Camilleri got pregnant at the very tender age of 15, she thought her world might end there and then. Like most 15 year olds she had no way of supporting herself, and even emotionally she was too young to cope alone, yet whether...
This article was first published in FM Magazine June 2011 During a recent radio programme, blogger and strategist Alex Grech, said that “whilst in Malta blogging is still in its infancy, in other countries some are claiming that it is already dead.” With over 200,000 Maltese on...
This article was first published in First Magazine May 2011. For the original feature click here According to an article published in the American Journal of Psychiatry (2009), in the US alone up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating...
There are very few things in which Malta can compete and win hands down against other bigger and mightier countries. Unfortunately however, when it comes to child obesity, we seem to have no decent competition. 29.5% of Maltese children aged between 11 and 15 are overweight...
This article was first published in FM magazine March 2011. Do you have recurrent and unwanted thoughts that won’t go away? Is the urge to do something taking over your life? Or is your ‘obsession’ still at a controllable stage? Do you feel overwhelmed and is...
VIDEO - Malta - Sliema St Julians weekend late night street fight man beats up woman The man responsible for this managed to get the video removed from YouTube but some of us had had the good sense to download it for safe keeping. Click on the...
What would you do if your favourite radio station hired a talk show host known to beat up his girlfriends? What if it also hired sport commentators who think very little of women? Would you still tune in, or would you call the station managers...
In most countries, the age at which a person is allowed to marry is usually around the age of 18. The legal age to engage in sexual activity is usually a little bit lower, and in some countries like Tanzania, Bangladesh and India, the marriageable...
The thought of women living in an Arab country sparks off mental images of repression, Burqas and bedouin ways of life. Until the discovery of petroleum, and possibly even until the 1969 revolution this was very much the case, even in neighbouring Libya. Though most...
What is the wildest fashion item that you have ever worn? Have you ever tried on a Zoot suit? How about ten inch stilettos and armadillo shoes? Have you ever pierced your nose and ears and shackled them together with a golden chain? You might...