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Saturday, September 5, 2026

Commentary

The scourge of COVID-19 and malaria rages on

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN THE HORRIFIC scenes in Brazil and India show people dying in the streets from the lack of preparation by government for...

Respect?

THE CONSEQUENCES of COVID-19 are everywhere and one that most people in the world have faced is lockdown in some form or other. There are...

Bill raising age of consent must be passed soon

BY SHAY CULLEN IT WAS only a few weeks ago when Annalisa (not her real name), 14 years old, was rescued by social workers and...

A sure shot idea

UNITED States President Joe Biden is making a first step to addressing gun control by requiring checks on “Ghost Guns”" not guns that make...

Restore our Earth so we can live

BY SHAY CULLEN THERE is great hope and enthusiasm among the youth for the restoration of the earth celebrating Earth Day on 22 April. They...

Stay safe and at home

DO WE  need to be "Faster - Higher - Stronger", the Olympic motto, or should we just try to be okay and healthy? The Olympics...

Godzilla will return

THE JAPANESE government is going to release radioactive water used to cool the damaged Fukushima reactors into the ocean. The water will be “cleaned” of...

The throwaway rejected street children

BY SHAY CULLEN (Continued from April 10-11, 2021) THE street children like Angelico live in constant stress, anxiety and fear of capture and abuse. They develop...

The throwaway rejected street children

HIS NAME can be Angelico, one of the 250,000 or more homeless children that live on the city streets, alleyways, in rubbish dumps and...

Women suffer from poor healthcare response

BY THE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S RESOURCES As we celebrate World Health Day (April 7), it is a must to remember that such an event is...