Deepest Sympathy
Saturday, 16 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 20 years ago
Malta Independent
On behalf of the Council of Religious Major Superiors, allow me to express my deepest sympathy and heartfelt sorrow at the loss of our beloved Pontiff and Father His Holiness Pope John Paul II....
Motto Of the future Pope
Saturday, 16 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Irish Saint Malachi, AD 1139, made prophetic mottos of the Popes. For example, Pope John’s XXIII’s motto ...
The Terri Schiavo Case
Saturday, 16 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 20 years ago
Malta Independent
The Terri Schiavo case is on everybody’s lips and no wonder. ...
Valletta United (3)
Friday, 15 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
They say that only lawyers can change black into white. The Valletta mayor tried his utmost to put this phrase into practice (TMID 8 April). ...
Lighting Of chicanes
Friday, 15 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Reference is made to the point raised in the Odds and Ends section (TMID 11 April) regarding the illumination of chicanes, in particular, the one near St Philip’s Hospital, Psaila Street, Birkirkara. ...
Sliema The ugly
Friday, 15 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
While appreciating MLP Leader Alfred Sant’s interest in Sliema, himself being an ex-Slimiz, calling our locality “Sliema the ugly” (TMID 12 April) hurts Sliema’s residents and Sliema PN councillors. ...
Should It be …?
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 20 years ago
Malta Independent
I am not implying that it should be a Roll-Royce, a Lincoln, a Buick, a BMW, a Mercedes or a Porsche! ...
Anti-smoking Regulations
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
With regard to the GRTU’s comment that Malta is the only country to have “imposed such an exaggerated (smoking) ban”, I believe that it is failing to take into account the actions of the Irish government, which recently imposed such a ban on public ...
Thank You RTK
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
I am a regular listener of RTK but at no time did I feel so much part of the Christian community as in these last few days since the whole world got to know that Pope John Paul II’s health took a turn for the worse. ...
EFL Examination chaos
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
As candidates who took the EFL examination on Saturday, 26 March we were appalled at the light-hearted manner in which the so-called typographical mistakes were referred to (TMID, 30 March) by the Education Ministry....