European leaders, the United States, Israel and other countries all welcomed the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new Palestinian leader. They have also expressed hopes that his opposition to violence against Israelis will bring about new Middle East peac...

Over the years people have called you all the nasty names they could think of, the worst I believe is when you were accused of having made a pact with the devil in order to get elected in 1996....

Would you allow me to use your pages to say thank you to the Maltese people for their generosity?...

It is supposed to be a treat for children, one of the few occasions that they can go to the national theatre. For many, it is the first time that they watch a drama presentation at the Manoel Theatre....

The government has set the ball in motion for Malta to draft a national policy on illegal immigration by publishing its proposals and findings in a document – Government Policy on Irregular Immigrants, Refugees and Integration....

I enjoyed reading the well-written article entitled, Compromise found on eco-tax on degradable garbage bags, by Mark Micallef (TMID, 7 January). ...

I would like to express my opinion with regard to the fact that most people (middle-aged and elderly) think that today’s youngsters just celebrate Christmas by flocking on to the streets of Paceville and getting drunk....

As in previous years the HSBC Help the Children Fund, the Friends of Attard Hospital Society and other sponsors have once again been very generous in both their financial and other assistance towards the youngsters making use of the Young People’s Unit at...

The complaintFollowing the issue of a call for applications and interviews for the post of secretary to the Development Control Commission (DCC) of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa), an employee of the Authority lodged a complaint with...

Socialists – whether dyed-in-the-wool or social democrats – are usually non-conformists. But please allow me – at least this once – to be a traditionalist and stick to my past practice of the last few years of dedicating this column to some of the best b...