Generosity and altruism are two characteristics common to most Maltese, as evidenced by the many charitable bodies and entities that have sprouted in recent years. Yet, there is one particular...

5 May was the European Day for Independent Living. Deinstitutionalisation and personal assistance for persons with disability are two main subjects linking to independent living for persons with...

From now until the end of September at least, the Cirkewwa terminal will be full of cars waiting to board for Gozo, most of the time. It is a rather long wait for one's turn to...

What is wrong at Maltapost? I asked them if it is possible to send €40 to a friend in Ghana. They said yes, through Western Union. On April 26 l did so. But the friend messaged me from...

In his opinion piece about the Villa Rosa project, Carmel Cacopardo (The coast and coastal areas belong to all of us, TMIS, 26 March, 2023) makes a number of arguments that merit a...

There are very serious reasons for holding an inquiry into the death of Jean Paul Sofia. Maybe the Prime Minister's refusal to meet the opposition leader's repeated call for an inquiry is because...

Full marks to Marie Benoit for her very erudite diary, Life Network: Making abortion unthinkable (TMIS, January) and for her appeal to readers to support Life Network with a donation. Our respective...

If we aim to be at the forefront of nations that champion the rights of victims of crime we must improve on the good that we have achieved so far in promoting and implementing the many types of...

Amazing, isn't it - no Labour minister has found fault with PM Robert Abela talking offhand with a magistrate about the work at the law courts. Even the justice?? minister saw nothing wrong with...

I am writing on behalf of the Seismic Monitoring and Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta.  We refer to the article by Noel Grima entitled “Safe as Houses”...