Government spokesmen are reported to have said that the tax on the sale of inherited property “seems” so severe mainly because the heirs undervalue the property for death duty purposes....

I do not know whether Marisa Micallef Leyson is a teetotaller like myself or whether she had one drink too many during the festivities when she wrote Best and worst media moments of 2004 (TMID 27 December)....

An urgent remedy has to be found by the authorities-that-be to coordinate much better the various court cases that are pending, before different Halls, before different magistrates or judges, on different floors and in separate buildings, but having the s...

Could not the heavenly message that the angels did sing “Peace on earth to men of goodwill” be given a chance to be fulfilled in our days if man, with heart, soul and mind, did make a now-or-never gigantic effort to grasp the occasion of this paralysing a...

The Easy Line telephonic system of paying for calls is a blessing for whoever is responsible to honour telephone bills. Especially more so for those landlords who lease out their premises on comparatively short term, and prefer to retain in their name, th...

I refer to the Lm2,000 awarded to Dr Alfred Sant and, although I am a supporter of our beloved President, I always use my head and not my heart and see things in their right perspective, as fair is fair....

Throughout the past few months, ever since Malta celebrated its full membership and embraced the EU concept, the whole population of Malta started a new way of living, like keeping their 29 inch TV at arm’s length so as not to hear any new news items....

I refer to the article “Jesus’ dysfunctional family tree” (TMIS, 26 December)....

I would like to compliment A. M. Bezzina (TMIS, 26 December). He certainly seems to know me more than I know myself....

I feel very fortunate to have participated in this year’s Strina as the representative of the Salesians of Don Bosco. For the first time this year, St Patrick’s Salesian School was chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the money collected from L-Istrina. ...