First steps in good governance
Sunday, 14 February 2016, 09:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
A code of ethics as a model for governance and administration was published by the Nationalist Party. Pity that the PN missed the opportunity to implement it when in power. Does the PN expect the...
Some embryo logic
Sunday, 14 February 2016, 09:26
Last update: about 11 years ago
I am writing to try and shed some light of logical discussion onto the ethical and legal quagmire of embryo freezing. Treating patients with reproductive system problems, including by IVF, is...
Prayer meetings at a public garden
Sunday, 7 February 2016, 09:11
Last update: about 11 years ago
Mayor Anthony Chircop said that the Sliema local council is considering removing the recently installed statue of Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy from the promenade. The real reason why...
Save the children
Sunday, 7 February 2016, 09:10
Last update: about 11 years ago
International Holocaust Remembrance Day held on 27 January commemorated the victims of the Holocaust, one of the darkest periods in human history. On this day, many films relating to this most tragic...
Pooh-Bah
Sunday, 7 February 2016, 09:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
Simon Mercieca's blog, about the problems faced when one person holds multiple offices, reminded me of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Mikado, set in Tipitu, a fictional town in...
Not normal but holy
Sunday, 7 February 2016, 09:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
Pope Francis is taking the bull by its horns in everything he says and does. Recently, he directly addressed an issue which has become so pertinent in the Church and especially in the lives of us...
Us, Greece and the rest
Sunday, 7 February 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Further to my contributions to your paper on 15th July covering the developments in Greece, Yanis Varoufakis had, inter alia, so much to say recently: 1. "We had an opportunity...
Xenophobia, Islamphobia, racism... what next?
Sunday, 31 January 2016, 10:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Can the great minds of journalism create a new name for that horrible title "Islamic State"? "Islamic State" is an overstatement and every politician and journalist in the world should stop...
Poisonous tea party
Sunday, 31 January 2016, 10:16
Last update: about 11 years ago
Guess what? Vladimir Putin is back in the news, shocking news that is... as we're accustomed to hear from the Kremlin! Putin's reputation as an autocrat who is always ready and willing to flirt...
Why is Esso available in Cyprus, but not in Malta?
Sunday, 31 January 2016, 10:14
Last update: about 11 years ago
Why are Esso and other popular international brands of petroleum products available in Cyprus but not in Malta? Why is the price of unleaded petrol (RON95) in Cyprus €1.133 per...