Waffling Mike
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
I've visited, over and over again, the parliamentary debates web page to make sure that my hearing wasn't playing tricks on me. I am referring to the sitting of 20 July,...
Impossible for ferry staff to check on pets
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Regarding the letter by Denis Bartolo entitled "Pets on Virtù Ferries" (TMIS, 23 August), I would like to inform Mr Bartolo that the Virtù Ferries crew consists of excellent people who,...
The Independence monument
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
I read President Emeritus Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici's book Konvinzjoni u Esperjenza and took particular interest where reference was made to the commission and execution of the Independence monument as...
Catholicism does not need ‘protection’
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
The panic and hysteria recently exhibited by some Catholic correspondents regarding the proposed repealing of the law against the "vilifying" of their religion were uncalled for. History shows...
Tsipras’s gamble
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Following the snap referendum held last month, Alexis Tsipras resigned last week to force a general election on 20 September. His move came precisely after Angela Merkel managed to pass the third...
The misunderstood Pontiff
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
On Friday 21 August, the Church's liturgy celebrated the feast day of Saint Pius X. Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, Pius X's pontificate has been somewhat eclipsed due to his vigorous opposition to...
The tapestries of St John’s Co-Cathedral
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 09:21
Last update: about 12 years ago
What can a museum exhibiting all 29 tapestries from the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation represent for Malta, its tourism and for the Maltese people? This set of tapestries is...
Mission Fund support
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
I am very grateful to the Mission Fund in Malta for supporting our work in Durrës, Albania. With the money received, we intend to help with the education of underprivileged children and young...
The PN’s attack on MCAST
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Perhaps the clearest proof - if any is needed - that Simon Busuttil and his motley crew have embarked on a campaign to try and discredit each and every initiative, law, investment etcetera made under...