Usually, people rightly ask: "How come that God, who is so merciful, kills people in the Bible?" If one reads carefully the thorny texts of, for instance, the Flood (Gn 6); the destruction...

Britain is in the grip of election fever once again and nobody knows where it will lead. The Opposition Labour Party - the party of Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and Tony Blair - believe (or fear)...

Stephen Calleja's opinion article regarding traffic congestion rightly identifies the obvious elephant in the room, straight off the bat. Too many cars for the existing road network, but then attempts...

We are German tourists visiting Malta to learn English, and we would like to register a complaint about your public transport system. Firstly, it has proved to be nearly impossible to buy a...

I refer to the letter entitled "Tallinja: Taking us for a ride" (TMIS, 2 August). Malta Public Transport identified the problem and the card has been delivered. The company would like to apologise for...

During the ongoing debate on the Maltese language, Albert Borg attacked Henry Frendo on his choice of words in his books on history. Whereas there is no doubt in my mind that Professor Frendo needs...

I have always been fascinated by John 12:1-8. I like it for its powerful irony. This episode tells the story of Jesus who visits Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead, at his house in...

The National Council of Women welcomes the introduction of the Maternity Leave Trust Fund, a pool that will contribute to maternity leave of women employed in the private sector.  The recent...

Like those of many other aggrieved Malta Public Transport (MPT) customers, my son’s topped up Tallinja card is defective and malfunctions on the buses. Repeated e-mail, online and telephone...

Many young birds die because of breeders’ stupidity. One of the problems bird breeders have to face every year is the loss of fledglings. This is because they have to ring their fledglings...