Banning the burqa and niqab
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 09:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
My compliments to your columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia on her piece entitled "Malta is a free country. So ban the burqa/niqab" (TMIS, 12 July) While presenting very cogent reasons why this...
Alexis’ sharp U-turn
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 09:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Very few, if any, survived for long after such a sharp about-turn! Pity it turned out this way; a letdown in more ways than one! Certainly, many pages will be written about the events...
Saint Benedict, a life guide to modern Europe
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 09:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Last week, the Church commemorated the feast of one of Europe's patron saints. It was Blessed Pope Paul VI, who, in his apostolic letter Pacis Nuntius, proclaimed Saint Benedict the patron...
The future of the Maltese language
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 09:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
I refer to Prof. Henry Frendo's letter entitled "Maltese language: what future?" (TMIS, 12th July). The work carried out by the National Council for the Maltese Language has been of enormous...
Council for the Maltese Language
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 09:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
The Akkademja tal-Malti disagrees with Henry Frendo's arguments published last Sunday. When the Council for the Maltese Language was set up in 2005, the orthography became its responsibility. The...
Maltese language: what future?
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 08:35
Last update: about 12 years ago
Thousands of parents, pupils and students, writers and authors, translators and interpreters, journalists, broadcasters and publishers, must be grateful to the Minister of Education for his wise...
Mable Strickland’s will and the use of Villa Parisio
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 08:34
Last update: about 12 years ago
We refer to the article ‘Deirdre and Robert Hornyold Strickland at Villa Parisio’ by Marie Benoit carried in the Lifestyle & Culture section (TMIS 5 July, 2015) and, specifically, to...
The George Cross Medal
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 08:33
Last update: about 12 years ago
I know that several old timers are proud of the George Cross Medal (GC) emblazoned on the Maltese ensign. I too am an old man, but I am ashamed of the image of the GC on our national flag. The forced...
To dear extremist
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 08:32
Last update: about 12 years ago
Dear extremist, you are wholly intent on building the American University of Malta on virgin land. You hear but you do not listen: you don't want to understand that once development starts at Zonqor...