The turn of the century with its hopes for a better future for all has come and gone. What hopes for women though, who were the protagonists in the fight for freedom in the Mediterranean region. In...

At the news conference during which Mgr Charles J. Scicluna was officially announced as Malta's new Archbishop, he said: "I am called to give my life for the flock. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is my...

A few weeks ago, I sought the assistance of your newspaper to complain about the disastrous state that Birzebbuga Road in Safi is. There are potholes all over this road, including a trench which was...

Some erroneously associate fasting with special times of the year, especially Lent. However, as life constantly shows, fasting is part and parcel of being human, let alone being spiritual. In...

I refer to the news report entitled “Former Mayor’s €2000 Libel Win” (ToM, 23 January) where the following was stated: “The government head of communications Kurt...

Intelligent people cannot see the logic in killing birds on their way to make more birds.   C.J. Sciberras   Naxxar...

Whoever watched the Xarabank programme on spring hunting must have noticed Saviour Balzan’s continued insistence that hunters had five months in which they can practise their pastime, in autumn...

Early last month, the Maltese community in the Midlands came together in an event hosted by Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta, who was on a visit to the UK. The first of...

I am a keen target (clay pigeon) shooter, and although I am not a member of the hunting fraternity, I must admit that the forthcoming referendum creates a definite feeling of uncertainty on the future...

Our world suffers greatly from a deadly illness. This pernicious attitudinal malady, which is leaving millions of silent victims existentially dead, has been rightly termed by the Pope as...