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Sliema Local Council – take action!

Sunday, 25 January 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

I refer to the article entitled "Reports on illegalities to authorities 'falling on deaf ears' - Sliema Local Council" (TMIS, 18 January). I was flabbergasted, to say the least, by what the Sliema...

I am not a hunter

Sunday, 18 January 2015, 09:01 Last update: about 13 years ago

I ask - since some express so much disgust at the hunting of birds, what is the general feeling about fish suffocating to death after being caught in a net or torn out of the water once hooked? Are...

Thinking twice before rampantly developing the south

Sunday, 18 January 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

I refer to the article, ‘Church Commission calls on government to think twice before giving go-ahead to project on ODZ land’, published on 6 January, 2015. The photo does not give the...

Pope’s message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2015

Sunday, 18 January 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

A Message by Pope Francis, entitled The Church without frontiers, Mother to all, to mark today’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees, emphasises the Church’s mission to open her arms to...

Religion lacks humour

Sunday, 18 January 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

The so-called "monotheistic" religions are antagonistic to each other but at least they have one thing in common: They all lack a sense of humour.  It seems that Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad never...

MPs’ remuneration

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

The three-page feature (TMIS, 4 January) on the proposed escalation of parliamentarians' remuneration omits any reference to their pension system. Service (occupational/second pillar) pensions were...

An Augustinian love lesson

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Just before the New Year began, a kind-hearted soul gently left on the doorstep to my room a chocolate wrapping paper that previously had adorned a small, yet delightful, chocolate bar. The quote...

Merkel’s strong warning

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Having plunged into fresh political turmoil when parliamentary deadlock forced the government in Greece to call a snap general election for 25 January - and thus opening the door to a possible victory...

The Pension Reform and the Budget

Sunday, 4 January 2015, 10:23 Last update: about 13 years ago

This year's budget allows insured persons to pay up to a maximum of five years of missing contributions. Should we say: "How kind," may I ask? If a person earning an average salary cares to do his...

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