Traffic problems
Sunday, 18 June 2023, 08:03
Last update: about 11 months ago
Traffic problems are mainly two-fold – congestion (including pollution) and more serious, disabling injuries or even death. Recent road improvements to the previous largely 19th century...
The 3-30-300 environmental rule
Sunday, 11 June 2023, 07:06
Last update: about 12 months ago
Professor Cecil Konijnendijk is a Dutch expert who, for almost 30 years, studied and taught about the role of trees and green space in cities and towns. He is a leading world authority on green space...
The Malta Trust Foundation
Sunday, 28 May 2023, 06:28
Last update: about 12 months ago
Generosity and altruism are two characteristics common to most Maltese, as evidenced by the many charitable bodies and entities that have sprouted in recent years. Yet, there is one particular...
European Day for Independent Living
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:07
Last update: about 13 months ago
5 May was the European Day for Independent Living. Deinstitutionalisation and personal assistance for persons with disability are two main subjects linking to independent living for persons with...
Gozo Channel WiFi
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:00
Last update: about 13 months ago
From now until the end of September at least, the Cirkewwa terminal will be full of cars waiting to board for Gozo, most of the time. It is a rather long wait for one's turn to...
Abysmal postal service
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 08:00
Last update: about 13 months ago
What is wrong at Maltapost? I asked them if it is possible to send €40 to a friend in Ghana. They said yes, through Western Union. On April 26 l did so. But the friend messaged me from...
The Villa Rosa project
Sunday, 2 April 2023, 09:01
Last update: about 2 years ago
In his opinion piece about the Villa Rosa project, Carmel Cacopardo (The coast and coastal areas belong to all of us, TMIS, 26 March, 2023) makes a number of arguments that merit a...
An inquiry is needed
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 06:35
Last update: about 2 years ago
There are very serious reasons for holding an inquiry into the death of Jean Paul Sofia. Maybe the Prime Minister's refusal to meet the opposition leader's repeated call for an inquiry is because...
Making abortion unthinkable
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 06:33
Last update: about 2 years ago
Full marks to Marie Benoit for her very erudite diary, Life Network: Making abortion unthinkable (TMIS, January) and for her appeal to readers to support Life Network with a donation. Our respective...
A meaningful European victims of crime day
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 09:01
Last update: about 2 years ago
If we aim to be at the forefront of nations that champion the rights of victims of crime we must improve on the good that we have achieved so far in promoting and implementing the many types of...