A large open cesspit
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 09:06
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It is quite absurd how Valley Road in Msida and the so called reservoir close to it, have been left in such a bad state of abandonment. As everyone knows this is one of the busiest road’s...
Adjectives wanted
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 09:04
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Lawrence Gonzi has told us more than once that he respects Joseph Muscat. In their personal relationship, he says, the respect is mutual. That is how it should be. It is very right and...
Sorry state of affairs
Monday, 17 December 2012, 10:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s really strange how on a small island like Malta, certain institutions are allowed to carry on in such a sorry state of affairs. For instance, our court’s can only be described as...
The new middle class
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I imagine that I wouldn’t be too happy if I were one of the two thousand odd, single people on the minimum wage who will now be paying one euro and a few cents per week in income tax, due to the...
Television appearance denied
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 09:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I refer to my letter entitled “Television appearance denied” (TMIS, 2 December) in which I asked PN information director Frank Psaila whether, in the run-up to the Floriana local council...
No association
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 09:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
With reference to the recent reports carried in all the local media regarding the court proceedings the police have instituted against Freddie Fenech, the Association for Abandoned Animals (AAA) would...
Combining visual and historical intuitions
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The contribution by Jason Joe Farrugia entitled “‘The Art and Architecture of Twentieth Century Gozo” in the issue of The Gozo Observer (No.26) magazine of last June makes...
A curious date cycle and the end of the world
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 09:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The year 2012 will close a curious date cycle of 25 years or a quarter of a century. In all year numbers (Maltese: f’kull annu) included in this cycle, two of the four digits are always the same...
University's recruitment process ‘not transparent’
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 09:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
In his annual report, the Ombudsman of the University of Malta, Prof. Charles Farrugia, stated that he was not satisfied with the recruitment process of academic staff at university and I strongly...
First Act played out
Sunday, 16 December 2012, 09:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
With the theatricals of the First Act over and with the ritual now fully consumed, all my predictions regarding GonziPN's ignominious and inglorious end, came to pass on Monday 10 December. The...