All of us gathered around her just like we have done for the last 16 years. But this time our purpose was different. We were not there to listen to her lecture us ab...

Dr Lawrence Gonzi has been quoted as saying: “The fact that the whole...

The Chamber of Commerce (COC) and the Malta Confederation of Women’s Organisations (MCWO) have recently resurrected - for the umpteenth time - the idea of extending school hours. I would like to show how fli...

After some lengthy discussion, I let my wife talk me into going for a drive in the country one fine afternoon. Having some errands to run in Qormi and Siggiewi, she sugges...

It’s evident that after more than seven long years of preparing the compilation of evidence by our courts, the three Maltese clerics who had allegedly sexually abused children under their care are now playing for time. Just whe...

The recent flurry of newspaper comments on books withheld by the Schools Library Service (SLS) prompts me to reply to some of the fantastic things mentioned....

The Holy House (or Santa Casa) of Loreto stands as one of the most visited Marian shrines in the world. From mediaeval times, it has been held that the Holy House is the very home in which Mary dwelt, conceived and raised the child Jesus. Nowadays a la...

During the year, various anniversaries are commemorated and last year was no exception.The year 2010 had a special significance for the pe...

Did it have to be last year’s first New Year’s Eve party at Floriana to trigger off the Valletta local council to organise something on the same lines? ...

In his attempt at being yet more “realistic” about electric cars (Green technology and electric cars, TMID, 5 January) Mr Tyrrell makes things diabolically complicated by conjuring pseudo-mathematical calculations which...