The Malta Independent 15 August 2026, Saturday
View E-Paper

Letters

Absolutelynothing New...

Thursday, 10 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Leo Brincat's article of TMID December 8 (So what’s new?) begs a response. He takes much delight in Austin Gatt’s ‘two clangers’, one of which is the SmartCity saga due t...

Eye Tea in Dwarfland

Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Once upon a time there was a king in Sandland. He had several sons who vowed to turn Sandland into a small paradise....

Past History

Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

I quote from Giovanni Bonello’s Histories of Malta, Vol 10, pp. 203/4 and p. 210....

The True meaning of Christmas

Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

O for the Christmases of bygone years! When I was a child, my mum and dad would be preparing for Christmas a month before the actual day...

Secularisation Of Christmas

Monday, 7 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I wish to express my disappointment with the increasing secularisation of Christmas and the lack of public nativity scenes. ...

The Imam, the crucifix and the priest

Monday, 7 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Some opinion writers and even a political institution felt outraged by what Imam Mohammed El Saadi said about the Sharia law which is a part of the Koran and practiced by some Islamic countries...

Bell-towers

Monday, 7 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I find it comforting listening to church bells marking the quarters and the hours, reminding one of Angelus prayer times, signalling benediction or marking special occasions....

20th Anniversary of the Coronary Care Unit in Gozo

Sunday, 6 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Next week will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the official unveiling of the Coronary Care Unit at the Gozo General Hospital by Dr Anton Tabone on 9 December 1989....

The Maltese Bishops must come clean

Sunday, 6 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Let me congratulate you on your editorial of 29 November, which referred to the Maltese Church’s attitude to clergy who sexually abuse children, in the light of the damning report on the Archdiocese of Dublin. ...

Some Respect where it's due please

Saturday, 5 December 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I'd like to comment on the article 'It's tough getting your snout out of the trough' by Daphne Caruana Galizia (TMID 3 December)....

  • don't miss