As I write this article on this first day of the year, I am still distraught at having to give one of my best patients not very good news on Christmas Eve. ...

Warning: Marriage will seriously reduce your family’s income. Hint: Co-habit intelligently and get a free ride at married families’ expense. ...

About time charity begins at home. Kappara residents, in their vast majority, have long been requesting and hoping to obtain the full independence they deserve, ...

It is good to note that the government has refrained from publishing the legal notice required to activate the latest 15c eco-tax proposed in the Budget speech on all plastic carrier bags, whether degradable or not. ...

From Mr C. A. CousinLast week I came across a copy of the December edition of the magazine Taste, published by Proximus Publishing, ...

From Mr M. MegawerSo much indifference has been shown for civilian deaths in the Middle East that it seems that life in this part of the world comes cheap! ...

I refer to the letter written by an angry parent whose Christmas holidays were spoilt because he had to spend some three hours a day to help his daughter with her homework (TMID, 27 December)....

I totally agree with the parent who (TMID, 27 December) wrote to complain about the excessive amount of homework that students were given over the Christmas holidays....

As from 1 February 2009, HSBC will be charging a nominal fee to customers subscribed to its Personal Internet Banking. ...

I do not want to disturb the WSC especially at this time of the year, but I shall have to invite them once again to pay a visit to Ruzar Mizzi Street, Mosta. I do not know whether this is my 16th or 17th... I have lost count... leak. ...