Cycle lanes designed for driver convenience, not cyclists
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 06:52
Last update: about 4 years ago
I feel that some of the reactions to the article "Bicycle lanes being designed by people who never rode a bike" (TMIS, 31 July) indicate that some readers may need further explanation. That cycle...
Traffic and tourists
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 07:37
Last update: about 4 years ago
I and my wife have just returned to Italy after a week-long amazing vacation in Malta. We read your article (Traffic and tourists, The Malta Independent editorial, 27 July) at the airport and we have...
Welcome Covid
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:41
Last update: about 4 years ago
I contracted Covid, l think on the buses. And since then l have been sleeping four hours at least each night, non stop. Sleeping tablets had made no difference. My night was always...
Much more to be done…
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:34
Last update: about 4 years ago
Persons with disability should be included in everyday activities and encouraged to have roles similar to their peers who do not have a disability. This involves more than simply encouraging...
Cut the waste
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 07:29
Last update: about 4 years ago
A plastic, round container of Vitamin D3 tablets is three inches high with a two inch diameter. It contains not quite enough tablets to form two layers on the bottom. Isn't that a waste of...
That voice
Sunday, 10 July 2022, 07:54
Last update: about 4 years ago
How modern we have become, I have been thinking. You phone GO, or Melita, or whoever, and you get a machine to talk to. If you have ED, press 1, the machine’s voice tells you. If you have...
Lest we forget
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 09:15
Last update: about 4 years ago
We should feel proud of Malta’s achievement in obtaining a seat in the UN Security Council with a 97% vote. While it is a great honour for the present administration, it is also a great...
Careful with Clare’s Law
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 07:14
Last update: about 4 years ago
I refer to a news item reporting Rosianne Cutajar saying Malta should consider adopting Clare's Law. In 2011 the high profile murder of Clare Wood led to the introduction of the national domestic...