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Appreciation - Wilfred J Borg

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 09:11 Last update: about 11 years ago

He died while Air Malta is still up and running. It would have pained him immensely to see it die. And yet I remember him with Chairman Joe Tabone (the only one of the airline executive who was...

The smartest candidate ever

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 09:10 Last update: about 11 years ago

I find it rather strange why political observers in the United States of America are advising Hillary Clinton to close the Clinton Foundation and remain silent about Donald Trump's myriad business...

The road with no name

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 09:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

One of the oldest roads in Safi that once connected Kirkop and Safi to Birzebbuga still has no name. There are two historical places on this road – the Roman Tower known as Tal-Gawhar and the...

My birthday mate’s canonization

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 09:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

With the fascinating melody of the great song written by the former I Pooh singer Riccardo Fogli, Storie di Tutti giorni (Everyday stories) in the back ground, I worshipfully contemplated...

Mother Teresa's dubious 'miracles'

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 09:07 Last update: about 11 years ago

Two dubious "miracles" have been ascribed to the "intervention" of the dead Mother Teresa. The first miracle allegedly took place in the Bengali village of Raigunj where a woman called...

Gozo with an inferior status

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 09:06 Last update: about 11 years ago

I was always reluctant to agree with many Gozitans who said that Gozo always takes second place when compared to Malta: fewer projects are done in Gozo by the government, etc. During the previous...

Simon Busuttil boasts of a scheme which keeps names secret

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 09:05 Last update: about 11 years ago

Dr Simon Busuttil, in an interview with the Sunday Times of Malta, boasted that the PN’s secret ‘cedoli’ scheme is nearing the €3 million mark. He said that this has cleared him...

The power of the tourist

Sunday, 18 September 2016, 08:51 Last update: about 11 years ago

This year, we have witnessed the launch of a positive campaign called ‘Making Malta Great’ – an initiative that seeks to instil more pride in we Maltese about the way we maintain our...

The Trinitarian flavour

Sunday, 11 September 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

As many might already know, my superiors have sent me to the Parish of the Holy Trinity in Marsa to form part of the Franciscan Capuchin Fraternity. My Capuchin brothers, with hard work coupled with...

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