I refer to the recent very absurd and irrational publicity in one of our local newspapers which was attributed to The Law Enforcement set-up existing in Malta today. Notwithstanding my advanced age, I...

The public’s incredible response to the second Valletta Film Festival proved to be a greater success than the previous year! I had the pleasure of attending numerous screenings and was...

In these past weeks I have been enjoying the brilliant book written by Cardinal Walter Kasper about the ever actual theme of Mercy. Its title, Mercy: The essence...

A little over five years ago, Tahrir Square in Cairo was overflowing with Egyptian people determined to overthrow the 30-year-old dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak and stake their claim to citizenship,...

I refer to the article by Rachel Attard and Gabriel Schembri entitled “Panama Papers: Police see ‘no necessary reasonable suspicion’ to carry out individual investigation after...

Although the international price of oil has been increasing marginally every week over the past few weeks, with the exception of last week, the price of petrol in Malta is still higher than that of 15...

One of the greatest gifts humans have been granted by their Creator is the freedom to choose. Other freedoms that go with freedom of choice are freedom of association and expression. It is indeed...

I refer to the contribution penned by Mark Sagona entitled “Of mediocrity and dilettantism” (TMIS, 5 June). I admit that for some days I preferred to simply absorb Sagona’s...

On Friday, 3 June, while the church was celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, our Carmelite brother Fr Daniel Sammut was called to the Lord at the age of 91.  During his long...

Since Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that accepting a motion of censure against Keith Schembri (the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff), would set a “dangerous precedent”, one can...