6. International relations and participationThe reality of a register that is among the largest in the world, has increased the responsibility Malta has to meet its international commitments and to participate actively in international shipping fora. ...

By and large, the New Year’s Eve festivities were not marred by alcohol related injuries or deaths and it is heartening, bearing in mind the tragedies of Asia, to note that no individual tragedies were recorded due to excessive indulgence....

I refer to the article “Jesus’ dysfunctional family tree” (TMIS, 26 December)....

Throughout the past few months, ever since Malta celebrated its full membership and embraced the EU concept, the whole population of Malta started a new way of living, like keeping their 29 inch TV at arm’s length so as not to hear any new news items....

I refer to the Lm2,000 awarded to Dr Alfred Sant and, although I am a supporter of our beloved President, I always use my head and not my heart and see things in their right perspective, as fair is fair....

Just a few weeks ago, I chanced briefly on an episode of Xarabank. I'm not at all sure what it was meant to be about, although judging by the antics of the panel I imagine the topic was something like “How to talk loudly and interrupt people... repeatedly...

A front-page story, carried prominently in another section of the Press last week, highlighted the news that “the European Commission concluded that Malta is on track to correct its financial deficit and told the European Council no further recommendation...

Last January, I had postulated that, if current trends in trade union membership and recruitment strategies persist, one could expect the UHM to reach and even overtake the GWU in the near future. With pensioners included, the UHM-GWU membership gap may b...

I write this week about people who I consider my professional colleagues and, in a small media world where dog is not supposed to bite dog, this article may be considered, at least to those who are the subject of my writing, as being somewhat infra dig. ...

I read your comment in Odds and Ends (TMID, 13 December) about L-Istrina and I couldn’t agree more. ...