The “polluter pays” principle is considered a good attempt for environmental protection. However, one has to be assured that the money collected from eco-tax will be utilised solely for environmental progress....

Unfortunately, there is still lack of awareness concerning the serious threat to our health and environment posed by the continued widespread use of plastic bags in this country. Noel Grima’s informative article on the problem with plastic bags (TMIS 16 ...

I was intrigued to read that I am a candidate for the EU post in Malta. I did not apply because frankly I never knew that there was a call for applications. ...

Reference is made to the article by Raphael Vassallo “Decisive decisions indeed” where he passed depreciative comments on the Minister of Health the Elderly and Community Care in connection with, among other issues, the St Luke’s Hospital incinerator. Mr ...

Unfortunately, and I truly state this with regret, the Institution of Mediation has by-and-large served only one purpose, albeit a political purpose, and is not in the interests of the persons affected. The government can boast in the House of Representat...

The Auditor General’s report on local councils for 2004 makes shocking reading (TMIS, 16 January). It is unfortunate that your article does not identify the local council criticised for a particular item....

We refer to the article with the above title (TMIS, 16 January). ...

Your correspondent, Henry S. Pace, was irked by my piece under the above heading (TMIS, 9 January). Whereas I focused on Dr Fenech Adami’s legacy, your correspondent countered with a paean of praise for Dr Fenech Adami....

If the Hon. Minister for the Environment really wants to reduce the number of spent cartridges littering our countryside, let him make it illegal to use shotguns with more than two shots at one loading. ...

Nothing perhaps better illustrates the non-seriousness of the demonstration today than Tony Zarb’s choice of words last Friday:...