It must be summer. The echoes of the resignation of Sea Malta chairman, Marlene Mizzi has unleashed an extraordinary amount of vituperation and bad feelings....

Without doubt, the most outstanding development in the world economic scene before the turn of the century was the collapse of communism in the former Soviet Union and its far-flung empire, and the rapid spread of market economies in the third world....

The news that Malta Freeport Terminals Ltd will be investing a total of e40 million – about Lm17 million – in a year to improve its efficiency and services is a clear example of the positive aspects of privatisation....

Reference is hereby being made to the article “White storks shot - BirdLife” (page 10, TMID, 31 May)....

As a citizen who has never failed to pay my taxes, I was flabbergasted to read Alternattiva Demokratika’s reaction (TMID, 8 June) to the government’s action to catch up with tax-dodgers where host families of foreign students are concerned....

I refer to the parliamentary report entitled Labour MP calls for investigation by Mark Micallef (TMID, 15 June)....

We refer to the eco-fest, held on 4 and 5 June to commemorate World Environment Day, at the Independence Gardens, Sliema and would like to express our thanks to the Rural Affairs and The Environment Ministry....

Liberal democracy grew to reject authoritarian forms of government and to defend the freedoms of speech, association and religion....

Political gimmicks are not new to these islands. Some are harmless and are merely used as a ploy to attract attention, but are less innocent in scope. ...

“Reports suggest there will be no initiative to rescue the Constitution, no agreement on the budget for 2007-13 and an unusual silence on what many consider the EU’s most successful policy – enlargement.” (source BBC news, 16 June)....