We heard quite a few speeches by political and spiritual leaders over the Christmas period stressing the need for society to protect, indeed recover, its values. Excessive consumerism was forcing society to dilute its basic family, social and environmenta...

As the new year slowly moves in, and the first two weeks slide away, one tends to take a look back at the year that has just ended. 2004 was year of great change for this island nation. It saw us through to the EU, a new Prime Minister taking office, a ne...

The current controversy over those large black plastic bags which have been heavily taxed has highlighted the fact that, in adopting new vocabulary, we choose American English over British English. Even the British English words and expressions that we ha...

The intervention made by Labour MP Leo Brincat in Parliament last Tuesday came as a surprise, largely because in this highly-polarised country a statement such as the one he made is so rare....

While I believe that the eco-tax was a step in the right direction, I feel that the elimination of plastic bags has not been fully thought through....

Now that Mr George Pullicino & Co. have once again been obliged to revise their discreet doings, may I propose some reflections to ponder upon?...

Residents of the South, beware, here comes the stench and foul smell again, with a difference! This time with a vengeance for it will be five times larger, with repulsive and nauseating effects that are five times bigger....

Panto in Malta, the one at the Manoel Theatre, has become almost an institution. People flock to see it, getting a seat is difficult and this year was no exception....

Now we all know what a tsunami is. Not just the huge waves but the devastation and destruction, as man and technology stand powerless against the might of huge water energy released by sub-marine earth tremors....

Your editorial (TMID 29 December) assessing the failure of L-Istrina to reach its target of Lm1 million has not taken into account the impact of an anonymous email urging its readers not to contribute to this charity event unless those donating money ensu...