After reading my piece about the pointless existence of our army and the apparent belief of many Maltese soldiers and their families that theirs is just another government job, a friend emailed me to make a valid point. ...

The task force that has been set up by the Education Ministry to combat school absenteeism is a step that should be commended....

The controversy regarding the illegal immigrants has now taken a wrong turn. ...

Allow me to comment on the GWU’s article entitled The GWU and the Social Pact (TMID February 12) in reply to mine entitled Here we go again! ...

Despite the conflicts which arose, fish farms were still granted a licence according to a report by WWF entitled “Tuna farming in the Mediterranean: the bluefin tuna stock at stake”. ...

Faced with a developing fascist threat in Malta, it is important to be thorough and draw once more the political demarcation lines, since the traditional left-right divide seems to be insufficient to contain this fierce and destructive attack....

“Participants agree there is no quick solution” (TMID 8 February)....

Your correspondent, Mr Victor Spiteri of Attard (TMID 14 February), thought fit to comment on my piece (TMID 22 January), under the heading “Where is the silver lining?”...

The Competitiveness and Communications Ministry portfolio is relatively new. ...

The breakdown of negotiations regarding the social pact at the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development ended where they were always destined to end, in a blind alley....