Obesity: A holistic approach is needed
Monday, 15 June 2015, 08:04
Last update: about 12 years ago
Education Minister Evartist Bartolo last week announced that thousands of Maltese school children are going to be screened and tested in an effort to establish the body mass index of our...
The ethics of Dulcinea and Don Quixote
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 12:48
Last update: about 12 years ago
Michael Asciak
Dulcinea del Toboso was Don Quixote's woman of dreams for whom he often expressed hopeless devotion and unrequited love. He imagined her to be the most beautiful of all women and a princess! Sancho...
Public money spent for the benefit of the few
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
A few days ago, Transport Malta set up a billboard on the outskirts of Safi saying that a project for agriculture is being carried out with EU funds. Nowhere was it stated what this project was. To...
Trees, money and competence
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Reference is made to Simon Oosterman's letter entitled "Trees, money and competence" (TMIS, 31 May). The pruning of trees being carried out is a continuation of a pruning exercise which was...
Women and religion
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Over the years, we've had too many religious programmes on the non-religious station Campus FM. The latest is a series of lectures by a woman on women and religion - as if there isn't enough...
Simon Busuttil’s march on Zonqor
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Just when horrific details have emerged about the faulty concrete found throughout Mater Dei Hospital, which had cost Maltese taxpayers anything from €600 to €700 million, Simon...
Becoming Christ’s Body and Blood
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Today, the Church celebrates its very nature, life and activity: the Eucharist! The Body and Blood of Jesus Christ are not "just a mere memory" as the Patarina Heresy and its modern day renditions...
Holy Spirit Renewal
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the setting up of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Malta. On 28th May, the celebration of this event was held at the Catholic Institute. The Institute's...
Marie Benoit's Diary: Al fresco dining at the Corinthia Palace
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Marie Benoît
I have a soft spot for two hotels in Malta: the Corinthia Palace and The Phoenicia although the latter somewhat spoilt its lounge with a rustic wall and that huge bar in the middle. Both exude class...