Eco tax – a strange bedfellow
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 10:35
Last update: about 9 years ago
George M Mangion
It was almost six years ago that France introduced a tourist tax with the aim of improving amenities and the infrastructure. Thanks to this new tax, it has been in a better position to finance tourist...
Watchdogs and lap dogs
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 10:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Clyde Puli
With the start of the Euro 2016 football competition, and the summer season fast approaching, one would expect the usual amount activity to go into a lull but it seems that some public institutions...
Libya: Beyond Sirte?
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 10:15
Last update: about 9 years ago
Mohamed Mufti
What is happening in Libya is puzzling even to the Libyans. The country seems to have a logic and a sequence all of its own, possibly due to its geography which allows armies, governments and any form...
Brexit scenarios
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 10:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
Michael Asciak
I still cannot understand what drove UK Prime Minister David Cameron to propose this upcoming referendum on whether to leave or remain in the EU. I think that perhaps he tried to stave off trouble...
Traffic – old solutions for new problems won’t work
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
There are flaws in the interview with Bjorn Bonello entitled Surplus parking, higher road capacity, reduction in delays (TMIS 5 June). Mr Bonello starts off on a constructive note by making...
The spectre of eugenics
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
Today, the mention of the word ‘eugenics’ hardly attracts any interest. It is a word that seems to have vanished from our vocabulary, but eugenics is a reality of which most of us are...
‘No heavy vehicles’ traffic sign ignored
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
On the corner of Triq il-Linja (Old Railway Track) and Triq Sant’ Anton (St Anthony Street), there is a “No heavy vehicles” traffic sign – exempting route buses, which is...
Public transport disruption
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
On the evening of Friday, 13 May, no buses were running along the St Julian’s-Sliema promenade due to a noisy feast – with lots of drum-beating – at Spinola Bay. People at the bus...
Beyond reproach
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
Since Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that accepting a motion of censure against Keith Schembri (the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff), would set a “dangerous precedent”, one can...
Friar, musician and composer dies at 91
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
On Friday, 3 June, while the church was celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, our Carmelite brother Fr Daniel Sammut was called to the Lord at the age of 91. During his long...