Only some two weeks ago, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso was on our own soil, in our own elected Parliament. His speech was short and factual, underlining Malta’s progress in various fields. ...

Enemalta Chairman Ing. Tranter attributes the latest high rise in power consumption (TMID, 21 June) to the higher use of air-conditioners. From what I have witnessed, I think there is a huge misuse of these units. ...

Benjamin Disraeli said: “The secret of success is constancy to purpose”. If great people are extolled in human history because they keep their tenacious resolve going, how much more should people who aspire to...

If you are in the lucky, or unlucky position, as I am (depending on your point of view), of having limited but real contact with those people who have to make decisions, aka the government, as well as the general...

Nick Avellino’s letter is a most amusing one (TMIS, 3 June). It would have been more amusing if he had had no reason to be aggrieved by the ongoing destruction of Sliema....

I have been reading with total dismay and disappointment, however no surprise, the recent MEPA decision to approve further development near Ramla l-Hamra in Gozo. Browsing through your newspaper...

I would like to reply briefly to Adriano Spiteri’s letter “Losing our identity” (TMIS, 17 June). ...

Before we can tackle anything as complex as military spending we have to come to terms with two underlying causes – fear and greed. Both as individuals and as nations we fear that if we have more than...

Having recently shifted my existence to the vicinity of what once was the undeclared capital of Maltese water polo, I couldn’t help reflecting on the sad state of the game at this moment in time. ...

After hearing about the reports on the initiative taken by the Minister of Tourism to regenerate Bugibba, Qawra, St Paul’s Bay and Xemxija, memories suddenly started flooding back....