The sweet smell of love and the stench of greed
Sunday, 2 August 2015, 15:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
I have always been fascinated by John 12:1-8. I like it for its powerful irony. This episode tells the story of Jesus who visits Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead, at his house in...
Hardly a Chinese puzzle
Sunday, 2 August 2015, 08:28
Last update: about 12 years ago
Ms Sai Mizzi’s performance at her press conference was a dismal exercise in pulling the wool over one’s eyes. That was the only choice left to her, considering the many, well,...
Gozo’s Third World roads
Sunday, 2 August 2015, 08:26
Last update: about 12 years ago
The article entitled “Gozo-driving on Third-World country roads” (TMIS, 26 July) is, alas, a very correct summing-up of the disastrous state of Gozo's “roads”....
Prices set to increase?
Sunday, 2 August 2015, 08:25
Last update: about 12 years ago
The price of electrical and electronic equipment has risen by an average of 2.19 per cent since the implementation of the Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. This was...
Hunting: The social media backlash
Friday, 31 July 2015, 12:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
Social media can teach your average person many things. The biggest scandal on mainstream and alternative news sites as well as the usual Twitter, Facebook and others was the killing in Zimbabwe of...
Tourism: Keeping up with demand
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 08:08
Last update: about 12 years ago
With 1.6 million tourists arriving in Malta in 2014, and with this year set to beat what was yet another record year, we cannot ever underestimate the importance of tourism to the Maltese...
Roads: A long hot summer for motorists
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 08:19
Last update: about 12 years ago
As Malta settles down for the summer silly season, some might be driven to their wits end in trying to negotiate their way through traffic as the mercury soars, with no end to the gridlock in...
Migration: Out of sight does not mean out of mind
Monday, 27 July 2015, 07:52
Last update: about 12 years ago
Over the weekend, a total of 370 migrants were saved by the Armed Forces of Malta in a Frontex Titan operation. They were taken to Sicily for processing. 2015, so far, has seen the lowest number...
The Cardona conundrum
Sunday, 26 July 2015, 09:14
Last update: about 12 years ago
The way in which both the government and the Opposition handle the allegations that have arisen this week with respect to Economy, Investment and Small Business Minister Chris Cardona will, in part,...
The Stripes: A great show for club and country
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 08:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
What a night for Maltese football. Local club Birkirkara FC taking on the Premiership’s mighty West Ham United and beating them one nil, watched by a crowd that packed the National Stadium to...