Sunday, November 8, 2009
Letters
Dockyard deserves to be commemorated
The dockyard is now a skeleton of what was once one of the main sources of income in the country; the livelihood of thousands of Maltese families...
Pensioners should protest their lot
First of all I want to congratulate John Cassar White for his article entitled Bleak Times For Pensioners (Business, November 6).
The article was...
Crude truth needed about oil situation
With global peak oil looming and energy being top of the agenda across the world, how about some truth from the Maltese authorities?
Is there an...
Lotto department's affiliations
With reference to the report Maltco Joins World Lotteries Association (November 4), readers may wish to know that in 1960 the Public Lotto...
End of an era for Scotland - Malta flights
With a tear in my eye I prepare to board the penultimate Scottish flight to the beautiful Maltese islands. I cannot stop asking myself: Why, why,...
Talent and prejudice
We have read with some concern the well constructed and analytical article (November 3) written by Lino Spiteri regarding the annual results of...
Where country comes first
During the US election campaign and during the victory celebrations, I did not see any party flags but only the American flag. How I envy them!
Bird science and BirdLife
In a "rare" reply to our criticism, BirdLife Malta's conservation manager, Andre' Raine (November 3) tried to clarify the meaning of...
Flouted smoking ban
Like Adrian Caruana (Enforcing Smoking Ban With A Heavy Hand, November 6) I too am a non-smoker, and the cigarette smell on my clothes and hair...
Will rate cut be passed on to consumers?
The European Central Bank announced that it was reducing its base rate by half of one per cent to 3.25 per cent. This came hot on the heels of the...
Road signs that drive you crazy
I live in Old College Street, Sliema and have done so for the past three years. In the space of those short three years I have seen my street go...
Politicans, divorce and gambling
What an ideal letter contributed by Frank Muscat concerning the PM's stand on divorce (November 6). But regrettably, we do not live in an ideal...
Goliaths of pollution defeating the Davids
To transport and change iron ore and aluminium ore into final workable ingots and recycle metals and plastics, etc. needs a tremendous amount of...
Seabourne polluters who don't pay
Owners of yachts larger than 3.64 metres but without an engine will be paying an annual licence fee of €90.
Owners of tuna penning cages,...
Black exhaust fumes still a problem
I would like to praise the government for its environmental incentives incorporated in the budget. I would, however, like to know how and when the...
Common sense budget
This year the government took the bold step to do away with "subsidies". In this new scenario taxpayers will be taxed "solely"...
Environment friendly
Government is investing €30 million in alternative energy projects and €112 million in environmental projects. Wind farms are finally in...
Bicycles cheaper but roads are narrow, unsafe
In this budget we are told that we should start using a bicycle, to avoid pollution. It makes sense but it is very dangerous to use a bicycle in...
Is there some mistake?
I am a model engineering enthusiast and because of this I have a metal turning lathe which is three phase in my garage, so I need a three-phase...
Misguided tax on lighting
Fluorescent tubes, sometimes known locally as neon tubes, are similar to energy saving lamps, the difference being that the latter have a built in...
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