Friday, May 9, 2008
Letters
Speedy mail delivery
In a letter entitled Delayed Mail (April 26) Jacob Rizzo of Qawra complained that an item franked at a Glasgow post office on March 29 was...
Dealing with queries from the public
I am indeed grateful to the communications officer of the ministry of Finance for his enlightened reply (May 7) to my query on penalties for late...
The plural of euro
What is stopping the various government entities, Maltese language bodies, financial institutions, etc. from strongly pointing out to the public,...
Dogs in Gozo
Hunting dogs are probably being dumped from Gozo to Malta but the SPCA has no place for them as they have to abide by EU rules.
It is about time...
Choosing the leader
Some people credit the Labour delegates as well as all paid-up members with very poor judgement. Lino Spiteri thinks that the Nationalists have...
Paying peanuts
In regard to Tim Ripard's letter Never Ending Story (May 3), about the length of time it would take to resurface all of Malta's roads, my only...
Religious symbols
I endorse Jacqueline Calleja's letter in The Times (Hospital Needs Religious Symbols, April 29) and like her I would ask the authorities to...
No transmission rights for Roberto Benigni show
In his letter Where Was TVM? (May 1) Leo Portelli stated that PBS should have transmitted the show by Roberto Benigni.
PBS did not have the...
Ta' Stronka medical stores in state of abandonment
I would like to appeal to the health authorities to spare some time for a visit to the medical stores at Madliena, to witness the state of...
Is St Julians going the way of Paceville? (1)
I was awoken from my well-deserved afternoon nap on Workers' Day by loud percussive music. Thinking it was some truckload of young people...
Is St Julians going the way of Paceville? (2)
On May 1 the residents of St Julians had to put up with loud music from down near the parking area at Spinola from 1 p.m. to the early hours....
For members of the medical profession
On discussing abortion, it is imperative to highlight that the provisions on abortion in our Criminal Code fall under Title VIII which speaks...
No way to treat dedicated football fans
On Sunday, May 4, a couple of friends and I went to the National Stadium at Ta' Qali to watch our favourite team Valletta play Floriana. A local...
Time for a New Left
One of the main critiques in respect to Labour's downfall (or, rather, failure to win), along with complacency and a shoddy electoral campaign, is...
Turtle doves in decline in Europe
I have read various comments, posted by hunters, quoting information published by BirdLife International and the International Union for...
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