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Parking beyond Sliema
Gone are the days of the organised system of red mini-vans accompanying pupils to school with their teachers in the front seat. We now witness double and triple parking of cars and young pupils navigating through total chaos of cars outside...
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PL movement needs a soul
I think that everybody will immediately agree that Joseph Muscat has brought about a very positive change in Maltese politics. I belong to the generation which had to endure the purgatory of the confrontational style of politics in the 1970s and...
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A united Nationalist Party
I am confident that the Nationalist Party will manage to regain its lost ground by reconnecting with the people and shifting to a more progressive style of politics with Simon Busuttil as leader. I was immensely pleased upon seeing the reactions of...
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UKIP result sends strong message
I am attempting to reconcile how the recent ground-breaking results of the UK local elections have failed to be recognised here in Malta in any significant manner. The UK electorate clearly sent out a message to the incumbent coalition government...
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Hunting is against the will of the people
I have voted Labour for the last 50 years but I will never do so again. My large family are all Maltese but we, like the vast majority of Maltese, do not like it that beautiful creatures created by God are hunted down. Like Judas, for a few pieces...
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Selection of gas supplier
With reference to the article that appeared in Times of Malta (Big Names Put In Gas Plant Bids, May 11), the Ministry of Energy and Water Conservation would like to rectify an incorrect point of information conveyed in the last paragraph. The...
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Queues at Maltapost
I would like to complain about the bad service being rendered by the Maltapost branch at Old Bakery Street, Valletta. This appears to be all due to understaffing. How does the management expect clients to be served in good time when only one...
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Miraculous Spitfire crash
The crash of a Spitfire in Lija was featured in an article paying tribute to an Australian pilot officer who defended Malta during World War II (April 24). From the flimsy details presented, but much more from what I experienced as an eye-witness...
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Horse racing on deck
It is well documented that sailors of the Royal Navy often found themselves pastimes to avoid boredom while at sea for months on end. Games such as ludo and tombola were very much in vogue. Just by chance, I discovered another very popular game that...
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Following up the ‘sorry’ bit
If imitation is really the sincerest form of flattery then Simon Busuttil, the new Nationalist Party leader, must admire the Labour Party and Joseph Muscat, its leader, beyond all bounds. Busuttil’s first action as the fresh man at the PN top was...
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Freedom to believe... but not to abort
John Craske, in his letter Non-Believer’s Plea For Freedom, said he lacked the freedom not to believe. I see in this the hissing of a ‘heads I win tales you lose’ suggestion – now a common denominator for those anti-religion. I am convinced that our...
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Internet porn and youth
Two years ago I wrote an article, titled Porn As Sex Education (www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100208/opinion/porn-as-sex-education.293228). It came to mind as I followed the reactions to the recent gang rape verdict. Marceline Naudi, former...
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What about teachers of Valletta?
As head of St Elmo Primary School, I would like to thank my staff for their commitment and dedication to the Valletta community and, in particular, to the children of our capital city. The introduction of CVA meant they have had to put up with daily...
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Complex constitutional task
Desmond Zammit Marmarà (The Times, April 24) periodically contributes useful knowledge of Maltese history. However, one statement – “We got our autonomy in 1921” – demands vast amplification. The constitutional machinery of Malta’s dyarchic system...
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Valid passport, invalid ID card
A few days ago, I had reason to call at the Passport Office, Valletta to apply for a new document. Although my current passport was still valid, it would have expired while I was abroad. When I called at the office with my valid passport, I was...
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Transparent overseas development aid
The latest report by Kopin (Koperazzjoni Internazzjonali, Malta), a non-governmental organisation working on north-south cooperation whose mission is “to contribute actively to the alleviation of global poverty and social injustice”, should give the...
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Hollande’s difficult first year
François Hollande has had a terrible first year in office. Elected President of France on May 6 last year, he took office on May 15, 2012 and is today the most unpopular President on record, with a disapproval rating of 75 per cent. Hollande became...
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And God created woman
“We come closest to the early Maltese when we contemplate their mortal remains, but dry bones are still depressingly impersonal. Progress is being made, however, in methods for reconstructing the living appearance of long dead persons ...” (David H.
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Reflections on a hunting season
I have just experienced my first spring hunting season as director of Birdlife Malta, and although I had been warned about what to expect, nothing could have prepared me for the experience. On just one day alone, I witnessed no fewer than six...
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Simon depends on Joseph
One might say that Simon Busuttil is either very brave or foolhardy. To compete to take over the leadership of the Nationalist Party at this stage of its being is not like seeking an invitation to a celebration. The PN is in the doldrums. It has...
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