Letters
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Simon Busuttil is definitely no copycat
Labour sympathisers, including leading columnist Lino Spiteri, referred to the Nationalist statute amendment to have two deputy leaders as copying or imitating the Labour Party. If there is a party that, over the years, has copied, it is precisely...
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Two-star rating for potato video
My initial reaction when watching the now infamous video about the Maltese potato farmer and his family was that it was a satirical work. I have no particular axe to grind with a family who live and breathe potatoes from “dawn to dusk”, however I...
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In defence of pornography
Helena Dalli has criticised a recent gang-rape verdict which described the rape of a 14-year old girl as “an act of foolishness.” While she over-emphasises the tender age of the girl, she draws attention away from that of the boys, who were also...
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Managing pain management
If my experience in running a large pain management clinic in London for many years is anything to go by, Fibromyalgia sufferers in Malta face an uphill struggle in their battle to get any form of official recognition. Despite the fact that in 2003,...
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Elderly care
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the geriatrics consultant at St Vincent De Paule Residence, doctors, nursing officers, nurses and staff at St Joseph Wards 15 and 16. Their invaluable and unceasing dedication and care towards my...
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Anniversary of Blessed who helped the poor
Last month, the Society of St Vincent de Paul in France commemorated three anniversaries – namely 200 years since the birth of its founder Frederick Ozanam, 180 years since its foundation and 160 years since his death – by organising various...
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Company’s commitment
I write in reference to the piece by John Cassar White in the Business section of May 9 titled Valuing Mothers’ Role At The Place Of Work. A number of ideas were put forward related to enhancing the situation of working mothers. This company’s...
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The mother on death row
I consider it a matter of urgency to inform readers about the plight of Asia Bibi, a mother of five and a Pakistani Christian. In 2009, Asia Bibi was tried and subsequently found guilty for the crime of blasphemy, the punishment for which is death...
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The more things change...
I thought things would start to change at Mater Dei, as promised by Joseph Muscat. I know it is early days yet, but still I would have thought we would see some kind of difference. Definitely not so when a disabled, diabetic 83-year-old and her...
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What clique?
Before writing his letter New Clique Is Formed (May 9), Joseph Zarb should have consulted a good dictionary about the meaning of the word “clique”. Mr Zarb believes that all those people appointed by the Government on boards and authorities are...
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Stadium toilets
As a regular at the National Stadium, I would like to put a suggestion to the MFA. Would it be too much to ask that the public ‘toilets’ have an attendant as from the coming season? I invite any of the top officials to visit these places during the...
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Bizarre fees
Why is it that my wife can go to Dr G. with a serious chest infection and be charged €7, while I go to a podiatrist, Mr Anonymous, and get charged €20 to have a small piece of my big toenail removed? Does it, I wonder, have anything to do with...
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Boiler Wharf permit and development
Times of Malta reported on the illegal development at Boiler Wharf and the retrospective approval of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. Should we be surprised? Of equal if not greater importance to residents of Senglea is a planning...
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The state of education
I have been mulling about whether to pen this letter or a few years but the article that appeared on May 6 regarding the education system persuaded me to take the plunge. My opinion has not been formed through academic research and is not founded on...
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Brave children of the war
At every historical commemoration, the media lauds the valour of those adult personnel involved in wartime events. Various military regiments, both Maltese and British, well deserved such praise. The cohorts of children who bravely survived the...
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Absentee ballot systems
There is something remarkably inefficient about flying people from one side of Europe to the other for them to cast their ballot in a general election. Especially when there are valid questions about who is eligible to vote in the first place. And...
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Homosexuality and Christianity
To the believers, and not only those who profess the Christian faith, two men and two women can never constitute a couple that is comparable to that of a heterosexual couple. While homosexuals remain loved by God and can aspire to a life of...
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BBC interview
I was listening to the excellent BBC World Service programme titled From Our Own Correspondents on May 10. It included one of their correspondents visiting Malta, as there were strong murmurings among European Union countries that Malta would be the...
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The reality of spring hunting
Being a hunter, I was present in the field for practically all hours allowed for hunting and, contrary to the alleged carnage and lawlessness, the following is what I witnessed: Police presence and that of the Armed Force of Malta was on the high...
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Copycats
After all the ‘blah, blah, blah’, it now seems that the PN’s new strategy is seeing what Labour has done, only to say they can do it better. What a discovery! It also seems that the once coarse men have now vanished.
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