Letters
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Three De/La Valettes in Malta, 1565-1798
As a follow up to Judge Giovanni Bonello’s letter (The Sunday Times of Malta, April 28), may I confirm that our famous Grand Master invariably signed his name ‘Jehan de Valette’. And so presumably did his nephew Henri de Valette, who was killed...
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Amateur researcher
Following Giovanni Bonello’s letter (‘De Valette, four months later’, The Sunday Times of Malta, April 28), I would like to inform the judge that the undersigned “enterprising amateur researcher who hit the front page of The Sunday Times with a loud...
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De Valette sword should come to Malta permanently
I read the article ‘De Valette sword to be returned ...on loan’ (The Sunday Times of Malta, April 28). It says the Louvre Museum in Paris, will, as a goodwill gesture, temporarily return the famed ceremonial sword and dagger to Malta in 2018 when...
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The wrong approach
In reply to an attack on my piece regarding development in a Gozo valley (‘The Marga Valley saga’, The Sunday Times of Malta, April 28) here are the facts: With reference to the environment page on Marga Valley (April 14), rather than being a biased...
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Is ‘illegal hunting’ the problem?
Articles against hunting in the media are appearing faster than a bird can fly, online polls are calling for the early closure of a perfectly legally applied derogation and claims of rampant abuse has even stirred the MHRA to believe Malta indeed...
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Artistic impression of It-Tokk
The billboard depicting an artistic impression of an embellished Independence Square (It-Tokk) in Victoria was already near the Banca Giuratale before the last general elections. It was removed soon after, and then fixed permanently to the ground...
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Victoria’s polyclinic
Rumours are rife with the silly idea of re-locating the Victoria polyclinic to the maintenance area at the back of the Gozo General Hospital. It is true that the polyclinic is becoming too cramped for the hundreds of patients who use it but it...
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The wonderful Malta Bird Park
At long last I managed to spend a Sunday morning at the Bird Park in Salina. I must confess that I was taken completely by surprise by the design and general layout of the place. It is exceptionally well-conceived as a typical swathe of pristine...
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PN’s hypocrisy
On the occasion of Workers’ Day, May 1, the PN issued a statement appealing to the Government “to fight precarious employment”. The fact is that the PL had promised to fight precarious employment tooth and nail in the past, and also did so in its...
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Just the theatre roof please
The main part of the Valletta project is going to be a parliament and there is no turning back on that decision now; it would be ridiculous to attempt to. And it’s looking good in my opinion. I don’t know what kind of changes Joseph Muscat expects...
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Our fuel purchases
Whose responsibility is it within Enemalta to announce the monthly fuel price changes and when should this be made public? Whenever fuel prices are announced – usually the day before they come into effect, on the first day of a month, but not this...
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SDM’s example tothe PN
Recently in the KSU election, SDM (Malta Christian Democratic Students) managed to successfully counteract the national swing against the Christian Democrats. They did not have to change their name, identity or values. They presented a strong...
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Proposal for poverty relief
Over the years it seems that poverty has been constantly on the rise, not a simple issue at all to address. Poverty results not only in lack of food to feed one’s family but also lowers living standards in other ways. Some households do not even...
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The folly
The much vaunted building gracing or disgracing the entrance of our capital city should be named The Folly. It was folly to commission such a monstrosity in the first place and the coup de grace now is to suggest turning it into a mausoleum for that...
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Time to try a new electoral system
In light of the recent political developments, I think Malta needs to shift its electoral system to a pure system of proportional representation. Unfortunately, the current bi-partite system does not work in a southern European context. It works in...
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Disgruntled shareholders
During the April 18 HSBC annual general meeting, I put a question to the board of directors about the bank’s share price. I asked if anyone could explain how come that in Malta the share price of a beer producing company is worth more than those of...
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Abortion – only those who love understand
I congratulate Ann M. Spiteri (April 10) for her erudition and well-researched stand in her piece concerning the right to life and abortion (April 10). I beg to differ from her conclusion. There is one simple reality that perhaps may be highlighted...
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National equilibrium
With all due respect to Mark Sammut and Kevin Aquilina, it is important not to mix up the issue of having, or not having, a national day, with changes or modifications to the Constitution. A Constitution is a basic law – in our case one drafted by a...
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Photo of two hunters
Times of Malta published a photograph taken by Birdlife Malta showing two hunters allegedly trespassing the ‘buffer zone’ of the Għadira Nature Reserve. It is pertinent to point out that the ‘buffer zone’ is unmarked and is bordered by hunting...
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Free transport during rush hour
The other day I struck up a conversation with a friend of mine, a Scotsman residing in our village, the topic being the traffic problem in our small country. He pointed out an excellent way in which nother country solved a similar problem. The...
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