Letters
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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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Malta’s true national day
I am four square with Charles Xuereb on choosing September 2 as our National Day. Those who sacrificed their lives both in the Great Siege of 1565 and in the World War II, did so for foreigners. The first helped the Knights of St John against the...
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Son saved from death
I am writing this letter to thank the doctors and nurses, and staff at the NPICU, Mater Dei Hospital, for their exceptional care and dedication for which my family is extremely grateful. In particular, I would like to thank the fantastic team of...
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Tragedy and charity in Colombia
I have been working as a lay missioner in Latin America for 35 years, and in Bogotá, Colombia since 2000. I would like to thank all the benefactors of the Malta Mission Fund who, through their generosity, have made it possible for a donation to be...
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Bureaucratic nightmare
I am truly delighted that the Prime Minister is spearheading a campaign to reduce the level of totally unnecessary bureaucracy in Malta (April 29). I have recently retired here following a career spent abroad and the level of bureaucracy being faced...
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Celebrating biomedical scientists
This week the American Society for Clinical Pathology is celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals Week with the theme “Laboratory Professionals Get Results”. As a member of this society, every year through the medium of this newspaper I take the...
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Thatcher’s funeral
Now that the dust has settled, we can start patching up all the hurt feelings regarding the late British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s funeral. Anti-Thatcher critics touted the sum of £10 million as the total cost of the ceremonial...
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Awaiting burial
The report (April 29) on the tragic case of the young Nigerian immigrant still awaiting burial after his sudden death in custody in April 2011, throws more light on the shambles reigning in our inquiry system, judicial and departmental. Inquiries...
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Last-minute hospital bid
Joe Cassar, former health minister, appeared to blame the Labour party (April 25) for the failed acquisition of St Philip’s Hospital very shortly before the recent general election. Negotiations had in fact been going on between the Government and...
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PN’s ideology
I believe that the Nationalist Party, while being a modern democratic party, should highlight its ideology, what it stands for. In my opinion this should be a synthesis of Christian and Liberal values. Maybe Religio et Patria should be changed to...
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Mattia Preti celebrated in Żurrieq
Recently, Żurrieq celebrated the 400th anniversary of Fra Mattia Preti’s birth. Thanks to Don Matteolo Saliba, both architect of our parish church and the village parish priest at the time, the painter-knight Preti adorned the local main place of...
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Memorial to the Anzacs
It was good to see the remembrance parade for the Anzacs. If I am not mistaken, a couple of years ago they had wanted to hold a memorial in the gardens at Floriana. However, Malta has a unique building, with no other like it anywhere, with a plaque...
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