Thursday, March 11, 2010

Letters

Still no mention of PM's 'positive results' (1) - Eddie Aquilina, Sliema
Reading Lino Spiteri's Talking Point on the second anniversary of Lawrence Gonzi's election victory in 2008, I couldn't help but see the chasm...

Still no mention of PM's 'positive results' (2) - George Sammut, Mqabba
In spite of the global financial crisis, businesses in Malta performed much better than the average of our European counterparts last year....

Women are still the 'working poor' - David Pisani, PRO, Żminijietna - Voice of the Left, Valletta
Having just marked International Women's Day, trade unions and political parties must make women's right to equality and their working conditions...

Penalty charge is an insult to injury - Ferdinand Buhagiar, St Julians
The six per cent penalty charge being imposed for late payment of the already sky-high water and electricity tariffs is an insult to injury. As...

Tarnished reputation - Anton Borg, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK
The other day, a young male green woodpecker sat on the ground waiting for my 16-year-old son to drop him a peanut (much loved by this species of...

Trade fairs competition - Sandra Mizzi, Sta Venera
I do not understand why exhibitors and the public may be deprived of another venue for the organisation of fairs, namely the ever so popular Trade...

Valletta cabs providing poor service - Brian Darmanin, Pembroke
I have been putting off writing this letter for the past few months in the vain hope that the service provided by CT Cabs improves. It appears...

EU project beneficial to businesses - Jimmy Magro, project manager, Philoxenia Project, Żebbuġ
Since March 2009, the Local Councils' Association (LCA) has been an active partner in the EU funded project called Philoxenia that is being led by...

Care and saving lives (1) - John Carmel Navarro, Senglea
Let us hope that the female pedestrian badly injured crossing the road in Sliema on Monday makes a full recovery. My comments are not intended to...

Care and saving lives (2) - Joe Buttigieg, St Julians
I have been lobbying to have traffic lights installed near the Diplomat Hotel in Sliema for at least five years now. My concerns have fallen on...

Labour is unelectable - Charles Camilleri, Paola
Recent events have shown quite clearly that the Labour Party has not learned anything from its past mistakes. Joseph Muscat's new policy of trying...

Donations that work - Sr Tessie Sciortino OP, f/Sr Rachele Agius OP, Dominican Sisters, Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan
Sr Rachele Agius, who runs St Martin de Porres Disp. Chak, Pakistan, thanks all the members of the Mission Fund for the donation of...