Milan miss out on top spot with derby draw
AC Milan missed the chance to go top of Serie A on Sunday after a 1-1 derby draw with Inter Milan which allowed Napoli to stay at the summit. Stefano Pioli’s unbeaten side are level with Napoli on 32...
View Article'A shambles of our right to vote' - why Malta persists with election flights
The only way for Maltese abroad to cast their vote is to hop on a plane back to Malta on a flight subsidised by taxpayers. In the age of smarter everything, Jessica Arena asks why such a costly method...
View ArticleSix-year water leak baffles the authorities
Dirty water has been seeping into a street in Marsalforn for six years and nobody knows where it is coming from. Residents have repeatedly complained about the mysterious dirty water which frequently...
View ArticleAnnouncements - November 8, 2021
In Memoriam FIORINI – ROSE. On the 26th anniversary of her passing away. Fondly remembered by her sons Ferdinand, Michael and Adrian and their families. Lord grant her eternal rest. VINCENTI KIND –...
View ArticleAustralia vows to sell coal 'for decades' - despite climate change concerns
Australia said Monday it will sell coal for "decades into the future" after spurning a pact to phase out the polluting fossil fuel to halt catastrophic climate change. More than 40 countries pledged...
View ArticleToday's front pages - November 8, 2021
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Monday. Times of Malta leads with calls for investigations by parliament and the financial authorities after revelations on Sunday that...
View ArticleDjokovic’s greatness will be recognised eventually, says Medvedev
The tide is turning in tennis legend Novak Djokovic’s favour in gaining the respect he deserves from followers of the sport but he may have to wait for years post-retirement to be fully appreciated,...
View ArticleThird Ombudsman probe confirms police promotions process was 'a parody'
A third investigation by the ombudsman into a 2016 police selection process for the promotion of superintendents to the post of assistant commissioner confirmed that the process was vitiated and...
View ArticleAppreciation: Leonard Cassar (November 8, 1952 – January 3, 2021)
Samir writes: Remembering a very dear, sincere and loving friend on his birthday, who always had a keen sense of humour to elicit joyful smiles from everyone around him, even in the most difficult...
View ArticlePresident George Vella stamp collection exhibited in Gozo
President George Vella is taking part in the annual stamp exhibition organised by the Gozo Philatelic Society. The president is exhibiting part of his specialised British collection. He will visit the...
View Article10 years ago today
Franco Debono presents in Parliament private members’ motion about Justice and Home Affairs holistic reform Ten years ago, on November 8, 2011, then Nationalist backbencher Franco Debono, 37 years old...
View ArticleWhere have all ‘my Maltese’ gone? – Revel Barker
It would probably be called racist, these days, to say it but, years before I came to Malta, I could recognise a Maltese in much the same way as I could identify a Sikh or a Pole, a Caribbean, a...
View ArticleInbreeding soulless capitalism – Alan Xuereb
The historian Yuval Harari asserts that the next huge political issue will be whether we will choose the global or the local. As he puts it, we will have to choose between uniting humanity and...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - November 8, 2021
A different reality All those who like me, watched the television programme Linea Blue on RAI 1 on October 16 must have been very thrilled and proud of our islands. The programme was exclusively...
View ArticleEnd ‘too big to jail’ culture
The global war on money laundering may be failing. It is time for governments, banks and law enforcement authorities to put their heads together and ask why the effort put in to fighting financial...
View ArticleExhibition by Anthony Lucian Cauchi
Studio 56 is launching a multimedia exhibition entitled Thunder Dream by Anthony Lucian Cauchi at Casino Notabile in Saqqajja, Rabat. The artist presents a variety of themes in different mediums,...
View ArticleArt exhibition addresses complex challenges of contemporary society
SciCulture is tomorrow opening the art exhibition Liminal Spaces at the Valletta Design Cluster. Co-curated by Eamon O’Kane and Daniela Quacinella, it features installations by Laura Gaiger, Gabriel...
View ArticleThe search for success - John Cassar White
November is a time for reflection. As the year slowly approaches its end, we re-evaluate our priorities. We ask ourselves whether this has been a successful year for us. But how do we define success?...
View ArticleCensus 2021 to provide a rich picture of how society is woven
October 1, 2021 will go down as the day when one very important milestone was reached by the National Statistics Office (NSO). For the first time, the office started collecting census data online. The...
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