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Your love is better than life – Fr Alexander Zammit
The problem of our time is that we have forgotten how to desire. This is perhaps one of the most emblematic judgements of our contemporary situation. This overarching statement stems from the...
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The Malta Professional Football Clubs Association
After many years it was about time that an association representing the Maltese football clubs is formed. The need for football clubs to come together could not stay on the shelf any longer. In view...
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Vienna exhibition tests ethics of displaying human remains
Warning: Graphic content A vast, bloated liver. An infant with lacerated skin. The deformed skeleton of a young girl. The recent renovation of one of the collections belonging to Vienna's prestigious...
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Canadian Olympic success: a model for Malta?
Is Malta’ search for an Olympic medal a futile dream? A lot of effort in terms of strategy, planning, and assessment, and possibly sufficient funds, have been put in every time Malta competes. A medal...
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Age group records for Schembri, Fenech Attard at National Swimming Championships
The bad weather that hit Malta on Saturday did little to disrupt the proceedings on the first day of the 2021 National Swimming Championships hosted by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta in...
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A formula for excitement – James Calvert
For the first time in what feels like forever I am actually looking forward to the motor racing more than the football this weekend. I can’t remember the last time that happened, but we may be going...
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Order of Malta archive of documents nominated for UNESCO list
The archives of the Order of Malta at the Bibliotheca of Malta, consisting of over 7,000 documents from 1107 to 1798, and in particular, the Papal Bull of 1113 by which the Order was established, have...
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Editorial: Draconian outdoors masks mandate risks backfiring
When COVID-19 reached our shores, Times of Malta was among the first to urge the public to heed the health authorities’ advice. When the numbers of infected people started rising and there was...
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M&Z Limited plans growth as it celebrates 100th anniversary
Company's executive director Paul Camilleri looks back at his 55 years with the business and its ambitious plans for future growth. It was July 1966 when Paul Camilleri, barely out of school, was...
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Education is about lifelong learning, and this includes teachers too
Verdala International School is sometimes seen as a school that does things slightly differently in Malta, partly because of our international curriculum. The International Baccalaureate (IB), the...
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Eleanor Bezzina strikes double gold in Luxembourg shoot
Maltese target shooter Eleanor Bezzina ended her commitments at the 38th edition of the international air weapon competition held in Luxembourg this week when she secured back-to-back gold medals in...
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Four dead, five missing in Sicily apartment blast
Four people were killed and five were missing after an explosion caused a four-storey apartment building to collapse on the Italian island of Sicily, authorities said Sunday. Two women were recovered...
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Lions Club Mdina holds dog walk
A very enjoyable dog walk was organised recently by Lions Club Mdina in conjunction with RAR (Real Animal Rights), in aid of Animal Food Fund and Fond fis-Skiet. The event was well attended by members...
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ESG and beyond: Preparing ourselves for the future
Earlier this year the European Commission published a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The topic might not sound familiar to the broader public. However, reporting...
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‘Unlocking Digital Value for Society’
The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) this year celebrates its 20th year anniversary – reaching such a milestone deserves reflection on the past, a celebration of the present and preparation...
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Book review: 'Cain' is a remarkable portrait
Cain: prose, poetry by Richard England published by Kite, 2021 In his Lazarus, published earlier this year, Richard England strove to comment on and decipher the figure of the biblical Lazarus whom...
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The demise of the Malta tramways in 1929
December 15, 1929: The company running the Malta Tramways ceased its operations and ‘it-tramm’ was no longer to be seen on Maltese roads after this date. The company then went into liquidation the...
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Myth Debunked: ‘Christmas or Xmas Myths’
It’s the season to be jolly, tra la la la la tra la la la. There are many myths surrounding the festive season, so let us dispel some of them. Myth: Writing ‘Xmas’ is a modern thing. People will...
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40 years from the election that sparked chaos: 1981 revisited
Four decades ago, the Nationalist Party saw electoral victory snatched away when it received an absolute majority of votes but a minority of parliamentary seats. It signalled one of the darkest...
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Searching deeper for biomarkers of drug resistance in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), the second most diagnosed cancer in Malta, is highly curable through various treatment strategies, if found at an early stage. However, one of the obstacles typically...
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