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What Francis would tell us – Fr Charles Cini
Having read the book by Pope Francis 'Let us dream. The path of better future' (Simon and Schuster UK Ltd- 2020), it struck me that, perhaps, the Holy Father had something to tell us Maltese too. “We...
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Editorial: Don’t give up on diplomacy
As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, it is very clear that Russian President’s Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade his Slav neighbour has been a monumental miscalculation. Ukraine has put up a...
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Letters to the editor - March 12, 2022
Lady Strickland The picture carried in Edwin Vassallo’s book on Lord Strickland is of Margaret, Lady Strickland, not of Mabel Strickland, as stated in the caption to the article on the donation of...
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Why Malta needs to be leading from the front on Ukraine – Joseph Muscat
Much has been and will continue to be said and written about the unjustified and illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine. Malta is right in standing with the international community, alongside our...
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Energy link to Italy won't reduce Malta's dependency on Russia – Joseph Muscat
Plans for an interconnector and gas pipeline between Malta and Italy will do nothing to reduce dependency on Russia, according to former prime minister Joseph Muscat. In a Times of Malta opinion...
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Announcements – March 12, 2022
Obituaries MARTIN. On March 10, at St James Capua, Sliema, ROSE, née Pellegrini Petit, widow of Tony, aged 96, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her...
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Needed: an economic strategic focus – Silvan Mifsud
During the past days, we have all been hearing about proposals that make you truly wonder how these can be financed since they all rest on a reduction in taxes or an increase of public expenditure....
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France now focusing on Grand Slam after gutsy Wales win - Galthie
France coach Fabien Galthie hailed his side’s heroic defensive effort after a gutsy 13-9 victory over Wales that kept alive dreams of a first Six Nations Grand Slam in 12 years. The only obstacle to...
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Ukraine accuses Russia of blocking evacuations as troops squeeze Kyiv
Russian forces inched towards Kyiv Saturday and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities as concerns grew over the besieged southern port of Mariupol, where officials said more than 1,500...
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Today's front pages - March 12, 2022
These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with news that a man accused of murdering his partner in Gozo has confessed to the crime while speaking to...
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‘As long as we have a bus we will be there’, says Chelsea’s Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel has vowed Chelsea will not be destroyed by the sanctions on Blues owner Roman Abramovich that plunged the European champions into turmoil before their 3-1 win at Norwich on Thursday....
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Insights into Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici through his book collection
Former prime minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici’s private collection of books and newspapers has recently been donated to the University of Malta Library. Arnold Cassola, who facilitated this donation,...
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'We're with the good thief': Debono Grech celebrates Labour corruption
A former Labour minister has admitted that the party is corrupt but boasted that at least it has “gained something from it”. Joe Debono Grech, who served as a Labour MP for more than 50 years, used a...
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Does the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace impress in the family SUV class?
Volkswagen has tweaked its seven-seater Tiguan. TED WELFORD gets behind the wheel to see if it’s worth considering. The Tiguan has been a roaring success for Volkswagen since its introduction 15 years...
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Big game heroes Milan face test of mettle against lesser lights
Milan host Empoli on Saturday with a slender lead over their Serie A title rivals and a hoodoo to bust against the league’s lesser lights. Last weekend’s 1-0 win at Napoli allowed them to reclaim top...
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Labour rekindles proposal of requiring workers to join a union
The Labour Party “agrees in principle” with forcing workers to join a union, according to its election manifesto. Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had in 2018 encouraged a “discussion” about the...
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Nagelsmann puts Bayern on red alert for his return to Hoffenheim
Julian Nagelsmann has put his Bayern Munich side on red alert for Saturday’s away trip to his former club Hoffenheim, who have a knack of upset home wins over the Bundesliga leaders. With nine league...
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Cannabis lobby slams 'regressive' Labour manifesto
The Labour Party has no intention of honouring promises made to protect people from lengthy court cases related to cannabis, a lobby group has warned. Cannabis advocacy group Releaf said that the PL’s...
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Fathers' lobby delighted with Labour plans to push equal parenting rights
A Labour Party promise to introduce equal shared parenting rights has been welcomed with open arms by a lobby group representing fathers. Flimkien Missirijiet Inqumu was established to lobby for the...
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Murray joins ATP 700 club with Indian Wells win, Raducanu advances
Former world number one Andy Murray notched a milestone win and US Open champion Emma Raducanu made a victorious return from injury in a one-two punch for Britain on Friday at the Indian Wells WTA and...
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