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100 trees for 100th anniversary of Scouting in Gozo

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:15 Last update: about 8 years ago

November 2016 marked the 100th anniversary of Scouting in Gozo and to celebrate landmark anniversary, the Victoria Scout Group and the Xagħra Scout Group held a number of activities. On...

Nature Trust marks Arbor Day

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 8 years ago

As Malta recently celebrated Arbor Day, Nature Trust encourages people to embrace the beauty and importance of trees not just because they purify our air, but also because they serve as an important...

Maltese photographer scoops international award

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:12 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Societies of Photographers have announced the 26 category winners and the overall winner of their 2016 Photographer of the Year Awards, and amongst the winners was Maltese photographer Darrin...

Remembering Rużar Briffa

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:09 Last update: about 8 years ago Nikki Petroni

This vigorous opening line from Rużar Briffa's historic poem Jum ir-Rebħ takes me back to my secondary school days, when I grudgingly opened my second-hand copy of Qawsalla, an anthology of...

Utilitarian hip

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 8 years ago

British designer Lee Wood has infused the Dirk Bikkemberg's brand with a northern European utilitarian hipness, clothes for the urbanite on the go. The clean collection marked a new era for the...

Dress down for charity

Monday, 16 January 2017, 15:11 Last update: about 8 years ago

Thomas Smith staff presented €2,000 to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Malta, raised during last year in return for wearing casual attire to work. Every Friday is a Dress Down day at Thomas...

Richard England’s Orpheus

Monday, 16 January 2017, 15:08 Last update: about 8 years ago

Joe Friggieri   Orpheus, his Song and his Music is the title of Richard England's seventh book of poems. It contains striking illustrations by Christina Darmanin and Sandrina England,...

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