Ten years ago, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) came into force at the European Union level. It has led to major changes in how the rights of persons...

While researching and gathering material and photos for my publication, Wartime Mellieħa 1940-43 I discovered a large amount of new material. However, one of the lacuna that I encountered was the...

The National Council of Women (NCW) would like to pay tribute to Cynthia Caruana Turner, recognised as one of Malta’s best musicians both locally and internationally. Cynthia was awarded Hon....

Floriana was not built as the garden for Valletta as was claimed in a particular opinion article. In fact, following the foundation of Valletta just after the Great Siege, the area known as Floriana...

I think God operates a penalty points system, which makes me wonder if the mortal points system for traffic violations is divinely inspired, or whether God copied the system operated by man, whom...

3 December is the international day for persons with disability. Unesco’s theme for this year was Building back better: towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post Covid-19 world by,...

Can you thoroughly concentrate for a prolonged period of time? Are you mindful when performing your tasks during the day? More importantly, can you effectively control your emotions? The word...

The fast ferry tender has become a saga and like a soap opera. It seems there is some hidden hand pushing one way and proven carrier experts in the field denied the job. That's why I propose a...

The Royal Naval Officers’ Association (Malta) commemorated Armistice Day at the Capuchins Naval Cemetery in Kalkara by kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The...

A number of points should be clarified following the editorial carried in last Saturday's edition of the Malta Independent titled "Six months should have been enough to prepare". Various work...