This year marks the 2400th anniversary of the birth of Aristotle (Aristotélēs). Who was this great and respected man whom Dante Alighieri, in La Divina Commedia, dubbed him “the...

In human fertilization, two cells – an ovum (female gamete) and a sperm cell (male gamete) combine to form a single cell called a zygote.  This one cell, following rapid cell division...

I come from Vittoriosa, and as a child I was an altar boy at the church of the Monastery of St Scholastica in Vittoriosa, prior to becoming a Carmelite friar. I have chosen to write about this...

I have heard the welcome news that work on the restoration of the set of 29 tapestries at St John’s Co-Cathedral is nearing completion. Half of these, 14, depict the life of Jesus and the...

I refer to the Malta Police Force which claimed that “there is no reasonable suspicion of any crime having been committed in the wake of Panama Papers information leaks” (TMI, 8th June)....

Professor Joseph Azzopardi, writing in The Times of 2 June, quite rightly lamented the fact that during the 50th anniversary dinner of the Medical Association of Malta in 2014, no mention was made of...

On 26th February, Imam Mohamed El Sadi, together with 200 fellow Muslims, gathered at the Paola mosque to pray for rain. Allah did not hear their prayers. In fact, Malta had the worst winter...

I refer to the article published online on 11th June entitled “Lija Local Council not consulted about building described as ‘monstrosity’”, and on 12th June in The Malta...

Ta’ Cenc is already a multi-heritage natural park: the archaeological sites, remains of a megalithic temple, cart ruts, dolmens, the cliffs, the garigue, the important nesting site for...

When will the Leader of the Opposition learn that elections are not won by fine words uttered by leaders of political parties to raise the morale of their own supporters, but by sheer hard work and...