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Bird-ringing at Manoel Island’s Glacis Park

Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 15:17 Last update: about 5 years ago

In an effort to monitor the use of the Glacis Park at Manoel Island by small land birds during spring migration, bird-ringers from BirdLife Malta's ringing scheme recently held a series of...

And so, back to Malta

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12:49 Last update: about 5 years ago

Fewer surprises awaited me when I returned to Malta this time than just under a year before. Glad as I was to be back, it still did feel strange. Was I making a mistake in wanting to go on living...

‘The school playground’ - Debbie Caruana Dingli

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12:44 Last update: about 5 years ago

Debbie Caruana Dingli in action is a sight worth seeing. I have observed Debbie's art for many years now. When the task fell to me to prepare a preface for this most recent publication that focused...

A Maltese collaborator of Pope Francis

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12:41 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

On Tuesday, 15 May 2018, cardinals from all parts of the world gathered in a hall inside the Vatican for a meeting of the Council of the Economy, the restricted committee, which helps the Pope manage...

Dominique Ciancio’s exhibition at the Malta Society of Arts

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12:36 Last update: about 5 years ago

Dominique Ciancio is a Malta-born artist who has been working as a freelance artist between Norway and Malta for the past 10 years. His solo exhibition, titled Return Island, will feature works that...

Is it a wee dram? or a G&T?

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12:31 Last update: about 5 years ago

There is very little danger, I am certain, of a gin and tonic taking over from the traditional Scottish welcome ... a wee dram of whisky when you arrive north of the English border... but there is no...

Imposter syndrome

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12:26 Last update: about 5 years ago

Do you often feel scared of being found out or worried people will notice that you're not as competent as you claim to be? Do you feel you don't belong or that you're a fraud? If you answered "yes" to...

Marie Benoit's Diary - Born to write

Sunday, 9 May 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Marie Benoît

"In a previous life I must have been a snail ... or tortoise ... or hedgehog; because I still love to curl up and retreat into my shell, my land of dreams.  And the pandemic means I can withdraw,...

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