Scouting began in 1907 when Robert Baden-Powell, Lieutenant-General in the British Army, held the first Scouting encampment at Brownsea Island in England. It was on 15 September 1913 that the...

"I found it difficult to write this Covid Diary as I am seriously Covid tired. One year on, whilst there is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, I now find myself in a place that is not...

Ever since the primitive Maltese began to build the astonishing prehistoric temples, there has always been an intimate link between the Maltese and stone. In our days of construction frenzy, we might...

CareMalta has officially opened its library at Villa Messina in Rabat - as part of a joint initiative with Malta Libraries - in time to coincide with Libraries Week, marked every year between April 19...

With a whole list of books (mostly fiction) to his name, and some being turned into films, Robert Harris is one of the better known authors in today's English-speaking world. We may group many of...

The Fabled Bird is soon to launch a range of ethically-produced rugs at Birgu Blue Rendez-Vous, an independent artisanal boutique in Birgu. The launch is the result of a new collaboration between...

Children's charity Beyond the Moon is happy to announce that this year's The Perfect Gift Fair - Mother's Day 2021 has gone virtual in the footsteps of The Perfect Gift Fair - Christmas 2020 edition,...

The Boston experience Boston in January can be cold, very cold. That grey late afternoon when I arrived on Wednesday 8 January 1975 at Logan Airport from Zaventem, Brussels, via Heathrow with...

During the wartime years Mellieħa, which was far away from the main military installations of Malta of that time, didn't get the attention of the enemy. However, sometimes bombs were dropped in...

"Aquick call home before boarding and it was decided that I would undergo voluntary quarantine on a boat. As any exemplary Maritime Historian would do, I commandeered a 35-foot sailing yacht moored in...