Two exceptional concerts deliver unforgettable performances
Sunday, 23 April 2023, 08:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
I had the unexpected good fortune of attending two exceptional musical events over Easter. In quite a few respects the two concerts, held practically a week apart, were similar. And yet they were also...
‘Datafication’ and its wealth of opportunities
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:30
Last update: about 4 years ago
Datafication or the process of transforming an activity, such as an industrial process, in a way that key data is collected about it for further analysis, has had exponential growth over the past...
Fathers and daughters
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:27
Last update: about 4 years ago
Noel Grima
A super-rich father is forced to bring up his only daughter on his own after his wife is killed in a plane crash and the child is born after the crash. He gives her all that money can buy but...
The estate of the nation
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:24
Last update: about 4 years ago
I read recently that estate agents are apparently the second least trusted people on the planet. In first position are... would you believe it - politicians, with ahem... journalists coming in...
Of paint and observation
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:21
Last update: about 4 years ago
Marika Azzopardi
Two new artists are presenting their works in public for the very first time, with a collection of oil paintings created over the past few years. The artists, Massimo Dimech and Steve Sciberras both...
Mysteries of the HMS Urge to be uncovered at exclusive event
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:17
Last update: about 4 years ago
An exclusive event, in support of the Save the Valletta Skyline Appeal, will take place on 27 April, which marks the 81st anniversary of the sinking of HMS Urge – a Royal Navy submarine of the...
Life goes on, sometimes
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:45
Last update: about 4 years ago
Marie Benoît
I met Yvonne Galea over 30 years ago. They had just lost their 15-year-old son and I had just lost my husband in Mauritius. It is grief that brought us together. Thunderclouds of grief. A year...
Baghdad bittersweet memories
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:35
Last update: about 4 years ago
It was September 1997. I was about to join the UN's "oil-for-food" programme designed to counteract the effect of sanctions on the Iraqi people. The UN Security Council Resolution 986...
Navigating your way through grief and loss
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:30
Last update: about 4 years ago
Grief and mourning are the ways in which we deal with significant losses. Loss refers not just to the death of a loved one but includes life events such as the end of a relationship, job loss, moving...