Wikipedia says: "An honour killing or shame killing is the murder of a member of a family, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonour upon the family or has...

Patrick Formosa's pride and joy! The meticulosity with which the author has treated his pet subject, his birthplace no less, deserves one's utmost admiration. For the author's passionate descriptions...

It all started with a big discovery. Professor Arnold Cassola, who has ferreted out sources for the study of Maltese history in various libraries and archives abroad, made yet another discovery in...

Bibi crossed my path years ago, when I was living in Mauritius. She taught me many a lesson, though she did not know it. She was Hindu, and fondly known as Bibi L'Eglise, having spent many years...

Air Malta provides three options for taking a pet on an Air Malta flight: pets carried in the passenger cabin (PETC), pets as Accompanied Checked in Baggage (AVIH - which stands for live animals in...

What inspired you to start working in this area? I started working voluntarily with horses a few years ago, here at Inspire. I worked with one little boy who has autism and is non-verbal. He was...

This newspaper's initiative in publishing a supplement that highlights - and gives prominence - to animals' rights is definitely a welcome step in the right direction: the need to promote among the...

The Societa' Economico-Agraria, founded in 1844, was responsible for organising the first agricultural show at Buskett. This was during the Mnarja feast of 1854, a national festival dedicated to the...

The 2020 edition of the Maltese Islands Festival of Drama, Dance, Music and Singing will take place between 4 and 8 March at Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta and the Phoenicia Ballroom in Floriana. The...

The Cotyledon Orbiculata is a species of succulent commonly found around the Mediterranean, also in Malta. You may even have one growing quietly in your own backyard, only noticeable thanks to the...