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Laurence Grech

Sunday, 22 February 2026, 06:49 Last update: about 9 months ago Noel Grima

Those who had stabbed him were among the first to pen glowing obituaries. But it didn't bother Laurence Grech - he was dead anyway now. The one time he had called sick, there was a queue behind...

The Malta Biennale: Welcoming the world to our shores

Friday, 20 February 2026, 08:05 Last update: about 10 months ago Owen Bonnici

I have always strongly believed in culture and the arts to transform, unite, and inspire. The second edition of the Malta Biennale, to commence on March 14, over 11 weeks, will do just that. It...

Critical infrastructure

Thursday, 19 February 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 10 months ago Alfred Sant

In recent years, mostly because of the fast developments in the electronic means of communication and information, the infrastructures that sustain life in modern societies have become increasingly...

Geologists, the Auditor General and diabetes

Thursday, 19 February 2026, 07:43 Last update: about 10 months ago Mark Said

A massive, 4-kilometre-long landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, triggered by Cyclone Harry and heavy rain, has forced over 1,500 people to evacuate, exposing long-ignored warnings about building on...

Alerts and reminders

Monday, 16 February 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 10 months ago Alfred Sant

Often these last months we had alerts from the Met Office warning about approaching bad weather. Stormy weather in winter is to be expected. What gets referenced as well is that storms are arising...

Lying flat or standing up

Sunday, 15 February 2026, 08:04 Last update: about 10 months ago Kevin Cassar

Around the world, young people are making their voices heard. And in some cases bringing governments down.  Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Madagascar and Bulgaria have all seen Gen Z protests that...

The Women’s Lobby proposed decriminalisation of abortion

Sunday, 15 February 2026, 07:58 Last update: about 10 months ago Kevin Aquilina

On 4 February 2026, the daily The Malta Independent published a news feature titled 'Malta's Women's Lobby calls for forum to discuss decriminalising abortion'. Essentially, what the Women's Lobby is...

Why childcare centres matter

Sunday, 15 February 2026, 07:55 Last update: about 10 months ago Katya De Giovanni

In Malta, as in many other countries, early childhood education and care (ECEC) is increasingly recognised as a critical developmental and social investment rather than a purely custodial service....

Tal-Arlekkin: a winning formula

Sunday, 15 February 2026, 07:53 Last update: about 10 months ago Frans Camilleri

A few weeks ago I was struck by a story in Malta Today which talked about a carpenter named Joe Borg, known in Rabat as "Tal-Arlekkin," who has been making furniture in his workshop for over 50...

Fort Chambray: The fort the government conveniently forgot

Sunday, 15 February 2026, 07:50 Last update: about 10 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Government now speaks fluently about "returning land to the public" and presents Manoel Island, Fort Tigné, and Fort Campbell as evidence of a moral shift. It's a recent acknowledgement that...

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