The Malta Independent 5 May 2025, Monday
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Rossini’s Legacy in Malta

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 08:02 Last update: about 2 days ago Marie Benoît

This year's 29th of February was the 232th  anniversary of Gioachino Rossini's birth (1792-1868). Born in a leap year Rossini celebrated his birthday only once every four...

Rebuilding our tourism activity diligently

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 08:01 Last update: about 4 days ago

This week the news was focused on the infrastructure, the traffic, the unsustainability of our projects and the development of the quality of tourism. I gave a chuckle at this potpourri of conflicting...

Towards a more relevant Church

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 07:59 Last update: about 4 days ago

The passing of a Pontiff, and the consequent process to identify his successor, is always a momentous occasion, an appointment with history. Apart from the lush ceremonial that dictates every moment,...

‘Sky’: A emotional cartography through light and land

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 07:00 Last update: about 3 days ago

John Busuttil Leaver returns to the local art scene with a powerful new exhibition titled Sky, hosted at MSV Life, The Mall, Floriana, from 6 to 29 May. After an 11-year hiatus from exhibiting,...

Near mayhem

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 06:57 Last update: about 3 days ago

It is near mayhem every day at Rabat bus terminus at some times of the day, with passengers needing to take a bus having to stand in the middle of the very traffic-heavy road to watch out for their...

The Hunger Lust

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 06:56 Last update: about 3 days ago

Every year the world rightly marks the Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Maybe the world should now also start marking the Hunger Lust, the deprivation of food aid to...

TMID Editorial: Is Comino’s capping much of a cap at all?

Saturday, 3 May 2025, 09:20 Last update: about 2 days ago

For years Comino has come under the microscope as being the destination in Malta which has fallen victim to over-tourism the most.  In the summer months, the small island - which is a Natura...

Music and Culture Exchange in Malta: Competition Highlights

Saturday, 3 May 2025, 08:05 Last update: about 4 days ago Marie Benoît

On April 5th, 2025, contestants and judges arrived from abroad in Malta to participate in a competition with Maltese contestants. The event officially began on Monday, April 7th, with Frank Bonnici,...

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