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Two bolts of lightning in a clear sky

Thursday, 2 August 2018, 15:33 Last update: about 9 years ago

The hot season. Schools are closed. Government workers on half-days. Soon the shut-downs will begin. Parliament is shut up for summer, the longest recess in living memory. People flock to the...

Foresta 2000: The Alfred Mizzi Foundation final works report

Thursday, 2 August 2018, 10:55 Last update: about 9 years ago

Foresta 2000 is an area of natural habitat which has been restored as a Mediterranean woodland. Overlooking Għadira Bay the site stretches almost coast to coast offering not only diverse...

TMID Editorial: Fuel increase - Labour can afford it

Thursday, 2 August 2018, 10:51 Last update: about 9 years ago

August started with an increase in the price of fuel, a 5c rise across the board for unleaded petrol, diesel and petrol super. Ironically the announcement of the upward change came on the same day...

Plot to ruin Malta’s reputation failed miserably

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmelo Abela

Since I have been Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, I have travelled extensively. Part of my job and that of Malta’s network of ambassadors and high commissioners is to promote...

TMID Editorial: PN situation - Anything but ‘resolved’

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:12 Last update: about 9 years ago

The Nationalist Party told us on Monday evening that, just like that, the bitter infighting between the factions supporting party leader Adrian Delia and his predecessor Simon Busuttil has now been...

The wine festival of the year is back

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

One of the biggest highlights on the wine enthusiast's calendar, the Delicata Classic Wine Festival organised by Malta's foremost and award-winning Delicata winery, is back. The island's greatest...

Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta reception

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 11:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

A reception to commemorate the feast day of the patron saint of the Order was recently hosted by the Ambassador of the Order Prince Augusto Ruffo di Calabria and his wife Princess Tana de Windisch...

Modern Music Days’ paves the way for new conventions

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 11:50 Last update: about 9 years ago

This September, as part of the Evenings on Campus programme, Modern Music Days will connect the work of local and international composers with video-art and contemporary dance. "The borders...

Final year show by Fine Arts students

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 11:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Nikki Petroni

In the autumn, the first group of undergraduate students who pursued the Fine Arts with History of Art course will be graduating after achieving wonderful results, and not simply in comparison to the...

A painting for the Apse of Paola Parish Church

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 11:45 Last update: about 9 years ago Joe Zammit Ciantar

Today, Paola parish is celebrating the feast of Christ the King. The parish is in fact dedicated to Christ the King; it was created by Archbishop of Malta, Mgr. Pietro Pace, in 1910. The first parish...

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