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100 trees for 100th anniversary of Scouting in Gozo

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

November 2016 marked the 100th anniversary of Scouting in Gozo and to celebrate landmark anniversary, the Victoria Scout Group and the Xagħra Scout Group held a number of activities. On...

Nature Trust marks Arbor Day

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 11 years ago

As Malta recently celebrated Arbor Day, Nature Trust encourages people to embrace the beauty and importance of trees not just because they purify our air, but also because they serve as an important...

Maltese photographer scoops international award

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:12 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Societies of Photographers have announced the 26 category winners and the overall winner of their 2016 Photographer of the Year Awards, and amongst the winners was Maltese photographer Darrin...

Remembering Rużar Briffa

Monday, 23 January 2017, 16:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Nikki Petroni

This vigorous opening line from Rużar Briffa's historic poem Jum ir-Rebħ takes me back to my secondary school days, when I grudgingly opened my second-hand copy of Qawsalla, an anthology of...

Editorial: The land of disbelief

Monday, 23 January 2017, 10:13 Last update: about 11 years ago

For days now, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici has been trumpeting the same tune, during public office hours and using public funds, to sell to the common people the spin that business tycoon Zaren...

Brexit makes Malta more attractive for Captives

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 10:41 Last update: about 11 years ago George M Mangion

The inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States on Capitol Hill was a spectacular event - one that is expected to heighten political risk and change global trade relations....

Weddings

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 10:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

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The Panama Papers and a Theory of Government

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

'Sound requires atmosphere, and there is yet no atmosphere in the public mind in which this voice can be heard'. I found this sentence in an old book I am reading at the moment, and I was struck by...

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