Contemporary society is tragically scourged by loneliness. The North American actress and singer, Anne Jacqueline Hathaway, had the courage to confess: “Loneliness is my least favourite thing...

Restless Catholics are always hankering after new "saints" to importune for "graces". Their current craze is for the "intervention" of the dead Sr Faustina. According to her...

As someone who is reasonably well travelled in Europe, a recent first trip to Malta was in itself an adventure I was looking forward too. I was not disappointed. I had been pre-warned however by...

A few days ago, your contributor Salvu Mallia wrote: “We still find ourselves, after 50 years of independence, rooted in the grammar school system mentality of the British Empire, geared to...

I am a third year student at the University of Malta reading for a History of Art Honours degree. I am currently doing research on Renaissance paintings in the Maltese Islands for my undergraduate...

Peaceful coexistence is once again under attack.  Tomorrow, the Patrijotti Maltin are to hold a protest in Qawra to protest against the demand by the Muslim community there for a prayer...

In just a few days, or even hours, the gas tanker is due to enter the Marsaxlokk harbor. There has been a very ominous build-up to this entry – one even saw animated videos portraying the...

Reaching Cambodia Foundation have for the second time started a campaign together with the Helping Hands. The Foundation will be raising awareness regarding the Foundation's work with the help of the...

In the upcoming issue of FIRST, we meet Victor Muscat, a man who has been working hard for many years to secure a sanctuary for injured horses in Gozo. We also meet Christian Fountain, who has finally...

Despite the fact that the government and the opposition appear to be at loggerheads over the future route of the national airline, there nevertheless appears to be common ground of a sort. For...