Malta Arts Events marks 200th anniversary of Verdi and Wagner
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 15:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta Art Events once again satisfied their patrons last Friday when they held the Gala opera to mark the 200th anniversary of composers Verdi and Wagner. The concert, under the direction of acclaimed...
‘C’ – a collaborative photography exhibition
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 14:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The C photography exhibition currently underway at St James Cavalier represents the result of a series of collaborations between photographer Elisa von Brockdorff, fashion stylist Gayle Zerafa make-up...
Acquiring the reading habit one book at a time
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 14:54
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Your forthcoming programme Aqrali Storja has been conceived with the idea of encouraging children to read but also to improve their Maltese. How do you propose to go about doing this? “I have...
The laughter girls
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 14:44
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
When did you first decide to organize the LOL comedy shows – and why? Our first LOL comedy show was held way back in June 2004. Being comedy lovers, we felt the island was missing...
Creating a sandstorm to obscure an argument
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 08:40
Last update: about 14 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
It is really exhausting, but one suspects that is the intention, the way the government has carried on with the tactic it used so successfully in Opposition. When it is criticised, and unable to...
Parliamentary privileges: Walkouts and walkovers
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 07:52
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Two days into Parliament and the sparks are already flying. With a breach of privilege complaint on day one and an opposition walk out on day two, if this tempo is maintained this promises to be...
Alcohol strategies in the EU
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 07:52
Last update: about 13 years ago
David Casa
The World Health Organization reported in 2012 that Europe currently holds the highest per-capita alcohol consumption in the world. Furthermore, it is reported that the average adult in the EU...
‘Mutti’ wins again
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Ivan Grixti
“Mutti” is the German word for mother and it is the way most Germans refer to their current Chancellor Angela Merkel. On Sunday 22 September German citizens were asked to cast their vote....
Labour’s approach to the Armed Forces of Malta
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 07:54
Last update: about 13 years ago
Martin Scicluna
Between 1996 and 1998, when a Labour Prime Minister, Alfred Sant, was at Castille, one of the first things he initiated on taking office was a review of the AFM's military capability. This...
Traffic: Absolute chaos and gridlock everywhere
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 07:53
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The awful traffic jams over the past few days as schools and tertiary education institutions opened have stressed people out quite heavily, made people and students late for work and for school and...