A ceramic art exhibition yesterday opened at the Italian Cultural Institute (St George Square, Valletta), which runs to 31 of August. The event is being hosted jointly by the Italian Embassy and the...

Malta is a proud nation. But there are times when the behaviour of some makes the vast majority of the population want to hang its head in shame, and that is exactly what happened this...

We are waiting at the airport: young and mature, with different cultural and religious backgrounds, professions, languages and social positions.  All look happy: some have won the battle with...

It’s not yet 6am, and the sun is not up. There is a stillness in the air and nature still sleeps on.   Down below, in the Mgarr harbour, one can barely hear the cars and trucks as they...

Arriving into the hilltop town of Caltagirone in Sicily had taken me through some impressive scenery.   I had picnicked in the shade of a roadside olive tree under the forever watchful gaze...

Since time immemorial, Malta was always considered as a hub of maritime and mercantile activities. This success story was underlined this year with Malta classified as the largest ship register in...

Our government seems to believe that it has won world admiration for its stance on that tanker and the immigrants which it picked up off Italy. It hasn’t. The internet and the press reports have...

To be still awake at 5am after a night out means, in most cases, not being completely sober, or else being absolutely tired.   It is thus so easy to lose track and to get involved in a...

Science in the City, Malta's science and art festival, returns on 27 September from 6pm onwards. Valletta will be filled with art and entertainment all linked to science: street art installations,...

Flamenco, renowned for its heated passion lived up to its reputation these last few weeks with another successful workshop at Alegria Academia, this time with Puerto Flamenco, Francesca Grima and...