Of paint and observation
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:21
Last update: about 5 years ago
Marika Azzopardi
Two new artists are presenting their works in public for the very first time, with a collection of oil paintings created over the past few years. The artists, Massimo Dimech and Steve Sciberras both...
Mysteries of the HMS Urge to be uncovered at exclusive event
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 09:17
Last update: about 5 years ago
An exclusive event, in support of the Save the Valletta Skyline Appeal, will take place on 27 April, which marks the 81st anniversary of the sinking of HMS Urge – a Royal Navy submarine of the...
Life goes on, sometimes
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:45
Last update: about 5 years ago
Marie Benoît
I met Yvonne Galea over 30 years ago. They had just lost their 15-year-old son and I had just lost my husband in Mauritius. It is grief that brought us together. Thunderclouds of grief. A year...
Baghdad bittersweet memories
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:35
Last update: about 5 years ago
It was September 1997. I was about to join the UN's "oil-for-food" programme designed to counteract the effect of sanctions on the Iraqi people. The UN Security Council Resolution 986...
Navigating your way through grief and loss
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 08:30
Last update: about 5 years ago
Grief and mourning are the ways in which we deal with significant losses. Loss refers not just to the death of a loved one but includes life events such as the end of a relationship, job loss, moving...
A Catholic chaplain’s hostile environment
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 06:42
Last update: about 5 years ago
I was asked by a friend to reflect on my NHS chaplaincy experience and to try and draw conclusions that would be of interest to Malta. I initially thought that the Maltese would not be interested in...
A crisis still with us
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 06:40
Last update: about 5 years ago
Mark Said
Do you remember how the unfolding of the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis had been front-page news? It wreaked havoc on many young and innocent lives and did irreparable harm to a once-revered...
Towards a zero-emission building stock
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 06:39
Last update: about 5 years ago
Over the last 20 years, buildings in the European Union (EU) have become gradually more energy efficient and have even started to incorporate cleaner sources of on-site energy generation. This has...
TMID Editorial: The case of the four students
Saturday, 15 April 2023, 16:07
Last update: about 5 years ago
News this week that four students had been arrested and were being accused of computer misuse in connection with a security vulnerability in the popular student application FreeHour caused quite an...