The Melita Foundation has sponsored a unique developmental programme run by the international Helen O'Grady Drama Academy which falls under the Malta Drama umbrella. Children at risk of social...

If cyclists are saying that bicycle lanes in Malta are a joke, then they are. Cyclists who make use of road cycle lanes are of the opinion that these are being designed by people who never rode a...

The simple steps we can all take as pedestrians to reduce our risk while out walking are detailed below. 1. Pay attention to your surroundings Many aspects of road safety are simple common...

Even though the story is set in the 1930s, Aleks Farrugia's Camerata! is not a historical novel: the author is too liberal with historical accuracy, at least in this reviewer's opinion. So it's a...

Last week I met an elderly lady on a mission. She told me she is determined to at least try to change attitudes in most shops and offices in Malta. She said – and I later confirmed –...

On 1 May, I wrote, perhaps too late, a review of my friend Oliver Friggieri's autobiography, Fjuri li ma jinxfux. This novel, translated in English by Rose Marie Caruana, covers more or less the same...

The nation has a tendency to love politicians and treat them as deity and hate those who challenge them, including journalists, a senior media lecturer told this newsroom in an interview published on...

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Like every one of us, President George Vella has a right to his opinions and, as a newspaper that believes in freedom of expression, we will be the first to defend him if this right is...

The hushed-up appointment by government of Chief Justice Emeritus Joseph Azzopardi to investigate a single incident that involves the Office of the Attorney General might, at face value, appear to be...