Life and other distractions: A tale of two ‘ex’- theatres
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 10:55
Last update: about 5 years ago
Following on from my dissertation on the ruining of the Manoel Theatre some weeks back, a good friend drew my attention to a far greater anomaly. While Teatru Manoel may have been, not irreparably,...
Moringa – The Miracle Tree
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 10:45
Last update: about 5 years ago
Over 5,000 years ago, the Moringa oleifra (MO) tree, which is native to the Northern Indian Himalayan Mountains, was discovered and has since then been considered God's gift to humanity since it is...
Technology and the evaluation of the museum visitor experience
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 10:37
Last update: about 5 years ago
Starting in the 17th century, there used to be a job occupation that involved the recruited individual carrying out mathematical calculations. This job title was that of a Computer, a person tasked...
TMID Editorial: The next Standards Commissioner
Monday, 15 August 2022, 09:53
Last update: about 5 years ago
George Hyzler will soon be stepping down as the Standards Commissioner to take up a post with the European Court of Auditors. He has conducted his work well and proved to be well-suited for the...
TMIS Editorial: Muscat’s shadow on Abela
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 10:30
Last update: about 5 years ago
Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat thinks that Malta’s institutions, or at least some of them, buckle under pressure. That is what he wrote on social media the moment it became known that...
Diary by AMELIA SAINT GEORGE: The pleasures of being a sculptor
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 09:18
Last update: about 5 years ago
“As a very dyslexic child, at school one of my small pleasures was art and then clay, my only Distinction at O level. I once modelled for a sculpture class, and was later encouraged by the...
I'm not on pot, it's MS
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 06:59
Last update: about 5 years ago
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Malta (MS Society) developed over time. Today there are over four hundred patients living with Multiple Sclerosis in Malta, although not all of them are registered...
The environmental toll of cremating the dead
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 06:58
Last update: about 5 years ago
Mark Said
In May 2019 the government of Malta passed a new law allowing for cremation in Malta. It is envisaged that until 2023-2024 anyone wishing to be cremated will still need to be sent overseas for the...