The Malta Independent 13 August 2026, Thursday
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‘De-Caravaggising Caravaggio’ and Galatea’s Independence

Sunday, 23 January 2022, 08:45 Last update: about 6 years ago

Galatea "is alive!" exclaimed Ovid in his Pygmalion myth, revealing the inherent wonder and beauty of an ideal sculpture that had assumed a life of its own. A work of art is paradoxically one and...

Preparing for a sustainable and responsible tourism activity

Sunday, 23 January 2022, 08:27 Last update: about 6 years ago

In my last article, I wrote of the predictions I see for a more sustainable and responsible tourism activity rather than one in which the industry, the authorities and the other more commercial...

When convenience became a scourge

Sunday, 23 January 2022, 08:26 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

How many of us know that it was  Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland who, in 1907, created Bakelite, the first real synthetic, mass-produced plastic, and that it was American engineer...

Misuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws

Sunday, 23 January 2022, 08:25 Last update: about 6 years ago

In life, sometimes we come across such experiences that are so unbearable and painful that they remain etched in our memories for many years to come. Such is the case with the heart-rending incident...

TMID Editorial: The Djokovic saga

Friday, 21 January 2022, 10:50 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Australian Tennis Open is being held in the absence of the number one athlete in the sport, Novak Djokovic, who was refused entry into the country after he did not satisfy Covid-19 vaccination...

TMID Editorial: David Thake’s resignation

Thursday, 20 January 2022, 12:16 Last update: about 6 years ago

When, in the summer of 2020, a group of Nationalist MPs and other officials were doing all they could to get rid of Adrian Delia as their leader, David Thake was one of four MPs who were named by...

Dubai celebrates Malta Day at Expo

Thursday, 20 January 2022, 07:48 Last update: about 6 years ago Silvio Schembri

It was a privilege for me to head the Maltese delegation at the Dubai Expo currently underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) but most of all, it was a great honour to witness Malta’s flag...

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