The kappillan and the pandemic
Thursday, 6 January 2022, 15:33
Last update: about 6 years ago
Noel Grima
The village parish priest (kappillan) had entered his mission with the best of intentions. Then Covid arrived and all he had learned and prepared was swept overboard. Anxious like everyone else...
TMID Editorial: More information needed on virus
Thursday, 6 January 2022, 09:10
Last update: about 6 years ago
The government has finally given a sliver of information about the presence of the omicron variant of Covid-19. In a tweet last Monday, Health Minister Chris Fearne said that two thirds of the...
TMID Editorial: Abela’s disregard of democracy
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 08:39
Last update: about 6 years ago
Robert Abela has done it again. Once more since he took over the reins of the country from Joseph Muscat, he has shown total disregard to the democratic process. It was announced on Monday...
‘Voice in the Wilderness’; an insular call to the New Age
Monday, 3 January 2022, 19:10
Last update: about 6 years ago
For the upcoming Venice Biennale in 2022, the Malta Pavilion has chosen to engage with the Early Baroque masterpiece, The Beheading of St John by Caravaggio. According to Prof. Keith Sciberras, who is...
TMID Editorial: Our hopes for this year
Monday, 3 January 2022, 08:46
Last update: about 6 years ago
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned all our lives upside down at some point or other, but some form of normality was achieved in 2021. The pandemic, however, seems to be here to stay, and this will...
Diary by GERARD JAMES BORG: Writing a novel without tears
Sunday, 2 January 2022, 11:35
Last update: about 6 years ago
"While relaxing on a sun lounger, nestled between a mojito and a laptop, I gazed into the turquoise sea of the Maldives enjoying this piece of heaven on earth. It was indeed the perfect place to...
The hidden scourge of parental alienation
Sunday, 2 January 2022, 09:53
Last update: about 6 years ago
Some time ago, a study was commissioned by a technical committee set up by the government in January of last year to raise awareness about parental alienation. The result was unexpectedly shocking....