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TMID Editorial: Covid Carnival - Let’s not fail another test

Thursday, 14 January 2021, 09:02 Last update: about 7 years ago

The current spike in Covid-19 cases has been directly attributed to private social gatherings during the Christmas and New Year period, where many chose to ignore the advice given by the health...

The changing reality of addiction among Maltese youths

Thursday, 14 January 2021, 07:28 Last update: about 7 years ago

The recent European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, conducted among 15 and 16-year-old students showed that 82% of Maltese youths have abused alcohol in their lifetime, in comparison...

TMID Editorial: Vacation leave - 24 days, not 27

Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 08:58 Last update: about 7 years ago

So much confusion surrounded the number of days workers will be entitled to as vacation leave this year, and the years to come. The government tried to score cheap political points on this...

Marie Benoit's Diary: A life filled with words

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 10:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Marie Benoît

"I remember that during my undergraduate university course Professor Godfrey Wettinger had delivered to us a couple of lectures about how the Black Death had affected Europe and the rest of the world....

The Gaulitanus Choir brightens Yuletide with musical events

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 10:56 Last update: about 7 years ago

Gozo's Gaulitanus Choir has done its bit to help brighten up the festive season, while fully adhering with current Covid-19 regulations. The choir came up with the Yuletide Bliss, a mini-series...

Stories of restorations (part 2)

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 10:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

The second part of the book under review has nothing to do with the restoration of the Chapel of the Italian Langue, reviewed last week, except maybe for the fact that it deals with the Italian Grand...

HSBC Malta Foundation sponsors Climathon’s winning prize

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 09:31 Last update: about 7 years ago

HSBC Malta Foundation has sponsored the first prize at Climathon Malta 2020, which was won by a mobile app called Merħba. The online hackathon, which aims to tackle climate change issues, focused...

Darkness at Noon

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 09:23 Last update: about 7 years ago

Darkness at Noon will showcase the work of three Maltese artists: ceramist Paul Scerri, photographer Charles Balzan and painter Gabriel Buttigieg. Darkness at noon as a metaphor is the archetypal...

Introspective observations

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 09:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Marika Azzopardi

There is a time for everything under the sun and when the time for a lockdown came along, artist Madeleine Gera captured the moment and did what she does best - paint. In this moment in time, a slice...

How to build and enhance resilience

Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 09:18 Last update: about 7 years ago

If there ever was a time to focus on resilience-building, it's now. Of course, we all know that resilience isn't something we need only during global pandemics. Life is notoriously good at throwing...

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