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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:55:00 +0100
Gaia vs Midas - Vicki Ann Cremona
One of the elements that faces the greatest threat of obliteration in Malta and Gozo is our landscape. It is obvious that the god of money has taken precedence over the physical and mental wellbeing of each one of us. The beauty of o...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:22:00 +0100
Letters in exile: Nerik Mizzi's unpublished letters from Africa
Part one of an article about two unpublished letters written by Nerik Mizzi while in Africa to the Governor of Malta. Dom Mintoff may have excelled in many fields but his virtues hardly included praising others, least of all his poli...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:58:00 +0100
Draghi’s mission impossible - John Cassar White
For centuries, Italy has produced some of the most renowned scientists, artists, literary geniuses, saints and sinners. Unfortunately, its record in delivering honest, pragmatic national politicians is not so enviable even if NiccolĂ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:26:00 +0100
New music video on the theme of migration
MARSAproject, a social media campaign that started in 2019 with the mission of promoting discussion on migration, has released a new music video. Launched on Saturday, the United Nations International Day for Social Justice, the trac...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:24:00 +0100
What happened on... February 22
The front pages of Times of Malta from 25 and 10 years ago.  Become a Times of Malta premium member to gain full access to our archive dating back to January 1930.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:20:00 +0100
Napoli’s Osimhen hospitalised with head trauma after Atalanta defeat
Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was hospitalised on Sunday after losing consciousness following a knock to the head in Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Atalanta in Serie A. The Nigeria striker was stretchered off the pitch in Bergamo after 90 ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:05:00 +0100
Adaptation and evolution
What have been the Malta Business Registry’s most significant achievements in the two years since its establishment? While the MBR was established two years ago, it is important to remember that the Registry of Companies has been i...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:02:00 +0100
MFPA celebrates 50th anniversary
In the early 1970s, an eminent architect, Roger Degiorgio, shared his idea of setting up a federation for professional organisations, with John Chadwick, then director of the Commonwealth Foundation. The latter immediately gave his f...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:01:00 +0100
Can digital finance deliver social value to European citizens?
In our fast-paced lives, we rarely stop to consider in detail the issue of social value when it comes to major transformations in the market economy. Last year’s BBC Reith Lectures, delivered by the former Governor of the Bank of ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:57:00 +0100
O’Sullivan shocked as 750-1 shot Brown wins Welsh Open
Jordan Brown sealed one of snooker’s greatest upsets as he beat six-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in a final-frame decider to clinch the Welsh Open title at Celtic Manor on Sunday. The world number 81, who started the tou...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:55:00 +0100
Amid scars of war, Iraqi archbishop readies for Pope's first-ever visit
From Mosul's rubble-strewn streets to ancient churches at Karamlesh, badly damaged by the Islamic State group, Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel is preparing for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. Amid the cleanup and reconstruction, the p...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:35:00 +0100
Career advisory – the safe path into the boardroom
Career resilience refers to an individual’s ability to strive towards personal growth and excellence, while adapting to change and coping with the unpredictable. Over the past few decades, career mobility has become a fundamental c...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:30:00 +0100
Today's front pages - February 22, 2021
These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Monday. Times of Malta reveals that the police are dealing with an increasing number of reports of sexually explicit videos and pictures being leaked and shared without the pers...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:24:00 +0100
Why say cheeselet, not ġbejna?
To give an idea of their local flavour, literally, it is a habit for national pavilions at international fairs and events to treat visitors to nibbles representative of their culinary delights. Slices of Feta cheese are proudly serve...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:18:00 +0100
Żebbuġ road widening went against all policies - environmentalists
The widening of a residential road in Żebbuġ last week went against all road policies and Infrastructure Malta should have consulted with the Planning Authority beforehand, environmentalists are insisting. On Wednesday, IM workers,...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:05:00 +0100
Being a nationalist nowadays – Alan Xuereb
A year or so ago, there were persistent reports that the Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) was going to change its name into Partit Nazzjonali tal-Poplu (National People’s Party). The reasons commentators were putting forward were that, in...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:43:00 +0100
US aviation body orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s
The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community. FAA Administrato...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:42:00 +0100
Holy wars and human dignity - Claudio Farrugia
During the 19th century, French political and liberal thinker Alexis de Tocqueville went to America to study the prison systems adopted there. His visit culminated in two volumes titled Democracy in America. Tocqueville was sceptical...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:36:00 +0100
Announcements - February 22, 2021
Obituary BONELLO. On February 21, Fr DANIEL BONELLO, OP, aged 85. He leaves to mourn his loss his brothers at the Dominican Province, his sibling Sr Marija (Salesians) and Doris, Eman and Graziella, Adreana and her husband Silvio, Si...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:30:00 +0100
Police dealing with increase in reports of illicit video leaks
Police are dealing with an increasing number of reports of sexually explicit videos and pictures being leaked and shared without the person’s consent, figures reveal. Cybercrime officers typically handle between three and four repo...



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