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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:28:00 +0100
President's engagements - March 7, 2021
Tuesday 11am The president receives a courtesy call by Rev. Dr Ray Francalanza at San Anton Palace, Attard. Wednesday 2pm The president receives a courtesy call by Prof. Ray Mangion at San Anton Palace. Thursday 10am The president re...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:08:00 +0100
From crisis to catalyst for change
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for change in the e-commerce sphere, completely changing consumers' shopping behaviour. This is bound to have a lasting effect on how businesses conduct online transactions. Benji Borg from digital exper...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:39:00 +0100
‘A year of COVID-19… but this is the most delicate moment’
A year since Malta’s first case of reported COVID-19, healthcare officials fear now is the most “delicate and worrying” phase as new cases reach record highs just as many start to get restless after 12 months of the pandemic. ...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:24:00 +0100
How much space do we need to prosper?
Returning from a trip abroad last month I found our airport largely deserted, bar a host of expat workers corralled through slightly disorganised border health checks. The newly opened, brightly illuminated car park was eerily empty,...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:20:00 +0100
Spartans must keep fighting if they are to win the league title, says Buttigieg
Ħamrun Spartans coach Mark Buttigieg has told his players to show the same fighting if their dream of winning the league is to become reality. The Ħamrun Spartans coach was speaking to the Times of Malta in the aftermath of their c...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:05:00 +0100
Is the Toyota Supra 2.0 the sensible choice in this sports car’s range?
When Toyota revived the Supra name, car enthusiasts rejoiced. However, even though it kept the rear-wheel-drive, six-cylinder engine recipe of the old model, being a collaboration with BMW was enough to stir up controversies related ...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:01:00 +0100
When they blew up Daphne Caruana Galizia
A crime that shook Malta to its core has been called to the stage in a new production by Herman Grech. They Blew Her Up is the first play written to address the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and the fallout from her ass...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:48:00 +0100
Thomas Wareing sets new national best in 400m individual medley in Slovakia
Maltese swimmers continued to set new standards in Slovakia this weekend as another national record and age group record were set on the second day of competition. Thomas Wareing established a new national record in the Individual Me...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:40:00 +0100
Young man injured in Mellieħa accident
A young man was grievously injured on Saturday in a traffic accident in Mellieħa. The police said the accident happened in Triq Louis Wettinger at 10.15pm. The 19-year-old victim from Żejtun lost control of the VW Golf he was drivi...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:35:00 +0100
David Cremona named new Commodore at Royal Malta Yacht Club
David Cremona was elected as the new Commodore for the Royal Malta Yacht Club, following the recently held Annual General Meeting.  As the new Commodore, he takes over the helm from Godwin Zammit, who decided not to run for another...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:33:00 +0100
The EU’s prospects in the Mediterranean
Economic prosperity in the EU depends on growth from within, but also on external factors such as geo-political stability. This is particularly important for member states on the periphery of the continent, who on the one hand are pa...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:12:00 +0100
Express Kitchens lands at Vella Falzon Home
Our family is expanding, and a new brand has landed at the Vella Falzon Home showroom. With great pleasure we are proud to present you Express Kitchens by Nolte Group. Express Kitchens forms part of the popular Germany furniture comp...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:08:00 +0100
Pope Francis visits Iraqi Christians who suffered under IS
Pope Francis landed in northern Iraq on Sunday to cap his historic tour to the country with a visit to Christian communities that endured the brutality of a jihadist "caliphate".  The heaviest deployment of security forces yet has b...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Who will rule Madrid?
It’s not usual for the La Liga standings to feature a team other than Real Madrid and Barcelona. But for now, it does, with Atletico Madrid in top place with 58 points, followed by the Blaugrana and Real Madrid, both with 53 points...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:45:00 +0100
Criminal charges expected against Keith Schembri, Adrian Hillman
A magisterial inquiry has recommended criminal charges be filed against former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri and ex-Allied Group managing director Adrian Hillman. Police and the state prosecutor’s office are now understood to b...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:42:00 +0100
Pharmacies open today - March 7, 2021
Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate, Valletta (2123 8355);Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street, Ħamrun (2122 4898);Drugshop Dispensary, De La Cruz Avenue, Qormi (2144 3221);St Bartholomew Pharmacy, 30, Fleur-de-Lys Road,...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:37:00 +0100
Today's front pages - March 7, 2021
The following are the main storied in Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta leads with a story showing that according to Whatsapp messages, former Planning Authority chairman Johann Buttigieg had expressed a willingness to...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:24:00 +0100
Pjazza Pastizzi: the funniest village square in all of Malta
A year into the pandemic, the show is most certainly going on with Toi Toi, Teatru Manoel’s education programme. The members of this year’s Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre (TMYT) cohort continued their training throughout this diffic...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:21:00 +0100
Repeated mistakes on COVID-19
The alarming spike in COVID-19 cases over the past week, with record after record being broken and active cases surpassing 3,000 for the first time, is evidence of a government whose approach to the pandemic has often been muddled. T...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:01:00 +0100
Our ingenious Ġgantija ancestors – Kristina Chetcuti
The people who lived in Ġgantija  some 5,600 years ago were no Flintstones. They did not walk around shouting “Ugga, ugga” and showing their rotten teeth. They did not have nests for hair and neither did they have armpit hair a...



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