Travel is reopening across Europe, but the Maltese are still hesitant to book, according to travel operators.  The cost of COVID-19 tests, inconsistent travel restrictions and paper-based documentation required in some countries is ...

England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has backed his captain Harry Kane’s “undeniable quality” to shine through at Euro 2020 despite a sluggish start to the tournament. Kane has not scored and had just one shot on target in thr...

The Malta Society of Arts’ summer courses will start in a couple of weeks, promising to introduce its students to fantastic worlds and creatures The Malta Society of Arts (MSA), Malta’s oldest institution for the promotion of the...

The great rotation we have witnessed since the vaccine announcement last November has helped active fund managers to benefit greatly thanks to their stock picking abilities, combined with a disciplined approach to valuation. The ques...

Jan Vertonghen said that Belgium’s focus wouldn’t just be on Cristiano Ronaldo as the Red Devils prepare to take on Portugal in a Euro 2020 last-16 showdown between two of the tournament favourites. Ronaldo tops the scoring ch...

The Malta Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (MAGG) recently held a webinar entitled Elder Abuse in Malta: Myth or Reality, on the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The aim of the webinar was to educate and alert pe...

In October 1952, I started attending St Emilie de Vialar School in Rabat, which was administered by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition. Our uniform consisted of a navy blue blazer with the school badge, shorts, a white shirt,...

Customs officers discovered €13,790 during checks at Malta International Airpot on a passenger departing for Istanbul.  The cash was found on a Ukranian passenger just before flight boarding, Customs said. When asked how much cash...

A European Championship always reflects the way we in Europe shape our lives together. Four things in particular have stood out to me so far in this tournament. June 12 was a day when a continent felt close to a Danish football playe...

A Brief Illustrated History of Medicine – A Philatelic Presentationby Carmel Lino Cutajar, published by Progress Press, Malta As a science, medicine has only began making itself look respectable over the last few hundred years. For...

The highly anticipated film adaptation of Alex Vella Gera’s National Book Prize winning novel Is-Sriep Reġgħu saru Velenużi (Merlin Publishers, 2012) will hit the big screen on Friday, August 6 at Eden Cinemas. Ahead of its laun...

Nearly 140 countries will haggle over key details of a global corporate tax plan this week, with some concerned about giving up too much and others eager to ensure tech giants pay their fair share. The Group of Seven (G7) wealthy dem...

Last week, I had the honour and the privilege of representing both Malta as well as the Socialists and Democrats group within the European Parliament at the Conference on the Future of Europe inaugural plenary. The Conference on the ...

Roberto Mancini said that his Italy team deserved to be in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 despite struggling to beat battling Austria 2-1 at Wembley in a match that went to extra-time. Italy had strolled through the group stages at ...

As it looks, many of the world’s advanced economies have emerged from the stupor of lockdowns with vigour and at frantic pace. Factory floors are humming, shops are raided and popular restaurants are booked out for months ahead. Th...

Peter Kiefer founded his eponymous antiquarian bookshop in Pforzheim, Southern Germany, back in 1979, triggered by his own passion for rare and collectable books and art. Over the years, the number of clients and regular customers in...

Last Tuesday, Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrated mass at Ta’ Pinu Shrine in Għarb, on the 138th anniversary of the calling of Our Lady to Karmni Grima, whose vision and devotion led to the building of the shrine. In his homily...

Jeffrey Pullicino takes credit for the Nationalist Party’s wafer-thin 2008 election victory in his new memoirs, recalling the Mistra scandal which took centre stage just days before the country went to the polls.  Pullicino Orland...

Every company will be hacked. It is no longer a matter of if, but when. As bold a statement as this may sound, I’m finding more and more that the tone has changed when executives are speaking about cybersecurity; it’s becoming mo...

Monday 9.30am The president receives a courtesy call by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese in Italy, Atanasie of Bogdania, at San Anton Palace, Attard. 11am The president receives a courtesy call by the award winne...