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Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:02:00 +0200
Maxim Gauci: a Napoleonic  connection
Christopher Grech highlights a significant discovery linking Maltese artist   Maxim Gauci to Jean-Baptiste Isabey, official portraitist in miniature to Emperor Napoleon I. Those readers familiar with the name of Maxim Gauci (1776-18...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:56:00 +0200
Under the stars at Ta’ Sopu Tower
Visitors are invited to experience the star-filled dark skies at Ta’ Sopu, on the outskirts of Nadur – one of the least light-polluted areas in Gozo – on Sunday, August 8 from 7.30 to 10.30pm. There will also be the opportunity...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:47:00 +0200
Zammit Lewis shared mockery of 17 Black justice attempts with Fenech
Edward Zammit Lewis communicated with Yorgen Fenech after addressing a press conference mocking attempts for justice over the businessman’s secret company 17 Black. The justice minister, at the time a backbench MP, had addressed a...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:25:00 +0200
Malta wins silver medal at Euro Team Shield Championships
Team Malta won the silver medal at the European Men’s Team Shield Championships that were held in Lithuania On Saturday, the Maltese golfers were up against hosts Lithuania for the gold medal and it was the latter who prevailed by ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:57:00 +0200
Juve confident of signing Locatelli after ‘suitable offer’ to Sassuolo
Juventus are confident of signing Italian midfielder Manuel Locatelli after making a “suitable offer” to Serie A rivals Sassuolo, the Turin club’s director Pavel Nedved said on Saturday. Locatelli, 23, burst into the limelight ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:47:00 +0200
Sliema care home launches anart exhibition for its residents
The Imperial, the newly opened residential care home in the heart of Sliema, is organising an art exhibition of paintings by Godwin Cassar and Doranne Alden Caruana. The paintings are showcased in the halls of the reception of the ca...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:45:00 +0200
MSPCA embarks on new outreach programme
The Malta Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (MSPCA) has recently embarked on a new ‘Wellbeing Outreach Programme’. Awarded to the NGO through the Voluntary Organisations Project Scheme (VOPS) and set to run for 12 mo...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:39:00 +0200
Delta variant dampens investors’ confidence
While financial markets continue to keep a close eye on the rise in inflation, economic growth and monetary policy decisions taken by the major central banks, the Delta variant has stolen the limelight in recent weeks as investors fe...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:35:00 +0200
Dressel wins fifth gold as McKeon makes Olympic history
Caeleb Dressel banked two more titles to end his Tokyo campaign with five golds Sunday, as Australia’s Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics. The American machine earned the title of w...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:18:00 +0200
A winning mentality - the importance of mental preparation
I still remember watching my first ever international football event on television. It was the 1982 World Cup in Spain. At the age of eight, I surely did not know anything about psychology or mental preparation but whenever I see foo...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:17:00 +0200
President’s engagements - August 1, 2021
Tuesday 10am The president receives a courtesy call by Noel Muscat, mayor, and councillors of Swieqi local council at San Anton Palace, Attard. Wednesday 12.30pm The president meets Kunsill Reġjonali Nofsinhar president Jesmond Aqui...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:58:00 +0200
A woodcut set to poetry
A joint creative venture between a woodcut artist and a poet resulted in a synergy greater than the sum of its parts. The artist David Borg and poet Michelle ‘Mikhaila’ Muscat speak to Lara Zammit about their collaboration. “Wh...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:50:00 +0200
Consumer responsibilities and rights during sales
Who doesn’t love a bargain? We all do, and that’s why sales are so popular with consumers. Buying a product at a discounted price makes us feel we are getting more value for money. But is this really the case? What if during sale...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:41:00 +0200
Pharmacies open today - August 1, 2021
Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street, Valletta (2124 5135); Trinity Pharmacy, 32, Marsa Street, Marsa (2123 5595); Drugshop Dispensary, De La Cruz Avenue, Qormi (2144 3221); Marrit Pharmacy, May 1 Street, Fleur-de-Lys, Birkirkara (2...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:31:00 +0200
Maltese art represented in Andorra’s UNESCO Art Camp
UNESCO, through its respective National Commissions in Andorra and Malta, has been organising a number of art camps over the years to bring together artists from different cultures and to experience cooperation through art. The last ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:28:00 +0200
Cyclist and motorcyclist injured in separate accidents
A cyclist and a motorcyclist were seriously injured in separate accidents late on Saturday but a nine-year-old boy who was a passenger on the motorcycle escaped with light injuries, the police said. The first accident occurred at abo...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:20:00 +0200
Editorial: The more things change… the more they stay the same?
The public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder should be a watershed moment in Malta’s history. The conclusions of the three judges is a damning indictment: the state created an atmosphere of impunity, generated from the...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:16:00 +0200
Archbishop holds mass on World Day for Grandparents and Elderly
On Sunday July 25, Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrated mass at St Anne’s parish church in Marsascala, on the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly instituted by Pope Francis. During his homily, the archbishop said th...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:59:00 +0200
Dismantling Muscat’s cult - Kevin Cassar
On March 1, 1953, the Soviet Union’s dictator, Josef Stalin, retired to his quarters with strict instructions not to be disturbed. Nothing was heard from him for hours. His guards and close associates were too scared to knock on hi...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:57:00 +0200
Today's front pages - August 1, 2021
The following are the top headlines in Malta's newspapers on Sunday. The Sunday Times of Malta reports that Keith Schembri, the former chief of staff, interfered in police investigations into 17 Black, according to the report into th...



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