There are several misconceptions in education, some of which have been articulated for decades and ingrained in our culture. Through research studies and appropriate statistical analysis it is possible to confirm facts and debunk myt...

“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle.When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.Water can drip and it can...

Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK), the youth branch of the Maltese Catholic Action, recently hosted a team of data collectors from the Italian, Romanian and Spanish Catholic Action. The data collectors were provided with training...

Statistical models are essential in research to investigate relationship between variables, make predictions, classify items, and identify latent structures in a data set.  Statistical models can be used to make predictions on popul...

Qawra Point will be designated a no-hunting area in the coming weeks, Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia said on Sunday. Birdlife will take care of the area through a "guardianship deed" that will be signed in the coming weeks. This...

World leading online lotto betting operator Lottoland has become the most recent contributor to the  Saġġar movement, the environmentally driven project aiming to plant one million trees across the Maltese islands that was dreamt ...

PKF Malta has launched its newly redesigned website featuring all the latest information and updates on the company, in a user-friendly and visually compelling style which is in line with PKF International’s global branding framewo...

Ten years after Apple founder Steve Jobs' death, the firm has grown into a colossus of devices and services that is the world's most valuable company, but the tech legend's diehard fans lament its lost aura of revolution.  "Apple do...

Heavy downpours in the early morning of Sunday have left the Gozitan seaside village of Xlendi flooded, with vehicles damaged, including one which was dragged right into the sea.  In the early hours of Sunday, the Maltese islands we...

As the second instalment of Opera in the City approaches, international tenor Nico Darmanin speaks to Lara Zammit about the concert and his musical craft.  LZ: Following your participation in Opera in the City’s first edition in 2...

The property market in Gozo has adapted with the times and there were highs and lows, but  the biggest challenges were the recession of 2008, Brexit and the current COVID pandemic.  During 2008, sales slowed down substantially and ...

The COVID-19 vaccine booster shot given to the elderly in recent weeks has had an immediate impact on the infection rate among those over 80, with the rate more than halving in just over a two-week period. While the impact of the fir...

A reader writes in after discovering that a newly-purchased top was damaged.  Q: Two days ago, I purchased a top from a local clothes boutique for €25. It was the first time I had bought something from this shop. While I was tryin...

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Thousands of paedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of an independent commission investigating the scandal told AFP, days ahead of the release of its report. The commission's research had unc...

It’s not often football-related news makes my blood boil. But last week I read a story that made me wall-punchingly livid. This incredulous tale revolves around a 13-year-old Fulham fan called Rhys Porter who suffers from cerebral ...

We are caught transfixed in the realities of current UK politics dominated by recurring cycles of popular spectacle.  Reality is suspended as we witness the soap drama of plucky and courageous little Britain (often misrepresented as...

‘Top of class’ mentality In his Angelus address last Sunday, Pope Francis said: “Sometimes, instead of being humble and open communities, we give the impression of being the ‘top of the class’ and keep others at a distance;...

Eurozone economic confidence improved marginally in September, survey results from the European Commission showed on Wednesday. The Commission said that its economic sentiment indicator, an aggregate gauge of business and consumer co...

Two men were injured, one of them grievously, during an argument in Paola on Saturday evening. The police said on Sunday the fight took place in Triq Għajn Dwieli at around 8pm. Preliminary investigations show that a fight erupted b...