For nearly a century, the British waged war on the Maltese goat, a humble farm animal blamed by the occupiers for an illness that had swept over their troops.  But the goat was an important element in the local food chain, and the M...

The last two years have been a period of uncertainty, especially for the events sector. Despite this, the local industry has shown resilience and agility in the face of shared difficulties, making Malta a solid choice for our annual ...

More and more people are making use of the internet to satisfy their shopping needs as online shopping saves precious time and offers a wide range of products and services at competitive prices. The concept of dropshipping has also s...

­­Over 21,000 delegates from 193 countries met in Glasgow for COP26, after an extension of talks. The climate change summit has been heralded as a watershed event that would change the direction of the planetary environmental crisi...

The much-awaited eighth edition of the Malta International Organ Festival is just around the corner. With a series of inspiring concerts taking place in various locations across Malta and Gozo, the festival will bring out the grandeu...

The island of Puerto Rico, located in a strategic position in the Caribbean, was an important military outpost for the Spanish Empire. The island was inhabited by the Taino Indians when the Spanish first arrived in 1493. Subsequently...

While the US Supreme Court ponders a ruling on Texas' controversial abortion law, some communities in this conservative state are deciding not to wait and are declaring themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn". Inspired by SB 8, ...

Property as an investment Brick and mortar ranks among the least volatile of all investment alternatives. But property in the 21st century has become much more than just a passive investment. In fact, today, construction technology h...

In June of this year PwC unveiled The New Equation, its landmark global strategy which responds to fundamental changes in the world, including technological disruption, climate change, fractured geopolitics, and the continuing effect...

My family’s London cleaning lady has just quit. She didn’t give any notice. She just didn’t show up. When we finally reached her on her cell phone, she explained that she was awfully sorry but this wonderful opportunity has tur...

A man is in a critical condition after being hit by a pickup in Marsa. The police said the accident happened at 12.45am in Triq Aldo Moro. The man, whose identity has not yet been established, was hit by a Toyota Double Cabin that wa...

We have all heard of stories of Maltese stranded abroad for a myriad of reasons. COVID-19 has deprived people for months and years from their loved ones. The recent images coming from Australia after some of the most restrictive lock...

Bernard Grech said he never meant to kick pro-choice people out of the party when he took a firm stance against abortion in controversial comments which alienated the liberal lobby last Wednesday. The opposition leader insisted that ...

Prison inmates from rival gangs in Ecuador fought each other with guns, explosives and blades in a bloodbath that left at least 68 dead in the same prison where a riot in September claimed 119 lives, officials said Saturday. Authorit...

I can’t be the only person who finds Newcastle United’s appointment of Eddie Howe a little bit surprising, can I? Isn’t this supposed to be the richest football club in the world? Aren’t they planning on spending a few billio...

The following are the main stories in Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta says the authorities only put in a request for the EU to lift John Dalli’s immunity from prosecution last month, despite an alleged bribery atte...

Devis Mangia’s first qualification campaign as coach of the Malta national team will come to conclusion on Sunday afternoon when his team host Slovakia in the final qualifier of 2022 World Cup at the National Stadium (kick-off: 3pm...

The modern start-up culture has turned into a harmful fashion. Alarmingly, it produces up to 80 per cent of doomed cases. Over two-thirds of the entrepreneurs failing at their first business get largely broke, traumatised and, in man...

33rd Sunday in ordinary time, Cycle B: Today’s readings: Daniel 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:11-14,18; Mark 13:24-32. The word ‘apocalyptic’ is bandied about so often nowadays that it has all but lost its true meaning. Social and politic...

After having been offered an opportunity to take my sport, basketball, to a higher level, I decided to suspend my studies at the Institute of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Malta for one academic year to experience...