Malta is set to host one of the regattas in the EurILCA Master Series, sponsored by Yachting Malta from Friday until Sunday.   The event is held under the auspices of the Malta Sailing Federation and in conjunction with the Malta ...

In New York, an off-Broadway show is bringing queen of the blues Nina Simone back to life – but backstage, a battle has been brewing over rights to the icon’s songs. “Nina Simone was constantly told to sit down and shut up: you...

Russian forces on Friday destroyed an aircraft repair plant in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv but no one was hurt, the mayor said. A thick pall of grey smoke streamed across the clear blue sky over Lviv's airport on Friday mornin...

Friday is day 26 of the general election campaign. We will be reporting the day's political events as they happen.  Read past blogs: Day one | day two | day three | day four | day five | day eight | day nine | day 10 | day 11 | day ...

More than two-thirds of the vote went Labour’s way in this stronghold of theirs at the last general election. The outcome this time is expected to be similar and the biggest unknown is who is going to inherit the votes of PL heavyw...

Everton manager Frank Lampard broke his hand amidst wild celebrations of Alex Iwobi’s 99th-minute strike to beat Newcastle 1-0 and lift the 10-man Toffees three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. A second-half inte...

GFA Division One leaders Nadur Youngsters bounced back from their defeat to rivals Għajnsielem when they eased past Victoria Hotspurs 2-0. The Youngsters have now preserved their ten-point lead over Għajnsielem and need just six p...

A Ukrainian mother and daughter, who fled war to seek refuge in Malta with nothing but the clothes on their back, ended up in quarantine in a hotel where they were told to pay for their food and drinks for two weeks. “They arrived ...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads with a report on how a resumption of spring hunting for turtle-doves would be “of particular concern” to the European Commission. Separately...

UK-based strength and conditioning coach and sport science specialist, Christian Vassallo, has joined the Mediterranean College of Sport as its sports science and research consultant. The Mediterranean College of Sport, to be located...

An issue that is acquiring importance for the human resources function is employee wellness. A number of employers are taking initiatives to promote healthy lifestyles among employees. When we speak of healthy lifestyles, we are not ...

Obituaries BUSUTTIL. On March 16, at Casa Leone, St Julians, FRANCIS, widower of Maria Dolores née Zarb, aged 91, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his daughter Suzanne and her...

The Dominican community of Valletta will be holding the feast of the Ecce Homo (Christ crowned with thorns) today, Friday, March 18. The Way of the Cross (Via Sagra) will be held at 5.45pm, followed by Mass at 6.15pm. According to th...

Tomorrow, March 19, the Church celebrates the feast of St Joseph, patron of the Universal Church. In 1625, a chapel dedicated to the saint was raised on the site of an earlier chapel within the Citadel in Victoria through the munific...

Rescue workers searched desperately for any survivors buried beneath the rubble of Mariupol's bombed-out theatre on Friday, as Russia's forces pounded residential areas across Ukraine, stoking allegations of war crimes. Twenty-four h...

A resumption of spring hunting for turtle-doves would be “of particular concern” to the European Commission. The bird has conservation status and its numbers are dwindling, a commission source has told Times of Malta. The remark ...

In 2011, prime minister Lawrence Gonzi and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton addressed a press conference at Auberge de Castille. It concluded the end of the first Libyan civil war. Malta was by no means a protagonist in the conf...

The Labour Party has revived an old proposal to introduce forced and compulsory trade union membership for those citizens who wish to hold a job and work. As a first essential step to join the world of work, to earn a living, all cit...

Pensions bonanza In view of the coming elections, our politicians are proposing various measures to address the adequacy problem on a short-term basis and, therefore, it is possible to promise heaven on earth to attract pensioners’...

The role of trade unions within modern-day society has evolved for several reasons. Social democratic parties have for many years been incorporated into the capitalist system they were founded to oppose and their influence in the tra...