Artistic project in aid of Inspire depicts typical Maltese humour
For the second consecutive year, Kelma Kelma and the Inspire Foundation have teamed up to create an artistic project with the hope of helping persons with a disability. Kelma Kelma has come up with...
View ArticleAre your child's shoes up to scratch?
Footwear has been used by humans for over 10,000 years. But the role of footwear has changed over the centuries from one of protection to a status symbol during the Roman Empire to one of fashion...
View ArticleType of investments and strategies
The majority of individuals in society will love to invest for profits, but the lack of knowledge about the investment world is often an impediment to make the step towards investing. In this article,...
View ArticleMeyer insists her company is liquid, not probed by MFSA
Julie Meyer, the American businesswoman at the centre of a growing credit crisis, insists that her investment firm Ariadne Capital is still liquid. Ariadne Capital Group is shackled by a garnishee...
View ArticleCoca-Cola prize winner drives off in a brand new Audi
The lucky winner of a Coca-Cola campaign drove off in a brand new Audi A1 car earlier this month after being handed the keys at a prize-giving ceremony at the Continental Cars Ltd. showroom in Ta'...
View ArticleHeartful wishes
Spazju Kreattiv is hosting an activity called ‘Wishing Thread’ which features small groves of children’s wishes and trees indigenous to Malta. Children are being given the opportunity to weave...
View ArticleWatch: Is eSports sexist? (ARTE)
Though the men's finals attract several thousand spectators, the women's finals only see a few hundred. So is eSports sexist?
View ArticleMaltese pay almost €5 less for electricity than EU average
The Maltese pay almost €5 less for their electricity than the average EU citizen, with prices that are the sixth cheapest of the member states. According to a Eurostat reported issued on Wednesday for...
View ArticleTourists fill more rooms this September
Over three-quarters of the rooms in hotels and guesthouses were taken up in September this year, an improvement over last year’s occupancy rate, even though there were 350 more rooms available. The...
View ArticleGraves to be added to Mellieha cemetery
The Planning Authority has approved planning permission to increase the number of graves at an existing cemetery in Mellieha. The number of graves at the cemetery will nearly double, with 76 new...
View ArticleWar crimes defendant says he "drank poison" as 20-year sentence upheld
A wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces said on Wednesday he had "drank poison" seconds after UN appeals judges upheld his 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims. Slobodan...
View ArticleDocumentary on tropical island life
While on a surf expedition to the tropical islands of Mentawai in Indonesia, film-maker Rob Henry found himself immersed between two starkly different local communities – an impoverished...
View ArticleDonald Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos
Donald Trump's Twitter account has retweeted three anti-Muslim videos first shared by a UK far-right group leader. The three tweets by Britain First's Jayda Fransen feature unverified videos which...
View ArticleWHO fears complacency as progress against malaria stalls
Progress in the global fight against malaria has stalled amid signs of flatlining funding and complacency that the mosquito-borne disease is less of a threat, the World Health Organisation said on...
View ArticleValletta roofscape is still under threat, says Din L-Art Ħelwa
Valletta's roofscape remains under threat despite Planning Authority intervention to dismantle an illegal structure built in Valletta by magnate Anġlu Xuereb, Din L-Art Ħelwa have said. The PA...
View ArticleMan dies after passing out at Għajn Tuffieħa
A 32-year-old man died in hospital today after he was found unconscious in the sea at Għajn Tuffieħa. The police said their assistance was requested at 12.20 pm after the victim, a Pole, was taken out...
View ArticleCristiano Ronaldo climbs Instagram ranks, Selena Gomez most-followed
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo muscled his way into Instagram's top-followed ranks this year as he documented his career and growing family, but pop star Selena Gomez still reigned supreme...
View ArticleCharged with forging annulment decree to marry second wife
A man who got married to a woman while still married to his first wife appeared in court under summons on Wednesday to face criminal proceedings. Danny David Doneo denied the accusations when he...
View ArticleTotò and Paolo of Corleone - Frank Psaila
Totò Riina was no ordinary man. For decades his criminal organisation, Cosa Nostra terrorised the country and killed hundreds of journalists, politicians, rivals within the Sicilian Mafia, and...
View ArticleNestlé and Cuba lay first stone for $55m coffee, biscuit factory
Cuba and Swiss firm Nestlé laid the first stone of a $55 million coffee and biscuits factory joint venture in the Mariel special development zone, the latest major foreign investment in the...
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