Malta's approach to migration 'bearing fruit' - Muscat
Malta’s approach to the migration problem was already bearing fruit, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Sunday morning. Speaking during a short phone-in interview on the Labour Party’s One Radio, Dr...
View ArticleEngaging wartime stories
Anthony Rogers: Air Battle of Malta – Aircraft Losses and Crash Sites 1940-42. 2017, Green Hill Books. “Those airmen died nobly for their country … even though they be our enemies, whatever their...
View ArticleCan’t afford it? Don’t complain
A refined form of trolling if there ever was one, and one of the latest trends to sweep our islands, is to proclaim loudly to the whole of Facebook groups like ‘The Salott’ or ‘Are You Being...
View ArticleOrchestral concert to close 21st edition of Victoria International Arts Festival
After an uninterrupted run of 35 concerts and cultural events, the 21st edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival comes to a close on Monday, July 9, with a concert by the Malta Philharmonic...
View ArticleWhat happened on... July 9
10 years ago - The Times Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Hospital emergency: services standards to be set Benchmarks for the services offered at Mater Dei Hospital’s Admission and Emergency Department are...
View ArticleShort film programme
Solar Cinema is this evening screening About the Sea, Khaled Saud’s short film at Ramla Bay in Xagħra at 8.30pm. The film is an evocative portrait of the sea told through memories and imagination. The...
View ArticleRescuers dig through mud, rubble as Japan floods death toll rises
Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed floods and landslides that killed more than 100 people, with dozens missing....
View ArticleThe future of social democracy
Social democratic ideals have shaped Western Europe more than any other political movement to the right or the left. Many now take for granted the achievements brought about by a commitment to social...
View ArticleExciting but difficult music
RecitalConcert of Symphonic MusicMCC Three days after performing to a full house at home on the night the World Cup kicked off in Russia, the world-famous Saint Petersburg Capella Symphony Orchestra...
View ArticleFaculty launches cartoons to promote its courses for academic year
The Faculty for Social Wellbeing has recently launched two animations that promote the more than 35 courses being offered during this forthcoming academic year. All nine Departments: Counselling,...
View ArticlePrimary school students fare worst in Maltese
Primary school students who sat for the annual benchmark examination fared best in mathematics, with scores for Maltese still the lowest. According to an overview of the results, the 3,484 students...
View ArticleToday’s police officers not respected, relatives say
Police officers no longer enjoy the respect their colleagues did in the past and have to regularly deal with aggression, relatives have said. Speaking to the Times of Malta after the annual...
View ArticleCultural visit marks end to Ramblers’ walking season
The Ramblers’ Association of Malta organises countryside walks – during autumn, winter and spring – across sites which are of archaeological, historical, geological, scenic or cultural interest....
View ArticleChild protection law still has kinks
The Protection of Minors Bill, currently open for consultation, appears to be on the home stretch after a sinuous journey that has already taken five years. The current bill is the third version – and...
View ArticleWatch: England World Cup win could be bigger than 1966, says Southgate
Gareth Southgate believes England could get an even bigger and crazier reception for winning the World Cup than the heroes of 1966. Fantasy is edging closer to reality in Russia as the Three Lions...
View ArticleThe equity markets in Q2, 2018
Political noise remained elevated throughout the second quarter. The increase in trade tensions over the last month has become the key focus for markets. The US administration has implemented several...
View ArticlePensioner gets €6,074 compensation after traffic accident
A motorist has been ordered to pay compensation of €6,074 to a pensioner he hit with his car as he was walking on the pavement. The accident happened near the old airport terminal in Luqa while the...
View ArticleLive: Football transfers and rumours - July 9
Welcome to the timesofmalta.com football transfer blog. We may be in the middle of the 2018 World Cup but clubs around the continent are still working hard to strengthen their squad and bring in...
View ArticleBuilding artistic relationships
A multifaceted, two-year project that started in 2017 is helping to build relationships between Maltese and international artistic networks through a series of cross-border exchanges. The project,...
View ArticleITS moves to Luqa, making way for controversial db Group project
The Institute of Tourism Studies has moved to the former Air Malta headquarters at the Aviation Park, Luqa, thus vacating the site that is to be used for the controversial db Group mega development in...
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