A decade after the fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Ghaddafi and the end of his regime's stranglehold on information, hopes for a free media remain a mirage. With the 2011 uprising followed by a long and often violent transition, medi...

The Condominium Act was first enacted back in 1997, when blocks of apartments were still relatively new on the property market. Fast forward 20 years and blocks of apartments are popping up on every corner of the island while their c...

What is the Campus Book Festival? Organised in collaboration with student organisations, local publishers and University of Malta Departments, the Campus Book Festival is an annual festival event usually held on Campus. This year, a ...

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has renewed a call to the President he made in November 2019 to strip former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat of Ġieħ ir-Repubblika. In his renewed call on Sunday, Cassola said his initial request h...

The conservation of the chapel at Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta wins the top prize in its category at the 15th edition of the Din l-Art Ħelwa Awards for Architectural Heritage The Malta Society of Arts (MSA), in collaboration wit...

The sole owner of an Mdina palazzo has been awarded over €1 million in damages from the state after being unjustly deprived of the full enjoyment of his €4.5 million specimen of classic architecture leased out in 1976. This was t...

This is true, now more than ever before. In a world beset with uncertainty, governments struggling to keep economies afloat, and a public health crisis – the status quo has never been more insignificant.  Change is now the order o...

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Sydney braced for its worst flooding in decades Sunday after record rainfall caused its largest dam to overflow and as deluges prompted mandatory mass evacuation orders along Australia's east coast.  Emergency services ordered peopl...

The facts of the case A consumer bought floor tiles from a local supplier. During the transaction, the company’s representative assured the consumer that any extra tiles could be returned and refunded. The consumer concluded the sa...

Malta is being battered by two pandemics at the moment: that of the coronavirus and that of overdevelopment. In the first case, doctors and nurses are doing their heroic utmost to try and control it. In the second, people who should ...

Developments in court on Saturday are the main focus of Sunday’s national newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta says former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri and 10 others were arraigned in court charged with money laundering and c...

The recent initiative embarked upon by the Gozo regional council, spearhead by council president Samuel Azzopardi and by veteran environmental advocate and mayor of Qala, Paul Buttigieg, to bring the plight of Gozo’s natural and ur...

Federal Reserve members expected US economic growth to strengthen significantly this year, driving inflation higher. Nevertheless, future interest rate expectations remained put at 0.25 per cent through 2023. The Fed also reiterated ...

Few law-abiding citizens imagined the moment would come when they would see Keith Schembri, the former OPM chief of staff, being driven out of court and heading to prison last night. He had appeared untouchable, having elevated himse...

Growing up, there was a clear line between what girls and boys were meant to like. Adverts were very clearly targeted at one sex over another: those for cute baby dolls, easy-bake ovens and plastic vacuum cleaners with faces on them ...

Obituaries AQUILINA. On March 12, at Mater Dei Hospital, JOHN, aged 83, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Mary Lourdes, his children Michelle and her partner Frank, C...

Last Sunday’s interview with Alfred Sant made interesting reading. No doubt, Sant is an intellectual heavyweight and his opinions matter and influence many people. Yet, it is a pity that a person of his calibre, despite the hindsig...

• Similar to when buying from a non-EU country, goods bought from the UK whose intrinsic value is over €22 are now subject to import taxes. The intrinsic value means the actual value of the goods, excluding insurance and freight....

Roald Dahl once said: “If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.” Children can change the world; all they need is a little inspiration and a nudge from us. During the second week of March, De La S...