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Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:30:00 +0100
Recognition of success
Dynamic Events Ltd, in collaboration with the Malta Business Review, have recently organised a combined gala award ceremony for Malta’s Best Business Woman of the Year and the Local Business Excellence Awards 2021. While it is cert...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:30:00 +0100
Klopp backs Gerrard as his successor despite losing return to Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp said he would “love” Steven Gerrard to be his successor after ensuring the former Liverpool captain’s return to Anfield as Aston Villa manager ended in a 1-0 defeat on Saturday. Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalt...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:26:00 +0100
Searching deeper for biomarkers of drug resistance in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), the second most diagnosed cancer in Malta, is highly curable through various treatment strategies, if found at an early stage. However, one of the obstacles typically encountered throughout the course of trea...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:09:00 +0100
40 years from the election that sparked chaos: 1981 revisited
Four decades ago, the Nationalist Party saw electoral victory snatched away when it received an absolute majority of votes but a minority of parliamentary seats. It signalled one of the darkest chapters of Malta’s political history...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0100
Myth Debunked: ‘Christmas or Xmas Myths’
It’s the season to be jolly, tra la la la la tra la la la.  There are many myths surrounding the festive season, so let us dispel some of them. Myth: Writing ‘Xmas’ is a modern thing.  People will tell you that using the shor...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0100
The demise of the Malta tramways in 1929
December 15, 1929: The company running the Malta Tramways ceased its operations and ‘it-tramm’ was no longer to be seen on Maltese roads after this date. The company then went into liquidation the following year, leaving debts to...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0100
Book review: 'Cain' is a remarkable portrait
Cain: prose, poetry by Richard England published by Kite, 2021 In his Lazarus, published earlier this year, Richard England strove to comment on and decipher the figure of the biblical Lazarus whom Jesus Christ raised from the dead. ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:55:00 +0100
‘Unlocking Digital Value for Society’
The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) this year celebrates its 20th year anniversary – reaching such a milestone deserves reflection on the past, a celebration of the present and preparation towards the future. To commemorate th...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:55:00 +0100
ESG and beyond: Preparing ourselves for the future
Earlier this year the European Commission published a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The topic might not sound familiar to the broader public. However, reporting and disclosures of non-financial a...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:45:00 +0100
Lions Club Mdina holds dog walk
A very enjoyable dog walk was organised recently by Lions Club Mdina in conjunction with RAR (Real Animal Rights), in aid of Animal Food Fund and Fond fis-Skiet. The event was well attended by members of Lions Club Mdina, members of ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:35:00 +0100
Four dead, five missing in Sicily apartment blast
Four people were killed and five were missing after an explosion caused a four-storey apartment building to collapse on the Italian island of Sicily, authorities said Sunday.  Two women were recovered alive from the rubble in the so...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:30:00 +0100
Eleanor Bezzina strikes double gold in Luxembourg shoot
Maltese target shooter Eleanor Bezzina ended her commitments at the 38th edition of the international air weapon competition held in Luxembourg this week when she secured back-to-back gold medals in the final two shoots. Bezzina, who...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Education is about lifelong learning, and this includes teachers too
Verdala International School is sometimes seen as a school that does things slightly differently in Malta, partly because of our international curriculum. The International Baccalaureate (IB), the International General Certificate of...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:54:00 +0100
M&Z Limited plans growth as it celebrates 100th anniversary
Company's executive director Paul Camilleri looks back at his 55 years with the business and its ambitious plans for future growth. It was July 1966 when Paul Camilleri, barely out of school, was thrust headlong into the family busin...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:39:00 +0100
Editorial: Draconian outdoors masks mandate risks backfiring
When COVID-19 reached our shores, Times of Malta was among the first to urge the public to heed the health authorities’ advice. When the numbers of infected people started rising and there was pressure on the health system, we endo...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:32:00 +0100
Order of Malta archive of documents nominated for UNESCO list
The archives of the Order of Malta at the Bibliotheca of Malta, consisting of over 7,000 documents from 1107 to 1798, and in particular, the Papal Bull of 1113 by which the Order was established, have been nominated for the Memory of...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:30:00 +0100
A formula for excitement – James Calvert
For the first time in what feels like forever I am actually looking forward to the motor racing more than the football this weekend. I can’t remember the last time that happened, but we may be going back to the days when Elon Musk ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:28:00 +0100
Age group records for Schembri, Fenech Attard at National Swimming Championships
The bad weather that hit Malta on Saturday did little to disrupt the proceedings on the first day of the 2021 National Swimming Championships hosted by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta in Tal-Qroqq. Following the end of the co...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:18:00 +0100
Canadian Olympic success: a model for Malta?
Is Malta’ search for an Olympic medal a futile dream? A lot of effort in terms of strategy, planning, and assessment, and possibly sufficient funds, have been put in every time Malta competes. A medal continues to elude us, notwith...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:14:00 +0100
Vienna exhibition tests ethics of displaying human remains
Warning: Graphic content A vast, bloated liver. An infant with lacerated skin. The deformed skeleton of a young girl. The recent renovation of one of the collections belonging to Vienna's prestigious Natural History Museum provided c...



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