Losing sight of the coast
Evarist Bartolo, Shadow Minister of Education in Malta, on the need to look at our country and ourselves with new eyes.
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Living with two tongues
Evarist Bartolo says that the education curriculum in Malta does not reflect the real state of play, where thousands of children are being brought up without a proper grounding in either Maltese or English.
Posted in Language & Literature, Opinion2 Comments
Preaching to the converted?
Reuben Sciberras's thesis on the effectiveness of the political media machinery in Malta makes for interesting reading.
Posted in Media & Communications0 Comments
August Shutdown – Malta goes on holiday
Malta's two-week shutdown in August is a habit hard to break. We just love taking our holidays all together as firms shut up shop. What's it all about? What can the visitor expect?
Posted in Business, Daily Life, Opinion, Work0 Comments
Food Icons: Cockney’s
Cockney's in Valletta, Malta is not for the faint-hearted. But it's a great place to go to if you love conversation, seafood pasta and a true Maltese dining experience.
Posted in Eat & Drink, Food0 Comments
Essential Gozo: don’t day trip, stay over
On a rushed day trip, you'll only scratch the surface of what Gozo is all about. We explain why it's a must to stay there, even if just for one night.
Posted in Eat & Drink, Farmhouses, Gozo, Stay0 Comments
Good Guest Guide
Good guest - bad guest? Which will this summer bring your way if you live in Malta. And if you've visiting friends here, read on so you waive good-bye at the airport with 'au revoir' not an 'adieu'.
Posted in Daily Life, Opinion, Stay0 Comments
Beer & Bands for the 30th Year!
Take some very hot nights, a frisson of a breeze, add some beer stalls and take-away food joints and you've a typical Maltese summer open-air event. Farsons Great Beer Festival, 23 July - 1 August, with music too!
Posted in Events, Music, Night Life3 Comments
Would you know if someone was drowning?
As we flock to beaches and pools, a reminder that water needs our respect. We point to some essential reading that might help us save a life. Did you know that drowning mostly comes by stealth, not with shouting and waving?
Posted in Beaches, Family, Swimming0 Comments
Summer’s Sizzling: our stay cool tips
For those of us staying put in Malta in July and August, here are some ideas on how to stay cool even if you're hot, hot, hot! Useful advice too for those travelling North to South.
Posted in Arts & Culture, Explore, Kids, Stay1 Comment
Home thoughts, or truths, from abroad
If you live in Malta, you'll know it can take a trip away to love it all the more, and also criticise it all the more. Antonio Anastasi cares enough about Malta to write this open letter from abroad.
Posted in Environment, Opinion0 Comments
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Losing sight of the coast
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Living with two tongues
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Preaching to the converted?
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August Shutdown – Malta goes on holiday
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Food Icons: Cockney’s
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Essential Gozo: don’t day trip, stay over
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Good Guest Guide
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Beer & Bands for the 30th Year!
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Would you know if someone was drowning?
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Summer’s Sizzling: our stay cool tips
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Unexpected Traveller: What really gets my goat is this notion that Engli...
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Giselle: How very true! The EFL method of teaching could be...
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Elizabeth Ayling: Emiliano, I have a son who really is very uncomfor...
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emiliano: I have read the pieces, and I have a question for ...
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festinace: Nice job ! thanks...
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