**Police and Priests Are Human Too: Malta’s Unrealistic Expectations of Its Authority Figures** In a nation where the parish priest still commands front-row respect at village festas and where a police constable’s whistle can clear a street faster than any traffic light, Maltese society clings to an old, unspoken contract: authority figures are supposed to…
**Targeting ALS through collaboration across continents** *From Malta’s sun-baked limestone labs to the frosted windows of Boston’s biotech towers, a quiet alliance is forming against one of humanity’s cruelest neuro-diseases—and the island is punching far above its weight.* Valletta’s evening cannon had just boomed across the Grand Harbour when Dr. Rebecca Vella, neurologist at Mater…
# A Financial Flex Too Far: When Maltese Opulence Bites Back The Balzan villa was supposed to be the crown jewel—three floors of imported Carrara marble, a subterranean cinema that seats 20, and a rooftop infinity pool that spills toward the twinkling lights of Valletta. Instead, it has become a cautionary tale whispered over pastizzi…
From the honey-coloured limestone of Valletta classrooms to the sun-washed courtyards of Gozo’s primary schools, a quiet revolution is taking place. Over one hundred Maltese educators have just completed the first island-wide “Classroom Peace” training programme, an initiative that blends Mediterranean values of community and respect with cutting-edge emotional-intelligence techniques. The result? Calmer corridors, kinder…
Suicide: proactive prevention How Malta is swapping silence for solidarity By Laura Vella | 09 June 2024 The limestone walls of Valletta glow amber at sunset, but behind the honey-coloured facades many Maltese families carry a private shadow: suicide. For decades the subject was wrapped in a lace curtain of hushed whispers, Our-Lady-of-Sorrows novenas and…
Watch: Mildred’s last selfie of joy before death struck – a Valetta balcony that now breaks hearts island-wide VALLETTA – In the golden hour of last Saturday, 74-year-old Mildred Pace uploaded a selfie to her WhatsApp status that has since become the most-shared image on Maltese social media this year. Smiling against the honey-coloured limestone…
It’s barely 07:00 in Msida and the metal shutters of Azzopardi Pharmacy are already clacking upward, releasing a waft of eucalyptus and talcum into the narrow street. Inside, pharmacist Ritienne Azzopardi is printing a queue ticket for an elderly woman clutching a handwritten list of five different medications. “September 7, Madonna’s birthday,” Ritienne smiles, “but…
Religious quotes and news – September 7, 2025 Valletta wakes up on a Sunday that feels almost pre-ordained. The bells of St John’s Co-Cathedral ring at 6.05 a.m., echoing Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s midnight tweet: “Let the bells tell the world that mercy is still louder than thunder.” Within minutes the line is shared 1,700 times,…
The Bells of Victory Ring at Dawn: Malta’s September 7, 2025 Announcements Unveiled At exactly 06:00 this morning, the bronze bells of St John’s Co-Cathedral chimed in an unscheduled but unmistakable pattern—three short, three long, three short—Morse for “V”. Across the harbour, the guns of the Saluting Battery answered in thunderous affirmation. By 07:15, cafés…
Letters to the Editor: Malta’s Sunday-Morning Pulse 7 September 2025, Valletta – While the rest of Europe is still rubbing sleep from its eyes, Malta is already arguing over coffee. The Times of Malta’s letters page today is thicker than a ftira at a village festa, and the ink is barely dry before copies are…
**Live: Alex Borg wins PN leadership contest by just 44 votes** In a nail-biting finish that will be remembered for years, Alex Borg has clinched the Nationalist Party leadership by a razor-thin margin of just 44 votes, marking one of the closest political contests in modern Maltese history. The extraordinary result came after a tense…
Watch: Neil Agius completes his Gozo 7 challenge – a Maltese odyssey that united two islands in awe By 04:30 yesterday, the usually quiet slipway at Mġarr ix-Xini was humming. Fishermen paused mending their nets, pastizzi were passed round in foil packets, and a small flotilla of traditional dgħajjes bobbed expectantly beside sleek RIBs. Everyone…
