A Grand Canal Scheme that went awry – and left its unpleasant aftermath

MALTESE SAYING “What can one expect – he/she is from the “Mandragg”! The sad and unfortunate…

Submarine HMS Urge found on the Seabed after 77 years

On 27th April, 1942, at the height of World War II, the Royal Navy’s submarine HMS…

The Luxurious Beauty of Malta’s Largest Gardens

Relax and enjoy the fragrance of Malta’s flora and fauna environment. Think about it – what…

Years Pass and Some Mysteries Remain Unexplained

Booms and bombs everyday in Malta and Gozo are just a regular occurrence. The people of…

Queen Elizabeth II’s Everlasting Love for Malta

Her most favourite country outside her own As the United Kingdom gears up to mark the…

The Lampuki Season in the Offing (not a quality fish but ever popular and easy to cook)

When summer looming, this is a signal for Malta and Gozo’s fishing community to gear up…

The Goddess Queen Calypso and her captivating love for Greek hero Ulysses

It is curious and it is quirky but nevertheless totally factual. Anybody who was anybody in…

Malta’s Marine Landmarks & Their Place In The History of the Sea

Rather a contrasting headline – linking sea and land as marine landmarks – but then they…

“Iswed it-toot” (“Black is the Blackberry”), one of the rampant fruits of the islands of Malta and Gozo

Before we went to live in England in 1954 and I was still a seven-year-old boy,…

Good urban planning – or a subterfuge for spirits, humanoids and secret sects?   Maybe it was just plain commonsense?

 By Albert Fenech  The island of Malta is riddled with underground tunnels and the two islands…