The French have never quite forgiven Maltese “indiscretion” even though over 225 years have passed and…
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When Door Knockers Were a Status of Symbol and Power in Malta and Gozo
Would you ever imagine in your wildest fantasies that before the days of high-rise apartments, front…
This was the way of Piracy. Mediterranean Sea in the Middle of Land
Mankind has always been told to profit by the lessons of history, the wars, bloodshed,…
Balconies have now become fibreglass cages – Out with the old, in with the new
As a five-year-old boy I spent many hours sitting in a wooden balcony with my maternal…
The development of Maltese boats: getting out and about on the water
Messing about in boats comes as second nature to us Maltese and Gozitan islanders where the…
Islands of a few kilometres by a few kilometres – but the Maltese Diaspora is spread throughout world
The surface area size of the Maltese Islands is 261 square kilometres, a miniscule crag in…
No more flickering candles, shadows, ghosts or ghouls: A1 and Digital rule now
My late father was a great story-teller having acquired the knack from his boyhood days in…
When a Keg of Salt was Worth More than the Same Weight in Gold
Malta’s lengthy history in saline culture – but is it now threatened? Hard to believe that…
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…
When Politics & Football Merged & Mixed in Malta, Today, thankfully, no longer
In 2014, forthcoming elections for the European Parliament in the Maltese Islands kicked off with the…