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Palumbo gives substantial donation to L-Istrina
President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca's eyes shone as she toured the workshops and docks of the Palumbo Malta Shipyard with CEO Antonio Palumbo during a recent visit. Ms Coleiro Preca mingled with ease among the workers and took a genuine interest...
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Bay Street birthday celebrations
It was in 2000 when Bay Street Shopping Complex first opened its doors to the public, offering a multitude of shopping, dining and entertainment experiences. Seventeen years down the line, it is marking its 17th anniversary today with a day-long...
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President visits school
President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca visited St Claire College Secondary School in Pembroke where she was warmly welcomed by the college’s principal support officer, Joseph Xerri, head of school M’Rose Leone, the senior management team and students.
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Save the Spire of St Paul’s Pro Cathedral campaign
Maltese perfumer Stephen Cordina has created a range of candles and diffusers which can be bought to support the Save the Spire of St Paul’s Pro Cathedral campaign. The highlight of this campaign was a visit by Prince Charles to the new Undercroft...
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Maltese doctor receives WHO Rewards for Excellence
Lucianne Licari, a Maltese doctor working in the Cabinet of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Director for Europe, based in Copenhagen, and a member of the executive management of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, has been awarded two...
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Graduate studying in the UK
Annelise Zammit, who graduated earlier this month with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Malta, is currently studying for an MSc in Aerospace Engineering at Coventry University in the UK. Her dissertation during her final...
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Palumbo supports L-Istrina
President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca’s eyes shone as she toured the workshops and docks of the Palumbo Malta Shipyard with CEO Antonio Palumbo during a recent visit. Ms Coleiro Preca mingled with ease among the workers and took a genuine interest...
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Lidl donates €15,000 to MCCF Foundation and sponsors ninth President’s Solidarity Fun Run
Lidl Malta sponsored the ninth edition of the President’s Solidarity Fun Run with a donation of €15,000 in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation. The annual charity run, whose aim is to bring together all the Maltese in an effort to...
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60th school-leaving reunion
Former students of St Louis Grammar School, Sliema, celebrated their 60th anniversary with a thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick’s church, Sliema. A luncheon followed, during which all women shared memories of days gone by.
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The President’s engagements
10am The President attends the opening ceremony of the 17th session of the general conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation in Vienna. 11.50am The President addresses the United Nations Industrial Development...
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Jean Borg Bartolo
Grace Ann Cachia, Sliema, writes: Aunt Jean is now resting in the eternal comfort of her Maker – this being a fitting reward for her exemplary life. Let us not dwell on her profound and intimate relationship with her Creator, for this is too...
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Vincent (Ċensu) Rizzo
Henry Fenech Azzopardi writes: Stella Maris church, in Sliema, was packed with people recently paying their last respects to Ċensu Rizzo, as he was known among friends and fellow businessmen. He may have been laid to rest but his legacies will...
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Women meet at exclusive event
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Malta confirms gaming role
Thousands recently travelled to Malta to compete in one of the most recognised and successful poker tournaments in Europe, The Battle of Malta. This record-breaking event is only one among several others that Malta is hosting regularly. The...
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The President’s engagements
9am The President meets Silvana Koch-Mehrin, founder of Women Political Leaders Global Forum, in Brussels. 11am The President participates in a round-table discussion entitled ‘From Valletta to Abidjan: Creating Job Opportunities for Youth and...
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Pharmacies open today
Collis Williams Pharmacy, 15, Republic Street, Valletta (2122 6281);Lister Pharmacy, 678, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2124 5627);Tal-Ħlas Pharmacy, Freedom Street, Qormi (2148 7739);Brown’s Pharmacy 32, Fleur-de-Lys Road, Birkirkara...
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Pharmacies open tomorrow
Collis Williams Pharmacy, 15, Republic Street, Valletta (2122 6281);Lister Pharmacy, 678, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2124 5627);Tal-Ħlas Pharmacy, Freedom Street, Qormi (2148 7739);Brown’s Pharmacy 32, Fleur-de-Lys Road, Birkirkara (2148...
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Talk on Sliema’s built heritage
‘Sliema’s built heritage celebrated with faces’ is the title of a talk that architect Edward Said will deliver tomorrow at the Salesian Theatre, Sliema. The talk will introduce the architects behind a selection of Sliema’s myriad of architectural...
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Exhibition at Gozo Citadel
Croatian artist Ante Lukacic, 24, who has lived in Gozo for the past two years, has set up an art exhibition at the Citadel, Victoria, that will run till the end of November. For details, visit www.antelukacic.com.
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Art biennale in Mdina
The APS Mdina Cathedral Contemporary Art Biennale is being held at the Mdina Cathedral Museum until January 7. It features contemporary artworks and site-specific installations by 25 local and international artists that all develop upon this...
