Examining the lessons learned from Mosta’s ficus relocation fiasco and the critical need for inclusive policy-making 12 ficus trees located next to the Mosta Rotunda have been stripped of their canopies. The Mosta local council had unanimously agreed to uproot and relocate the trees and relocate them to the Santa Margherita area. Only for the...
Is-settur turistiku ta’ Malta ra żieda sinifikanti fl-aħħar sena, b’ żieda notevoli ta’ 20.2% fuq l-ammont ta’ turisti fix-xahar ta’ Settembru 2023, u dan in-nummru iwassalna biex inbssru li t-total tas-sena se joqrob it-tragward sinifikanti ta’ 3 miljun viżitatur. Bin-numru ta’ lukandi approvati li qed jinbnew bħalissa, dan in-numru mistenni jiżdied għal 4.7 miljun sal-2027....
Malta’s tourism sector has recently witnessed a significant surge, with a remarkable 20.2% year-on-year increase in inbound tourists recorded in the month of September 2023, projecting the year’s total to approach the significant milestone of 3 million visitors. With the number of approved hotels under construction at the moment, this number is expected to increase...
The Knights Hospitaller’s departure from the island of Rhodes stands as a significant moment in geopolitical and religious history. Rhodes, a jewel controlled by the Knights since 1309, held a position of profound strategic significance. Located southeast of Greece, it was a maritime crossroads, a potential springboard for Christian naval operations Ottoman might. The Knights of St....
Fis-26 ta’ Ottubru, 1995, seħħ avveniment xokkanti fit-toroq bieżla ta’ tas-Sliema, li tefa’ lil Malta fil-lenti internazzjonali. In-negozjant Libjan Ibrahim Ali Al Shawesh inqatel kiesaħ u biered quddiem id-Diplomat Hotel. Dak li deher bħala każ sempliċi, għalkemm brutali, ta’ assassinju, malajr inbidel f’ xibka kumplessa ta’ spjunaġġ internazzjonali u terroriżmu. Il-vittma ma kienx negozjant ordinarju...
On October 26, 1995, a shocking event unfolded on the bustling streets of Sliema, Malta, catapulting the small island nation into the international spotlight. Libyan businessman Ibrahim Ali Al Shawesh was mercilessly gunned down outside The Diplomat hotel. What appeared to be a simple, albeit brutal, case of assassination, swiftly unraveled into a complex web...
Malta is a small island with very limited resources. Its main resource is manpower. With all the talk of a new economic model, few seem to mention that a serious problem is a severe shortage of skilled Maltese workers, and here is where the education system comes in. For years now, the Malta’s education system...
Wara snin ta’ telf finanzjarju, l-Air Malta ser tagħlaq kaptilu twil fl-istorja tagħha. Madanakollu, dan nistgħu nqisuh bħala t-tmiem tal-ewwel att, aktar milli l-konklużjoni tad-dramm kollu. Dak li wassal għal din it-tranżizzjoni kien ir-rifjut tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea tat-talba tal-gvern Malti li jkompli jiffinanzja l-linja tal-ajru, minħabba r-regolamenti tal-UE dwar l-għajnuna mill-Istat, li jillimitaw l-għajnuna eċċessiva mill-gvern...
After years of grappling with financial losses, the curtain is drawing to a close for Air Malta, sort of. The transition alludes to the end of Act 1 rather than conclusion of the entire play. The catalyst for this transition was the European Commission’s refusal of the Maltese government’s request to inject funds into the...
Il-konnessjoni ta’ Malta mal-Imperu Ruman hija storja twila ta’ seba’ sekli, li ħalliet marka fuq il-kultura, il-lingwa, u l-identità tal-gżira. Ir-Rumani f’Malta waslu fuq ix-xtutna bejn wieħed u ieħor fis-sena 218 QK, ħadu l-kontroll mill-Kartaġiniżi u bdew l-itwal ħakma imperjali fl-istorja ta’ Malta. Dan l-artiklu jesplora r-rabtiet dejjiema bejn Malta u l-Imperu Ruman, u jeżamina...