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New marketing manager for KSi

Juliana Cristina has joined the KSi Malta team as marketing manager. KSi Malta is a leading audit, tax and advisory firm in Malta, forming part of Morison KSi, a global association of leading service firms offering accounting, auditing, tax and...

August 26, 2017| Times of Malta
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The President’s engagements

Tomorrow

August 26, 2017| Times of Malta
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21st Sunday in ordinary time: On what foundation?

Today’s readings: Isaiah 22, 19-23; Romans 11, 33-36; Matthew 16, 13-20. Today’s text from Matthew, reporting Peter’s confession of faith in Jesus and the founding of the Church on Peter as the rock, has been always a debated text. Some argue that the...

August 26, 2017| Fr René Camilleri
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August 26, 2017| Times of Malta
There is no doubt that evil continues to exist in and around us.

Is evil a thing of the past?

Fresh in our mind is the savage terrorist attack in Barcelona. Similar strikes have targeted defenceless members of the public in Nice, London, Berlin and Stockholm. Recently, in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, a white supremacist rammed a car into...

August 26, 2017| Fr Robert Soler
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Dr Cecil Paris

Irene Pace, Sliema writes: What a massive void Cecil Paris has left. His hundreds of patients and his myriad friends will miss him so much. Cecil was not only a highly competent medical doctor, but a real gentleman with a huge charisma.  His excellent...

August 26, 2017| Times of Malta
Times of Malta

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‘Faith sustains our life journey’

August 26, 2017| Times of Malta
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Pharmacies open today

9am-noon

August 26, 2017| Times of Malta
Jonathan and Mariella Vella, Marvin Attard and Shanelle Scicluna.

APS chairman’s farewell event

It has been an eventful summer at APS Bank. The farewell reception for chairman Emanuel Delia took place recently, with Tower Street (outside the Head Office building) transformed into a stylish party setting. The summer barbecue for staff and their...

August 26, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 25, 2017| Times of Malta

Final evening of literature festival at St Elmo

The writers reading today during the third and final evening of the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival at Fort St Elmo in Valletta are Welsh poet and performer Zoë Skoulding; internationally-acclaimed Maltese poet and novelist Immanuel Mifsud;...

August 25, 2017| Times of Malta

Opportunity for music enthusiasts

International Winds and Percussion Festival – a five-day event being organised by Band Clubs 4 Youths (BC4Y) comes to an end tomorrow. The main aim behind BC4Y is to promote and entice musicians and young students to further their musical studies. It...

August 25, 2017| Times of Malta

Passion in the deep south

Sofia Coppola’s latest film pits Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell in a Civil War-era battle of wits. The Beguiled, an adaptation of Thomas P. Cullinan’s novel of the same name, unfolds in 1863 as the American Civil War curdles in its third year. It is...

August 25, 2017| Times of Malta
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Pharmacies open tomorrow

9am to noon

August 25, 2017| Times of Malta
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Feasts tomorrow

■ St Bartholomew, Għargħur■ St Joseph, Manikata■ Maria Regina, Marsa■ Conversion of St Paul, Safi■ St Julian, St Julian’s■ St Dominic, Vittoriosa■ Our Lady of Loreto, Għajnsielem

August 25, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 24, 2017| Times of Malta

Qormi celebrations

The Qormi Wine Festival, including a contest for amateur vintners, will be held today and tomorrow. The festival, now in its 13th year, will feature food, entertainment, and, of course, wine. Separate wine stalls will be set up alongside Main Street,...

August 24, 2017| Times of Malta
Times of Malta

Wining under the stars

For the second consecutive year, Marsovin winery is holding a two-night event at its Ramla Valley Estate, Gozo. The event, Antonin Under the Stars, takes the name after the award-winning wine Antonin Blanc, made from grapes grown on the very same...

August 24, 2017| Times of Malta
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Siġġiewi vines

The sixth edition of Festa Għeneb (Wine Fest) is taking place on Sunday from 7pm onwards in St Nicholas Square, Siġġiewi. The festival celebrates the collection of grapes from vineyards grown in the locality. With around 530,00 square metres of...

August 24, 2017| Times of Malta
Times of Malta

Literature, films and music at Fort St Elmo

The Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival at Fort St Elmo in Valletta continues this evening with readings by Maltese crime novelist Mark Camilleri; the French-language poet and novelist from Luxembourg Jean Portante; Bosnian poet short story...

August 24, 2017| Times of Malta

Three-day film festival in Gozo

The first edition of the Gozo Film Festival is being held at the Citadel between today and Sunday. The three-day festival will be promoting Gozitan, Maltese and international film-makers, offering the public free viewing of selected movies spanning...

August 24, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 23, 2017| Times of Malta
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Burmese novelist at Fort St Elmo this evening

Burmese prose writer and political activist Ma Thida will be interviewed by Clare Azzopardi. The 12th edition of the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival opens today. Twelve writers from nine countries are reading at the festival, which also...

August 23, 2017| Times of Malta

Colours of an archipelago

Art exhibition in aid of medical research

August 23, 2017| Times of Malta
Photos: Jason Borg/DOI

It’s carnival time… again

Malta’s fifth summer carnival returns to the main streets of St Paul’s Bay and Marsascala this weekend, bringing colour and activity to tourist hotspots. The carnival, which is being held between tomorrow and Sunday, will include a defilé around the...

August 23, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 23, 2017| Times of Malta
Xagħra Tale is a dance and drama show about the history of the village. Photos: Charles Spiteri

Tales from Xagħra

The Xagħra Historical Re-enactment Organisation (XHRO) is presenting the fourth edition of Xagħra Tale, a 20-minute dance and drama show giving glimpses of historical events related to the village of Xagħra. More than 40 dancers wearing period...

August 23, 2017| Times of Malta
Patrons can go back in time through the Maltese islands’ history and experience traditional folk dancing.

Maltese nights at the Valletta Waterfront

The centre of Valletta falls very quiet when the last office workers and shopkeepers leave for the evening, and the only regular nightlife to speak of are events at the Manoel Theatre and St James Centre plus a handful of bars. However, one can take in...

August 23, 2017| Times of Malta
Times of Malta

Special festival edition of Open Mic

This evening, as part of the programme of pre-festival events of the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival, Inizjamed presents a special edition of its monthly multilingual Open Mic (Palk Ħieles) session coordinated by Jean Paul Borg, at Maori Bar,...

August 23, 2017| Times of Malta
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August 22, 2017| Times of Malta