Following over a year of intense negotiations and lengthy consultations between all parties, the Ministry for Education, publishers’ representatives and the National Book Council have come together to sign the Education Exception Contract, which will for the first time regularise the reprography and digital use of Maltese books in Malta’s public schools. The regularisation and […]

Francesco Liberti F’Malta,il-25 ta’ Lulju 1941 jimmarka ġurnata oħra mill-kalendarju minn meta Benito Mussolini kien iddikjara gwerra kontra l-Ingliżi u l-Alleati tagħhom.Il-Kalkara, Lulju huwa x-xahar meta tiġi ċċelebrata l-festa tal-patrun tagħha San Ġużepp. F’dik il-ġurnata, il-Kalkara u l-Kottonera kienu mgħottija taħt it-trab u duħħan kbir.Kien wieħed mill-ikbar raids li qatt saru mit-Taljani f’dak iż-żmien meta […]

My nanna Teresa was a Rebel Girl.She was born in Malta, a small, beautiful island nation in the Mediterranean Sea. She raised her children in a modest apartment in the country’s capital, Valletta, until World War II brought war to their shores. The Axis powers, led by Adolf Hitler, wanted to conquer Malta, which became […]

The National Book Council (NBC) has today presented an unprecedented number of books to Malta Libraries, which will be distributed to all public libraries in Malta and Gozo, as well as other libraries including libraries in elderly homes. The books included, among many others, National Book Prize and Terramaxka winners in Maltese and English, ranging […]

Hemm numru sabiħ mill-kotba tagħna li huma finalisti tal-Premju Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb u l-Premju Terramaxka 2023, għall-kotba ppubblikati fl-2022. L-aġġudikaturi ta’ din is-sena faħħru l-livell għoli tal-pubblikazzjonijiet mifruxa fost il-kategoriji kollha. Dawn huma l-finalisti tal-pubblikazzjonijiet ta’ BDL Publishing Novelli: Amsterdam u Rakkonti Oħra ta’ Joe Pulè !– wp:paragraph –> Riċerka Bijografika u Storjografika: Eddie: Is-Sewwa Jirbaħ […]

There has never been a better time for young adult readers. Novels and stories catering specifically to this demographic have been on the rise for quite some time, and do not seem to be declining in popularity any time soon. Novels geared towards teenagers have taken the world by storm, and characters from young adult […]

11 September 2018 marked a sad day for ornithology in Malta. Joe Sultana, former secretary and president of BirdLife Malta, avid environmentalist and ornithologist, passed away at the age of 78, leaving behind a plethora of papers and publications on the Maltese natural landscape and environment. Sultana is best remembered for being an impassioned environmental […]

If you haven’t heard of STEM before, it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, and refers to anything that exists within those realms. We’ve detailed what these subjects generally consist of below, though it’s worth mentioning that there are huge overlaps between them: Science: This includes the obvious candidates such as biology, chemistry and physics, […]

ta’ Ronald Bugeja Ir-rakkont tal-lum se jlaqqagħna ma’ misteru uniku. Din il-ġrajja ġrat vera u l-esperjenza tagħha għadna nisimgħu biha sal-ġurnata tal-lum stess. Ronnie kien jgħix man-nanniet tiegħu ġo dar antika n-naħa tal-Kottonera, fejn hekk kif issemmi l-isem tal-Isla naħseb li kull wieħed u waħda minna l-ewwel ħsieb li jgħaddilu minn moħħu jkun l-istatwa li […]

7 November – 6 December An exhibition celebrating the association of the Order of St Michael and St George with Malta. Established in Malta and Corfù in 1818, at the height of the British Regency period, this exhibition highlights the contribution made by Maltese and British subjects employed in the Mediterranean – service that was […]

Maltese as a Foreign Language for JUNIORS  We are thrilled to introduce two new Learning Maltese books, specifically designed for children between the ages of 6 and 12. These books are perfect for young learners eager to explore the Maltese language in a fun way. Get ready for a summer filled with engaging language learning adventures!  […]

At Meet the Author students are given the opportunity to meet their favourite Maltese authors. Schools can team up with BDL to create an event during school hours during which authors can meet students, hold a reading session, and even sign books purchased by students.   During the Meet the Author sessions students can learn more […]

published on May 12, 2019 on Times of Malta by Louis Scerri Dom Mintoff: Mintoff, Malta, Mediterra. My Youth The Association for Equality, Justice and Peace, in collaboration with the National Archives of Malta, 2018. Love him or hate him, and really there is hardly any middle way, Dom Mintoff was one of the most important […]

Summer is a fantastic time to inspire a love of reading in children. Research shows that just twenty minutes of reading per day can help them retain grade-level skills. Whether they are avid readers or reluctant ones, here are some helpful tips to ensure they stay engaged with books throughout the summer. Then check out our […]

ta’ Ronald Bugeja L-iskola ta’ Bighi hija skola li kienet dedikata lil Abraham Gatt li kien skultur Malti magħruf. Sitta u għoxrin sena ilu bdejna s-sena skolastika 1992–93, u jiena kont wieħed mill-istudenti li, flimkien ma’ ħafna oħrajn bdejna s-sena skolastika tagħna biex nieħdu t-tagħlim fuq is-sengħa tal-elettriku. Kien hemm ukoll plumbers, bench fitters, welders […]

ta’ Martina Mallia L-aħħar kelma li kont tuża biex tiddeskrivi ċ-ċimiterju li jinsab fi Triq il-Fjuri, f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ hija dik li għandek bżonn erba’ pari għajnejn biex tħares lejh. Dan iċ-ċimiterju kien tassew żdingat, bil-ħajt nofsu mwaqqa’ u bil-grada mimlija sadid. Minkejja kollox, kien hemm misteru kbir marbut miegħu. Iċ-ċimiterju abbandunat ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ kien jintuża għad-dfin […]

Il-Qattusa Bebbuxija kienet se ssir omm għall-ewwel darba. Kienet qegħda tipprova ssib post tajjeb fejn tqiegħed iż-żgħar meta jitwieldu. Bdiet iddur u tfittex ma’ kullimkien. Rat postijiet differenti, taħt siġra, f’rokna tal-ġnien, ħdejn il-ħajt imma xejn ma beda joġogħbha! Telgħet bilqiegħda fuq iċ-ċint tal-ġnien ħalli tkun tista’ tara aħjar. Bdiet tħares u tħares sakemm fl-aħħar […]

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On 21 December 2016, Valletta 2018 Chairman Jason Micallef, the Hon. Dr Godfrey Farrugia MP and photographer Patrick J. Fenech addressed the press during the launch of BDL Publications’ new book THE MALTESE VILLAGE FESTA – A Traditional Yearly Ritual. The event was held at the Malta Chamber of Commerce in Valletta. With over 750 colour […]

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Godwin Degabriele Until recently, Maltese Dragonflies (Odonata) had not been studied extensively, and therefore not much was known about their biology. This work, which is based on research that spans over a period of twenty years, offers an insight to the ecology and diversity of the seventeen species of dragonflies occurring on the Maltese Islands. […]

Lejn tmiem Diċembru u l-bidu ta’ Jannar ta’ din is-sena, BDL kienu ppubblikaw ktieb bl-isem Jinżlulek Għasel, ġabra ta’ aneddoti minn Maltin magħrufa. Ktieb li, nieħdu gost ngħidu, intlaqa’ tajjeb ħafna. Dawn l-aneddoti kienu nġabru b’paċenzja kbira minn Charles Flores u Tony Barbaro Sant, żewġ ġurnalisti li, kif stqarrew, kienu daħlu għal din il-biċċa xogħol […]

miktuba minn Fiona Vella Għaddejt minn quddiem il-Knisja tal-Maddalena kemm il-darba mingħajr qatt ma bsart xi storja kien hemm warajha. Madanakollu, minn dejjem naffarni l-ħsieb li din il-knisja antika kienet għamlet żmien tiġi utilizzata bħala post fejn jinħadmu l-karrijiet tal-karnival. Iżda kien biss ftit tal-jiem ilu, waqt li kont qed inħuf għal xi erba’ kotba […]

miktuba minn Fiona Vella Mikiel Anton Vassalli minn dejjem kien persunaġġ kontroversjali, kemm f’ħajtu kif ukoll wara mewtu. Infatti anki llum, meta qed niċċelebraw il-250 anniversarju mit-twelid tiegħu, għadek issib lil min jistaqsi ‘Imma dan ir-raġel x’kien eżatt? Eroj jew traditur ta’ Malta?’ Min hu Vassalli? Kif spjega tajjeb il-Prof. Frans Ciappara fil-ktieb tiegħu An […]

miktuba minn Fiona Vella Kull tant żmien, l-umanità tnissel numru ta’ individwi prolifiċi li permezz tagħhom jitwettqu proġetti sinifikanti li jwasslu biex ibiddlu l-istorja ta’ pajjiżhom u sikwit, anki dik tad-dinja. Wieħed minn dawn kien Themistocles Zammit, li aktar tard sar magħruf bħala Sir Temi Zammit. Akkost li Zammit kien ġej minn familja umli, fejn […]

Pizza No. 7 li se jkun għall-bejgħ aktar tard f’Awissu huwa ktieb ieħor mis-sensiela Fil-Kċina m’Anton. Dan il-ktieb jagħti l-opportunità lil kull min iħobb il-pizza, li jagħmel din l-ikla, li dejjem qiegħda isir aktar popolari mal-Maltin. Bħas-soltu Anton jagħtina varjetà kbira ta’ pizez. Fost oħrajn f’dan il-ktieb insibu pizzez bil-brunġiel, bit-tiġieġ, bil-brokkoli, bil-patata, bl-ispinaċi friska […]

“Kif ħlisna mill-għarqa, sirna nafu li l-gżira kien jisimha Malta. In-nies tagħha ġabu ruħhom magħna bi ħlewwa liema bħalha. Laqgħuna tajjeb lilna lkoll u qabbdulna ħuġġieġa, għax kienet bdiet nieżla x-xita u kien il-bard….” Għoddni qed nilmaħ lill-appostlu San Luqa jikteb dawn il-vrus taħt id-dawl kiebi ta’fjamma ta’ xemgħa tperper maż-żiffa dieħla fil-kamra. L-istess ġabra […]

We had always wished to spend Christmas in some foreign land in order to see how this event is celebrated in other countries. Ideally this place had to be similar to the ones that we saw on Christmas cards; that is with wooden log cabins, fire-places and much much snow. Eventually, a brilliant idea came […]

A review of the The Breeding Birds of Malta has appeared in this January’s issue of British Birds. The review has been written by Prof. Dr Jeremy Greenwood formerly Director of the British Trust for Ornithology. He is currently working in an honorary capacity at the Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling of […]

Miktuba minn Fiona Vella Kont ilni nixtieq niltaqa’ ma’ Chev. Dr. Anthony J. Abela Medici minħabba li għal bosta snin, huwa kien id-Direttur tal-Laboratorju Xjentifiku Forensiku tal-Pulizija ta’ Malta. Madanakollu, hekk kif dil-ġimgħa rnexxieli nisraqlu siegħa, minflok dwar il-forensika, sibt ruħi nitkellem miegħu dwar passjoni kbira li daħlet f’ħajtu qajla qajla filwaqt li hu kien […]

Suċċessinu 1 Charles Daniel Saliba, BDL 2012, pp. 112ISBN: 978-99957-33-38-4Price: €8.95 After the success of Qawsallinu, Maltese language teacher Charles Daniel Saliba has launched Suċċessinu 1. This book builds on its predecessor’s foundation by preparing students for the first paper of the SEC (O-level) exam. Information is presented in a clear, logical and concise way. […]

Miktuba minn Fiona Vella Riċentement, bħala rikonoxxenza għal numru ta’ artikli li ktibt fit-Torċa dwar iċ-Ċina, iċ-Ċentru Kulturali taċ-Ċina f’Malta rrakkommanda lill-Ministeru Kulturali f’Beijing sabiex jistedinni nżur lil pajjiżhom. U f’ħin bla waqt, sibt ruħi naqta’ xewqa kbira li kelli li nara liċ-Ċina u li nsir naf aħjar lil niesha. Tlajt iċ-Ċina flimkien ma’ erbgħa […]

Malti Aħjar bi Sforzi Żgħar! Ktieb tat-Taħriġ Charles Daniel Saliba, BDL 2012, pp. 88ISBN: 978-99957-733377Price: €7.75 Charles Daniel Saliba has also launched his latest book on the Maltese language. This one, featuring the latest developments in Maltese orthography, is aimed at self-learners who want to bring their knowledge up to date and to improve their grammar […]

Għana has been used  to draw attention to issues varying from petty squabbles to religious-political situation which had evolved  at various times in Malta. It has really never been the subject of serious discussion and analysis at an academic level. It is therefore refreshing to see this publication by Manuel Casha which invites us to […]

Miktuba minn Fiona Vella Dan l-aħħar, għaddiet ġrajja minn għala widnejja li qatt ma kont smajtha qabel. Tikkonċerna traġedja li seħħet fil-Karnival tal-1823, fil-ġurnata tat-11 ta’ Frar, li fiha, għadd kbir ta’ tfal mietu fil-Kunvent tal-Franġiskani, fil-Belt Valletta. Iddeċidejt li nistħarreġ dan ir-rakkont aktar fil-fond sakemm irnexxieli nsib id-dettalji kollha ta’ dan l-inċident miġburin fl-arkivji […]

written by Fiona Vella China’s art sector is probably one of the most dynamic today since Chinese artists are constantly re-imagining the boundaries of art as they question their country’s role in the world. These artistic works can be viewed in the several popular art districts, key galleries and museums which are located in various […]

miktuba minn Fiona Vella Skont studju akkademiku li wettqet Jill Lane li jirrelata ma’ riflessjonijiet dwar it-traġedji u l-fotografija, hija tgħid illi l-fotografija dejjem tieħu s-sura ta’ leħħa ta’ berqa. Dan minħabba li permezz tagħha, wieħed donnu jagħma għal ftit biex imbagħad jillumina ruħu u jara aħjar. Hi tkompli tispjega illi f’sitwazzjonijiet traġiċi, ir-ritratti kapaċi […]

450 sena ilu, Malta kienet għaddejja minn wieħed mill-agħar perjodi fl-istorja tagħha, hekk kif din ġiet attakkata minn armata kbira Torka li kienet ħalfet li se teqred lill-Ordni tal-Kavallieri ta’ San Ġwann minn wiċċ id-dinja. It-Torok ma kellhom l-ebda dubju li dil-gżira ċkejkna kienet ser tiġi f’idejhom f’qasir żmien u waqt bosta mumenti, anki l-kavallieri […]

Sa mill-ibgħad snin tal-eżistenza tiegħu, il-bniedem kien affaxxinat bil-kapaċità tiegħu li joħloq ħoss, liema abbiltà eventwalment evolviet fil-mużika. Maż-żmien, ġew żviluppati konsiderevolment anki l-istrumenti mużikali, sakemm illum, teżisti għażla vasta ta’ tipi differenti. Firxa minn dawn l-istrumenti varji huma użati mill-baned tagħna li llum saru jiffurmaw parti mill-wirt kulturali tagħna. Infatti, ir-ritratti tal-bandisti Maltin saru […]

Għal dawk kollha li tinteressahom l-Istorja ta’ Malta, din is-sena hija waħda sinifikattiva ħafna, peress li qed jiġi kkommemorat l-450 anniversarju mill-Assedju l-Kbir li seħħ fil-gżejjer tagħna fl-1565. Diversi kotba, lekċers, blogs, u attivitajiet relatati ma’ din it-tema, qegħdin ikomplu jqanqlu l-entużjażmu sabiex wieħed isir jaf aktar dwar din il-battalja qalila, fosthom għaliex seħħet, kif […]

‘He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man’ declares a Chinese saying. After being confronted by the challenging steps of this legenday wall, I must admit that I understand fully the meaning behind this expression. Constructing the Great Wall of China The Great Wall consists of a massive series of […]

Rumanz ġdid ta’ Charles Micallef St John Xi jġib u jlaqqa’ flimkien lill-familji Bajada u Magro? Żewġ familji differenti għal kollox minn xulxin, bi stili ta’ ħajja kompletament opposti, b’kuntrasti kbar bejniethom u sitwazzjonijiet diffiċli. Ir-rumanz ġdid ta’ Charles Micallef St John, L-Eku tas-Sirena jiżvolġi storja ta’ żewġ familji li tibda minn ftit wara t-Tieni […]

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the successful launch held on Friday 9 October 2015 for Edwin Lanfranco and Guido Bonett’s publication Wild Flowers of the Maltese Islands. This poem was recited during the launch by Guido Lanfranco, which we would like to share. ĦBIEB MIDFUNA (Versi miktuba f’Wied Mejxu, […]

Fi żmien il-ħakma Ingliża, Fl-Għarb għand familja bidwija Twieled Frenċ fost tnax-il aħwa Minn missier u omm Għawdxija. Dejjem kien jaħdem fir-raba’, Beda tard l-edukazzjoni. Kien jixbah ħafna lil ommu, Rawmitu fid-devozzjoni. Baqa’ għażeb meta kiber, Kien devot wisq lejn Ta’ Pinu. L-għalqa, l-Azzjoni Kattolka Kien jgħaddi ħafna minn ħinu. Kuljum hekk kif mix-xogħol jerfa’, […]

The sixty poems in Lucilla Maclaren Spillane’s collection are written with a keen eye for detail and draw on her wide range of experiences in several countries. Some of the poems deal with disabilities, including the author’s own epilepsy. “I hope that my poems will provoke thought on the broader implications of disability, on the […]

Tumas l-iskola mar, Lela baqgħet id-dar. Meta għamel il-ħin  Marru xtraw maqrut bnin. Wenzu mar il-bandli U nesa jilbes is-sandli Għax ħallieh fil-kamra Ta’ kuġintu s-samra. Niggustah il-ġelat Wisq iżjed mill-awrat. Inħobb ukoll l-għaġin, Anki xi biskuttin. Il-ħanut tal-pjazza Jbigħ il-karamelli, Il-ġuġu` u t-tofi U ftit ġugarelli.

The excavations at Skorba were carried out by the writer on behalf of the National Museum of Malta, where he held at the time the appointment of Curator of Archaeology. The Excavation Fund was formed from grants received from the Society of Antiquaries of London, the British Academy, and the Malta Archaeological Circle. To get […]

Mir-raħal tas-Siġġiewi, Mara minn fost it-twajbin Li kien jisimha Ġuża Twieldet ilu bosta snin. L-iżgħar fost seba’ aħwa, Mara xempju tal-Maltin. Kellha dix-xebba Ġuża Ħajja bħal tal-qaddisin. Ma’ familtha l-Girgenti Kuljum kienet taħdem l-art. Kienet dejjem tmur l-għalqa Kemm fis-sħana u fil-bard. Hemmhekk stess fil-Girgenti, Kienet tħobb tmur ftit sal-wied U toqgħod tgħid xi talba […]

Fil-pajjiż ilbieraħ ġriet l-aħbar Li Scicluna l-arċisqof kien sar. Il-Mulej kien, fl-aħħar, sema’ t-talb Tal-Maltin kollha ħiereġ mill-qalb. Konna ilna nistennew ix-xhur, U ħadd minna ma kien jaf fiż-żgur Min ser ikun tal-Knisja l-mexxej, Wara Cremona tgħid min kien ġej? Intgħażel minn fostna saċerdot, Isqof diġa`, fil-valuri sod. Ta’ Missierna San Pawl suċċessur, Il-mexxej tal-Knisja […]

The importance of these unique flying mammals was highlighted during a recent activity which was organized by MEPA’s Environment Division in collaboration with Heritage Malta, at the National Museum of Natural History in Mdina. This annual event, recognized as Malta Bat Night, included a discussion about bats and listening to their sounds through an electronic […]

Illum ltqajna ma’ Andrew Fenech ta’ 71 sena mill-Għargħur, bniedem li għandu talent uniku u fl-istess ħin riżervat u umli. Andrew jagħmel kull forma ta’ xogħol fil-ġebel f’diversi forom meraviljużi; trakkijiet, għodda, bastimenti u presepji biex insemmu ftit. Kull biċċa li jaħdem, sal-inqas dettall, hija magħmula kollha mill-ġebla franka. L-iċken ‘spoke’, l-iżghar ċappetta hija mnaqqxa […]

Il-Ħadd hu jum il-mistrieħ, Lill-Mulej dejjem offrih! Għall-quddies tajjeb li tmur Ħalli lill-Ħallieq iżżur. Dakinhar tivvintax xogħol! Tajjeb li nistrieħu lkoll Mir-rutina ta’ kuljum, Mistenni wisq hu dal-jum. Xħin idoqqu nofsinhar U kulħadd ikun id-dar Nieklu dejjem ikel bnin Aħna f’ġurnata bħal din. Wara nistrieħu xi ftit Għax il-Ħadd hekk biss tkun trid. Jew xi […]

Diġà għaddew sentejn minn meta l-grupp ROOTED tal-Qawra wera l-interess tiegħu sabiex jagħmel xi ħaġa ħalli l-memorja tal-ġenerazzjoni anzjana tal-Qawra ma tintilifx.  Fil-fatt, f’Settembru 2011, ROOTED, ippubblika l-ktieb flinkien mad-DVD, From A Rural Haven to a Tourist Paradise, u ppreżentah lill-pubbliku  waqt il-festa tal-paroċċa ta’ San Franġisk t’Assisi.  Din il-pubblikazzjoni kienet suċċess kbir u ntlaqgħet […]

‘Dejjem hawn dawn, jieħdu t-te u l-pastizzi! Ara jgħidux li qed ibatu!’ qal bejnu u bejn ruħu s-Sur Benjamin, hu u ħiereġ mill-karozza pinna u tleqq bid-dawl tax-xemx fuqha li kien għadu kemm xtara xi ftit xhur ilu. ‘Naħseb ħaqqni karozza ġdida. Mhux il-ħin kollu naħdem jien, u nistinka? Ingawdi ftit jien għal darba, nista’! […]

Miktuba minn Fiona Vella Ġurnata minnhom, fil-binja tal-Arkivji Nazzjonali ta’ Malta fir-Rabat, tfaċċat mara anzjana mill-Kanada. F’idejha kellha xi dokumenti, fosthom album ta’ missierha, li kien imur lura għall-Ewwel Gwerra Dinjija. Hi xtaqet tkun taf jekk l-arkivisti tagħna kinux isibu xi interess fl-oġġetti li ġabet magħha. Stenniet b’attenzjoni biex tara r-reazzjoni tal-arkivista. U hekk kif […]

Valerie Brincat, the creator of Twiggle Land Activities, being a mother herself, understood every parent’s desire to help their children achieve their full potential. Therefore she followed her dream of creating educational resources for children of good quality, ones that will encourage and motivate the child to learn and enjoy it too! Twiggle Land magnets […]

BDL Publishers has published the second editions of three of Charles Daniel Saliba’s Maltese language books that are used in Maltese secondary schools. The books Idjomi Maltin għal studenti għaqlin and Qwiel Maltin għal studenti ħabrikin contain idioms and proverbs collected under different themes with a definition for each proverb or idiom, the use of […]

written by Fiona Vella The cities of Beijing and Shanghai are definitely a mecca for those who love shopping. Never ending roads brim with hundreds of shops which offer an endless choice of all sorts of products. Ancient shops of different traditional trades stand side by side to modern ones which sell famous brand commodities. […]

Għalkemm twelidt l-Isla, fi Strada S. Giuseppe, tgħammidt fil-knisja tal-Vitorja  fejn ukoll għamilt il-Preċett u dħalt għall-ewwel darba fl-iskola primarja tal-Isla, issa għaddew 75 sena minn meta jien irqadt l-Isla għall-aħħar darba. Infatti xħin sebaħ il-11 ta’ Ġunju, 1940, ommi qajmitni bilwieqfa fuq is-sodda, libbsitni malajr waqt li kien jinstema’ sparar ta’ kanuni u, ma […]

Four new books in the second series of Milly, Molly multilingual, reading books available now from all leading bookstores. Author: Gill Pittar Translated to Maltese by: Frans A. Attard RRP: €4.99

Ir-Randan żmien ta’ penitenza Għall-kuntrarju ta’ żmien il-Milied. Fih nagħmlu s-sawm u l-astinenza Meta ġo darna nkunu għall-kwiet. Għax matulu nfakkru t-tbatija Li għadda minna Sidna Ġesu` Meta miet għalik u għalija Biex isalva `l kulħadd hu min hu. Il-mixja tar-Randan hi twila, Dana għaliex fiha erbgħin jum. Iżda jekk tagħmel ftit tal-ħila Żgur tagħmlu […]

As told by BETTINA MINOGUE Once upon a time, in a fresh water pond in the Blue Mountains, lived a handsome blue dragonfly with shimmering delicate silver wings. The dragonfly loved nothing more than flying and hovering round the pond. One fine day as he was flying a bee stinger touched his wings, and tore […]

Walking is one of the best ways to discover and appreciate Malta’s natural environment, beautiful landscapes and man-made marvels. There are few places in the world where walks can bring you past so many fascinating features in such a short distance, and with ready access. Rambling around the entire coast of our island is an […]

KARNIVAL 2007 Kav. Joe M. Attard Dan ix-xahar ta’ ferħ u bluhaReġa’ magħna f’dawn il-jiem;Kulħadd lilu jkun jistennaGħax tas-sena hu l-isbaħ żmien. In-nies tagħna tkun trid tinsaHekk kif fuqna ifeġġ FrarU għalkemm il-qawl jgħidilnaLi matulu jfuru l-bjar Nisa, rġiel, żgħażagħ, anzjaniJistennew il-KarnivalBiex jitbellhu w jitbaħarduGħax darbtejn insiru tfal! Fil-misraħ ewlien ta’ beltnaU fil-pjazez ta’ l-irħulaIn-nies […]

This publication by the Foundation for Theological Studies, Malta, includes two studies written with great passion and expertise. Both are focused on the Holy Eucharist; one is by Revd Dr Hector Scerri, Director of the Theological Studies Foundation and Head of the Department of Dogmatic Theology at the University of Malta, the other is by […]

On Tuesday 1st April, co-authors William Soler and Albert Ganado presented a copy of their book The Charting of Maltese Waters A Historical Account published last December, to the then President of Malta, now President Emeritus, Dr. George Abela at San Anton Palace. The President thanked and congratulated the authors on their research work on […]

Gozitan, Charles Daniel Saliba, has recently launched a new book named 75 Lehma 75 Fehma. This poem anthology is intended to help students appreciate Maltese literature while passing examinations with flying colours. The book is an important tool for students currently in Junior Lyceums or Secondary schools because it covers nearly all the poems enlisted […]