The Lifecycle Organisation yesterday donated equipment to the Renal Unit at Mater Dei Hospital to provide a better quality of life to patients receiving dialysis treatment....

MEP Simon Busuttil called on Ryanair to stop charging departure tax after the Maltese Government removed this tax with effect from 1 November 2008. ...

The Union Haddiema Maghqudin Health Services Sector has registered an industrial dispute with the Health Division after it did not submit its counter proposals on working conditions of Government pharmacists....

MaltaPost notifies that a temporary branch post office will be set up at the Ballroom of the Hotel Phoenicia, Floriana between today and Sunday, during the opening hours of the MALTEX philatelic exhibition organised by the Malta Philatelic Society. ...

It is shameful that the Contracts Appeal Board has not even set a date for hearing the contract award case to companies that offer training and education to the students chosen to follow information...

The Labour Party congratulated Senator Obama for winning the election to become President of the United States. ...

The General Workers Union is organising a national manifestation next week to send out a clear message to the government that it has to revise the utility tariffs or else offer compensation. ...

The Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises yesterday described the budget as “too optimistic” and not taking into perspective the reality of the international financial crisis. ...

The setting up of a specialised drugs court, which would perform a function similar to that of the Family Court but with an obviously different subject matter, is still under discussion in Malta...

The European Central Bank yesterday cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 3.25 per cent yesterday in a bid to spur spending to ease the financial crisis and boost faltering EU economies. Maltese banks will duly follow suit....