Finance parliamentary secretary Tonio Fenech is in Brussels where he will be taking part in the Eurogroup meeting....

The environmental organisation Wirt Ghawdex said, with regard to the building permits issued for the construction of a villa in the vicinity of the Xaghra Stone Circle, in Gozo...

The Labour Party’s IT spokesman, Leo Brincat, said last week’s announcement by a leading Maltese company that it would be investing millions to provide a Malta-Italy submarine cable to provide more bandwidth in Malta...

A half-day conference which will discuss the easing of administrative burdens, is being organised by the Ministry for Competitiveness and Communication in collaboration with the European Commission...

Foreign Minister Michael Frendo urged for EU unity on the issue of Kosovo at the informal meeting of foreign ministers of the 10 Mediterranean EU member states (“Olive Group”), who gathered for the fifth Informal meeting in Paphos, Cyprus, last week. ...

The Malta Tourism Authority kicked off its 2008 consumer fairs participation in the United Kingdom by its London-based Malta Tourist Office taking part in the Holiday and Travel Show at Manchester Central over the weekend of 11-13 January....

Education Minister Louis Galea yesterday presented a number of students with letters of contract so they may benefit from the Youth Specialisation Studies Scheme (YSSS) in order to help them further their studies overseas. ...

Almost 70 per cent of school leavers continue their studies at post-secondary institutions and the government plans to take this number up to 85 per cent by 2015...

Giuseppe Vaccarini, arguably the best sommelier (wine waiter) in the world, will be addressing a seminar entitled ‘‘Sommelier, Profession of the Future’, to be followed by a wine tasting session of five local wines of DOK certification....

A call for public tenders issued recently by the Gozo Ministry through the Department of Contracts invites private companies and other organisations to submit proposals...