When I decided to interview Matthew Pandolfino for this month's article, the idea was to get some insight into the world of a young blacksmith. The end result, however, turned out to be something...

Andrew Cachia is studying Veterinary Medicine in Budapest, where his journey began. "I had just finished a 24 hour shift outside Budapest. While waiting for my train on the platform, three Hungarians...

Are you seriously considering submitting your nomination for the post of University Rector? That is the $64,000 question! The race for the new rector is a fairly idiosyncratic one, in the sense...

An art form which dates back to ancient Egyptian times and which subsequently spread to the Mediterranean and Asia, filigree is a delicate craft which has become part of Maltese heritage. This art...

Speaking with The Malta Independent on Sunday, together with Police Constable Vincent Mifsud, who is responsible for issuing licences, he added that it is unfair that all bouncers are tarred with the...

Maltese farmers are literally praying for rain as the unusual dry spell and abnormally high temperatures are wreaking havoc with their crop. The Malta Independent met with two Mgarr farmers...

Most people flee disaster areas, but one Maltese girl decided to head for one last year, when a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, ripping apart a country with which she had fallen in love during a...

Freshly-appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Planning Deborah Schembri intends to hit the ground running and insists she wants the reform of the Lands Department to be concluded as soon as possible....

“The people who run Muslim prayer rooms love this country. They have set up these places on their own initiative to pray, preach and educate people, especially newcomers, about this country, its...

“We are the representation of the Commission in Malta,” begins Dr Grech while talking to The Malta Independent. The European Commission is the executive branch of the EU, it drafts policy...