After the success of last April’s Awaken Events music conference and showcase which was held at the Alley Rock Bar featuring industry professional Mike Galaxy from LA, Awaken Events presents its second event for the year. ...

The judgement by the European Court of Human Rights against Malta in the case filed by the San Leonard Band Club on 29 July was the sixth of its kind since the right to petition the European Court of Human Rights was introduced by the Maltese governm...

A number of lawyers who spoke to The Malta Independent on Sunday said the law will have to be amended following the judgement handed down against Malta by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on 29 July in the case filed by the San Leonard Band ...

The number of employees taking early retirement at Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) rose to around 86 as the four retirement schemes offered under the terms of the agreement signed between the government and the General Workers’ Union (GWU) on 24 A...

Eating disorders are not given the publicity they deserve. These ailments which affect mostly young people are life-threatening and underestimated and young children should be warned and educated about the risks to their health....

Electricity is so expensive in Malta because the only fuel used is oil. Compared to other countries, Malta is still stuck in the Middle Ages when it comes to solar heating....

The Labour Party has unveiled a draft plan for Malta’s economic and social regeneration to make up, in the words of party leader Alfred Sant, for “the economic uncertainty prevailing in the country in the past months”....

Six men, including three police officers, were injured in a brawl in Testaferrata Street late on Friday night....

The police authorities were, till yesterday, still considering whether to issue a permit for this year’s fireworks at Birkirkara for the feast of St Helen in a fortnight’s time....

Every summer, Malta’s streets are packed with foreign students who come here to study English. Although the students are made to feel very welcome, there have recently been several reports about their misconduct and vandalism....