The Rural Affairs and Environment Ministry has no intention of hindering the legal practice of equestrian sports, a Department of Information statement said yesterday....

A postal census to determine the pig population by category has established that the downward trend in pig numbers continued for the second successive year....

Two Chinese nationals were yesterday given an eight month jail sentence, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to being in possession of false passports....

A suspended sentence was yesterday changed to a 16-month jail term after an appeals court upheld the Attorney General’s thesis that a legal provision should not have applied in respect of the accused....

The PES Group in the European Parliament has welcomed agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions which encourages the transfer of advanced, clean technologies to help achieve the targets set out in the Kyoto protocol....

The Malta Labour Party’s Cottonera joint committee has embarked on a process to promote Cottonera as a region. Opposition leader Alfred Sant referred to this during a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise....

United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan yesterday extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on his new appointment....

Seven construction workers were extremely lucky to have escaped with their lives yesterday after a ceiling they were working on in Handaq, Qormi collapsed....

The Regional Road bridge, which has been in place since the early 70s, might be replaced but the decision depends on the results of tests currently being performed on the bridge....

Tourism Minister Francis Zammit Dimech yesterday issued a warning to Malta Tourism Authority employees – buckle up or get out....