An opposition MP has praised Justice and Home Affairs Minister Tonio Borg for the position he took at a recent EU council of ministers meeting in Luxembourg, at which Malta, together with Cyprus and Greece, used its veto to block tougher measures on ...

The number of people unemployed has continued to rise, with the National Statistics Office saying there was an increase of 187 over the previous month, said the Malta Labour Party....

Total tourist departures during the month of September were estimated at 129,425. These included 126,402 tourists departing by air and 3,023 tourists departing by sea, according to figures released by the National Statistics Office....

A document on the government’s proposed reform of the health sector was presented yesterday to four unions who will now discuss it internally and make their own recommendations.The document was presented to the unions: the Union Haddiema Maghqudin,...

The Belfast Telegraph carried a news item yesterday claiming that while chances for a Papal visit to Northern Ireland looked slim, the 84-year-old Pontiff was rumoured to be planning his third trip to Malta....

Opposition leader Alfred Sant said yesterday that the work carried out by Luqa local council showed the commitment of MLP councils to build on past success and work for the benefit of individual communities....

Water Services Corporation CEO Anthony Rizzo yesterday filed a suit for libel against Maltese weekly newspaper Kullhadd....

A woman accused of heroin possession and damaging a car, among other charges, has been released after a court declared her arrest to be invalid.Lorriane Vella, 32, from Paola, had been arrested on 11 October, interrogated and released the following...

A woman accused of defrauding a man out of Lm42,000 by claiming she was the rightful heir of an elderly woman who had passed away, was acquitted after a court ruled that insufficient reasons had been presented for her to be indicted.Maria Grazia Ca...

A young woman was jailed for four years after being found guilty of manslaughter due to negligence, and of heroin-trafficking....