The Malta Employers’ Association yesterday expressed its concern over the chronic shortage of labour in the construction industry. ...

The employment figures published recently by the National Statistics Office confirm the rising unemployment trend that the country’s economy has taken under the present administration, MLP spokesman Karl Chircop said yesterday....

The Foundation for Medical Services said that the press statement it issued on Tuesday led to a number of erroneous interpretations to be made by sections of the press (not The Malta Independent). In another statement yesterday, the Foundation asser...

Following the confusion surrounding the purchase of Dar Malta in Brussels, there is yet more confusion on the Mater Dei Hospital, Labour leader Alfred Sant said yesterday. ...

With six votes to three, the jury in the case against Marco Zarb yesterday found him guilty of attempted murder. After three hours of deliberation, the jurors decided it was a crime of passion and he was therefore not capable of considering his actio...

PARIS: A European gateway to the Middle East. A boost to the European Union’s chances of matching American clout. A bold show that Muslims and Christians are not natural enemies....

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and European commission president designate Josè Manuel Barroso yesterday pledged that tackling the ever-growing problem of illegal immigration was at the top of both their priority lists....

A boat carrying 22 illegal immigrants was intercepted by the Armed Forces of Malta yesterday afternoon and escorted to Haywharf....

The EU Commission Proposed Services Directive, aimed to completely liberalise the services sector from as early as 2006, poses a tremendous challenge for Malta, the Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises (GRTU) said yesterday. Small businesses that...

Just under Lm1.25 million was collected during last year’s L-Istrina fund-raising event, Lm980,000 of which was yesterday distributed to 15 organisations that help the needy. ...