BirdLife Malta will join the largest bird-watching event in the world by organising bird watching activities at Buskett tomorrow...

Michael Moore’s film Fahrenheit 9/11 is finally in Malta!I don’t know why it took so long to get here. To be honest, I must say that I had the wicked feeling I would not be able to see it in Malta before 2 November! I don’t know why, but perhaps I ...

Pleasantly fresh – that is how last month felt for most of us.The reason was that relative humidity, notoriously high in September, was a good six per cent drier than usual. This, combined with a mean temperature of 23.4 °C – a good one degree lowe...

The first day of October was declared International Day of Older Persons by the United Nations in 1990 and was first celebrated on a global scale in 1991. By designating the day, the UN had a twofold aim: (1) to extend recognition of the contribution...

A man was jailed for 30 months after he was found guilty of stealing a magistrate’s official car while another man, charged with complicity, was cleared of all charges brought against him....

Chief Justice Vincent De Gaetano yesterday insisted on the need for more members of the judiciary to reduce the backlog of pending cases and for a back-up system when judges or magistrates are on holiday or ill....

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday gave the Opposition leader a tongue-lashing over the way he tried to undermine government’s position in the Skanska issue.Speaking during a meeting with PN local councillors, Dr Gonzi said: “I was absolutely ...

The government intends to enhance its diplomatic relationships with Libya and has plans to bring facilities at the Maltese embassy in Tripoli on a par with those in London, Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Frendo announced yesterday.Now that Malta ...

The University of Malta was a hive of activity yesterday when it officially launched the new academic year, opening its doors to a further 2,149 students who will be starting life on campus. this year...

Skanska Malta JV have reduced their costings for the completion of the Mater Dei Hospital, but the government is still not satisfied with the new proposal, a spokesman for the Prime Minister told The Malta Independent yesterday.On Thursday, the gov...