Bahrija residents are up in arms against the Rabat local council for organising go-kart races in their locality on Independence Day, a public holiday during which they wanted to rest. ...

The Malta Labour Party yesterday thanked the public for showing its support of the party and helping it collect Lm57,000 in donations last Tuesday. The figure was almost triple the amount the party had foreseen....

An Asian couple strolling down deserted St Anne Street in Floriana – which yesterday was closed to traffic because of Car Free Day – were flabbergasted to be greeted by a smiling rickshaw team, who also offered them a ride in their tri-cycled contrap...

In August 2004, there were 7,953 unemployed persons registering for work. Of these 6,346 were males and 1,607 were females, figures released by the National Statistics Office showed yesterday....

Preparations are in full swing for this year’s Oktoberfest, an event organised in the grounds of the Lowenbrau factory in Qormi, which last year attracted around 45,000 people. ...

The Nationalist Party has protested against Super One for taking a comment made by the Prime Minister totally out of context inferring that he (the PM) did not care about the people....

The Federation of Industry said that a meeting for road works contractors which was promised by the Urban Development and Roads Ministry never materialised....

Maltese 15-year-old boys top the world list when it comes to alcohol consumption, and Maltese girls the same age are in second place, figures to be released today indicate....

As cars were backed up in more traffic than usual while emitting toxic fumes as they waited to get to their destination via a longer route, can Car Free Day really be called a success?...

A man died tragically yesterday after plunging two storeys to his death while working on a construction site in Qrendi....