Public Cleansing Services Department workers were called to recover an entire bedroom suite that was recently dumped on the road at Spencer Hill in Marsa.The suite was complete – the bed, a wardrobe and a couple of bedside tables were all abandoned...

Agricultural factor income at current market prices increased marginally by 0.3 per cent from Lm27.8 million in 2002 to Lm27.9 million in 2003, figures released yesterday by the National Statistics Office showed. The marginal increase was mainly th...

Tour operators have reported a sharp increase in the number of Maltese citizens travelling abroad for their holidays, especially during the summer months. One tour operator told The Malta Independent that he saw a considerable increase in the numbe...

Only 13 per cent, or about 40, of the 300 self-drive motorcycles are insured under the new arrangements. On the other hand, the vast majority of the 11,000 private motorcycles have been insured by their owners.Major difficulties faced by motorcycle...

A smell of sewage pumped into three operating theatres at St Luke’s Hospital by air-conditioning units led the authorities to cancel between 20 and 25 surgeries on Tuesday. The foul smell was caused by a blockage in the hospital’s drainage system...

Cracked sewer pipes at Shipwreck Promenade in Xemxija result in an intense stench after repair work was left half done, with the workers telling residents that their department will be closed for shutdown this week.The fault developed a week ago, w...

The General Workers’ Union yesterday said that it had signed a collective agreement with Nylon Knitting....

Environment and Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino and parliamentary secretary Frans Agius said that studies were needed before reaching any conclusions about an aquaculture zone....

The court is waiting for a satellite report to establish whether a fishing vessel, the Alexander K, was fishing in Malta’s 25-mile conservation zone.The court, presided over by Magistrate Dennis Montebello, is waiting for a report on satellite glob...

The summer heat is on, but preparations are already underway at The Gaia Foundation’s Centre in preparation for another tree planting spree next winter. The Elysium Tree Nursery and Visitor Centre, which was opened in October 2002, was visited last b...