A highly-placed government source told this paper last week that government plans to increase the eco-contribution from 1c a bottle to 2c or more by later this year in order to have a recyclable system in place as soon as possible....

Since it was first inaugurated in March 1991, the demand for Telecare, the emergency telephone service for the elderly, has risen rapidly....

An armed robbery took place on Friday evening in a bar in Cannon Street, Sta Venera....

For many students, university is the next step after sixth form. Many look forward eagerly to starting a new academic life which might help them find a better job later in life....

We are in the middle of the silly season. This brings with it the usual heat wave and the yearly trip to Gozo for Sta Marija. It also becomes practically impossible to contact people work-wise since most are on holiday or on shutdown. Hundreds of Mal...

A 67-year-old man from Msida found himself in difficulty while swimming early yesterday morning at Sliema. ...

In an ironic twist of fate, some of the former Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) employees who chose to be re-deployed with the government are to be re-deployed with PBS itself, The Malta Independent on Sunday has learnt....

A private investigator told the police that SIMED International, one of the unsuccessful bidders for the Lm30 million tender for the medical equipment at the new Mater Dei hospital had offered him 3 per cent of the value of the tender if the evidence...

Although there are no official figures available, Malta has a very low incidence of assault and violent attacks on social workers compared to other countries....

Quite a substantial number of Air Malta pilots and first officers are trying to get jobs with other airlines following the recent developments in the national airline....