Azzurra air was declared bankrupt on 21 July by the court in Busto Arsizio, a town close to Milan. Air Malta, which was one of the founder members of AZZURRAair, always held a minority shareholding in this company....

The widening of the valley between the Lowenbrau factory in Lion Street and Aldo Moro Street is well ahead and should be ready by the end of the year, Resources and Infrastructure Minister Ninu Zammit said yesterday as he toured the work site....

Since 1 May, over 6,000 E111 forms were issued to Maltese travelling overseas, which entitles Maltese nationals to free or discounted emergency medical care while on holiday. And the number of people applying for the E111 is rising fast....

Where’s Everybody, in a statement issued yesterday, said the company will not be using the services of Joe Zahra, the 50-year-old private investigator who was yesterday charged with making false allegations. ...

Roger Hodgson of Supertramp fame is currently in Malta to participate in next weekend’s Classic Rock Festival at Manoel Island and will today feature on Radio 101 from 8.30am. ...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday convened a meeting discussing the strategic aims for the country’s foreign affairs policy....

Lombard Bank Malta plc and its subsidiaries registered a pre-tax profit of Lm1,094,000 for the six months ended 30 June, an improvement of 54 per cent on 2003’s Lm709,000....

This year Sedqa – the agency against drug and alcohol abuse, throughout which a spectrum of prevention and care services have been developed and delivered to the persons in need – celebrates its tenth anniversary. ...

A young unemployed man was sentenced to two years’ prison after he admitted stealing four Yamaha motorbikes over a period of three years, among other charges....

A young man with a drug problem yesterday admitted a series of thefts from cars as well as fraud and other charges....