The introduction of the invasive alien species, the Red Palm Weevil, is indeed saddening. A number of palm trees have already fallen victim to this insect pest....

Blood cannot be manufactured, which is why blood donors are so important when it comes to saving lives. This is why more donors are needed and those who have already been registered as such should donate their blood on a regular basis....

While last week’s summit of EU leaders decided to send a police mission to the soon-to-be-independent Kosovo, Malta was reported in the international media...

Strict EU rules banning fake “free” offers, “bait” commercials and other misleading or aggressive sales practices came into force in 14 European countries last Wednesday, with millions of customers busy shopping for Christmas. ...

The absence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the signing of the Lisbon Treaty on Thursday was inexcusable, MEP Simon Busuttil said yesterday. ...

Almost eight years after it was launched, the European Union’s flagship strategy for economic growth has finally started to have effect, the EU’s executive said last week. ...

One would have thought that a year after the first low-cost airlines started flying to Malta, the November 2007 figures would not show the 15 and more per cent upwards swing they had shown throughout the year....

The Malta Song for Europe 2008 shows were initially scheduled for 21 February (semi-final) and 23 February (final). ...

Malta Song Board chairman Robert Abela has defended the way the preliminaries for next year’s Song for Europe were handled....

Climate expert Michael Zammit Cutajar has been elected to top positions in the new negotiating group of the United Nations Framework Convention...