The number of inbound tourists for 2007 is estimated at 1,243,510, implying an increase of 10.6 per cent over 2006, the National Statistics Office reported yesterday....

A part-time farmer is standing trial over trafficking cannabis after he was found in possession of over 19 kilogrammes of dried cannabis leaves worth €47,099.93 (Lm20,220), which he allegedly cultivated....

Air Malta and the Airline Pilots Associations – Malta have concluded talks on a new collective agreement which has now been signed, covering a three-year period from 1 August, 2007 to 31 July, 2010. ...

A 35-year-old man was jailed for two years suspended for four year after he pleaded guilty to grievously injuring a man....

Gift of Life are announcing a temporary pause in the campaign for the right to life to be clearly given to the unborn child through the Constitution of Malta. ...

A man was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday after he pleaded guilty to stealing a car stereo worth more than €232.49 (Lm100) in Zabbar on Friday evening....

A Luxembourger living in St Paul’s Bay yesterday was conditionally discharged after pleading guilty to grievously injuring his former girlfriend on 5 May 2005....

A 49-year-old man from Senglea is in critical condition after he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall at around 5.30pm on Sunday, the police said yesterday....

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday hailed last year’s record tourism results, but warned against complacency in the crucial sector as, he said, “nothing could be taken for granted”....

The Rural Affairs and Environment Minister yesterday presented a number of amendments to the Development Planning Act that will strengthen the participation of, and tools available, to NGOs and the public...