Helen D’Amato, parliamentary secretary for the elderly and community care, yesterday addressed the opening of the academic year of the University of the Third Age in Valletta, urging the elderly to remain active in their old age....

WasteServ Malta is helping out the Razzett tal-Hbiberija in Marsascala which was the victim recently of a theft of animals and vandal acts....

Administration employees and the management of Malta International Airport have supported the Jeans for Genes campaign by reporting for work in jeans and making a donation in aid of children suffering from genetic disorders....

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) decided 744 applications in September and received 460 new applications. The net pending caseload at the end of the month was 4,520....

The Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) said beauticians and operators of hairdressing salons have been contacting it to request clarifications about the situation on occupational health relating to their employees....

Pavi, the shopping complex at Qormi, is to issue a Lm5m ( EUR11,646,867 ) secured bond backed by property valued at Lm8.4m and carrying a coupon of 7 per cent. ...

A web-based resource for retiring overseas, www.escapeartist.com, has put Malta in sixth place in the category of best places in the world to which to retire....

Feltom, the Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations of Malta has recruited Isabelle Pace Warrington as executive officer. ...

World Heritage and Cultural Routes was the theme of a conference organised by Unesco and the Greek Culture Ministry. Dr Ray Bondin was one of the invited guest speakers at this conference. ...

The Malta Tourism Authority will be hosting a half-day seminar where it will be presenting the findings which emerged from a study conducted by the authority on successful HR practices in the tourism industry....