The BOV Istrina Campaign 2007 was launched in Gozo yesterday by Mrs. Mary Fenech Adami, during a visit she paid to the Dun Salv Vella Primary School in Nadur. ...

Competitiveness Minister Censu Galea has asked the Permanent Commission Against Corruption, and the Commissioner of Police, to investigate a speech made by Labour MP Joe Mizzi in parliament on Friday....

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fare airline, launched three new routes this week, to Valencia, Barcelona (Girona) and Stockholm (Skavsta). ...

The American Chamber of Commerce – Malta (AmCham – Malta) will be hosting the second in a series of seminars entitled ‘The role of market makers in a stock exchange’. ...

MEP David Casa has met officials of the Bank of Valletta and of HSBC in relation to the changeover to the euro in Malta on 1 January....

In an effort to raise funds for the British Cystic Fibrosis Trust Fund, local volunteers are organising a fund-raising dinner at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on Saturday, 10 November....

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in collaboration with the Archdiocese Pastoral Formation Institute is offering a two-year course in Catholic social teaching. ...

Bay Street opened its doors to the Autumn Fashion Week with B Fashionable – a seasonal introduction to a number of top brands with outlets in the Bay Street Complex offering visitors the best of the new season’s collections....

The Tourism and Culture Ministry budget estimates were yesterday morning approved by parliament....

Careful monitoring of chemical emissions and reduced amounts of burnt waste should somewhat diminish residents’ angst in relation to the WasteServ incinerator at Marsa. ...