An auditor’s report can influence the appeals board, but the minister’s statements and media reports do not seem to have such an effect, Joe Sant said mockingly yesterday....

The National Statistics Office reported yesterday that the number of tourist departures in January was estimated at 51,736, implying an increase of 2.4 per cent over the same month in 2006. ...

The provision of enough blood for blood transfusions on a daily basis is a national asset that can save lives, according to the director of the National Blood Transfusion Centre (NBTC), Alex Aquilina....

The Nationalist led councils of Qala and Kercem have fulfilled only 55 per cent and 40 per cent respectively of their electoral manifesto, Malta Labour Party leader Alfred Sant said yesterday....

A 24-year-old man from Gzira was yesterday jailed for a total of four years after he pleaded guilty to stealing and damaging a car, and relapsing. ...

A man from Rabat was sentenced to 18 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to theft and handling stolen goods. ...

A dispute between the GWU’s Government and Public Entities Section and the government’s Services Section has been resolved and industrial action withdrawn....

A research project funded by the European Union has highlighted the difficulties encountered by entrepreneurs in Malta as well as what they need to succeed. ...

The “over-due, over-discussed and over-spun port reform” heads the “undelivered list”, stressed Federation of Industry president Adrian Bajada in his address at the FOI’s 61st annual general meeting....

The newly-landscaped Vittoriosa Waterfront will be inaugurated on Sunday, The Malta Independent has learnt....