Just 31, including Malta, out of the 192-member States of the UN, have so far settled their 2007 financial commitment to the organisation, an official UN source indicated last Monday. ...

The Erika pollution trial, the first ecological catastrophe trial in French history, which opened last week in Paris, saw a juridical offensive by the Erika owner and manager, Italians Giuseppe Savarese...

A Joint Committee, which includes San Gwann and Msida among its component localities, last week refused an offer and plumped for a higher priced one, it was claimed yesterday....

A Labour administration will undertake a thorough review of the present local warden system, Labour leader Alfred Sant promised yesterday....

The hallmark of the Nationalist Party-led government is seriousness in all its dealings and decisions, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said yesterday....

Alternattiva Demokratika Gozo Regional Committee warmly welcomed the Leader of the Opposition’s endorsement of its long held position with regard to the recent irregular activities carried out by the Munxar local council. ...

For the second consecutive quarter the Central Bank’s Business Perceptions Survey has shown an improvement in expectations about the economy in general for the coming six months in the business sector....

Only 33 per cent of local councils have a safety certificate for the playing fields in their locality while another 39 per cent said they do not know if the playing fields are in line with EU regulations, according to a study ....

Bishop Mario Grech’s pastoral letter for Lent urges Gozitans to return to the Father in Heaven....

With 2.36 priests per 1,000 inhabitants, Malta is the country with the highest percentage of priests in the world, but then it is only 194th in the world for fertility, with 50 per cent less births than the US....