Malta is the happiest place on earth, while Zimbabwe and Ukraine seem to be the most unhappy, according to an annual World Database of Happiness compiled by Rotterdam Erasmus University’s Professor Ruut Veenhoven. ...

Avantech Ltd recently donated a Canon fax machine to BirdLife Malta....

In his 3 January reply to parliamentary questions on hunting in the Spring in Malta, EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas has reconfirmed that Malta has not been given any derogation on Spring hunting, said an Alternattiva Demokratika statement....

The Union Haddiema Maghqudin will be organising a number of events over the coming year to mark its 40th anniversary, culminating in an extraordinary general conference in September....

Considerable changes have been made to the botanical section of the Argotti Gardens, and schools are now being invited for tours of the gardens to promote their education value....

The young man who was critically injured as a result of being shot in the chest and arm on Saturday afternoon was in a stable condition yesterday, sources told The Malta Independent....

The old year came to a fitting end at the Bay Street Complex to the music of the Versatile Brass Band, on 31 December. ...

The Tourism and Culture Ministry, in collaboration with The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts, The Malta Tourism Authority and Heritage Malta....

Parliamentary debates within the House of Representatives will resume today at 6pm following the Christmas recess....

A new Labour government will do its utmost to regenerate the Cottonera area as it has great touristic and cultural potential, said Opposition Leader Alfred Sant yesterday....