The Malta Language Council yesterday told The Malta Independent that the EU’s motto of unity in diversity should also apply to the spelling of the common European currency....

The year that has just ended was the coolest in the last 21 years, the Meteorological Office of the Malta International Airport reported yesterday....

Results of a survey conducted by the Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises show that half of the retailers said that they fared worse than they expected during the Christmas period....

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Opposition Leader Alfred Sant put away their sparring gloves for just one morning yesterday, when the Labour leader paid a visit to the Nationalist Party’s new headquarters....

Anyone for warm wine or warm honey?...

A consultation meeting was organised on Wednesday evening by Sannat residents to air their views on the future of the Ta’ Cenc area, which has been earmarked for development. ...

The Malta Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprise (GRTU) has objected to the sale of influenza vaccines by doctors and government health centres, and threatened to challenge the Maltese authorities at European Commission level should the practice persist....

Mosta is set to benefit from e600,000 in two joint ventures with the Commune di Ragusa as part of the European Union Interreg III programme....

An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen during a hold-up at a pharmacy in Paola yesterday evening....

The Malta Tourism Authority recently had a stand at one of the world’s leading fairs in the international conference and incentive travel sector – the Exhibition for the Incentive Business Travel and Meetings (EIBTM)....