A man who is facing criminal proceedings for allegedly stabbing a woman 49 times and who was supposed to be under house arrest was yesterday remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to trying to flee Malta. ...

The Malta Maritime Authority has designated 25 swimming zones in Malta, Gozo and Comino, one more than last year, Malta Maritime Authority chairman Marc Bonello said yesterday....

A number of mail items posted at the letter-box adjoining the Maltapost Retail Outlet in Antoine de Paule Square, Paola, were damaged in a fire last Friday, and some items may have been totally destroyed, Maltapost said yesterday....

A group of 20 irregular immigrants were found by the police on land in the area known as Golf tat-Tafal, in the limits of Xghajra, early yesterday morning. Another seven were still on the run yesterday evening....

The Participants Committee of the Maltese Carnival gave notice that they would not be participating in the forthcoming edition if they do not receive an assurance on their future, especially with regard to their pending water and electricity bills....

Proposals for second pillar schemes are rather unlikely to work in Malta considering our small size and demographic layout, National Association of Pensioners chairperson Albert J. Tabone said yesterday....

The Malta Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise supports the appeals made by other employers’ organisations and stresses the importance of heeding the national interest by all the stakeholders, including workers’ representatives....

The 2005 national report on the drug situation in Malta shows that in 2004, 86 per cent of Caritas clients, although having a history of poly-substance abuse, used heroin as a primary drug, Caritas Director Mgr Victor Grech said yesterday....

Agenzija Sedqa yesterday celebrated 12 years of prevention programmes and care services in the field of substance abuse. 26 June is also the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking....

A Police Superintendent, the third most important rank of the Police Force, was yesterday charged with accepting bribes in return for a promise not to take criminal action against people. ...