Customs officials have intercepted a container-load of canned soft drinks which are prohibited in Malta, as well as a quantity of wine on which Value Added Tax still has to be paid. ...

Three men, aged between 23 and 35 were arrested and held for questioning on Saturday evening after they were found in possession of cannabis resin and heroin during a road block in the central part of the island. ...

The spate of arson attacks continued early yesterday morning when two cars were set on fire in Msida. ...

The Prime Minister and Mrs Gonzi last Friday paid a visit to Hapton Primary School in Lancashire and presented certificates to the best performers of the week and the “tidiest class” during their weekly assembly....

Health Minister Louis Deguara yesterday said that the incinerator at St Luke’s Hospital will be closed soon and instead medical waste will be treated at a new waste treatment facility which will be built in Marsa. ...

A new Labour government will keep its promises and will give the country and its citizens whatever it promises in its electoral manifesto, Labour Leader Alfred Sant said yesterday. ...

Alternattiva Demokratika – the Green Party – has presented an official letter in court against the government on the development zones issue and is prepared to continue with court cases even at a European level...

It is important for Malta that Italy has a strong role in Europe Malta’s Foreign Minister Michael Frendo at a meeting in Rome on Friday....

In a paper published in, Professor Godfrey Baldacchino concludes that Malta has become “a nationless state”. This excerpt is published with the author’s permission....

The property market and property prices seem to be making the headlines on a daily basis of late....