Malta Union of Teachers president John Bencini has insisted on the need to set up a Teachers’ Council, saying that this has been on the country’s agenda for a number of years but the issue has been shelved. ...

Rural Affairs and Environment Minister George Pullicino accompanied a number of WasteServ Malta Ltd trainees on visits to households yesterday as part of a project co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union, on the occasion of Environme...

The highly toxic smoke emitted from burning tyres has long been a dire environmental threat to the Maltese Islands – a threat that has seen significant reductions over the last three years and that is due to be reduced even further in future, thanks to a ...

The Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises has confirmed it has suspended its participation in the National Euro Consultative Committee because it disagreed with the way in which the committee is operating....

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said Russia was planning to settle its Soviet-era debts this year with several countries including Malta, the Associated Press reported yesterday....

The European Commission is about to launch a new awareness campaign on climate change. The body of scientific evidence showing that the phenomenon of ‘global warming’ is causing real harm to our planet is incontrovertible. In this feature we examine ‘The ...

The proposed changes to the Criminal Code limit a person’s right to freedom, said Labour MP Justyne Caruana yesterday in parliament. ...

Rural Affairs and Environment Minister George Pullicino raised a breach of privilege complaint in parliament yesterday against a report carried in l-orrizzont last Thursday. ...

The Health Services Sector of the Union Haddiema Maghqudin yesterday ordered industrial action at the Paola and Cospicua Health Centres and the Luqa Pharmacy after no security guards were provided at the premises. ...

A group of five students from the James Madison University in Virgina accompanied by their tutor Dr Amy Townsand are currently conducting studies on the EORC biodiesel project. The students will be following up on previous studies conducted two years ago ...