The first phase of work to reconstruct the road between Mgarr and Ghajnsielem in Gozo has shifted up a few gears and is expected to be completed by the end of February, said Roads Minister Jesmond Mugliett yesterday....

At 7,333 persons, registered unemployment in November 2006 increased by 140 persons when compared to the same month last year...

The Maltese government’s demands for amendments on provisional quotas for tuna fishing have been accepted and have been included in the European Commission’s final document....

The Ombudsman yesterday ruled that the audit officer at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority is entitled to distribute his findings and reports to third parties rather than solely to the Mepa board of directors....

The full development permit for the Sant’Antnin recycling plant in the outskirts of Marsascala was approved unanimously yesterday by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority board following a very heated public hearing....

The amendments proposed by the Nationalist Party and the Malta Labour Party to amend the Constitution with regard to general elections are aimed at eliminating other political parties in Malta...

The singing penguin...

President Edward Fenech Adami yesterday was presented with the Letters of Credence by Vladimir Zavazal...

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Bank of Valletta (BOV) shareholders approved a gross dividend of 11 cents per share, representing a payment of Lm12,191,617.02 during the 33rd annual general meeting held yesterday at the Mediterranean Conference Centre....