A 25-year-old French woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a bus yesterday evening while crossing the Regional Road at Tal-Qroqq.   The accident occurred at around 7pm. The woman,...

The Committee to Protect Journalists says that 232 journalists are in prison on work-related issues, the highest number recorded since 2000.   Only one of them has been jailed in a European...

‘Promoveatur ut amoveatur’ (promote him to get rid of him), a time-honoured tradition in the Vatican, seems to have been behind the promotion of Mgr Ettore Balestrero from Under-Secretary...

The ‘margin’ on unleaded petrol in Malta – €0.244 on one litre of petrol as of 20 February – is higher than that of 17 other EU member states. In Austria, Bulgaria, Czech...

When he became Deputy Speaker some years ago, Michael Bonnici asked the staff for a copy of the Standing Orders and was given a sheaf of stencilled papers.   Then he asked for a copy of...

Labour leader Joseph Muscat used to give his services as a licensed client adviser employed by Crystal Finance Limited to the company’s Gozitan clients in an office owned by former Labour Party...

While much of the country has been focusing on the oil procurement commissions scandal, many may have missed what, in reality, could very well have been the larger racket – and one that is...

She meets me mid-morning, in-between two public appearances, neatly yet simply dressed, softly spoken and smiling warmly with enthusiasm, even though she has been interviewed so many times in the...

The activities for the 49th day of the election campaign, 24 February, are as follows:   PN: 10.30am, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi takes part in discussion at Mgarr, 3pm, Prime Minister...

After two speeches and two presentations, the climax of an event on Friday evening at St John’s Co-Cathedral was reached when unseen hands removed the white sheet that had been covering it and...