It cost the owner of an entertainment establishment dearly to have allowed under-age students into the place: Glen Ciantar, of Attard, was fined over €2,000 by Magistrate Ian Farrugia for his...

The decision to extend the Malta Freeport was testament to the foresight of its management, according to Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi.   Dr Gonzi paid a visit to ongoing works to extend the...

Johan Mula, president of the Safi Labour Party club has confirmed to The Malta Independent online that he has given a statement to the police, following audio recordings posted on the internet in...

In January, the shortfall between recurrent revenue and total expenditure of Central Government amounted to €58.1 million, down from €129.3 million.   According to data obtained...

The Maltese bishops, Paul Cremona, Mario Grech and Charles Scicluna, have sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI, thanking him for his work and explaining how the news of his resignation had caught them...

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi stood by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech this afternoon, when asked to comment on allegations that the minister received a gift from George Farrugia, who was granted a...

Labour MP Karmenu Vella has filed a judicial protest against a man who wrote a letter to The Times, alleging he had a criminal record and had illegally anchored in Għadira Bay, in 1983, and smuggled...

Two Romanian women pleaded guilty that they were begging at Mater Dei Hospital after having distributed flyers with deceitful information that they needed the money for nine-month-old baby Isabella,...

The European Union has forecast growth of 1.5% this year, up from 1.0% last year, going up to 2% next year.   Unemployment is predicted to be 6.4% this year (6.5% last year) decreasing to...

The difference between Nationalists and Labour is clear because while the PN has taken the right steps from the beginning in alleged cases of corruption, the PL decided to hide a drug case, by which...