Joseph Fenech, better known as Zeppi l-Hafi, was given a one-year jail term suspended for four after illegally importing 400 boxes of whisky and vodka. Along with Fenech, another two men were given the same sentence for their involvement in the crime...

The Armed Forces of Malta has enlisted 36 new volunteer reservists for service with the 2nd Regiment’s Air Defence Battery (ADB)....

The swearing-in ceremony for the new local councillors elected on 12 June was marred somewhat yesterday as Marsaxlokk independent councillor Carmelo Bugeja refused to sign in with the rest of the Marsaxlokk councillors....

The Curia said yesterday that reports claiming that Pope John Paul will be coming to Malta again are only rumours....

Hunters, including Lino Farrugia, secretary general of the Federation of Hunters and Trappers (FKNK), yesterday launched a fierce attack against the media, holding it responsible for his defeat in the European Parliament election....

Former foreign minister Joe Borg was yesterday sworn in as Malta’s European Union commissioner during a ceremony held in Brussels....

Sliema residents told The Malta Independent that a number of “abusive” reserved parking spaces that had been removed some time ago because the holders were allegedly not entitled to one were “mysteriously” given back to these people “a short while be...

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday said that the International Trade Fair was an indicator of local consumer spending and helped gauge the confidence buyers had in the local market....

The employment rate in 2003 stood at 53.7 per cent, 0.8 per cent less than the rate in 2002, figures issued by the National Statistics Office revealed yesterday....

The French Ambassador to Malta, Patrick Chrismant, has reacted to last week’s story which quoted what The Guardian alleged passed between French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi....