As US Secretary of State John Kerry returned to the Middle East last week, the American message to the Israeli and Palestinian leaders was clear: It's time to start making hard...

After a mere two-and-a-half years, the Arriva-driven public transport system this week succumbed to its injuries and died what can be considered a natural, and perhaps inevitable,...

Some years ago, a supermarket with this name was set up in Malta and quickly became very popular. Then it folded and collapsed and many people got hurt. The case is still being fought about in the...

On 24 November, well before the activities which led up to L-Istrina, The Malta Independent on Sunday had run this story:   “One normally associates the Community Chest Fund with...

Life can be so ironic.   Michael Schumacher spent years taking part in one of the most dangerous sport disciplines, Formula 1 racing. The seven-time world champion raced at 300km per hour...

All will be revealed, supposedly, tomorrow.   The government is moving fast to replace Arriva and the crunch date is supposed to be tomorrow.   From the hints that the minister has...

It has been pointed out that tomorrow something rather rare will happen. We will start the first day of the new year with a new moon. This is quite rare: the last time we had a new moon on a New...

Our guess is that you’ve seen this headline or something similar a million times in Maltese newspapers. Our guess is also that no matter how many times we will write this headline, the problems...

There are a number of calls that could potentially save a life – a call to the 112 emergency number or to Agenzija Appogg’s 179 helpline for example – but the call in question here...

The Christmas holidays are well-known all over the world for the enforced closeness people are pushed into, with the accent being on family reunions and the like. Many welcome these occasions but some...