Without diving headlong into the merits of whether or not Malta should take party in the Eurovision Song Contest for now, we must say that Thea Garrett deserves a pat on the back. ...

This newspaper yesterday carried a report in which it was disclosed that Maltese are among the most likely within the European Union to use antibiotics....

People who are aged 80 and over have gone through some of the hardest times in recent Maltese memory – it is only fitting to let them live out their twilight years in dignity. ...

Education, Employment and Family Minister Dolores Cristina is right. Reporting child abuse should be made mandatory, she told The Malta Independent on Sunday yesterday....

The fact that plans are in the pipeline to amend legislation to make the reporting of child abuse to the competent authorities mandatory is very welcome....

Almost no week goes by without the Health Ministry organizing some kind of event to increase awareness on matters concerning the most precious thing each and every one of us has – our health....

Parliament on?Wednesday approved the privatisation of the dockyard and Manoel Island ’yard after 40 years of operation...

After a good couple of years of haggling and bargaining, Ryanair on Tuesday announced that it was set to open a base in Malta and introduce six new routes....

So far this year it has been difficult to find positive news...

News that the euro dropped to its lowest in four years against the dollar did not do much good to the currency’s credibility in the eyes of the markets and backs up Angela Merkel’s statement that the ‘shock and awe’ financial package merely bought time....