The eco-contribution issue has erupted again. After what happened last summer, when the law was introduced after having been initially postponed, the recent addition of objects covered by the tax, especially plastic bags, has again led to controversy....

Writing in The Malta Independent over the Christmas season, Competitiveness and Communications Minister Censu Galea dealt at length on the workings of his ministry in the maritime sector, so important for a country that is surrounded by sea....

Over the past few days, we have had three important announcements in the information technology sector....

Amendments to the Local Councils’ Act were put forward by Justice Minister Tonio Borg last Friday. ...

Figures relating to sport activity made public by Education Minister Louis Galea last Saturday are rather worrying....

The government is holding out in the hope that consensus can be reached to implement solutions and remedies to help the country at a time of economic difficulty....

The list of challenges United States President George W. Bush faces as he prepares to take the oath of office for the second time is endless....

Last week, we observed from a distance, and with a certain complacency, Italy switching to a no smoking regime....

What happened at the Safi barracks on Thursday raises concern....

The decision taken by the government to postpone the removal of extra days’ leave in lieu of public holidays falling on a weekend gives the social partners one last chance to reach an agreement on a social pact....