In the end, the government got what it wanted in the Valletta open-air market issue. And it’s not that the monti hawkers themselves were left empty-handed either....

The Malta Labour Party was correct to ask several questions as to why the government took so long to order the Police Commissioner to investigate claims of irregularities and corruption in connection with the Mater Dei Hospital....

The term Blue Flag Beach will not mean much to people here, but one can rest assured that tourists know exactly what it is and will seek them out in preference to other beaches....

A euphoric prime minister claimed last Wednesday that the Commission’s recommendation that Malta accedes to the eurozone comes 1 January means that Malta “has passed an exam it had to study hard and long for”....

The European Commission has given Malta the green light. The euro will be replacing the lira as from 1 January. Although the decision is still to be formally confirmed by the EU council later on this year, the first big step has been made and ...

When, two years or so ago, the government announced that it was earmarking a particular tract of land in the northwest of Malta for a golf course...

The government’s decision to stop the spring hunting season with immediate effect...

The news that some 3,000 trees in Mellieha were uprooted, chopped or otherwise damaged last week immediately brought about public disdain....

The performance was good, although some say it could have been better. But in the end it is the result that counts, and last Saturday in Helsinki, Malta was not present in the Eurovision Song Contest final for the first time in many years....

The Maltese, as usual, take some time to get used to new ideas....