This weekend, the Church is holding its annual collection in aid of its charitable institutions and homes....

There are local councils that work hard to improve their locality, and there are others whose work is limited to run-of-the-mill activities. Nothing special about that: it happens in all aspects of life....

Two interviews with the leaders of the largest trade unions published in this newspaper over the past days have highlighted the stark differences not only between the two unions as institutions, but also between the two ...

There are three things that any business can do without. The first is economic uncertainty. The second is excessive bureaucracy and regulation. The third, unnecessary and inhibitive taxation practices....

It is not an easy time for the Police Commissioner and the police force....

The decision not to allow hawkers to sell their wares on the bridge leading to City Gate in Valletta is a step in the right direction....

There is a new, widespread, pernicious atmosphere in work places now. Gone are the times when a job was for life, with a binding contract that nothing but death could terminate. ...

Can the European Union’s proposed Constitution be revived or is it dead, asked an Associated Press report carried in The Malta Independent last Wednesday....

After knocking on the European Union’s door for over a year, Malta and other south Mediterranean countries may soon start receiving much-needed help to deal with the increased influx of irregular immigrants....

When there was a spate of vandalistic acts last year – with the Portes des Bombes in Floriana as the main target – there was an outcry in the media against the perpetrators....