The drastic increase in the surcharge on water and electricity and the 3c excise duty on fuel announced by the government on Monday is not easy to digest. Faced with an estimated fuel bill of Lm64 million next year....

With the authorities receiving over 200 telephone calls an hour reporting sightings of dead birds, the Maltese are starting to panic even though the government has repeatedly said there is nothing to worry about....

The Cabinet of Ministers is expected to take a decision today on how to finance next year’s fuel bill of Lm50 million. ...

The deal transferring shares owned by the government in the financially-struggling Sea Malta to Italian company Atlantica di Navigazione SpA was concluded last Friday after months of negotiations, often mired in controversy....

This government never learns. Although most of the ministers have their own families and get on rather well with them, and with a ministry...

Opinion writers on both sides of the political spectrum have long insisted that increasing the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malta is paramount if the country wants to boost economic growth, create new ...

The new littering regulations come into effect on a trial basis today, nearly three weeks later than originally planned. Better late than never, one could say....

Having a sound knowledge of information technology today is as topical and important as reading and writing....

Over the past few years, efforts have been stepped up to protect the many heritage sites that we have in Malta. Last week, restoration work on the Ggantija Temples, on the outskirts of Xaghra, was completed....

A few years ago, a 13-year-old girl in the UK was invited on a date by someone she met in an internet chatroom. ...