Contrary to the widely-held ageist stereotypes, research from the International Federation on Ageing shows that the older you are, the happier you become. This optimism was on display at Casa Antonia...

The annual month-long international breast cancer initiative, Pink October, kicks off today with a number of informative and fund-raising events set to take place throughout the month. The three...

302 suicides have occurred around the Maltese islands since the beginning of 2005, The Malta Independent has learnt, with 18 having taken place between January and September 18 this year. This...

The excellent relations between Malta and the United Kingdom in the Home Affairs and Defence areas will be further strengthened, irrespective of the decision taken by the British people to relinquish...

Despite No-Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi’s insistence that the LNG tanker was to arrive in Malta by the end of September, AIS tracking signal shows that three days ago it was still passing...

A new Nationalist Party government will increase pensions and eliminate income tax on pensions for elderly people to lead better lives. In a statement issued on World Elderly People’s Day,...

The Mosta local council is in full support of the underground parking initiative launched by Projects Malta, which will see a yet-to-be determined concessionaire enter into a public private...

The first reading of a bill decriminalising criminal libel will take place when Parliament resumes on 10 October, the government said....

Labour leader Alfred Sant yesterday appealed to the government to listen to the people’s hopes and problems, saying there is a need for a breath of fresh air that would help social and economic regeneration....

The controversial amendment to the National Feasts and Public Holidays Act is in the final stages of discussion in parliament....