Restoration works on two bridges that cross over the Valletta ditch commenced in the past few days.  These works are part of an embellishment project in the Valletta ditch and Triton fountain...

An Eritrean man was slapped with six months imprisonment, suspended to two years after it emerged that he tried to change his identity when his original request for refugee status was...

A Libyan man was sentenced to nine months imprisonment following the use of a passport when trying to leave the country, that was issued to another person. It is understood that the man claimed...

A Sicilian man today was fined €1,000 and given a suspended one-year jail term after he admitted to importing a small amount of cannabis grass for his own personal use. Antonio Andolfo, 47, from...

A court today ordered the re-arrest of a Nigerian national who escaped to Hungary while waiting for trial on charges of masterminding a 2010 cocaine smuggling attempt. Stephen Ikeckikwu Egbo, 32,...

The battle between the two unions that represent police officers has intensified, with the Malta Police Association accusing the President of the Police Officers Union that he is only interested in...

The police are investigating at least three cases of people who have had personal items stolen while they were helping with the packing of the various items donated in aid of the Tsunami victims at the Maria Regina Girls School, The Malta Independent has ...

The three per cent excise tax imposed by the Budget on mobile phone calls goes against EU directives, it is being claimed....

The unions may confront the government in a united front when the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development meets on Thursday. ...

LOUIS BORG has several firsts to his credit in sport, foremost among which is that he was a pioneer of the game of basketball in Malta. He has served the association as referee, secretary and president for over 30 years. ...