Single amputees are being outright denied a Non-Contributory Disability Pension despite PL’s electoral promise saying otherwise. This was pointed out by PL MP and Parliamentary Health Committee...

12 people will be arraigned on Monday 13 June in connection with the Paqpaqli ghall-Istrina crash, The Malta Independent can reveal. The October incident left almost 30 people injured some of them...

Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds, Ian Borg, announced the second call under the Endeavour scheme which will make more scholarships available to students who wish to specialise in a particular...

A court ruled today that UHM Voice of the Workers is the recognised union at the Malta Freeport.  The UHM and the General Workers Union were squabbling over recognition ever since the former...

The Office of the Commissioner for Children said children should not become symbols, as this could lead to excessive media exposure and being idolised or demonised. The office issued a statement...

Pullmantur Cruises, of Spain are angry at the decision taken by the local authorities to give its cruise ship, the S/S Oceanic, a disastrous berth for its call tomorrow. During both 2002 and 2003 the Oceanic was the vessel that brought most tourists ...

The government is reviewing its legal position on the Italian request to send back to Malta the 94 illegal immigrants who landed in Sicily after they refused to be escorted to shore by the Armed Forces of Malta despite the fact that they were having ...

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday appealed to the Maltese people to be courageous because the country is on the right track and the restructuring exercises being undertaken were already showing positive results....

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, together with President Edward Fenech Adami laid wreaths on the Royal Air force Memorial in Floriana yesterday in honour of the 2,301 soldiers that the monument represents....

Smoking bans at St Luke’s Hospital are consistently ignored and the security guards detailed at the hospital do not seem to be able to rein in the problem, The Malta Independent has learnt....