Economist Salvino Busuttil, director-general of the Foundation for International Studies, has died this morning. He was 79. Prof. Busuttil was born in Floriana in 1936. He specialised in...

An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from a St Julian’s grocery shop, the police said today. A hooded man armed with a knife entered the shop in St George’s Road at 5.45am and...

The organisers of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, SVT and the EBU, have revealed the running order for the Grand Final on Saturday.  The running order was proposed by the...

The Planning Authority board was yesterday supposed to consider an application regarding a Hilton extension. But as soon as the meeting began, the Planning Authority chairman Vince Cassar said...

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi will today initiate discussions that will lead to the formulation of the budget for 2005. The first meeting will be with ministers and parliamentary secretaries at Girgenti....

The Consumer and Competition Division yesterday harshly reprimanded some bakers for increasing the price of items such as breadrolls, when the agreed rise was only applicable to small and large loaves of Maltese bread....

The Malta Trade Fairs Corporation intends to hold several meetings with all those involved before finalising its plans for its new fair grounds site at Ta’ Qali, corporation chairman Ian Mizzi told The Malta Independent yesterday....

HSBC Bank Malta plc is the main sponsor of the 50-hour football marathon being organised this weekend by the Centru Rikreazzjoni Zghazagh of Zurrieq. The 50-hour marathon at Zurrieq primary school kicks off tomorrow at 7pm and will raise funds for ...

Nature Trust Malta (NTM) said dioxins are emitted from the decomposition of burning plastics during explosions that are common in non-engineered landfills, releasing harmful polluting agents.NTM was reacting to comments made by the European Council...

Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna (FWA) has reiterated its conviction that Portes des Bombes in Floriana should be closed to traffic because the passage of cars through the monument could cause irreparable damage....