A dog that was found dead with a plastic bag wrapped around its head in Rabat appears to have died of suffocation.  The yellow-coated dog, which appears to be a female, was reportedly found by a...

A 22-year-old man from Somalia was handed down a six-month prison sentence after he was found guilty of throwing rocks at a vehicle being driven in Marsa, and damaging it. A court heard how on 7...

You can croon about unrequited love, dance with unbridled passion or dress up in drag. Just keep politics out of it. Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say the annual kitsch-fest, which is...

The Federation of Associations of Travel and Tourism Agents (FATTA) is seriously concerned about the current state of the tourism industry and feels that, despite much lip service, not enough tangible attention is being given by the public sector to ...

Nature Trust Malta (NTM) has been accused of making some incorrect statements on the harm that can be caused by plastic and the recyclable potential of PVC plastic....

It seems that the government has no plans to close off Portes de Bombes for traffic, unofficial sources have told The Malta Independent....

The number of people gainfully occupied full-time increased by 145 in March 2004, the National Office of Statistics reported yesterday....

WILFRED SULTANA is one of the best-known sports personalities, enjoying both local and foreign acquaintances and recognition. Until 1997, he was very active in various fields – windsurfing, yachting, snooker, journalism, publishing and public relatio...

Readers of The Malta Independent have recently called our offices to complain about the “unbearable stench” that emanates from the rubbish trucks that are carried daily aboard the Gozo Channel ferries from Gozo to Malta....

Young and gifted Maltese singers Gillian Zammit and Claire Massa will team up with world-renowned pianist Eleonora Bekova, to present interpretations of popular opera classics at a...