The General Workers Union, in the name of the Armed Forces Union, has requested a meeting with the Prime Minister in order to find a solution regarding compensation for Armed Forces Members who worked...

January 2014 will unfortunately be remembered for the terrorist attack by IS on the satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo on 7 January. Three men armed with automatic rifles stormed the building and...

The month of February was marked by the Swissleaks scandal, where The Malta Independent found that $687.4 million in Swiss bank accounts belonged to individuals with Maltese passports. It...

March was a busy month of damage limitation for Prime Minister Muscat, who was personally implicated in a damning report by the National Audit Office into the €4.2 million bailout given to the...

In November, the number of persons registering for work stood at 4,760 compared to 6,501 in the corresponding month of last year. Data provided by the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC)...

Gozo Channel Ltd announced some changes to its normal schedule due to the fact that one of its ferries – the MV Gaudos – will be docked between Tuesday 5 January and Thursday 28 January....

There are no plans to ban horses from being used on roads, Transport Minister Joe Mizzi told The Malta Independent. The Minister was sent a set of questions by this newsroom, following the...

Dr Charmaine Gauci, Director of the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, has warned people not to drink and drive. Today is New Year’s Eve, and with this, comes the parties, gathering...

The annual Feast of Generosity televised marathon will be taking place tomorrow, from 9am until 11.59pm. The Feast is organised by RTK4Charity in aid of Dar tal-Providenza in Siggiewi.  Funds...

Calypso Sub-Aqua Club constructed their annual under-water Christmas tree this year, on boxing day, Next to the Tug 1 wreck near Exiles point. The 'tree' was made out of plastic bottles, and some...