A number of employees with the public transport provider walked out of a General Workers’ Union meeting in disgust after the union tried to call a vote on a new collective agreement that does...

Christmas may be coming early for some of the social partners, who submitted a whopping list of 437 proposals and recommendations to the government for inclusion in the 2016 budget.  Finance...

Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson Arnold Cassola has called for a revision in the way the minimum wage is worked out, mentioning the need for a rise. He was speaking to The Malta Independent,...

A 77-year-old man died early this morning after he was hit by a van in Burmarrad, the police said. The accident happened at 4.30am. The Burmarrad resident was hit by a Ford Transit being...

The Opposition is expecting the budget to distribute wealth in a just way and not just among the few. In a statement, the Opposition said that economic growth did not result in a better...

The Finance Ministry is finalising its preparations for the presentation of the budget for 2016, which will be a historic one on Monday as it will be the first that will be made in the new House of...

During his intervention during the Bishops' Synod, Gozo Bishop Mario Grech spoke of marriage, the Church and society. He said that the number of people who are fed up of feeling the weight of...

Eighty-nine MEPs have written to European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella, asking him to take urgent action against the Maltese government for breaking EU laws to allow trapping and spring...

The government has implemented 70% of the proposals it made in the budget for 2015, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this afternoon. This is 10% less than the 80% implemented from the 2014...

The two sides of the House of Representatives have agreed on the debates concerning the budget for 2016, with Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil to give his reaction on 19 October, while Prime Minister...