The cause of death of the 53-year-old Frenchman who died on Saturday while swimming in heavy seas in Xwejni Bay, Marsalforn, was confirmed to be the result of drowning.   Contacted late this...

A light aircraft owned by a Maltese company - Falcon Alliance - and used for pilot training crash-landed in Catania today.   It is understood that the plane landed in a field close to an...

Twenty-one Filipino seafarers aboard a cargo ship have been adrift off Malta for months and are seeking compensation from Taiwanese employers alleged to have virtually abandoned them at sea with no...

A man has reportedly been injured while dodging a crane whose support gave way in Triq ir-Riebu, Rabat, Malta.   The crane, which toppled over, was lifting concrete slabs at the time of the...

The Curia said that it could not be held legally responsible for the criminal acts made by two former priests - Godwin Scerri and Charles Pulis – who had been sent to jail for sexually abusing...

GWU general secretary Tony Zarb said that this year’s General Workers Union congress will be the last he would be addressing since the next one is to be held in four years’ time and...

The decision by the Maltese Government to radically alter the afternoon hunting curfew that was imposed to protect migrant birds of prey during the peak migration period has been today sharply...

Some 80% of the Cospicua project has been completed so far and as announced in The Malta Independent, on Monday, works as part of the long-awaited Dock 1 area, should be wrapped up by August next...

Seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 0.7% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.9% in the EU27 in June when compared with May, according to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical...

The Valletta Local Council is “seriously worried” about the potential removal of the localities residents’ parking scheme.   In a statement, the Council made reference to...