Wednesday evening's session at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was nothing short of an exercise in abject humiliation for the government and, by default, for the nation as a...

The Restoration Directorate, which falls within the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government, has embarked on restoring the entrance of Fort Madliena, which was extensively damaged, and...

Last week we reported a Eurostat release which said that in the first quarter of 2019, hourly labour costs in Malta rose by just 1.9%. According to Eurostat, the highest annual increases in...

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The minister responsible for planning and now even the Prime Minister himself have both unequivocally and in no uncertain terms stated that the Planning Authority board member who had become embroiled...

The European Council has not yet agreed to who should serve in the four top EU seats which are up for grabs but did agree to another meeting planned for the end of this month. European leaders met in...

Now that summer is here again, most children are ecstatic that school is almost out. As are the teachers. They have the three whole summer months off with full pay, right? What's not to like? A topic...

Both Malta and Poland have had their share of controversy of late when it comes to the judiciary.  In Poland, it is about when members of the judiciary are to leave the bench for retirement while...

As Part of Kind's - Auto Sales Ltd 90th Anniversary celebrations, the company has paid for the restoration of a rare and valuable book at the National Library. The chosen book for conservation is a...

Commercially, a bareboat charter transaction takes the form of a lease agreement for a fixed period by virtue of which the lessee acquires complete control and possession of the ship for the duration...