Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat should not face sanctions over his role in the granting of a consultancy role to Konrad Mizzi within the Malta Tourism Authority as he is no longer a member of parliament, the government’s representatives on ...

The president of the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) Paul Pace said that hospitals have more than enough manpower to inoculate ‘hundreds’ more people, but the reason why they are not given more vaccines so that the vaccination p...

PN MP Adrian Delia told The Malta Independent that he had asked an audit firm to conduct an enhanced due diligence exercise on the Chairman of Catco Group Capital Investment prior to the €500,000 donation made to id-Dar tal-Provid...

A man was grievously hurt when he was working on a petard in a fireworks factory, the police said.The accident took place at a fireworks factory in Qrendi on Monday at 4.45pm.The man, aged 35 of Kalkara, suffered burns.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as Britain ramped up its vaccination program by becoming the first nation...

The first Americans inoculated against COVID-19 began rolling up their sleeves for their second and final dose Monday, while Britain introduced another vaccine on the same day it imposed a new nationwide lockdown against the rapidly surging virus.New...

US actress Tanya Roberts, best known for her roles in the James Bond film A View to a Kill and the final season of Charlie's Angels, is still alive, her representative has told the BBC.She was mistakenly announced, including by the BBC, as having die...

ENGOs have a number of hopes for 2021 to help improve the environment, and described a number of them to this newsroom in an article that was published last Sunday.Among other things, some spoke of the need to review certain policies, such as those w...

The number of active Covid-19 cases has climbed over 1,600 again as there were more new patients than recovered cases on Monday, health authorities said.There were 148 new cases registered on Monday, for a total of 13,230 cases since the first was re...

The Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA) at the University of Malta has failed a whole class after they came into possession of evidence of widespread collusion between students for the exams related to a particular study unit - a ...

Two more Covid-19 related deaths were announced by the health authorities on Monday, taking the total of victims to 222.A 73-year-old woman, who tested positive on Christmas Day, died today at Mater De Hospital.An 81-year-old woman, who tested positi...

The Medical Association of Malta said it was surprised and disappointed by the 'very low targets' for the COVID-19 vaccination rollout declared on Sunday, which 'alarmingly reveal mathematical predictions which are completely wrong.'The Malta Indepen...

A 17-year-old boy today was charged with threatening two other persons and driving negligently without insurance cover.The boy, whose name cannot be published, was charged in the Gozo court before Magistrate Bridgette Sultana.The teenager, from Qala,...

A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.District Judge Vanessa Barait...

Over the past year, countless reports were written over the ongoing battle between people, state agencies and developers regarding over-development and transparency.ENGOs, environmentalists, politicians as well as the general public have had quite a ...

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl slumped to the ground, pulled down the bill of his cap, and wept after another big win for his team in the English Premier League.On the receiving end this time was Liverpool, which also appears to be on its knees...

Times have really changed.It was a time when only one Maltese TV station existed, when pluralism in broadcasting was still years away, and when social media was still hard to imagine.It was in 1981, late in the year, that Malta experienced its first ...

A worker was seriously injured on Monday when he fell off a truck, the police said.]The accident happened in Europe Street, Victoria, at around 11am.The worker, a Turkish man aged 31, was taken to Gozo hospital with serious injuries.

Malta’s teenage star Haley Bugeja has been picked by UEFA as one of the top 10 women players to watch out for in 2021.Lots of young talent continued to emerge in Europe’s national teams and clubs, a report on UEFA.com said.The website pic...

Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.Dialysis patient Br...

In 2019, Maltese spent 12.5% of their total household consumption expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages, Eurostat statistics showed. This amounts to 6.8% of GDP or €916 million in total. Ten years prior, back in 2009, Maltese household...

Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as “Ferry Cross the Mersey” and the song that became the anthem of Liverpool Football Club, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” has...

Blame COVID-19 travel restrictions or Brexit but whatever the cause, some British citizens trying to return to their homes in several European countries this weekend have been barred from boarding flights.Airlines refused documents that before Brexit...

In 2019, 1 in 4 (28.3%) Maltese people had a problem with noise in their neighbourhood, ranking first in Europe, according to a study published by Eurostat on Friday.To many of us, this comes as no surprise.Malta is not a silent place.From constructi...

A Spanish-flagged humanitarian ship on Sunday was seeking a port of safety for 265 migrants its crew rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in the last few days.The Open Arms charity tweeted that its vessel on Saturday had safely brought aboard 96 migran...

The MP marked down as ‘absent’ from the highest number of Parliamentary sittings in 2020 was Konrad Mizzi, data analysed by The Malta Independent on Sunday reveals.In total, from his time both as a government MP and his time as an indepen...

85 new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Sunday, as 64 people recovered.This means that the number of active cases has risen to 1,587. Since March 2020, there have been 13,082 Covid-19 cases on the island, of which 11,275 recovered. There have...

In 2019, 1 in 4 (28.3%) of Maltese people had a problem with noise within their neighbourhood, ranking first in Europe, according to a study published by Eurostat on Friday.The study which analysed noise from neighbours or from the street, ranked Mal...

15-year-old Rebecca Zammit Lupi has lost her battle with cancer.Rebecca, who was the daughter of well-known photographer Darrin Zammit Lupi, had for many months been fighting with cancer. Her father, who chronicled her battled, said on Facebook: "The...

Prime Minister Robert Abela believes that Malta is on the road to satisfy all the Moneyval requirements, he said on Sunday.Abela was being interviewed on ONE radio."We implemented the changes put forward by Moneyval and I remind everyone that for yea...

2020 is a year which few will forget in a hurry.It was a year fraught with political upheaval, tragic incidents, and, of course, the matter of a global pandemic. Covid-19 will no doubt be what defines 2020 – and it is by and large the subject w...

The PN has hit out at the news that the government lost out of EU funds for a gas pipeline, saying that this confirms how the government's energy policy is antiquated and lacks vision.In 2019 Malta tried to get EU financing for a pipeline worth aroun...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new coronavirus variant that has pushed infection rates to their highest recorded levels.Johnson, though, ins...

Even facing a Manchester City side depleted by the coronavirus, Frank Lampard couldn't prevent Chelsea slumping to a fourth loss in its past six games.And Lampard is aware the 3-1 defeat will only increase the pressure on him.Chelsea slipped to eight...

AC Milan warmed up for a midweek showdown with Juventus by beating Benevento 2-0 on Sunday despite playing most of the match with 10 men, to remain unbeaten atop Serie A.Rafael Leão all but secured the victory for Milan with a stunning strike ...

A 32-year-old man was grievously injured in a traffic accident, the police have said.The accident took place at 10.30am on Triq Gedrin, Rabat, Gozo.The accident involved an Isuzu Rodeo driven by a 40-year-old man and a Yamaha motorcycle riden by the ...

97 migrants were rescued in the Maltese search and rescue area and are now seeking a port of safety in Europe, the NGO Alarm Phone said on Saturday.In a tweet on Saturday afternoon, Alarm Phone – which is an NGO which operates to provide suppor...

Legislative and policy changes, including on building heights, certain changes to the constitution and the move towards a fossil fuel-free Malta are among the things environmental NGOs wish to see in Malta in the new year. Kevin Schembri Orland spoke...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday that there is no doubt Prime Minister Robert Abela did not want to see him elected as leader of the Nationalist Party last summer.Grech spoke during a telephone interview on the party's media.He was maki...

1,400 people received the Covid-19 vaccine in the first week, the health ministry told The Malta Independent.The start of the new year brought the beginning of the vaccination campaign at St Vincent de Paul Home for the elderly. Mary Pizzuto became t...

88 new cases of Covid-19 were detected on Saturday, and one patient has died, the health authorities said.The number of active cases now stands at 1,566. 12,997 cases have been found in Malta so far.33 people recovered, bringing the total number of r...

Social activities held over the festive period have led to an increase in Covid-19 cases and the reproduction number – the r-factor – has increased to 0.61, statistician Vincent Marmara told The Malta Independent on Sunday in hi...

The husband of a woman who died when her house collapsed earlier this year said he fears that the tragedy will be “swept under the carpet.”In a Facebook post, Carmelo Pace, whose wife Miriam died in the Hamrun collapse on 2 March, said, &...

A €500,000 donation by the new sponsors of Sliema Wanderers will have to go through a vetting process, Dar tal-Providenza said on Saturday.The donation, by Catco Group Capital Investment, was presented by former Opposition Leader Adrian Delia du...

The police have renewed their appeal for information on a man who has been reported missing.Marcel Pisani, 50, was reported missing on Thursday.Pisani uses a wheelchair and drives a light blue Renault Captur, like the vehicle pictured below.Anyone wi...

A man who fell while working in an apartment block on 1 December has died in hospital, the police said.The man, 71, had been working in a building in Triq il-Wied in Iklin. He had been rushed to hospital with serious injuries. He passed away on Satur...

Three persons were taken to hospital early this morning after a brawl involving around 50 people in Paceville, the police said.Most of the people involved in the incident were Syrians. The condition of the three taken to hospital is unknown.The incid...

There is a real possibility that much of the hard work and effort made over the past few months has been erased by irresponsible behaviour over the festive period, particularly the New Year’s weekend.Anyone who went to Gozo this week saw the ne...

Son Heung-min reached a century of Tottenham goals as his team ended a four-game winless run in the Premier League, and Arsenal surged to a third successive victory that allays relegation jitters in a bright start to 2021 for the north London rivals ...

A record €2,531,540 were raised in air of Dar tal-Providenza on New Year’s Day, a sum which included a €500,000 donation by the foreign sponsors of Sliema Wanderers, which was presented on their behalf by former Opposition Leader Adri...

A Romanian man was taken to hospital after he was hit in the head with a hammer, the police said.The incident took place in St George’ Road, St Julian’s at around 3.15pm.The police said that the Romanian, aged 35, went to the police stati...

Ravers at an underground, curfew-busting New Year's Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked the police sent to shut them down, torching one police vehicle and injuring officers with volleys of bottles and stones, official...

The start of the new year brought the beginning of the vaccination campaign at St Vincent de Paul Home for the elderly.Mary Pizzuto became the first resident to be vaccinated against Covid-19. She is 94 years old.Apart from her, another 40 elderly re...

France's government cast a favourable light Friday on a reported bid by the father of Britain's prime minister to take up French nationality, saying it shows how attached Britons are to the European Union that they're no longer part of.Reports that S...

The number of new Covid-19 cases is 135, health authorities said today.The patients who recovered today total justb 57, which means that the number of active cases ahas again climbed above 1,500 - 1,512, to be precise.In all, 2,779 swab tests were ca...

The second batch of Covid-19 vouchers will be distributed by mid-January, the government has told the MHRA.In a short note to its members, the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association said that it “has been informed by the relevant authorities ...

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna this morning appealed for the Maltese to make another effort to help out Dar tal-Providenza during the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. He emphasised God’s blessings in the quote from the Book of Numbers that the...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year on Friday with a traditional Angelus blessing from the papal library, pushing through nerve pain that forced him to skip New Year’s ceremonies in St. Peter’s Basilica.The pope appeared relaxed as he st...

Between the specter of Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and a new leadership team facing a budget battle, the European Union looked set to remember 2020 as an “annus horribilis.”Instead, a last-minute trade deal with the United Kingdom co...

Six drivers were caught behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol last night, the police said.Inspections were carried out by the Traffic Section together with district police, the Rapid Intervention Unit and the Environmental Protection Unit.S...

A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on either side of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain.The busy goods route between so...

This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget.From the South Pacific to New York City, pandemic restrictions on open air gatherings saw people turn...

The Maltese national football team is the third best mover in the FIFA world rankings in 2020, the football federation said.Malta gained 32 points during the year, courtesy to back to back competitive wins, the first time that this happened in the co...

2020 has been a challenging year. While Covid-19 dominated the news, causing concern to billions of people around the globe, there is now hope as vaccines begin to be administered.People are still on edge, but also have faith that this situation migh...

Tomas Soucek scored the first English Premier League goal of 2021 as West Ham beat Everton 1-0 on Friday.Soucek struck for the visitors in the 86th minute to end Everton's streak of four league wins.The Toffees remained on 29 points with West Ham 10t...

Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.Britain left the European bloc’s vast sing...

A man was seriously injured on New Year’s Eve after he lost control of the car he was driving, crashing into a wall.The accident took place in Ghajn Kajjet Street, Rabat, at 7.15pm.The man, aged 71 of Zebbug, was driving a Subaru.He was taken t...

An uncle and a niece scooped up €250,000 on Boxing Day in the LOTTO QUATERNO PLUS draw, as they matched five out of the eight drawn numbers.The players purchased two different winning tickets with the numbers 49 – 53 – 56 – 61 ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela wants Malta to have recovered substantially by March and to be ‘business as usual’ by May.In his message for the New Year, the PM said Malta this year faced its biggest challenge since World War Two, if not the...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech encouraged people to look forward to a new year with hope after the events of 2020, but appealed to everyone to follow all the Covid-19 precautions as this is the only way to prevent more death from the virus.Grech del...

Three Covid-19 patients have died, the health ministry said on Thursday, meaning that the total number of deaths has risen to 219The first was an 83-year-old man who was confirmed positive on 5 December. He died at Mater Dei Hospital on Wednesday.The...

109 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Thursday, the health authorities said in their daily update.64 patients have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases have risen to 1,434.In total, since the start of the pandemic, there have bee...

The government will allocate €1 million to bar and club owners, whose businesses have been closed down due to the Covid-19 pandemic since October.The announcement was made by Prime Minister Robert Abela on social media.Bars and clubs were closer...

While demand for accommodation in Gozo by Maltese nationals was high over the festive season, the economic effects of Covid-19 are still being felt, CEO of the Gozo Tourism Association (GTA) Joe Muscat told The Malta Independent.Reduced restaurant ca...

While official data is still being compiled, the number of injuries due to serious traffic accidents this Christmas seems to be lower than previous years, the Health Ministry has told The Malta Independent.Hospital sources had told this newsroom that...

The head of Mater Dei’s Emergency Department has warned people to follow health guidelines, warning that if they do not, they might get to meet him at the A&E ward in 15 days’ time.Michael Spiteri was reacting to several photos on soc...

A 50-year-old man has been reported missing, the police said in a statement.Marcel Pisani, who uses a wheel chair, was last seen at his residence in Mosta. He drives a blue Renault Captur with a cream-coloured roof. Anyone with any information as to ...

If only environmental projects in this country were carried out with the same zeal and speed at which road-widening projects are carried out!The frenzy to take up every last possible chunk of agricultural land and turn into concrete, steel and tarmac...

This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget.Australia will be among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to...

A homeless man has been remanded in custody after he admitted to a string of shoplifting charges.The man, 36, who lives in a homeless shelter, was arrested after he was identified from CCTV. He stole items from food stores in Imriehel and Attard. He ...

Isolated shower and winds that can reach up to Force 5 are expected on the first day of the year, the Met Office said. Temperatures will go down to 10 degrees Celsius.The weather in Malta will be milder and mostly fine throughout the first few days o...

Malta has registered its first cases of the UK-variant of Covid-19, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on Wednesday morning, with Public Health Supertindent Charmaine Gauci confirming that three people had been found to have the variant.In a twee...

John Zammit was born on 5 February 1948. His childhood was that of a normal boy brought up in Sliema together with his brothers where they used to play in the streets in winter and at the sea in summer. "After passing through my school days among oth...

The government has said that it will be amending the legal notice it issued that allowed the minister responsible for citizenship to withold the publication of names of people who would have been granted Maltese citizenship if he feels it is an extra...

The importation of single-use plastic products will be banned from Friday 1st January 2021, Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia announced.In a statement, the Environment Ministry said that Malta will be amongst th...

Members within the San Gwann local council have defended the council after it organised a lunch for elderly people which led to 70 people being put in quarantine.This comes following the report made by Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci dur...

One Covid-19 patient has passed away overnight, while another 124 cases of the virus have been found, authorities announced on Wednesday.138 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, which means that the number of active cases has decreased to ...

A number of photos have been doing the rounds on social media showing lines of cars waiting in standstill traffic to board the Gozo ferry on Wednesday. Photos published on Facebook by Maltese Roads Traffic Updates show heavy traffic starting fro...

Some 70 elderly people have ended up in quarantine while another 8 have tested positive for Covid-19 after they all attended a tombola lunch together during the festive period.This was reported by Public Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci during w...

Malta’s bars and clubs will remain shut until at least 1 February, Superintendent for Public Health Charmaine Gauci announced on Wednesday.Bars and clubs – including band clubs – were shut down at the end of October as the governmen...

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow pulled off a string of saves to help Newcastle hold Liverpool to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday as the defending champion's vaunted attacking trio came up empty.Mohamed Salah missed two good chances when he had just Darlow to beat, an...

Many myths are still circulating about Brexit due to the scaremongering that came about when facing the possibility of a no-deal, despite the positive outcome of an agreement, British High Commissioner Cathy Ward told The Malta Independent.European U...

A Eurostat report shows that energy accumulated through renewable sources accounted for 25.7% of the energy used for heating and cooling systems in Malta in 2019. This is 4.6% higher than the EU average.On Tuesday, the EU published statistics showing...

Britain on Wednesday authorised emergency use of a second Covid-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to green light an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.”The Department of Health said it...

Malta’s national airline, Air Malta, has been recognised by Airline Ratings, achieving top ratings for its Safety and Covid-19 protection compliance standards.Airline Ratings is “the world’s best one-stop airline safety and product ...

In the past week, we saw an agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom finally reached on Brexit, bring the tortuous and tumultuous aftermath of the UK’s departure from the bloc to a close – at least for now.It was a deal...

Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalising abortion in Pope Francis' homeland early Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades.The vote means that aborti...