The Covid-19 vaccine has started being administered to around 4,400 elderly people residing in 37 elderly care homes around Malta, the government said in a statement.Earlier this week, the vaccination process had also started in the St Vincent de Pau...

The Pro-Trump riot that erupted at the US Capitol in Washington DC is equivalent to an attempted coup which is reckless, irresponsible and illegal, US political expert Dr George Vital Zammit told the Malta Independent, adding that "there is...

The Malta Union of Teachers said that in yesterday's meeting with the government, it was confirmed that a communication that was sent by a high ranking health authority official regarding its position on the opening of schools exists."This was confir...

President-elect Joe Biden has denounced the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorists” and he blamed President Donald Trump for the violence that has shaken the nation's capital and beyond.The riot by Trump supporters w...

Malta International Airport announced plans for two power shutdowns. The first shutdown will take place between 11pm of 11 January and 4am of 12 January, while the second shutdown will take place on 15 January  between midnight and 3am.The plann...

A man is expected to be arraigned in court today, in connection with a shootout that took place in Cospicua earlier this week.Two others will also be arraigned in connection with a robbery that took place on New Year’s Day, the police said.The ...

164 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Thursday, as the number of active cases continues to increase.73 people have recovered, while one more Covid-19 patient has passed away – news which was announced earlier on Thurs...

To say that the scenes witnessed on US TV stations on Wednesday were disturbing is a huge understatement. Footage of heavily armed Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol – the home of the US government – in a bid to stop a democrati...

A meeting between the Malta Union of Teachers and the government last night to resolve the strike action was inconclusive and is set to continue today, the union said on its Facebook page.As such, the strike that began yesterday is set to continue to...

A planning application has been filed proposing the construction of 71 apartments in Nadur, Gozo.The application will see the development take place on fields, in an area within the development zone on Triq il-Qortin having been part of the 2006 rati...

Ten NGOs and several academics have come together to formulate a document in which they urged the government to rethink and revaluate its plans for the Msida Creek project while providing their own proposals in anticipation of a public consultation.T...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry said that keeping schools closed will 'have long-lasting impacts on the students'.The Chamber had stated in August and September that it was crucial for schools to remain open during this scholas...

As of Monday, people older than 85 years of age are set to start receiving their Covid-19 vaccination appointments, the health ministry said in a statement. The letters will include the place and time of both the first and the second dose.The letters...

Opposition leader Bernard Grech learnt about the €500,000 donation presented by PN MP Adrian Delia on behalf of Catco Group Capital Investment only after it was presented to id-Dar tal-Providenza, a PN spokesperson told The Malta Independent.Fol...

Ambjent Malta and Heritage Malta have been collaborating closely to ensure the protection and upkeep of an olive grove with significant importance in Bidnija, with trees as old as 1,800 years.  This was announced by Minister for the Environment,...

Two people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly robbing a 67-year-old man in the early hours of New Year's Day.The investigation was being carried out by the major crimes unit of the Police Force and together with the district police officers of H...

Zejtun gained an important win against Tarxien Rainbows to move above Balzan and send their opponents into more troubled waters. It was a well deserved win for the Corinthians who had Vieira and Reid in fine form and caused a lot of havoc to the Rain...

Another Covid-19 patient has passed away, taking the total number of deaths related to the virus up to 228.In a statement, the Health Ministry said that the patient was a 74-year-old man.He tested positive for Covid-19 on 20 December, and passed away...

The new wage supplement scheme promotes more fairness, representatives of the business sector told to The Malta Independent, noting that the future for businesses depends on the vaccine’s rollout, investment in businesses and the restructuring ...

The Malta Union of Teachers has said that the strike they ordered last night for this morning was a “big success” as teachers remained at home on the first day that state schools reopened for students.The MUT said that it is clear that ed...

The government has not attempted to set up any meetings with the Malta Union of Teachers to try and resolve the issues which led to Thursday’s strike action, the union's President Marco Bonnici told The Malta Independent.The Malta Union of Teac...

Last week the world saw the UK leaving the European Union, with a deal in hand. Dayna Camilleri Clarke spoke with British High Commissioner, Cathy Ward to discuss what Brexit means for the financial services sector.“The finalised Free trade agr...

Three people have been arrested after a shooting incident in Cospicua, though nobody was injured, police said.In a statement, police said that at around 9pm, Cospicua district police were informed that there had likely been a shooting during an argum...

President Donald Trump now says there “will be an orderly transition on January 20th” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and after a day of violence when his supporters s...

National unity, protecting the environment, promoting the Maltese language, and working against the stigma of mental health are amongst the goals of the President for the coming year.New Year’s resolutions are something of a yearly tradition, a...

Charles Azzopardi, who is in the running for Labour’s parliamentary seat to replace former Finance Minister Edward Scicluna is reportedly now a member of the Nationalist Party, according to the Times of Malta. Azzopardi, formerly the mayor of R...

Government schools are opening this morning in spite of a two-day strike ordered by the Malta Union of Teachers.The government said it is following the guidelines of the health authorities. In a meeting on Wednesday, it was explained to the Malta Uni...

A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe...

The southbound lanes of the Marsa-Ħamrun Bypass Flyover in Qormi will be closed today and Sunday after Infrastructure Malta found that the asphalt used was sub-standard.The announcement was made yesterday on Infrastructure Malta’s (IM) soc...

Teargas and bullets in the U.S. Capitol building. Outrage and condemnation from leaders across the world.“What is happening is wrong,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement Thursday. “Democracy — the ri...

Ten months have passed since the Pace family was struck by tragedy. Yet so many months down the line, Miriam Pace’s husband and children are still waiting for the findings of a report four court-appointed experts were charged with writing up. A...

Government schoolteachers will strike on Thursday and Friday over plans to reopen schools amid a new spike of Covid-19 cases.The news came after the Malta Union of Teachers held talks with Prime Minister Robert Abela on Wednesday evening. An industri...

If the number of Covid-19 cases remains consistently high over the coming days, then the government may be constrained to implementing more restrictive measures to stop the spread of the virus and alleviate pressure on Malta's hospitals, Health Minis...

Church schools will start to give lessons to students online instead of in-person for the new semester, the Curia announced on Wednesday.In a statement, the Secretariat for Catholic Education in consultation with the Church Schools Association said t...

A police superintendent tested positive for cocaine after taking a drugs test, MaltaToday reported.Answering questions on the case from The Malta Independent, the police said that a Police Superintendent had been suspended and that proceedings agains...

A record high 224 new cases of Covid-19 were found overnight, health authorities reported on Wednesday during their daily update.The new tally is a record, surpassing the recent record of 218 which was registered on 2 November.80 people have recovere...

The European Union's medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent.The app...

The Nationalist Party has urged caution on the reopening of schools and has called on the government to ensure that the wellbeing of students and teachers is not endangered “capriciously” as a result of new circumstances and government in...

Gzira United started the new year in top shape easily disposing of bottom of the table side Senglea in a one sided affair.It was rather too easy for the Maroons who returned to winning to keep up chasing the top teams in the standings.Senglea were ne...

AC Milan's 27-game unbeaten run in Serie A ended Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Juventus that gives the defending champion renewed hope of a 10th straight title.Federico Chiesa scored twice for Juventus with American Weston McKennie adding the third go...

The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) said in a statement that it was informed that the health authorities had advised the Education Ministry that schools should not open. “This, in light of the increase in Covid-19 positive cases expected to ...

Students will return to their classrooms from the Christmas recess as per usual, with state schools opening their doors tomorrow once more for the commencement of the second semester of the scholastic year. Speaking to The Malta Independent, an ...

Two 17-year-old boys were injured on Tuesday in a biking accident in Gozo, the police said.The accident took place in Salvatur Street, Xewkija, at 5.45pm.The two boys, both from Xewkija, were riding on a bike which went out of control and crashed.The...

A Eurostat study has shown that Malta is one of the countries with the lowest percentage of overcrowded households within the European Union. Malta was surpassed only by Ireland and Cyprus. The statistics show that within the European Union in 2019, ...

Rebecca Zammit Lupi will be remembered for her resilience, stamina, and lovely smile, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna said on Wednesday morning.Giving the homily in her funeral, Scicluna quoted the second letter from St. Paul to Timothy (4:7) to descr...

Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening livelihoods anew as governments lock down businesses and r...

Nearly two weeks after most other European Union nations, the Netherlands on Wednesday began its Covid-19 vaccination program, with nursing home staff and frontline workers in hospitals first in line for the shot. Sanna Elkadiri, a nurse at a nu...

A woman lost her battle with Covid-19 just four days after giving birth, the New York Post reports.JoEllen Engelbart, a 32-year-old assistant prosecutor for Jackson County, had been fighting the virus for two weeks before she died from complications ...

Bars and clubs continue to be the main victims of the government’s idea to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. An extension of the legal notice issued last year will keep them closed at least until the start of February. A decision on whether to with...

President George Vella received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, and appealed for the public to follow his example when it is their turn.Speaking before receiving the vaccine, Vella said that he was taking the vaccine because he had...

Let’s look at what the mind is shall we? The mind is memories of the past, the realization of today and the planning for tomorrow. All three of these things have the same importance and should be exercised constantly. Having said that, here are...

158 cases of Covid-19 were found overnight as the number of active cases of the virus in Malta has increased to 1,702.74 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, while another four, reported earlier today, have died.The tally of new cases is t...

Former Rabat mayor Charles Azzopardi has submitted his nomination for the casual election to fill the seat vacated by former Finance Minister Edward Scicluna.Azzopardi was not allowed by the Labour Party to contest the 2019 local council elections af...

A magistrate hearing the compilation of evidence against the alleged Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination mastermind Yorgen Fenech has ordered contempt of court proceedings to be instituted against the authors of certain online articles.Magistrate Ra...

Minister for Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli said that the government will be looking into diverse methods as to how to obtain the funds for a ‘hydrogen-ready’ gas pipeline, after its application for funding was turned down by the...

Former Bond actress and Charlie's Angel Tanya Roberts has died in hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 65, the BBC reports.Roberts appeared with Sir Roger Moore in his final Bond film, 1985's A View To A Kill, and had a recurring role in That '70s S...

The government’s new wage supplement scheme will be tiered according to how much losses businesses have faced as a result of Covid-19.In a press conference on Tuesday, Minister for Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli and Malta Enterprise CEO Kur...

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...

Four more Covid-19 patients have passed away, taking Malta’s death count up to 226 people.In a statement, the Health Ministry said that four elderly people had passed away while positive for Covid-19.A 96-year-old woman who tested positive on 1...

Birkirkara registered their eighth consecutive positive result when they beat Sirens in the first match played at the Hibs Stadium. For the Stripes this was their sixth win from their last eight matches. The match resulted in an entertaining one espe...

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...

The PN’s Covid-19 Action team has said that the Prime Minister should refrain from giving unrealistic deadlines when it comes to the vaccination of the country.It comes as the action team, headed by Leader of the Opposition Bernard Grech, met w...

The former president of the Malta Football Association, Joe Mifsud, allegedly sought nearly €1 million in cash for advice on an ice-hockey world championship, documents published by German media show.German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and maga...

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...