The Labour Party has launched what it said were 100 ideas which build on the past but look to the future.The greatest recognition the PL can give to its forefathers it to continue building on their success but carrying out reforms that serve tod...

A tax investigation into MP Rosianne Cutajar and her role in brokering an Mdina property for Yorgen Fenech has been ongoing since February, Times of Malta reports.The story first broke in December 2020. The property deal, which was the subject of an ...

An area in Xaghra, Gozo, that was set alight by fireworks is not a protected zone, but investigations are ongoing to assess the damage caused, the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) told this newsroom. On Saturday 19 June, 2021, a fire broke o...

The compilation of evidence against brothers Adrian and Robert Agius, known as Tal-Maksar, and their associates Jamie Vella and George Degiorgio continues this morning. Robert Agius and Jamie Vella are charged with supplying the bomb that killed...

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation has called for further investigation into whether Yorgen Fenech’s 17 Black received funds from a network of shell companies used to embezzle funds and pay bribes around the world.It said new evidence sugges...

Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies.“No,” said the Spain coach, with the blankest of looks on his face, after being asked if he had seen a better team than ...

One million swab tests have been taken since the start of the pandemic, Health Minister Chris Fearne said.This means that, on average, every citizen has been tested twice for Covid-19.The first case of the virus was registered in Malta on 7 March 202...

Britain plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday, even as he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases higher.Johnson said leg...

Queen Elizabeth II has awarded the U.K.’s highest civilian award for gallantry to the National Health Service, offering a handwritten message of thanks to the public organization and its workers on its 73rd anniversary.In a message written on W...

There was public outrage last week when a court found two architects responsible for causing the death of Miriam Pace but only sentenced them to community service. In his judgment, Magistrate Joe Mifsud acknowledged that the March 2020 incident had a...

Faced with soaring numbers of new coronavirus infections among unvaccinated young people, some Spanish regions are reinstating curbs on nightlife only weeks after dropping them.Fearing that the surging contagion could strain health care services as s...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has handed the equality and reforms portfolio previously held by Rosianne Cutajar to Owen Bonnici, the government announced on Monday afternoon.The move confirms that Cutajar has been shown the door by Abela from Cabinet, ...

Almost half of the new cases of Covid-19 being found in Malta are cases imported from abroad who are not vaccinated, Health Minister Chris Fearne said.The number of active cases in Malta has jumped to 79, having been at 28 cases just over a week ago....

Italian entertainment icon Raffaella Carra' has died, Italian media report.She was 78.The news of her death was given by her long-standing partner Sergio Iapino.Carra' was a singer, dancer, actoress and a TV presenter in a career spanning between the...

12 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Monday for the second day running.One person has recovered from the virus, while no deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.This means that the number of active case currently stands a...

Parliament’s Standards Committee on Monday morning agreed to publish a report by the Standards Commissioner George Hyzler into Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar over her ties to Yorgen Fenech.The report was sent to Speaker Anglu Farrugia on Friday, st...

The EU digital vaccination certificate is now available for download for Maltese citizens. Those who have already downloaded their Maltese vaccination certificate need to login to the same website again, and re-download their certificate. This time r...

Two schemes to help the arts and entertainment sector were launched on Monday, one of which will see the government double the money received from ticket sales. The scheme will cost €2 million.The Event Support Scheme was launched Monday morning...

The Malta International Airport will see a three-fold increase in the number of desks and people working to reduce overcrowding at the airport, Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection, Clayton Bartolo, told The Malta Independent. Pictures of ove...

Pet groomers are set to be professionally regulated at law in light of the recent incident involving a healthy family pet which died suddently following a regular grooming session.Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Animal Rghts Minister Anton Refalo s...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called on Prime Minister Robert Abela to demand Cutajar’s resignation as a Labour MP, and to kick her out of Labour’s parliamentary group if she refuses to do so. In a Facebook post and PN statemen...

The Police have renewed an appeal for information about the whereabouts of Marcel Pisani, who has now been missing for over six months.In a statement, police said that while searches for Pisani have not stopped, they have thus far unfortunately not p...

The expected average duration of working life for 15-year olds in Malta is higher than the EU average, having stood at 36.9 years in Malta in 2020.The expected average duration of working life for 15-year olds in the European Union (EU) was 35.7 year...

72% of people in Malta aged 16-74 participated in social networks in 2020, according to a survey conducted by Eurostat in the first quarter of that year.This places Malta well above the EU average of 57%. Social network participation includes activit...

It seems like the authorities fumbled a bit with the UK vaccine certificate situation.Malta had initially announced that it would not accept a digital certification, only a printed version of it. This then changed after a verifier app was created and...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Naxxar on Monday.The police said there was a collision between a Kawasaki motorcycle driven by a 33-year-old man from Gzira and a Toyota van driven by a 77-year-old man from Mosta.The acci...

€512,870 were raised during Sunday’s TV Marathon in aid of Dar tal-Providenza. Because of certain restrictions still being enforced by Health Authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole programme was produced on the same lines...

The government MPs sitting on Parliament’s ethics committee will take the position that the Standard Czar’s report on Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar should be published “immediately,” a government spokesperson has told The Malta I...

PL MP Rosianne Cutajar has hit out against the report by Standards Commissioner George Hyzler, which found her to be in breach of ethics, saying that it was unjust.The breach was over a controversial Mdina property transaction she was involved in tog...

Two architects who were involved in the tragedy of Miriam Pace last year were only given community service and fined by a court, but they could still lose their warrant. The decision now rests with the Chamber of Architects, which has reactivated its...

An inmate at Corradino Correctional Facility died nearly three weeks after she was found unconscious in her cellPrison officials had at the time described it as a suicide attempt. The woman had been hospitalised on 16 June after being given firs...

12 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Sunday, as no more people recovered from the virus.No new deaths were reported.The number of active cases has now risen to 68.682,731 vaccine doses have been administered so far. 362,262 of these were first do...

England may soon abandon legal requirements for wearing masks, a government minister said Sunday as the nation waits for U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to announce plans for easing COVID-19 measures.Johnson is expected in the next few days to upda...

The more time passes, the more it is felt that the environment needs to be protected.But this is because the more time passes, the more it is given the side. Years of neglect are followed by more years of neglect.Successive governments have tried to ...

A survey carried out by statistician Vince Marmara shows that the Labour Party enjoys 55.9% of popular support, with the Nationalist Party trailing on 42.4%.Publishing the results on Facebook, Marmara said that the scientific survey used the Multiple...

As long as PL MP Rosianne Cutajar remains in her position, Malta's reputation will continue to be damaged, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday.Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar has been found to be in breach of ethics by the Standards Commissione...

TV presenter and animal rights activist Moira Delia has taken to Facebook over her frustration regarding the lack and state of garbage collection in St Julians.In a video posted on Facebook by Delia, excessive amounts of rubbish can be seen on both s...

Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Sunday afternoon for scheduled surgery on his large intestine, the Vatican said. The news came just three hours after Francis had cheerfully greeted the public in St. Peter’s Square and told them he will...

Max Verstappen is driving in the same dominant way that Lewis Hamilton did for so long.And he is even starting to sound like him.“When you go into the weekend and everyone sees you as a favorite, it’s not easy to deliver,” Verstappe...

Malta has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the EU, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday.Prime Minister Robert Abela referred to Eurostat unemployment statistics. He said that work is the basis for many things. The Eurostat statistic shows ...

An accident on Triq D'Argens, corner with Triq Manoel De Vilhena in Gzira left a motorbike rider grievously injured.The accident occurred at 11.15am between a motorbike and a car.The motorbike rider, a 66-year-old man from Sliema suffered grievous in...

For the nth time this week, Robert Abela was asked whether he would denounce his predecessor, Joseph Muscat, after Malta’s grey-listing by the Financial Action Task Force. Such as in previous occasions when asked whether he would disassociate h...

A man was grievously injured in a fight in Zejtun on Saturday afternoon, the police said.The incident took place in 25 November Avenue at 3pm.The police said that the 55-year-old man, from Qrendi, was involved in a fight with another man, who made of...

A woman was seriously hurt after she fell down the stairs in Rabat on Saturday, the police said.The accident took place in Mithna Street at 7pm.The woman, aged 43, fell down the stairs in her residence.She was taken to hospital with serious injuries....

A man was grievously injured on Saturday after falling two storeys down a shaft, the police said.The accident took place in Tomna Alley, San Gwann, at 7.45pm.The man, aged 61 of Swieqi, was given first assistance by members of the Civil Protection De...

At least 43 migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday and 84 others were rescued after their boat capsized overnight, the Tunisian Red Crescent said.Mongi Slim, head of the organization, told The Associated Press that the boat, which was ...

Malta’s hesitancy on the NHS digital certificate verifying Covid-19 vaccination forced Britons to cancel their holidays to Malta, British media report.Malta had initially announced that it would not accept a digital certification, only a printe...

England is going back home — with something to play for.Harry Kane scored twice and England overwhelmed Ukraine 4-0 Saturday to reach the European Championship semifinals.It was the only match of Euro 2020 that England had to play away from Wem...

Artists and members of the entertainment industry gathered in Valletta this morning to protest against the 'discriminatory' regulations on mass events.The artistic community was enraged earlier this week after illegal mass celebrations took place in ...

Controlled mass events can now hold more than 100 people provided that separate areas of the venue are used, under revised guidelines published this week. The government had announced that controlled events will be allowed to take place as from Monda...

Customs Department officers from the Airfreight Section yesterday intercepted 113 kgs of the drug khat which had been declared as henna leaves. A man was later arrested in connection with the discovery.A statement by the department said that yesterda...

Denmark's journey at the European Championship is headed to London.The Danes, who have developed into a surprise contender after their tournament began with midfielder Christian Eriksen suffering cardiac arrest on the field, advanced to the Euro 2020...

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A groom with terminal cancer collapsed and died at the altar as his horrified bride walked down the aisle with their son, The Daily Mail reports. Father-of-eleven Paul Wynn, 57, from North Ayrshire, Scotland, collapsed at Saltcoats town hall las...

A woman was grievously injured on Saturday afternoon after she was hit by a car, the police said.The accident took place in Sleima Road, San Gwann, at 12.25pm.The woman, a 40-year-old St Paul’s Bay resident, was hit by a Fiat driven by an Itali...

Seven new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Saturday, with three patients who have recovered, health authorities said.This means that the number of active cases has increased again, to 56.In all, Malta has registered 30,640 cases of Covid-19, with 30,1...

The Nationalist Party said the report by the Standards Commissioner which found Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar guilty of a breach of ethics should be published immediately.In a statement, the PN’s two members on the parliamentary committee for stan...

Malta is being accused of refusing help to a boat of migrants on which there were disabled children, a report on the EUObserver says.Maltese authorities appeared to ignore repeated requests to help migrants had spent two days at sea after leaving fro...

Operators within the entertainment industry feel “cheated” by way of how things were organised and handled in Ħamrun, Deputy President of the Chamber of SMEs, Philip Fenech, told The Malta Independent.Hundreds of people gathered in &...

Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives.Th...

Having overcome historic rival Germany in the last 16, facing Ukraine might seem like an easier proposition for England.Turns out, though, that Saturday’s quarterfinal match at the Stadio Olimpico might be England’s toughest test of the E...

From the despair of seeing a teammate suffer cardiac arrest to the European Championship quarterfinals, somehow Denmark keeps on going.Denmark will face the Czech Republic on Saturday, exactly three weeks after midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed ...

Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar has been found in breach of ethics by the Standards Commissioner over a controversial Mdina property transaction she was involved in together with Yorgen Fenech.  Independent candidate Arnold Cassola, who had file...

A total of 124 fines were issued by Police in relation to street celebrations which enveloped Ħamrun’s main street on Thursday night, The Malta Independent has been told.Speaking to this newsroom, a police spokesperson said that 124 fines ...

It was early in the week that the Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA) had a permit for a peaceful sit-down protest refused by police on the basis of legal restrictions on mass events – ironically, the same legal restriction...

In a visit to Malta Enterprise’s main offices President of Malta George Vella recognized the hard work and dedication by the national economic development agency in supporting businesses, especially throughout COVID. Vella toured...

Relentless Max Verstappen clinched his third straight pole position with a commanding drive for Red Bull at the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, while title rival Lewis Hamilton could only manage fourth place for flagging Mercedes.Hamilton was under ...

Italy’s defenders celebrated their stops like the attacking players celebrated their goals.Both had plenty of reason to be happy on Friday.Nicolò Barella and Lorenzo Insigne scored a goal each while Leonardo Spinazzola make a key second-...

Libyan maritime authorities have acknowledged that a Libyan coast guard vessel had fired warning shots at a migrant boat it was chasing in the Mediterranean Sea, in an apparent effort to stop it from crossing to Europe.The Libyan navy issued a statem...

The European Parliament has appointed Maltese Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer as tp write snd lead negotiations on a resolution which is expected to call on the EU to instigate formal legal procedures against Hungary for breaching European Union law.Engerer...

 Two pilots told air traffic controllers that their engine had cut out and they needed help moments before crashing their cargo plane into the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii on Friday.“It doesn’t look good out here,” one of the pilot...

The National Band Clubs’ Association has called on Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci to adjust the current health protocols to allow village feasts to be celebrated.The Association said that it was disappointed at the street celebrations wh...

Six new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Friday, taking the number of active cases to above the 50 mark.No recoveries were reported, while no new deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, meaning that the number of active cas...

Air Malta said it had received a significant number of cancellations on the London Heathrow route when Malta was only accepting the Covid-19 physical vaccine certificate.Malta was recently placed on the UK green travel list, which came into effect on...

After breaking a world record, ex Olympian Neil Agius shared some of the experiences he and his team went through over the “52 hour very emotional swim” from Linosa to Gozo. In the beginning stages of his swim, Agius said that sharp pain ...

As Spain’s jubilant players sprinted onto the field to celebrate a penalty-shootout victory at the European Championship, Luis Enrique stood alone and simply pumped his fists.Amid the tension and rising pressure inside Saint Petersburg Stadium,...

Jesmond Saliba is set to be nominated as the new Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations, replacing former forensic chief Anthony Abela Medici who resigned earlier this week.Saliba’s nomination has to go through the Social Affairs Committee in...

As of 3rd of July, there will be an increase in visiting hours when it comes elderly care homes as the Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia announced more measures relating to the elderly being relaxed.The elderly living in...

The Ombudsman has found conflicting actions when it came to the construction of a pedestrian bridge in Marsa.This decision is on one of nine complaints filed by PN Spokesperson for the environment and climate change Robert Cutajar to the Ombudsman, o...

A Filipino man was stabbed to death in Mellieħa this morning, the police said.A woman, also from the Philippines and aged 44, was arrested in connection with the incident.The man, aged 44, who lives in Mellieħa, was found dead with stab wou...

The Chamber of Architects will reactivate its investigations into the house collapse in Ħamrun in which Miriam Pace died last year.Following the reading of Magistrate Mifsud’s sentence regarding the role of Perit Roderick Camilleri and Per...

The gathering of a huge crowd in Hamrun for the belated celebrations of the Premier League victory has sparked indignation on the social media.Hundreds of people gathered in the locality on Thursday evening in an activity which was also given extensi...

The Government’s plan regarding the funds it will receive from the European Union as part of the EU Recovery & Resilience plan is not on has cracks in it, as the funds are going to be used “to fix the problems it itself created”...

More than 42,000 passengers made use of the fast ferry service between Malta and Gozo in their first month of operation, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Ian Borg announced on Friday.Transport Minister Borg gave an update on the usage of the fas...

A non-profit sea rescue group on Thursday slammed Libya's coast guard after it witnessed the Libyan maritime authorities in what it described as chasing a crowded migrant boat and shooting in its direction in an apparent effort to stop it from crossi...

National carrier Air Malta flew to Libya for the first time in seven years on Thursday, 1st July 2021. The unscheduled flight to Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport transported a delegation led by Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana and...

Belgium’s leading scorer at the European Championship is no stranger to Italy’s veteran defenders.They all play in Serie A.Romelu Lukaku will likely be the main attacking threat when Belgium takes on Italy in Munich on Friday in the Euro ...

Yesterday was for many of us the new Freedom Day – it brought freedom from those dreaded facemasks we have been wearing for months, and which have become more of a nuisance in the ongoing heatwave. Although conditions apply, and masks still nee...

What are the new laws being added on for online shopping from non-EU countries as of 1 July?The European Commission has amended EU Directive 2006/112/EC, such amendments came into force yesterday and shall affect the Customs and VAT rules applicable ...

The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions, adding new urgency to the drive to get more shots in arms and slow its supercharged spread.The vaccines most used in Western ...

Spain is on the charge at a major soccer tournament with a creative and technically gifted Barcelona player calling the shots from central midfield.Sound familiar?Only 18 and already seemingly indispensable for the national team, Pedri Gonzále...

As from today, 1 July 2021, Malta will be accepting the digital app version of the UK NHS vaccine certificate, as well as the paper version of the certificate, a government statement read."This update came following the creation of a verifier app, cr...

Alexandra Mamo has become Malta's first female deputy police commissioner.Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri and Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa on Thursday announced that two new deputy police commissioners were appointed. The second is Ramon Mer...

A court has declared two architects guilty of causing the death of Miriam Pace, who died in the rubble of her home, which collapsed following works on a construction site next door, saying they had “betrayed their oath of appointment as archite...

The news that the two architects found guilty for the death of Miriam Pace manage to come out the courts with 400 and 480 hours of community service respectively and a fine each, and avoid jail-time, has been met with reactions of anger and increduli...

77% of businesses that responded to a survey have trouble finding workers at a variety of levels, a report published by the Malta Chamber in collaboration with Vistage Malta revealsThe report, which dealt with CEO confidence levels, represents a comp...

Neil Agius has posted his first message to supporters and following, the day after completing his world record-breaking swim between the island of Linosa and Malta.Agius completed the mammoth 125.6km swim on Wednesday evening when he waded into Xlend...

People who are vaccinated, as from yesterday, started to walk the streets without wearing a face-mask – provided that a vaccination certificate has been issued and in groups limited to just two persons, with the second person also fully vaccina...

Four new Covid-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Thursday, while three people have recovered from the virus.With no new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the number of active cases currently stands at 46.2,528 swab tests were carrie...