Malta has decided to extend its travel ban that is currently applied against unvaccinated travellers from all EU/Schengen Area and 67 third countries worldwide.Such a decision means that all those who do not hold a valid vaccination certificate or an...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Zurrieq on Friday evening, the police said.The accident took place in Valletta Road at 8.30pm.The biker, a 24-year-old man of Ghaxaq, was riding a Yamaha which was involved in a collision...

An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show.“Cold gun,” the assistant director an...

More services will be provided by Aġenzija Sedqa to strengthen the prevention and treatment of addictions, the government said. This agreement will be made with a total investment of €1 million.This was made possible through an agreement be...

This year’s annual EY conference gave us two important surveys to chew on and ponder over – one which dealt with Malta’s attractiveness to foreign investment (which has plummeted) and another which dealt with finding out what youths...

The British government’s scientific advisers urged the government on Friday to ensure coronavirus restrictions can be introduced rapidly, as the rate of new infections continues to grow.Britain has recorded an average of 47,000 new cases of COV...

The Covid-19 virus continues to rear its head again in Eastern Europe, with new records of infections and deaths reached.The following are stories from some countries that are experiencing another wave of the virus.Russia's infections, deaths soar to...

The United Nations said on Friday that it has resumed humanitarian evacuation flights for migrants stranded in Libya after authorities suspended them for several months. The announcement comes after a massive crackdown on migrants by Libyan security ...

Yorgen Fenech’s defence lawyers accused the prosecution of using “dirty tricks” to obtain a conviction “at all costs,” in their preliminary pleas to a judge on Friday.Fenech is indicted and will stand trial for the 2017 ...

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri today outlined the measures introduced in the Budget 2022 document focusing on rehabilitation and national security.Addressing the media on the proposals in Budget 2022, Camilleri said that “this is a budge...

A court IT expert is to be appointed to extract CCTV and mobile phone information regarding building contractor Glenn Farrugia, who is charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Jaiteh Lamin, a worker who suffered spinal injuries in a fall at his w...

Polish arguments that fundamental judicial changes the country has made would not undermine the European Union on Friday failed to convince key bloc leaders who said that the withholding of billions in EU recovery funds would likely continue unless W...

The Maltese economy withstood the test of the pandemic and came out stronger than before, Prime Minister Robert Abela said.Addressing the EY conference Future Realised, Abela spoke about the issues Maltese businesses faced because of the pandemic.&ld...

The survey carried out among young people by EY Malta goes to show that great changes are required for Malta, in terms of the environment, education, good governance and the quality of life in general, to remain attractive to young people, the Nation...

In the third quarter of 2021, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 2,851 over the previous quarter, the NSO said today.At the end of September 2021, the stock of licensed motor vehicles stood at 411,056. Out of this total, 76.0 per cent ...

Ten new Covid-19 cases were recorded Friday, while Malta registered its first death after a three-week lull, health authorities said.The latest victim is an 86-year-old man, who took the total number of victims to 460. The previous death had been reg...

Fairyland - Santa's City will open on the 3rd December until the 2nd January 2022, the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has said."Fairyland promises to be exactly what anyone would expect following its first edition in 2019, as the entrance to...

Repubblika today renewed its call for effective consultation on revisions to the whistleblower protection law before Parliament proceeds to adopt more laws that serve no purpose beyond extending the impunity of corrupt ministers. Justice Minister Ed...

A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is producing and starring in a Western movie, killed his director of photography and injured the director Thursday at the movie set outside Santa Fe, authorities said.Santa Fe County Sherif...

Minister Bartolo said that for nearly seven million Libyans, Libya is their shattered home where two thirds live under the poverty line, a third are displaced, thousands of homes together with schools and hospitals destroyed and the lack of consisten...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks this week after canceling an official trip to Northern Ireland on medical advice, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.The palace said the 95-year-old British monarch went to the private ...

An English teenaged girl has been arrested by the police in connection with thefts carried out between November last year and March this year.The police said the 18-year-old, who lives in Rabat, was caught on CCTV cameras while stealing clothes from ...

Independent MP Konrad Mizzi seems to be playing quite a game with Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee. He first refuses – twice – to attend committee meetings over the Electrogas deal. He then agrees to attend a meeting, citing t...

The Accountant General announces that by the closing date at 2.30 p.m. on Monday 4th October 2021, the Treasury received 15,531 applications having a total nominal value of € 133,807,800 against the authorised sum on issue of €65 million, s...

A man was injured on Thursday evening after he was hit by a care in Sliema, the police said.The accident took place at the Strand at 8pm.The pedestrian, a 21-year-old from Safi, was hit by a Jaguar XJ driven by a 63-year-old man of Sliema.He was take...

A new survey has found that some 60% of millenials and generation-Z youths would rather move abroad to elsewhere in Europe than stay in Malta.The 4th EY Generate Youth Survey 2021 - The pulse of Malta’s future generations, was carried out among...

Member of the European Parliament Josianne Cutajar has called for a European platform for jobs in tourism that matches employers with employees.This can ensure high-quality employment, the MEP said."The pandemic has pushed many workers in tourism to ...

The European Parliament on Thursday called for thorough investigations to be launched into any wrongdoing exposed by the Pandora Papers that took place in EU jurisdictions.Adopting a resolution by 578 votes in favour, 28 against and 79 abstentions, M...

Lawyer and PN MP Jason Azzopardi has told a court that a certain "ex-politician" was an accomplice in the HSBC heist. The libel suit had been filed by Minister Carmelo Abela against Azzopardi over a Facebook post in which Azzopardi wro...

17 new Covid-19 cases were reported by health authorities as the number of people receiving hospital treatment has started to rise.14 people have recovered from the virus, putting Malta on 265 active cases.17 people are now receiving treatment at Mat...

A survey which looks into the transport habits of households across the country has been launched by the Transport Ministry, with a collaboration between Transport Malta and the National Statistics Office enabling it to take place.It’s the four...

Jose Mourinho's Roma was routed 6-1 by Norwegian team Bodø/Glimt in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, the first time the Portuguese manager has seen one of his team's concede six goals in a game.Roma is one of the big favorites to win ...

The police are seeking a man named Ricardo Ortega Espana in connection with investigations into drug trafficking and a shooting in Msida.The shooting referred to by police was one which took place on 2 October.The shooting left a 31-year-old Libyan s...

Under pressure from rising infections and worried health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but resisted calls to reimpose coronavirus restrictions such as mandatory mask-wearing.Health ...

A powerful autumn storm, named Aurore, blasted parts of western Europe on Thursday, knocking out power to a quarter of a million French homes and damaging buildings in at least four countries.Train services were disrupted by uprooted trees littering ...

The Nationalist Party today pledged a “strong revamp” to the current ten-year-old sexual health policy within six months, if elected to government.The party also promised free contraception and the morning after pill in a press conference...

The Fortina Group has filed another application regarding the St Julian's pontoon, Mayor Albert Buttigieg posted on Facebook.The application reads: "Correction of site plan of permit PA/7628/19 to reflect smaller pontoon and shifting for environmenta...

The Czech Republic on Wednesday approved several new measures to tame a steep rise in coronavirus infections, which have reached levels unseen since late April.Face coverings will be mandatory at workplaces, starting on Monday. And as of Nov 1, resta...

In the second quarter of 2021, the General Government recorded a deficit of €220.1 million, the NSO said in a statement.During the period April to June 2021, total revenue stood at €1,395.1 million, an increase of €190.3 million when c...

British authorities said Thursday a man has been charged in the stabbing of a Conservative lawmaker who was killed as he met constituents at a church hall last week.Authorities say a 25-year-old British man with Somali heritage, Ali Harbi Ali, has be...

One of the most talked about measures mentioned in the budget for 2022 as presented to Parliament last week was free public transport as from October next year.It is a promise that the Labour government made some years ago, and now it understands it ...

Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn't mean new variants will keep emerging as regularly, or that they'll be more dangerous.With more than half the...

The need for a depositary passport was highlighted by the Malta Financial Services Authority during a webinar on Wednesday dedicated to the ongoing review of the directive covering asset management.The webinar about the Alternative Investment Fund Ma...

The Public Accounts Committee has sent a request to MP Konrad Mizzi to appear before it on Tuesday, after he again did not appear before it today.Today, Mizzi had finally agreed to attend a committee meeting, after PN MPs filed a motion threatening t...

A sitting in a libel case filed by minister Owen Bonnici against opposition MP Jason Azzopardi descended once again into chaos this afternoon, after Azzopardi accused Bonnici of being a “co-participant in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.&r...

The government has no plans as yet to pay back the estimated €50 million in overcharged utility bills to the people as has been promised by the PN, said Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana on Wednesday.In reply to questions from jo...

Nationalist Party MP Anthony Bezzina told parliament that both the proposed Hal Far race-track and the proposed metro maintenance depot would occupy the same space.Speaking during the budget debate on infrastructure, Bezzina went on to ask who the go...

Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana on Wednesday said that discussions for European Commission state-aid for Air Malta have been delayed for so long because the EU commission is “perhaps asking Malta for more information than othe...

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize Wednesday in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin for his actions against his biggest domestic foe.In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Naval...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winning goal capped a classic Manchester United comeback win in the Champions League on Wednesday.In a less chaotic manner, Bayern Munich and Juventus also recorded typical trademark wins to top their groups with three ...

Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana on Wednesday said that the Nationalist Party was being not being responsible in “promising everything to everyone.”He said that “politicians need to be very responsible over what the...

Finch trapping will continue after all, under a special “research” derogation, the government announced on Wednesday.The news was announced by the FKNK on Tuesday, while the government later confirmed that trapping for song thrushes (malv...

One of the men who stands charged with the murder of lawyer Carmel Chircop, has filed Constitutional proceedings claiming that his rights were breached by the courts when they cited public disorder as a primary ground for rejecting his bail requests....

Independent MP Konrad Mizzi has decided not to attend today’s Public Accounts Committee sitting dealing with Electrogas, stating that his lawyer will not be able to attend. “Yesterday evening, PN MP Beppe Fenech Adami, in all arrogan...

The environment is one of the issues which is of most importance to 90% of youths, a new survey carried out as part of a Church initiative has found.The survey showed that youth have a greater probability of involving themselves at the community leve...

Three people are now in intensive care as 20 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday.30 people have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases stands at 262.14 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital...

Prime Minister Robert Abela promised a “new prosperity” for Malta, and pledged not to stop fighting while people remain left behind.Speaking in Parliament during his own Budget-replica, Abela ran through many of the main proposals announc...

Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants.Pigs have been the most recent research focus to addres...

The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased.In its weekly assessment of the pandemic released late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said th...

In its judgement on the 27 September 2021, delivered in the names of Bonnici & Zahra Limited (the "Plaintiff") vs Caros Holdings Limited (the "Defendant"), the Rent Regulation Board (the 'Board'), presided over by Dr Josette Demicoli analysed Art...

Life has returned to normal for millions in Britain since coronavirus restrictions were lifted over the summer. But while the rules have vanished, the virus hasn't.Many scientists are now calling on the government to reimpose social restrictions and ...

Transport Minister Ian Borg last week announced that there will be changes to the Transport Malta set-up.Transport Malta was established in 2010 to oversee all that has to do with the sector, including aviation, maritime and land transportation.But t...

Independent MP Konrad Mizzi has finally agreed to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to respond to questions about his role in the controversial Electrogas power station project.Mizzi has twice refused to attend. Earlier on Tuesday, the PN M...

George Degiorgio has been awarded €10,000 in compensation after a judge ruled that his right to private and family life was breached by unauthorised phone taps.Mr. Justice Toni Abela upheld the complaint with regards to the privacy issue, but no...

Malta's attractiveness to foreign investors has plummeted after the country's grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force, a new survey run by Ernst & Young (EY) has revealed.The findings from EY Malta's attractiveness survey - the 17th editi...

EY’s most recent yearly survey published today on Malta’s attractiveness to direct foreign investment proves the Nationalist Party in opposition right in that Malta “cannot take the corporate tax that it benefits from for granted,&r...

A procession of representatives from various banks and State institutions testified this morning before the court collecting evidence about money laundering against Yorgen Fenech, who is separately indicted for masterminding the murder of journalist ...

There was a goal rush in the Champions League on Tuesday and it was hardly a surprise to see Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah among the scorers.By converting coolly taken penalties late in their games, Messi and Salah sealed 3-2 wins for Paris Saint-Ge...

The Nationalist Party has put forward a motion to get Labour MP Konrad Mizzi to appear before the Public Accounts Committee in accordance to the Erskine May guidelines on parliamentary procedure.On Tuesday, PN MPs Beppe Fenech Adami, Karol Aquilina a...

The Maltese government on Tuesday responded to a critical European human rights evaluation by vowing to soon propose new legislation to better protect journalists in the wake of the 2017 assassination of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia....

Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia today outlined the policies and measures that fall under his ministry for a strategic plan for the future of Malta.Together with Parliamentary Secretary responsible for construction Chris Agius, Farrugia explained ...

The number of new Covid-19 cases has doubled to 22 on Tuesday - there were 11 new cases on Monday - while the number of patients in hospital is also on the rise.The health authorities said there were 21 patients who recovered, while no deaths were ag...

The Malta Customs Department seized 12 cars which were found in containers at the Malta Freeport, arriving from Canada, taking the total so far to 24.The number of stolen cars seized now stands at 24, as 3 Lexus RX350, 2 Ford Pick-ups 450, 2 Ford Exp...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech made a number of pledges in Parliament today, saying that if elected, a PN government would give a bonus to all frontliners, travel vouchers to youths and widen the 25% tax bracket.Grech was delivering his official rea...

Valletta ranked fifth best ideal European city amongst thirty others to relish a well-priced meal along with wide-ranging options, according to a study by Uswitch earlier this month.The study calculated the cost of a meal when eating out in the city ...

The hospitality industry is facing problems, chief amongst which is the lack of staff.Now some argue that this is due to the wages that the industry was offering, which could be a valid argument, however it does not solve the problem.Surely after bei...

Due to technical difficulties that the Authority has no control over, Transport Malta said that all services offered at the A3 Towers, Triq l-Arkata, Paola, are temporarily suspended. All services are operating normally from Transport Malta offices i...

Malta deserves a government that has a long-term vision, one that builds on the good but also amends the wrongs that the Labour government did, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said.Speaking at a press conference outside Parliament soon after a two-ho...

Maltese and Libyan Foreign Ministers discussed the difficult way forward for the Libyan people  to reunite and take back the wealth for all the Libyan people, a statement from the Maltese ministry said. Minister Evarist Bartolo met his Liby...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Gozo early on Tuesday morning, the police said.The accident took place in Rabat Road, Zebbug, Gozo at 2am.The biker, a 38-year-old man of Zebbug, lost control of the bike and crashed into ...

The promised woodland in Inwadar, Marsascala, can never make up for the loss and destruction which the proposed yacht marina project in the same locality would bring about, the Church’s Justice and Peace Commission has said.The Justice and Peac...

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects on Monday said that the Nationalist Party is creating uncertainty about the upcoming election date. “In governing the country, we are doing our job as a government. I do not know if th...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has, following a visit to Malta, called on the government to decriminalise abortion, stop migrant pushbacks to Libya, and to implement the recommendations of the Daphne Caruana Gali...

An application for a garden centre which would take up just over 7,500 square metres of agricultural land will be decided by the Planning Authority on Tuesday.The site of the application is at the end of Sqaq tal-Hofra in Attard on what is described ...

The area around the recently built Marsa junction was afflicted by flooding after a brief but heavy rain shower hit Malta on Monday.Various parts of Malta were affected by an isolated rain shower in the early afternoon on Monday, with Marsa amongst t...

11 new Covid-19 cases have been reported by health authorities, as the number of people in hospital increased by one.11 meanwhile have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases remained static at 271.12 patients – up by one since Sunda...

At the inauguration of PressEnter Group’s new headquarters in Malta, Press Enter CEO Lahcene Merzoug expressed his desire to see Malta back on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) white list, adding that they are supportive of the government&...

Police recruits who have tattoos should, under a reform which forms part of the transformational strategy of the Police Force, be allowed to join the corps, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said on Monday.Taking to his Facebook page, Camilleri s...

Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained when he went before the U.N. and made faulty claims to justify the U.S. war in Iraq, has died of COVID-19 complications. ...

The Armed Forces of Malta said that it had intercepted two Tunisian fishing boats in Maltese waters on Sunday.The boats were found to be fishing in Malta’s Fisheries Conservation and Management Zone west of Gozo.The two fishing vessels were boa...

Just over 1.6 million people travelled between Malta and Gozo between July and September across 12,758 trips, new data published by the National Statistics Office shows.Between July and September 2021, a total of 12,758 trips were carried out, carryi...

As dozens of African migrants traversed the Mediterranean Sea on a flimsy white rubber boat, a small aircraft circling 1,000 feet above closely monitored their attempt to reach Europe.The twin-engine Seabird, owned by the German non-governmental orga...

One of the cornerstone measures for curbing the Covid-19 pandemic has been the wearing of face masks.For a number of months, it was mandatory for everyone the moment they stepped outside of their doorstep.  Even now, with over 90% of those eligi...

Some €1.2 million will be spent on the refurbishment of the Rabat playground just outside Mdina, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Capital Projects Ian Borg told the press on Monday.The site has been closed to the public until the work ...

Describing someone’s legacy is tough, especially when one is talking about one of Malta’s fiercest pens, Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was brutally killed four years and a day ago in a car bombing.It is a legacy which one might say is shape...

Staff shortages is forcing some hotels to keep rooms empty, while at the same time facing demands for higher wages, President of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association Tony Zahra said.Zahra was contacted by The Malta Independent on Sunday after...

Lamin Jaiteh, the injured construction worker who was found dumped on the pavement with grievous back and arm injuries, has been discharged from hospital, the woman who found him said on social media on Sunday.In a case which shocked the country and ...

The campaign of spoof callers against individuals involved in the Daphne Caruana Galizia case and in the media scene has continued, despite police investigations – with Jason Azzopardi saying that they have now resorted to using Daphne Caruana ...

10 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Sunday.18 people, meanwhile, have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases has gone down to 271.11 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, with one person i...

Four years ago, Malta was in shock.Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had been brutally murdered metres away from her home in Bidnija.Her car had been blown up.Within minutes, Malta was at the centre of the world’s attention.Intern...