Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri described the PN’s proposal to buy back the land at Ħondoq ir-Rummien as ‘a dangerous concept’.Ħondoq ir-Rummien remains one of Gozo’s most picturesque bays, with tourists, Mal...

Children’s Commissioner Pauline Miceli said that she is “uncomfortable” seeing politicians give out sweets and treats to children as part of their campaigning.Replying to an email from independent election candidate Arnold Cassola, ...

A refusal by an MP to give an account of his or her actions, especially if they served as a minister, is “incorrect” and “unworthy”, former Labour leader Alfred Sant writes.In a clear reference to the behaviour of MP Konrad Mi...

Part of the road at Chadwick Lakes has collapsed, the Mtarfa local council said. In a post on its Facebook page, the council appealed to drivers to exercise caution.The road collaposed on Sunday night, which was again characterised by heavy downpour ...

Two of the most expensive, and most discussed, capital projects of this contemporary era concern Malta’s road and transport infrastructure.On the one hand, we have the Gozo tunnel – a project mentioned in the electoral manifestos of both ...

Repubblika has yet to receive any reaction from the government or the Speaker of the House on its proposals for Parliamentary reforms which it had made public last January.“We will remain committed and provide our contribution so that Parliamen...

European chief prosecutor Laura Kövesi has told The Malta Independent of her hope that the desire of Maltese institutions to work with her officer was not “just words” but will become a reality.Kövesi was in Malta earlier in the...

Sydney’s international airport came alive with tears, embraces and laughter on Monday as Australia’s border opened for the first time in 20 months, with some arriving travelers tearing away mandatory masks to see faces of loved ones they&...

Judge Lino Farrugia Sacco died on Sunday, aged 72.The death of the former Maltese Olympic Committee president was announced by Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg in a Facebook post.Borg had worked with Farrugia Sacco when the latter was chairman of the...

Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri has not excluded the possibility of a metro reaching Malta’s sister island, despite it not being in the original plans submitted as part of the feasibility study.The metro studies are currently out for public consu...

Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri said that healthcare services in Gozo had made a leap forward under Steward Health Care.The Nationalist Party has been calling for three hospitals currently run by Steward Health Care, to be taken back by government, arg...

16 new Covid-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Sunday.9 have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases stands at 215.10 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, with four of those being in intensive care.878,...

It’s been weeks, if not months, that the Nationalist Party hyped up a concocted story that Prime Minister Robert Abela was about to call an early election.The PN media was getting all excited about it, with stories appearing every week, if not ...

The Customs Department of the Misurata sea port in Libya announced the seizing of about 3.8 million narcotic pills on board a container coming from Malta, The Libya Review reports.In a statement, the port customs centre confirmed the seizing of a 40-...

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies made a vague commitment Sunday to seek carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century” as they wrapped up a two-day Rome summit that was laying the groundwork for the U.N. climate conference in ...

School closures related to the Covid-19 pandemic have led some primary students to lack basic skills upon their physical return to school, MUT president Marco Bonnici confirmed with The Malta Independent on Sunday. Over the course of the Covid-19 pan...

Turning 40 hasn’t stopped Zlatan Ibrahimović from being Zlatan Ibrahimović.The ageless Sweden great, whose 40th birthday was on Oct. 3, scored one goal and also drew a penalty that led to AC Milan’s second goal in a 2-1 win at J...

Floriana scored two late goals to beat ten-man Gzira and move to third place in the standings. It was a pulsating match with the Maroons taking an early lead and with Floriana missing a golden opportunity minutes later when Keqi failed to score from ...

Malta is holding talks with the European Commission on trapping birds for research, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, who is also responsible for hunting and trapping, said.Asked in an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday whether government is...

The PN has a concrete plan for the environment, “not a plan for concrete”, PN leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday as he criticised Government’s tolerance of excessive construction.The country has increasingly been at restless over t...

West Ham consolidated fourth place in the Premier League with a 4-1 win over 10-man Aston Villa on Sunday.The visitors were aided by Ezri Konsa’s sending off in the 50th minute with the score at 2-1. The Villa defender was initially shown a yel...

A Mass led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Maltese Parliament was held this morning at St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta. The congregation was led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr An...

Net TV and Net FM presenter Marbeck Spiteri chose a fictional character with an umbrella as one she would relate with. She does not like the social media much, but she says that her career followed her childhood dreams of being in broadcasting. Her r...

Proposals for a new belvedere and refurbished playground near the Great Siege Bell War Memorial on Quarry Wharf Street in Valletta are currently awaiting government funding, Valletta mayor Alfred Zammit told The Malta Independent on Sunday.A brand ne...

Minister  Evarist  Bartolo said today that the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs was in the process of drafting a new strategy for the Gulf, which is a reflection of Malta’s commitment to further its ties and cooperation in th...

A man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday stabbed several passengers before starting a fire, which sent people scrambling to escape and jumping from windows, police and witnesses said.The Tokyo Fire Department said 17 passengers w...

Activists taking part in a three-day sit in protest in front of the police headquarters this week were derided by many, and even threatened by a few, but the fact of the matter is that the answers they are seeking are the same answers many of us want...

Gilbert Agius was born on 21 February 1974. He is the son of Carmelo Agius and Carmen Attard. Gilbert is married to Ruth Camilleri and they have a 19-year-old daughter, Brooke.Gilbert started to recall his childhood days. “My dad was a player w...

One of the Order of St. John’s greatest successes during their time in Malta was the setting up of the Valletta Sacra Infermeria, which would achieve renown as one of the best hospitals of its time.Yet, despite its high standards of medical car...

A motorcyclist suffered grievous injuries in a traffic accident on Saturday night, police said.Police said in a statement that at around 20:00 in Triq il-Mosta in St. Paul’s Bay a traffic accident occurred.Preliminary investigations showed that...

Leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations, a linchpin of new international tax rules aimed at blunting the edge of fiscal paradises amid skyrocketing profits of some multinational businesses.Th...

A small cargo ship carrying about 400 mostly Afghan migrants and refugees was towed Saturday to “a safe anchorage” off the Greek island of Kos near the Turkish coast, Greece’s coast guard said.A coast guard spokesman told The Associ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday that the Nationalist Party contrived a plan for an early general election to create a sense of uncertainty and break down the country’s positive economic growth.“It seems that every time Malta&rsq...

Nineteen new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday, as 15 patients recovered, health authorities said.In all, Malta has had 37,641 cases, with 36,563 recoveries.The number of deaths remains at 461.There are 10 patients in hospital, with four in in...

World leaders have been meeting for 29 years to try to curb global warming, and in that time Earth has become a much hotter and deadlier planet. Trillions of tons of ice have disappeared over that period, the burning of fossil fuels has spewed b...

The Italian city that suffered the brunt of COVID-19’s first deadly wave is dedicating a vivid memorial to the pandemic dead: A grove of trees, creating oxygen in a park opposite the hospital where so many died, unable to breathe.Bergamo, in no...

A cyclist was grievously injured in a collision with a vehicle in Rabat on Saturday afternoon, the police said.The accident took place in Tigrija Road at 2.20pm.The cyclist, a Brazilian man aged 23, was involved in a collision with an Isuzu TFR drive...

Valletta: Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street; Ħamrun: Remedies Pharmacy, 678, St Joseph High Road; Santa Venera: Collis Williams Sta Venera Pharmacy, 532, St Joseph High Road; Birkirkara: Brown's Pharmacy, 32, Fleur-de-Lys Road; Msida: Regal ...

A welder was injured this morning in a workshop accident, the police said.The accident took place at 8.30am in Pieta’.The welder, a man aged 45 from Mosta, suffered burns.He was taken to hospital with grievous injuries.

A teenager was injured on Saturday morning after he fell off a ladder, the police said.The accident took place in a garage in St Martin Street, Zurrieq, at 10.30am.The boy, a Syrian aged 16, was taken to hospital with grievous injuries.

The current year will go down in the history book as a record-breaking turning point in sustainable waste management, Wasteserv said in a statement on Saturday. This not only means that Malta has moved from its constant rock bottom position on EU sco...

No changes at the top of the Premier League as Birkirkara and Hibernians battled it out in an exciting 1-1 draw. It was a fair result as both sides gave their all and confirmed that they are the best two teams so far this season.Hibernians had a bett...

After all those doubts about his future at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjær achieved what Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp couldn’t do on Saturday: Win in the Premier League.It just needed United to face a Tottenham side devoid o...

Giovanni Simeone is finally starting to emerge from his father's shadow in Serie A.The son of Diego Simeone, the former Argentina international and current Atletico Madrid coach, scored twice as Hellas Verona beat struggling Juventus 2-1 on Saturday....

A group of migrants gathered in Valletta this morning to highlight their issues, pleading for equal considerations and the elimination of the “us and them” syndrome.Carrying placards with messages speaking of the need for inclusion and in...

The leaders of the world’s economic powerhouses on Saturday took part in the first in-person summit since the coronavirus pandemic, with climate change, COVID-19 economic recovery and the global minimum corporate tax rate on the agenda.Italian ...

Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer has been chosen among Members of the European Parliament to the COP26 delegation, where world leaders will meet and agree on urgent measures to mitigate the effects of climate change. The European Union delegation will be led...

Activists taking part in a protest on police inaction against Konrad Mizzi and other political figures said Friday that the police have refused to act despite having been in possession of evidence for over five years.Civil society NGO Repubblika and ...

An interesting report which delves into the academic world at the University of Malta specifically has been published by the University’s students council.The Post Covid-19 Academic Strategy looks into various facets of how the educational expe...

Travelling with pets on board Air Malta flights just got easier with the release of a new online function on airmalta.com that enables travel bookings for cats and dogs, the airline said in a statement. Travelling with pets has become increasingly po...

Face to face at the Vatican, President Joe Biden held extended and highly personal talks with Pope Francis on Friday and came away saying the pontiff told him he was a “good Catholic” and should keep receiving Communion, although conserva...

Former book council chief Mark Camilleri has refused to back down after PL MP Rosianne Cutajar filed a libel suit against him over claims written in Camilleri’s new book, ‘A Rent Seeker’s Paradise.’In the book, Camilleri claim...

Leaders of the Group of 20 countries gathering for their first in-person summit since the pandemic took hold will confront a global recovery hampered by a series of stumbling blocks: an energy crunch spurring higher fuel and utility prices,...

Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers have argued that a charge sheet is not evidence on which bail can be denied, as his Constitutional case over the repeated refusal of bail continued.Madam Justice Miriam Hayman heard submissions by the State Advocate and ...

The Office of the Commissioner for Children today expressed its disappointment that in the ongoing industrial dispute between the Ministry for Education and the teachers’ unions over how to make good for a shortage of teachers created by Covid-...

Consumer prices across the 19 European Union countries that use the euro currency have spiked to the highest level in over 13 years on the back of soaring energy prices and pent-up demand during the pandemic recovery, official figures showed Friday.E...

8 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities in their daily update on Friday.23 people have, meanwhile, recovered from the virus.However, authorities said that a 69-year-old man had passed away while positive for Covid-19, becoming the...

Around 90% of the Covid-19 stimulus vouchers have been used, as the deadline for their usage fast approaches, the Economy Ministry said in a statement.Just three days are left for the €100 stimulus vouchers to be used, with the deadline being 31...

NGO Repubblika has written a complaint to the state broadcaster over its lack of coverage of a press conference which it held on Thursday afternoon.The NGO held a press conference on Thursday as it continued with its three-day sit-in protest in front...

By the end of September 2021, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a deficit of €906.8 million, the NSO said today.In the first nine months of 2021, Recurrent Revenue amounted to €3,627.0 million, 23.8 per cent higher than the ...

The environmental watchdog has objected to four planning applications on ODZ land that were filed very close to each other months after a rural road was covered in concrete. Sources familiar with the area had said they feared that the construction of...

The Nationalist Party pleaded with the government to give artists the respect they deserve and not consider them as hobbyists.Killing the arts and culture environment would be detrimental to Maltese society, the PN said. The arts sector was the first...

A man was critically injured on Friday morning after being hit by a car in Birkirkara, the police said.The accident happened in Wignacourt Streetr, corner with Salvu Psaila Street, at 5.45am.The pedestrian, a 62-year-old from Birkirkara, was hit by a...

For four times in a row, disgraced former minister Konrad Mizzi has flipped the bird to the Public Accounts Committee and, indeed, to the entire country. His refusal to appear before the Parliamentary committee to answer questions on his involvement ...

Rain, strong winds and rough seas will persist through the whole weekend, the Met Office forecasts.It has been a long week of rainy days and inclement weather, with 74mm of rain falling at Luqa in one single day. So far, in October, 180.2 mm of ...

Repubblika’s plight for justice to be served against corrupt individuals will continue with what it is describing as a national protest in front of the Prime Minister’s office in Valletta on Friday.The NGO is holding a three-day sit-in in...

Labour Party media presenter Karl Stagno Navarra has apologised to journalist Tim Diacono and to Lovin Malta for singling him out for representing the ‘anti-Labour establishment media’ in his programme on Wednesday.Stagno Navarra admitted...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called on Prime Minister Robert Abela to take further action against a Labour TV presenter who singled out a journalist who was covering a protest by NGO Repubblika on Wednesday.One TV presenter Karl Stagno Navarra...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future — what Zuckerberg calls the “ metaverse.”Skeptics point out that it also appears to ...

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a breach of rights claim filed by Alfred and George Degiorgio, ruling that their continued pre-trial detention was in the public interest but also that it was for the authorities to ensure that justice is meted ...

With an investment of approximately €3 million, the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development, Miriam Dalli on Thursday launched a project that will see the installation of 130 new electric car charging pillars across the count...

Lorenzo Insigne converted two penalties to help Napoli beat Bologna 3-0 Thursday and move back level with AC Milan at the top of the Serie A table.Fabián Ruiz scored the opener in the 18th minute.Napoli, which dropped its first points of the s...

There was frustration in court this morning after prosecutors failed to bring all remaining witnesses in the money laundering case against Yorgen Fenech, despite the court having ordered them to do so.The millionaire businessman, who in separate proc...

Former parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar has filed a libel suit against author Mark Camilleri.In a post of Facebook, the Labour MP did not say on what grounds she felt offended by the “slanderous declarations” he made.Camilleri rec...

Repubblika has written to Prime Minister Robert Abela over his party’s media house’s coverage of the NGO’s ongoing protest – coverage which they described as “hate-filled” and as inciting and promoting violence aga...

15 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities in their latest daily update on Thursday.13 people meanwhile have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases stands at 220.11 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospi...

Thirty-eight fishermen operating from the Marsascala Bay wrote a letter to the Minister responsible for Transport and Infrastructure, Ian Borg, calling for the yacht marina plans to be scrapped.A statement by NGO Moviment Graffitti read: "In their le...

In 2020, 22.6% of Maltese minors were found to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to a Eurostat study published on Thursday.Across Europe, 1 in 4 (24.2%) of children in this age group were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, mea...

More than 90% of the recommendations put forward by the National Audit Office in 2020 have been implemented by government structures, the government announced today.Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar launched the publication of the Governanc...

The Constitutional Court in its superior jurisdiction has confirmed a previous judgment of the First Hall of the Civil Court in its Constitutional Jurisdiction, which found that Keith Schembri’s rights had been breached by an freezing order imp...

Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci has failed to say whether MPs are required to wear facemasks during Parliamentary sittings, despite being asked by the Opposition over a week ago.Government MPs have been criticised for openly flouting the facema...

Two prominent Labour personalities seem to be on the warpath on matters related to Valletta.Alfred Zammit, the first Labour mayor of the capital city, and Jason Micallef, who heads the Valletta Cultural Agency, are not on the same page with regard to...

Malta has failed to submit any actionable reports to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in the five months that the office has been set up, Laura Kovesi, who is leads the office, said on Wednesday.In a press conference in Valletta, Kovesi ...

The Police Commissioner has to be given the liberty to conduct his own investigations, away from any interference from Castille, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Wednesday.  Grech was referring to former minister Konrad Mizzi’s...

Author and actor Joe Debono has passed away, succumbing to the debilitating disease ALS on Wednesday.Debono was best known for playing the comical character James Bondin in Xarabank, a wigged man who would crack satirical jokes to break the tension d...

The Nationalist Party has filed a motion which would see Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis’ salary “symbolically” reduced to just €1.In a statement, PN justice spokesperson Karol Aquilina said that three months had gone by s...

Moderate to heavy showers together with force 7 winds expected to hit Malta throughout the next couple of days, MET office announced.The orange alert was issued early Wednesday morning and the worst of the storm from the North-East is expected to hit...

Former Xarabank presented Peppi Azzopardi has uploaded this heart-wrenching video on Facebook after the death of his long-time friend Joseph Debono.Debono, well-known for his interpretation of the character James Bondin on Xarabank, died today. He ha...

The government spent a whopping €438,804 in order to promote Budget 2022 which was announced earlier this month, data tabled in Parliament revealed on Wednesday.Finance Minister Clyde Caruana shared the figures when responding to a Parliamentary...

Massimilano Allegri’s 200th match in charge of Juventus ended in defeat as Sassuolo scored late to snatch a 2-1 victory in Turin in Serie A on Wednesday.Maxime Lopez struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to hand Sassuolo its first-ever vi...

15 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities in their latest health update on Wednesday.19 people meanwhile have recovered, and with no new deaths related to the virus reported the number of active cases stands at 218.11 patients &nda...

PN MP Adrian Delia said on Wednesday that if the government doesn’t renounce the Steward Healthcare hospitals deal till the budget vote in parliament, any MP who votes in favour of the budget will be breaking the law, by voting in favour of a &...

The European Union upped a standoff with Poland over judicial independence and the primacy of EU over national law on Wednesday when the bloc's top court fined the recalcitrant member nation $1.2 million a day to prevent what it called “serious...

80% of respondents to a survey by the University of Malta’s Student Council (KSU) said that they prefer open book and online exams to traditional ones.The survey formed part of the KSU’s Post Covid-19 Academic Strategy, which looks at the...

Adrian Agius, Robert Agius and Jamie Vella have filed Constitutional proceedings in which they argue that members of Cabinet who are under investigation for the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder got to decide on who to pardon in return for information on...

MEP Alex Agius Saliba was appointed as the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the legislative proposal for Universal Charger and will lead the negotiations with the Council of the EU on behalf of the European Parliament. The proposal...

Repubblika announced and started a three-day long sit-in protest outside the Police headquarters in Floriana on Tuesday evening, demanding the police commissioner charge Konrad Mizzi in court.This sit-in, 72-hour protest, is set to culminate on Frida...

Government MPs have again refused to endorse a PN motion that condemns Konrad Mizzi’s refusals to appear before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee. The former special projects minister, today an independent MP, has so far failed to sh...

A man and a woman were grievously injured on Tuesday evening after the motorbike they were on was involved in a crash in Marfa, limits of Mellieha.The accident happened at 8.15pm, the police said.It involved a Skoda Rapid, driven by a man from Eritre...