The President’s Fun Run, held on Sunday to raise funds for the Community Chest Fund, has raised questions as to whether the health authorities are choosing which mass activities to allow and which others to prohibit.Over the past weeks, there h...

A probe launched into Malta’s spending in relation to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest found no irregularities, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela told The Malta Independent in an interview.Abela had, last M...

The climate of fear of reprisal at the Corradino Correctional Facility is such that prisoners fear to appeal from disciplinary action, a former prison inmate wrote in a manifesto.The former inmate penned a manuscript which was anonymously sent to thi...

A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more th...

Austria went into a nationwide lockdown early Monday in a desperate effort to contain spiraling coronavirus infections.The lockdown in the Alpine nation comes as average daily deaths have tripled in recent weeks and some hospitals have warned that th...

The United Nations' migration agency said 75 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya earlier this week as they attempted to reach Italy by boat.The International Organization for Migration reported the latest tragedy in a tweet on Sa...

A Legal Notice that allows tax defaulters to offset their dues against property sales tax is not an amnesty but the first step towards a change in mentality, and towards starting to recoup some €5 billion the government owed in tax, Finance Mini...

The 2018/2019 evaluationMONEYVAL, a Council of Europe body tasked with assessing compliance with the principal international standards to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism, published an evaluation report on Malta in September 20...

A cyclist was critically injured on Sunday afternoon after he lost control of the bike he was riding and crashed into a tree, the police said.The accident took place at Saqqajja Hill, Rabat, at 5.30pm.The cyclist, an Italian man aged 25, resident in ...

A car fell into a construction site on Triq Qawra in Qawra on Sunday, dangling over the edge.The two people inside were not injured and were assisted by the Civil Protection Department and the police, the police confirmed.Both have been helped out of...

Beliefs different to those of the government – be they from the Opposition or from NGOs – are far better represented on state broadcaster TVM than they were prior to the PL’s election to government in 2013, Minister within the Offic...

President of Malta George Vella, together with Mrs Vella, led the 12th edition of The President’s Solidarity Fun Run in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation, in which a total of around 7,000 people took part. Due to the restric...

122 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, while 41 people recovered from the virus.The last time over 100 cases were registered was on 13 August.Currently, 12 people are being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, two of whom are in the ITU.There...

The death of another prisoner has once again put the focus on the Corradino Correctional Facility.This time, the incident sparked the self-suspension of the prison director, Alex Dalli, who had been under pressure for quite a while – not only b...

The ways in which disciplinary actions are meted out at the Corradino Correctional Facility are “slipshod and rarely follow a prescribed procedure”, which allows for various parties in authority “to abuse their power as it goes unch...

Hibernians registered an important win which put them in a more comfortable position at the helm of the BOV Premier League. It was a spectacular goal scored by Jake Grech which decided their match against Hamrun Spartans. This win means that followin...

The 21st of November 2021 is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsThe Doctors for Road Safety NGO highlighted the pressing need for stricter road enforcement and more education towards road safety awareness.Their thoughts went out to ...

Covid cases are climbing steadily again, not just in Malta, but across Europe. We currently have over 700 active cases, with a number of people being treated in hospital.Some EU member states have been re-introducing lockdowns and other restrictive m...

The United Nations' migration agency said 75 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya earlier this week as they attempted to reach Italy by boat.The International Organization for Migration reported the latest tragedy in a tweet on Sa...

The boos rang out as Tottenham’s players left the field after going a sixth straight half of play in the Premier League without a shot on target.His team trailing 1-0 and being outplayed at home by an injury-hit Leeds, it likely dawned on Anton...

And then there were none.Serie A leader Napoli lost for the first time this season as Inter Milan reinvigorated its Italian title bid with a 3-2 win on Sunday.Inter, the defending champion, cut the gap on Napoli and AC Milan to four points after 13 r...

Manchester United fired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after three years as manager on Sunday after a fifth loss in seven Premier League games.“Ole will always be a legend at Manchester United and it is with regret that we have reached this difficult dec...

This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace holiday festivities and one another. Instead, the continent is the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases soar to record levels in many coun...

 Lewis Hamilton inched closer to the Formula One championship lead with a dominating victory Sunday in the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix to earn back-to-back wins and chip away at Max Verstappen's points advantage.Hamilton, who also won last week i...

Missing tennis star Peng Shuai reappeared in public Sunday at a youth tournament in Beijing, according to photos released by the organizer, as the ruling Communist Party tried to quell fears abroad while suppressing information in China about Peng af...

Project Memorja, a new website whereby the National Archives of Malta can showcase Malta's rich culture, art, and history, was inaugurated by the Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government José Herrera."Project Memorja e...

If Alexander Zverev’s performance this weekend is any indication, a lot can be expected from the third-ranked German in 2022.Zverev beat the top two players in consecutive matches to earn his second title at the ATP Finals.After eliminating No....

A young man has died and a teenaged girl is critical after the car they were in crashed into a wall in Luqa, the police said.The man, aged 21, of St Julian's, lost control of the BMW 320 CD Sport he was driving, with the vehicle crashing into the wal...

Parliament has become an instrument of impunity, an institution that does not observe its own decisions, NGO Repubblika said.It was referring to a story published in The Times today which says that MP Rosianne Cutajar was not reprimanded for a breach...

Valletta: Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate; Ħamrun: The Cross Pharmacy, 859, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: St George's Pharmacy, 21, Main Street; Birkirkara: St Anne Pharmacy, 24, Misraħ Sant’Elena; Msida: Regional Pharmacy, E. H...

The number of active Covid-19 cases continues to climb in Malta as 59 new cases were recorded while only 45 recovered.There are now 766 active cases, while the number of victims increased to 463 after the death of a 71-year-old man.Ten patients with ...

Minister for Solidarity and Social Justice Michael Falzon announced that the girl who was abudcted by her biological mother was found in England.On Saturday, Falzon explained that the girl is in the custody of the British authorities and legal procee...

Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia fell back onto blaming the 2006 changes to Malta and Gozo’s local plans by a PN government when challenged over concerns about excessive levels of development in Gozo.Asked by The Malta Independent about crit...

Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections.Demonstrations against virus...

Two men were injured after they fell a height of two metres off scaffolding in Rabat, the police said.The accident took place in St Paul’s Street at 9.30am.A man aged 61 of Dingli and another aged 57 of Rabat were decorating the church when the...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'A+' with a stable outlook.Malta's rating is supported by high per-capita income levels, a large net external creditor position and a pre-pandemic record of ...

How many times have we heard people with a certain level of standing and power speak about how Malta needs to get past its affinity and love for tribalism, and how not everything is a matter of partisan interest?If ever there was an exercise in futil...

Finally Sliema Wanderers registered their first win of the campaign after beating Valletta by the odd goal in three.For Valletta this was a setback since after a rather bumpy start they were slowly climbing up the ladder, collecting seven points from...

After overseeing yet another humiliating loss as Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer walked over to the angry away fans and held both hands up in apology, before giving them a quick wave.He may well have been waving goodbye.Even Solskjaer...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the oldest player to score multiple goals in a Serie A game, but his brace still wasn't enough for AC Milan to win on Saturday.Despite the Sweden star's two goals at the age of 40 years and 48 days, the Rossoneri slumped to ...

Two local councils and eight organisations today expressed their indignation at what they said was Fortina’s latest attempt to take over Balluta Bay through their application for a pontoon that would service their 33-meter tourist catamaran goi...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said Saturday that many youths are disheartened to even consider buying their first property in the next five years despite the country being buried in concrete.During a phone interview on NET FM Radio, Grech said that...

ŻiguŻajg International Arts Festival for Children & Young People’s hybrid edition organised by Fondazzjoni Kreattività was officially opened on Saturday and will run till Sunday 28 November with a fun selection of live and ...

The Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society compiled and presented a manifesto with 99 proposals reflecting the voices of thousands of children and young people.This manifesto is urging politicans to drive the change to make children feel heard...

More than 1,500 trees will be planted thanks to the Parks Malta Cleaning Campaign. Parks Malta, together with entities, local councils and voluntary organizations, have spent the past few months clearing various valleys as part of an environment...

Lewis Hamilton and Max Vetstappen qualified 1-2 for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, setting up a showdown between the Formula One championship contenders at the very start of Sunday's race.Hamilton won the 102nd pole of his career, fourth o...

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg inaugurated the reconstruction of Għeriexem road and its promenade which will be creating a safer pedestrian route between Mdina, Rabat and Mtarfa.Minister Ian Borg mentioned h...

The Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning and the Ministry for Education are entering into an agreement to carry out greening projects in government schools, in order to create ecological school environments, the government said i...

Hili Properties plc, the strategic real estate investment subsidiary of Hili Ventures, has signed a sale and purchase agreement with YIT Lietuva, a subsidiary of the Finnish urban developer YIT, for a production plant in Lithuania. YIT is one of the ...

Some of the world's most famous tennis players, distraught by the disappearance of colleague Peng Shuai, are challenging China's Communist Party to get answers.So far it's a standoff with little visible impact as tennis players like Naomi Osaka, Sere...

The Constitutional Court has upheld a request to have Keith Schembri’s mobile phone data presented in a case opened by Yorgen Fenech for the removal of Superintendent Keith Arnaud from investigations into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.Ju...

Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out in a building in Portomaso.The fire broke out on Friday afternoon in a building adjacent to Portomaso tower. The blaze broke out on the eight floor. No one was injured.Several Civil Protection Depa...

Shocking comments were directed to a man who climbed on the bastion of Hastings Garden in Valletta on Friday morning, as reported by the Times of Malta.In a video posted on the Times, several of the onlookers passed disturbing comments encouraging th...

A woman has been fined a total of €1,500 together with a six-month prison sentence, suspended for four years, after a ruthless comment she made on Facebook against PN activist and head of youth branch Team Start Eve Borg Bonello. Eve Borg B...

A group of Marsascala residents, including the local council minority leader John Baptist Camilleri, have been acquitted by the Court of all charges brought against them in a sitting held this morning, Moviment Graffitti has saidNGO Moviment Graffitt...

Due to a recent spike in Covid-19 cases, Malta has officially been put back on the orange travel list by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) after being on the ECDC green list for two months.Cases have gone up from 250 to ov...

Two men have been hospitalised after being involved in a car accident in Żebbuġ on Friday afternoon.The accident which was a collision between a car and a truck happened on Mdina Road at around 12.30 p.m., with the car enduring the most ext...

A unanimous not guilty verdict has cleared Okolo Innocent Okwudili of the murder of his friend and fellow Nigerian Joseph Ezechi, who died of a single stab wound inflicted by Okwudili in an Qawra apartment in 2020.The jury heard how Ezechi had come t...

79 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities, as the high number of daily cases continued to increase.30 people have recovered, placing the number of active cases at 753.13 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, t...

The President of Malta and Mrs Vella ended their visit to London where they met with the Maltese patients currently receiving treatment in London.Presently, 25 Maltese patients are receiving treatment in various hospitals in London.The President and ...

A new €2 million scheme which will see some 2,300 low-income families be able to get a laptop and €300 worth of internet was launched on Friday by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri and Social justice Minister Michael Falzon.The Digital Conne...

The standards committee case surrounding Rosianne Cutajar and the money she pocketed from 17 Black owner Yorgen Fenech came to a close this week, but the outcome will do nothing to raise political standards in Malta. Over the past months, the committ...

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday that the country will go into a national lockdown to contain a fourth wave of coronavirus cases.Schallenberg said the lockdown will start Monday and initially last for 10 days. Most stores will c...

People travelling to EU countries, including Malta, will soon have another piece of admin to face. This is completely unrelated to Covid documentations. Non-EU citizens, including Americans, Australians, Brits and other travellers from outside the Sc...

A former Corradino Correctional Facility inmate who had committed suicide was bullied by other inmates in front of the guards, according to a manuscript written by a recently released inmate who has remained anonymous.The 41-page manuscript details t...

Parks Malta will be organising the first edition of Christmas in the Park at the Marsaskala Family Park. The park will be turned into a Christmas Village, welcoming adults and children to enjoy Christmas in the Park with a difference.The event will r...

Despite some important efforts in the last years, the progress for gender equality and women’s rights in the EU is going far too slowly, Member of the European Parliament Heléne Fritzon said. She was speaking as the Socialists &...

Germany approved new measures Thursday to rein in record coronavirus infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel called the pandemic situation in the country “very serious” and said it was “high time” to contain the spread of the v...

The Planning Board has expressed its intention to vote against a proposal that would see 10 tourism bungalows constructed on the site of the Pulvic explosives factory.The proposal is for the construction of “boutique accommodation”, cater...

The first Reverse Osmosis plant in Gozo, at Ħondoq ir-Rummien, was inaugurated today.The project, which saw €11 million invested, was co-financed through EU funds.The plant, which will improve the access, quality and supply of water for res...

Medicinal Cannabis has long been a taboo subject even though some of its benefits have been known and proven scientifically for quite a few years. Many were afraid to discuss this topic in the highest institutions and so it was very encouraging to se...

A party held as part of the SiGMA Europe Summit in Malta on Wednesday evening was shut down by the police over a lack of Covid-19 mitigation measures. The event was being held at Paceville’s Sky Club. Sources said the police shut down the party...

UHM Voice of the Workers has filed a judicial protest before the First Hall of the Civil Court against the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and the Chief Executive of the Foundation for Medical Services (FMS).This course of action was ta...

The Prime Minister, Home Affairs Minister and the State Advocate denied allegations that migrants’ rights were breached when they were held on tourist boats out at sea for weeks in 2020.Thirty-two irregular migrants who were held aboard Captain...

66 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Thursday, as the number of active cases continued its rise.32 people have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases is now at 704.It is the first time since 15 September, when t...

The Privatisation Unit (PU) publicly announced the results of the financial offers for the concession for the rights of the National Lottery of Malta, with a company owned by the IZI Group being the 'preferred proponent'.It will likely take over from...

Seven persons have been arrested by the police in three drug raids in 24 hours, the police said in a statement.Heroin and cocaine ready to be trafficked were seized in the three operations.After days of observation, two men and two women aged between...

The new greening project for the urban areas in Żabbar will be one of the many initiatives to rejuvenate several areas around the island, particularly in the South of Malta, as announced by the Minister for Environment Aaron Farrugia. The projec...

European Commisioner Helena Dalli today revealed that there are plans for a second framework to extend the coverage of what is currently considered as hate speech. Addressing a conference about Combatting and Preventing Hate Speech, Dalli stated that...

The head of Germany's disease control agency has warned that the country faces a “really terrible Christmas” unless steps are taken to counter the sharp rise in coronavirus infections.German lawmakers are debating measures Thursday that w...

Ten people were found dead at the bottom of an overcrowded wooden boat packed with 99 surviving migrants and refugees who were rescued off Libya, the aid group Doctors Without Borders said.The victims suffocated while the packed boat listed at sea fo...

The organisers of the SiGMA Europe Summit which is currently taking place at MFCC complex in Ta’ Qali are failing to follow the Covid-19 protocols set out by health authorities for major events.The Malta Independent has received information fro...

The last two games that the national football team played at Ta’ Qali stadium in the past days threw away all the good feeling that had been created since Italian manager Devis Mangia took over the reins.Malta first lost 1-7 against Croatia and...

390 workers employed with the Correctional Services Agency have submitted a petition through the Disciplined Forces branch of the General Workers Union for the reinstatement Colonel Alex Dalli as director of the prison. The GWU stated that the w...

People are receiving fake appointments telling them to go and get their vaccine booster shot, with the result of confusion being created at vaccination hubs.The messages (an example of which is below), which are being sent from a Maltese number advis...

Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo took part in a meeting in Brussels on aid to Palestinian refugees, convened by Jordan and Sweden. During the meeting, Minister Bartolo said that Malta will continue to assist the United Nation...

The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) launched its strategic direction for the next six years in an event presided by Minister for Education Justyne Caruana.This document, formulated in the overarching context of the College's Str...

Independent MP Konrad Mizzi is in hospital and was unable to attend today's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting.Media reports read that Mizzi is in hospital with a case of peritonitis, and might need to spend a few days there. Peritonitis is a re...

Ponte Ferries is today kick-starting its service between Malta and Sicily, offering exceptional introductory prices for a one-month Christmas shopping bonanza in Sicily, the company said.Ticket sales for its fast ferry, catamaran service to the port ...

Fitch Ratings has placed certain ratings of four EMEA banks Under Criteria Observation (UCO), following the publication of its updated Bank Rating Criteria on 12 November 2021.The banks are Bank of Valletta, Credit Europe Bank (Russia) Ltd, ProCredit...

Labour Party MEP Alex Agius Saliba has said that he will back his PN counterpart Roberta Metsola in her bid to become Malta’s first ever European Parliament President.Agius Saliba said on social media that while he and Metsola had many politica...

A marsh harrier released by BirdLife was found dead two days later off Gozo, the NGO said on its Facebook page.The illegal hunting situation is beyond remarkable, the NGO said.On 5 November 2021 Birdlife said it was contacted by a kayaker who found t...

For the second day running, 64 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday.30 people have recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cases up to 670.15 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital &...

The government has launched a scheme to help fishermen cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Anton Refalo said.He said that this is the second consecutive year in which the government and the Fisheries and...

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg presented to European Commissioner Adina Vălean with studies which were commissioned for the Maltese Government regarding mass transport.Minister Ian Borg explained that in rec...

The Nationalist Party has demanded the withdrawal of Legal Notice 419 published on 5 November entitled “Exemption from Tax on Property Transfers (Set-Off of Tax Arrears) Rules,” after having raised numerous questions and concerns over the...

The Standards Committee has voted to admonish PL MP Rosianne Cutajar after adopting a report that found her in breach of ethics, however a proposal by PN MPs to suspend her from Parliament for a month was shot down.The Standards Committee had, on 9 N...

Two Turkish and one Italian company along with three other Italian individuals make up one of the joint ventures bidding for the proposed Marsascala yacht marina, information tabled in Parliament reveals.Harbour Management JV is one of four bidders f...

The focus of the bill to reform cannabis laws is on decriminalisation and harm reduction, Minister Owen Bonnici has said.Parliament yesterday began discussing the 'Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis Bill', which has been the topic of public...