Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it's not clear if the new variant is more alar...

An application to construct an elderly care home and a sports hostel adjacent to the Marsaxlokk football ground, on land located outside the development zone, has been filed.The outline development permission application was filed by Marsaxlokk F.C. ...

A woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a car in Qormi on Sunday afternoon, the police said.The accident took place in Triq it-Tigrija at 6.30pm.The 43-year-old woman, from The Philippines and resident in Zebbug, was hit by a Maruti 800, d...

As the amendments on animal rights are set to make bestiality illegal, Nationalist Party MP Mario Galea called for the next step to be taken and ensure that necrophilia is also illegal.Speaking during a parliamentary sitting on Wednesday, amid the se...

Moviment Graffitti today reaffirmed its stance in favour of the proposed legalisation of cannabis in Malta, describing the new bill as a “substantial improvement” over the White Paper presented earlier this year.The group also praised the...

A man and a woman were taken to hospital after the car they were in crashed into a pole on Sunday afternoon.The police said the accident took place in Dawret il-Gudja, Gudja, at 4.30pm.The man, aged 49 of Luqa, lost control of the Toyota Vitz he was ...

The EU’s border agency will dispatch a plane to monitor the shores of the English Channel for migrant activity after 27 people died when their overcrowded, inflatable boat sank en route to Britain, the deadliest migration accident on record on ...

Ninety-three per cent of respondents to a recent online survey disagree with the 700-berth Yacht Marina proposed for Marsaskala Bay by Transport Malta in August 2021.The opinion survey was organised by Valerie Visanich, from the Department of Sociolo...

The organisers of last week’s Sigma conference were telling foreign exhibitors in September that they could secure them an exemption for up to ten unvaccinated individuals, but they were shut down by the health authorities when their communicat...

An impact assessment that is currently underway should prioritise the care of animals, and not the zoos themselves, animal rights activist Moira Delia told The Malta Independent on Sunday in an interview. Recently in Parliament, the Minister for Agri...

It has become a characteristic of this government to say something and then do the opposite.It appears to want to appease the public by indicating that it intends to do the right thing, but then its actions do not follow suit.It has happened too many...

In September, a 24-month project was launched which seeks to greatly improve standards in public life in Malta, including through a better Code of Ethics for MPs and Cabinet members, while introducing better practices for lobbying transparency a...

72 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, as 43 people recovered from the virus, the health authorities said.This brings Malta's active cases up to 1,080.Currently, 15 people are at Mater Dei Hospital with the virus, one of whom is in the I...

The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus on Sunday and Australia found two as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travelers arriving from southern Africa.Israel decided ...

A man was seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Fgura on Sunday afternoon, the police said.The incident took place in William Lassal Street at 3pm.It involved two men from Indonesia, aged 30 and 40.The 40-year-old was taken to Mater Dei Hospita...

Third-country nationals are lying about their date of births to obtain a visa to come to Europe before reaching the required age of 18, with some of them ending up finding employment in Malta, The Malta Independent has learnt.This means that, from a ...

Nationalist Party international secretary Roselyn Borg Knight has withdrawn her candidacy for the upcoming election, party sources said.It is understood that Borg Knight communicated her decision to party officials earlier in the week. Borg Knight wa...

Hibernians registered an important win against Balzan winning by the odd goal in three in the main match of the tenth day of the BOV Premier League. It was an entertaing match with both teams living to expectations and giving a good account of themse...

The cautious game plan, with Cristiano Ronaldo dropped to the bench, worked for Manchester United.Hitting Chelsea on the counterattack, with Jadon Sancho scoring his first Premier League goal, and grabbing a point is the type of damage limitation-mod...

Dries Mertens scored twice as Napoli beat Lazio 4-0 on Sunday to take the outright lead of Serie A on the night it paid tribute to soccer great Diego Maradona.As well as Mertens — who has taken over several of Maradona's records at Napoli &mdas...

A replica of the Ostrich Egg Globe (photo above), better known as the ‘da Vinci Globe’, was in Malta this week, along with the discoverer who purchased the original and wrote a book about it, Professor Stefaan Missinne (below).Missinne, w...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has urged the public to take the Covid-19 booster shot.Speaking during an interview on ONE TV, he addressed a number of points, including the Covid-19 pandemic.When asked about the vaccine booster shots, the Prime minister...

Prime Minister Robert Abela failed to condemn the actions of Speaker Anglu Farrugia over the letter the latter sent to Matthew Caruana Galizia, the PN said in a statement.The son of Daphne Caruana Galizia had written to Farrugia calling for his resig...

Sir Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died. He was 79.Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ ...

After years of being shamed across the world with scandal over scandal, Malta was in the news for the right reasons this week when Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola was chosen as the EPP candidate for the post of President of the European Parliament. W...

Four young men were involved in a fight in Paceville on Saturday evening, with two of them requiring treatment for injuries.The police were informed of the incident, which took place in Dobbie Street, at 10.45pm.In involved three Maltese teenagers, a...

Despite the excellent medical services provided at the Valletta Sacra Infermeria during the period of the Knights of St. John in Malta, its wards were reserved exclusively for male patients, and since women in need of care had nowhere to go, for quit...

The Nationalist Party has called on Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri to carry political responsibility after a story published by the Sunday Times of Malta read that Prison officials are being instructed to override a security feature embedded i...

The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread.The U.K. on ...

Charles Degiorgio was born on 6 February 1972. He is the son of Elia and Tessie née Bugeja. Charles has got a 16-year-old daughter, Amy.He was born and bred in Qormi and in fact this says a lot about Charles becoming a horse-racing enthusiast....

The price to cross the English Channel varies according to the network of smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros ($3,380 and $8,000) though there are rumors of discounts.Often, the fee also includes a very short-term tent rental in the windy dunes ...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) might suggest that the Office of the Standards Commissioner take up additional functions, Julio Bacio Terracino, the acting head of the OECD’s Public Sector Integr...

The police have arrested a number of Maltese and Libyan persons in connection with money laundering activities.In a statement on Saturday, the police said that “months of investigation” by the Anti-Money Laundering Squad led to the arrest...

Ninety-five new Covid-19 cases were recorded Saturday as the upward trend in Malta continues, figures released by the health authorities said.With 47 patients recovering, the number of active cases has continued to rise, reaching 1,051.No deaths were...

Peace of mind is being provided to hundreds of families in Malta and Gozo, who will be offered the opportunity to regularise the title of the land on which their house is built, which in turn will lead to their recognition as homeowners, Minister for...

Valletta: Chemimart, 20/21, Republic Street; Ħamrun: Cosmed Pharmacy, Soccors, 7, St Franciscans Street in Villambrosa Street; Santa Venera: Lantern Pharmacy, Misraħ il-Kebbies; Birkirkara: St Jude Pharmacy, 213, Valley Road; Gżira: St...

Nations across Europe took new measures Friday in an attempt to keep a COVID-19 spike from spiraling out of control, hoping that action now will safeguard the joys of Christmas next month.A spike in cases fueled by the contagious delta variant forced...

Business on Black Friday picked up over 2020 but sales level were below those of 2019, the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises sain of Friday evening,Following a long difficult stretch for many businesses due to Covid, businesses were looking for...

The heavy rainstorm that hit the Maltese Islands on Wednesday was no ordinary event, and this was clearly reflected in the flooding witnessed on many of our roads. The government – Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg in particular – was ridi...

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses is calling for the resignation of the Health Ministry’s permanent secretary after no agreement was reached for phlebotomists and decontamination sterilization technicians.In a statement, the MUMN blamed th...

The U.K. tightened up rules Saturday on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus as governments around the world sought to shore up their d...

South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. It's unclear where the new variant first emerged, but...

A man was arrested by the police in connection with two hold-ups in St Julian’s and Qormi earlier this week, the police said.In a statement, the police said it received information that a man had broken into a parked car and made off with items...

Two second half goals scored by Luke Montebello sent Sliema Wanderers reeling to yet another defeat, leaving the Wanderers in a sorry state at the bottom of the table.It was a rather disappointing week for Sliema who lost the protest against Valletta...

Diogo Jota celebrated scoring the quickest goal in the English Premier League this season by sitting on the Anfield turf, crossing his legs and pretending to play on a gaming console.Liverpool simply toyed with Southampton on Saturday.In another mast...

Inter Milan kept up the pressure on the top two in Serie A as the defending champion won at Venezia 2-0 on Saturday.Hakan Çalhanoğlu opened the scoring in the first half and Lautaro Martínez sealed the result with a stoppage-time p...

It’s not bad weather that floods our roads but lack of adequate management of this water resource over many years, ADPD – The Green Party Chairperson Carmel Cacopardo said in a press conference held online.Cacopardo said that ev...

Former Prime Minister Sant emphasised that while it is fully understandable that there is a widespread ‘pandemic fatigue’, "it is not time yet to treat COVID-19 like another strain of flu.” In his reaction to the European ...

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on nearly every continent.A World Health Organizatio...

Itanian club Juventus President Andrea Agnelli, Vice-President Pavel Nedved and former sporting director Fabio Paratici, now at Tottenham Hotspur, are under investigation for false accounting and movement of €50m in the capital gains case, Itali...

Moviment Graffitti held two days of activities protesting against the repeated cycle of violence women suffer from - physical, domestic, psychological and emotional, in honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.A p...

The already fractious relationship between France and Britain spiralled further downward into anger and incomprehension Friday, with the two erstwhile European partners at loggerheads about how to stop migrants from embarking on dangerous crossings o...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi launched a public consultation document related to the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan (CAP SP) ...

Minister Ian Borg today said that more work is needed to mitigate the effect of climate change which is leading to “extraordinary” circumstances such as those brought about by Thursday’s heavy rains.Addressing journalists, the Infra...

European champion Italy and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal were drawn in the same World Cup qualifying playoffs bracket Friday, meaning at least one of them will miss next year's tournament in Qatar.Italy will face North Macedonia at home in a playoff ...

Figures released by the World Health Organisation show that 860 Maltese people aged over 60 had their life saved by vaccination.A new study by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) publis...

Fixty-six new Covid-19 cases were registered on Friday, while two more deaths were recorded, health authorities said.The number of patients who recovered was 58, which slightly brought down the number of active cases to 1,003.The two latest victims a...

The Armed Forces of Malta have recovered an unidentified body that was spotted near Filfla on Friday morning.The discovery was made at around 10:30am.The police said no details are available at this stage.The body was taken to the AFM’s base in...

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks, which were largely unknown.M...

Malta is temporarily banning travellers from a list of countries as a new Covid-19 variant emerged, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on Twitter.A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because...

A protest is being planned for Monday calling for the resignation of Speaker Anglu Farrugia.In a statement, Repubblika, Occupy Justice and manueldelia.com said that they agree with Matthew Caruana Galizia's request for the resignation of th...

Foreign and European Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo unveiled a sculpture by Russian sculptor Gregory Pototsky at the Galdjola Gardens,  Senglea bastions on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the Summit held in Malta between the United Sta...

Once again, constituted bodies have lamented the loss of human resources to the public sector.Five organisations – the Malta Employers’ Association, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, the Malta Chamber of SMEs, the Malta Hotels and Restaurant...

The Royal College for Surgeons of Edinburgh, one of the largest colleges for surgeons in the world, will be working with the Maltese health authorities to make our country a landmark centre for the training and examinations of surgeons, the health mi...

The sinking of a boat with more than 30 people on board this week is the deadliest migration tragedy to date in the English Channel.Migrant shipwrecks of that scale, however, are not uncommon in the waters surrounding Europe's southern bord...

A public consultation document related to the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan (CAP SP) for Malta for the years 2023-2027 was launched by Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo and Parliamentary Secretary fo...

 A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province, Health Minister Joe Phaah...

An Adventure Park, the first out of six areas of the Malta National Park, was inaugurated on Friday by the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects, Ian Borg.The project cost some €2.3 million, with works carried out by the Pu...

The European Union warned member countries Thursday that they risk undermining the 27-nation bloc’s COVID-19 travel and access certificate system with new restrictions that some are putting in place to try to thwart a surge in cases.At the same...

On Thursday Malta went through what has been described by the Civil Protection Department as one of the worst storms ever to hit the islands.Heavy rains led to floods in several parts of the island, with stranded drivers needed to be rescued as trave...

The Nationalist Party is seeking to improve work conditions for workers in the public sector through new proposals which strive to achieve a better quality of life. During a press conference on Friday, PN MP Karl Gouder said that through these propos...

By the end of October 2021, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a deficit of €1,064.9 million, the NSO said today.In the first ten months of 2021, Recurrent Revenue amounted to €4,017.5 million, 21.1 per cent higher than the &...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry and the Central Bank of Malta co-organised an event titled Inflation: Trends, Threats and Transitions.“The bottlenecks created by the deep recession caused by the pandemic and the relativel...

The holiday tree is towering over the main square in this central German city, the chestnuts and sugared almonds are roasted, and kids are clambering aboard the merry-go-round just like they did before the pandemic. But a surge in coronavirus infecti...

Former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has harshly criticised Speaker Anglu Farrugia for the way the latter treated Matthew Caruana Galizia, who called for Farrugia’s resignation.In a post on Facebook, Gonzi said that “Caruana Galizia is ri...

The number of active Covid-19 cases has surpassed 1,000 as the spike in daily cases persists, figures released by the health authorities show.Eighty-three new cases were recorded Thursday, while 28 patients recovered, meaning that the number of activ...

Matthew Caruana Galizia has fired back at Anglu Farrugia’s lawyer, saying that the Speaker has “abysmally and deliberately” failed in his duties to protect the House from corruption.This was the latest twist in the saga that started...

The police warnined drivers on Thursday morning to not use roads in low lying areas as heavy rainfall is causing floods in some places.The low lying areas included the notorious Msida, Qormi, Marsa (including the underpass), Birkirkara, Burmarrad and...

The European Union's drug regulator on Thursday authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for use on children from 5 to 11 years old, clearing the way for shots to be administered to millions of elementary school pupils amid a new wave ...

Ten-man Tottenham conceded a late goal and fell to a humbling 2-1 loss to lowly Slovenian team NS Mura in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, a result that puts the London club in danger of being eliminated from the third-tier competition.Amade...

The Nadur football pitch was damaged during Thursday’s heavy rainfall.In a statement on social media, the Nadur Youngsters Football Club said that the Peter Paul Camilleri Ground is closed for the time being due to the collapse of it's external...

People over the age of 50 will be able to start registering online to receive the Covid-19 booster shot from November 29, a government statement read.Prime Minister Robert Abela visited a booster vaccination centre at the University of Malta. He was ...

The first target of collecting 70% of the single-use containers that were placed on the market during the year 2022 and are registered with the scheme is envisaged to be reached by December of next year, the Environment Ministry said.Works related to...

2,220 domestic violence victims sought help from the Foundation for Social Welfare services, it was announed on Thursday.The 25th of November marks the initiation of ’16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence’, during which severa...

Mental health support requests have continued to rise substantially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, statistics presented by the Richmond Foundation show.In a press conference hosted by the Richmond Foundation's Chief Executive Off...

The members of the Civil Protection Department rescue people on a daily basis. But some of their officers ended up requiring assistance after they got bogged down in Thursday’s floodwater.Footage of the incident was uploaded on the CPD’s ...

President Emmanuel Macron appealed Thursday to neighboring European countries to do more to stop illegal migration into France after at least 27 people died trying to cross the English Channel.Macron said that when migrants arrive on French...

A man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from a shop in St Julian’s on Wednesday evening, the police said.A hooded man armed with a knife entered the shop at 11pm and demanded money from the cashier, a 31-year-old man from St Paul&rsqu...

Official figures released Thursday show Germany has become the latest country to record 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.Germany’s disease control agency said it recorded 351 additional deaths in connection with the coronav...

The Italian government on Wednesday decided to exclude unvaccinated people from certain leisure activities in a bid to contain rising coronavirus infections and stave off financially crippling lockdowns just as the economy is starting to grow again.S...

For many months, Charmaine Gauci was the comfort of the nation.At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when little was known about the virus and there was a collective panic even when the daily number of new cases exceeded 10, she was instrumental in ...

Roberta Metsola has won the election to become the EPP’s candidate for the post of President of European Parliament with a big majority.The Maltese MEP obtained 112 votes (64.4%), with the other two candidates, Ester de Lange and Othmar Karas t...

Former minister Konrad Mizzi has been discharged from hospital and will continue receiving treatment at home.Mizzi made the announcement in a Facebook post.He was admitted to hospital with fever and peritonitis on November 16, missing last week&rsquo...

The parade of European powers advancing to the Champions League knockout stage Wednesday was disrupted by Sporting Lisbon completing a stunning turnaround to join them.Manchester City and Real Madrid are back in the round of 16 after beating teams th...

Speaker Anglu Farrugia has reacted to Matthew Caruana Galizia’s call for his resignation, saying that the allegations made by the son of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia were “unsubstantiated.”In a letter sent on Sunday, C...

Former GEM Holdings Director Paul Apap Bologna (who is also a shareholder of the company) invoked his right to silence over questions relating to 17 Black during Wednesday's Public Accounts Committee sitting.Gem Holdings owns shares in Electrogas. Th...

Children aged between 5 and 11 will be getting the opportunity to be vaccinated as from mid-December if the jab is authorised by the European Medicines Authority, which is expected to take a decision on the matter on Thursday, Health Minister Chris F...

At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest tragedy involving migrants on the dangerous crossing to date.Interior Minister Gerald Darma...

Eighty-six new Covid-19 cases were registered in Malta, as the number of active cases is edging closer to 1,000, figures released by the health authorities show.Seventeen persons are in hospital, with two of them in intensive care.The number of patie...