In the final debate before Saturday’s general election, Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition Leader Bernard Grech faced off on the national broadcasting station, Public Broadcasting Services.The debate, which was moderated by PBS journali...

Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy called on people worldwide to gather in public Thursday to show support for his embattled country on the one-month anniversary of the Russian invasion that he said breaks the heart of “every free person on t...

The election campaign comes to an end today.The political parties will make their final push for votes. Most of us have already made up their minds what they will do on Saturday. It is only a few who still have to decide which way to go.It has been a...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department says Russia has begun the process of expelling several more diplomats from the U.S. embassy in Moscow.The department said it received a list of diplomats on Wednesday who have been declared “persona ...

An elderly man was taken to hospital with grievous injuries after he was hit by a car in Fgura, the police said.The accident happened in Triq is-Sur at 7.15pm on Wednesday.The police said that the 82-year-old was hit by a Jeep Renegade driven by a 28...

 It took three judges of the Constitutional Court less than an hour to dismiss a case filed by the PN against the Electoral Commission over an irregular prison vote, ruling that the Constitutional Court - Malta's highest court - did not have leg...

Prime Minister Robert Abela stressed on the importance of voting while stating that the Nationalist Party does not want people to vote “in order for them to do as they wish with the country.”Addressing followers in Xewkija Gozo, Abela urg...

PN leader Bernard Grech questioned on Wednesday why the government has resorted to “trying to buy votes” when the trust rating gaps between him and Prime Minister Robert Abela are so much in Abela’s favour.Grech was asked whether he...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has said that he hopes the PN will "respect the democratic process," when asked about the prison votes court case, while adding that until now the PL is not involved in the court process.The Nationalist Party is taking cou...

Prime Minister Robert Abela evaded answering a question on whether the public will be given the same payments on overtime work as he did when he was a lawyer for the Planning Authority.Lovin Malta revealed on Wednesday that Abela had charged the PA f...

Enemalta Corporation said it is investigating the damage caused to the energy interconnector which was caused by the anchor of a ship that went out of control during last Saturday’s storm.In a post on its Facebook page, Enemalta said that the f...

375 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday as hospitalisations jumped upwards in a single day.127 people have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases has continued to rise, this time reaching ...

With Italy’s worst soccer moment on many people’s minds, coach Roberto Mancini is not thinking about the unthinkable but about winning the World Cup in Qatar.Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament. Missing two straight World Cups...

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84.President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four y...

The Nationalist Party said today that its "transformative vision set out in its electoral programme will earn the country an additional €42.6 billion over eight years, while creating 32,500 new high-end jobs with an average salary of €43,00...

The Electoral Commission said today it is revising the previous notice published yesterday and notifies that on polling day which is going to be held at Mater Dei including SAMOC, Karin Grech, Mount Carmel and Gozo General Hospitals includi...

Surveys continue to show that Maltese voters will give the Labour Party another comfortable victory in Saturday’s election. It would be the third in a row.And yet Prime Minister Robert Abela continues to push for more, at times also coming up w...

The Police are seeking information about a man who was last seen on 5 March, and has been reported missing.Jonathan Baldacchino, who is 36 years old and lives in Sliema, was reported missing to Police.Police said that he was last seen around Attard o...

Three people have been arrested by police and are set to be charged with the manufacturing and trafficking of cocaine, along with money laundering, amongst other things.The police said that its anti-drug squad carried out two separate raids in connec...

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was set to meet with U.S. lawmakers Wednesday to discuss a possible freeze on Russian reserves of gold.The move comes after several lawmakers introduced the Stop Russian GOLD Act, meant to target Rus...

Ukrainian leaders accused Russia of seizing 15 rescue workers and drivers from a humanitarian convoy trying to get desperately needed food and other supplies into the bloodied port city of Mariupol, which also came under naval attack after weeks of a...

Even before Air Force One touches down in Brussels to bring President Joe Biden to three Ukraine summits on Thursday, Western allies have already found what they are looking for — that all too rare sense of unity.They have Russian President Vla...

The World Meteorological Organisation is dedicating this year’s World Meteorological Day, which has been celebrated on 23 March for the past 61 years, to raising awareness about the importance of issuing early warnings which enable the public, ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry have all praised Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo for his continuous efforts to en...

The Nationalist Party is taking court action after the Electoral Commission refused the PN's request to annul the early voting that was held at the Corradino Correctional Facility and is asking for a new election there to take place.The request was m...

Hotel owner Michael Zammit Tabona has filed constitutional proceedings against the Superintendent of Public Health, claiming that the quarantine requirement upon returning from abroad for Maltese residents who have not taken a booster dose of the COV...

333 new cases of Covid-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Tuesday.149 people have recovered from the virus, and with no new deaths reported on Tuesday, it means that the number of active cases is up to 2,723.41 patients are currently rec...

The Bank of Valletta Group has reported a profit before tax of €80.7 million for the financial year ending 31 December 2021.The Group’s results were announced by BOV Chairman Dr Gordon Cordina and Chief Executive Officer Rick Hunkin throug...

Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg has announced that the first lanes of the Luqa Junction project as well as the Kirkop tunnels and the Airport intersection will open by the first half of this year.  Borg, as well as Parliamentary Secretary ...

A 32-year-old motorcycle rider was grievously injured in an accident at 9am this morning in Msida.The motorcycle rider - a 32-year-old woman from Qormi, was riding a Peugeot Django. She was involved in a collision with a Toyota Vitz driven by a 42-ye...

The Malta Film Commission has refused a Freedom of Information request filed by The Malta Independent in order to ascertain how much money was spent on the extravagant Malta Film Awards.In the reason provided for the FOI refusal, the Commission said ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela's proposals for the PL's electoral campaign are either copied from the PN's electoral programme, or recycled from past PL manifestos, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Tuesday.He said that this is especially the case...

Over the past five weeks the opposition has shown that it does not deserve people's trust, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Tuesday.During a political event in Paola, Abela said that with their proposals the nationalist party wants to remove all t...

Energy Minister Miriam Dalli launched a €40 million project for the regeneration of the San Lucjan plant, that will turn it into a recreational facility for families.The plant, which was used for storing oil, will be known as 'is-Siċċa...

The visiting hours at hospitals have been significantly shortened on the day early voting for patients will take place, while the Electoral Commission has called on relatives to bring the voting documents of patients to hospital so that they can vote...

Two young men were arrested over a drug find on Sunday, in an incident during which two police officers were injured. The police said they were notified about two individuals acting suspiciously in Triq Notabile, where they jumped over a fence surrou...

Addressing key issues faced by Gozitans, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech focused on the importance of the Gozo General Hospital being given back to the people in order to offer specialised care close to home. Speaking at a business breakfast org...

BRUSSELS — International news channel Euronews says it has been blocked from broadcasting in Russia due to its Ukraine war coverage.“We firmly condemn this intolerable restriction imposed on millions ... in Russia who relied on us to get ...

Malta welcomed 59,928 visitors to its shores in the month of January, data published by the National Statistics Office on Tuesday showed.The number of people travelling to the island is far higher than in 2021, when only 13,806 people travelled to Ma...

As Mariupol’s defenders held out Monday against Russian demands that they surrender, the number of bodies in the rubble of the bombarded and encircled Ukrainian city remained shrouded in uncertainty, the full extent of the horror not ...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) said that it fully supports calls by travel and tourism stakeholders to end all remaining travel restrictions."Whilst recognizing efforts spearheaded by the relevant national authorities in managing...

Ukraine welcomed the Government of Malta’s political support and assistance to Ukrainians living in Malta, a Foreign Ministry statement said Tuesday. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed his appreciation for Malta’s Eur...

Whilst progress has been achieved since the launch of the pension reform programme in 2004, much is yet to be done to secure the pension system's adequacy, solidarity, and sustainability, The Malta Chamber of Commerce and the General Workers' Union s...

An urgent investigation is required into what took place during the early voting day last Saturday.It was recently revealed that two prisoners who were not meant to be allowed to vote, are on the electoral register.Darren Debono, known as ‘it-T...

The Nationalist Party has written to the Electoral Commission, telling it to cancel the votes of prisoners who were ineligible to cast their ballot in the general election.Earlier, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said the PN was reserving the right t...

PL Leader Robert Abela is a serial tax Evader, as the thousands that he made from his property in Zejtun have not been declared in his tax declarations, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Monday.Speaking in Gzira, Grech said Abela is still refus...

In the final week of the election, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the Nationalist Party has been urging voters not to cast their vote on Saturday, hinting that the PN is hoping for a low voter turnout to maximise its chances.Addressing followe...

Several citizens have expressed concerns over their elderly relatives who have dementia being taken to vote without the relative’s prior knowledge or permission.On a Facebook post, Maltese television personality Peppi Azzopardi said that his mo...

Two elderly men have died while positive for Covid-19 as 251 cases of the virus were reported by health authorities on Monday.Authorities said that the men were aged 79 and 85 respectively, and their deaths take the total number of people who have di...

The chemical tanker which was stricken by heavy winds over the weekend has been towed to a bay of safe shelter.The 209-metre Chem P lost control amid gale force winds and was drifting inland towards the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast before it was stopped in ...

No survivors have been found as rescuers on Tuesday searched the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane carrying 132 people that crashed a day earlier on a wooded mountainside in China's worst air disaster in more than a decade.“Wreckage o...

Opposition leader Bernard Grech failed to clearly answer a question asked by the media over the costings of the PN's electoral programme, which have not yet been published.Addressing a press conference on Monday, Grech presented several proposals whi...

A PN government will grant an allowance to frontliners – including healthcare workers, those in the social fields, educators, and workers in disciplined forces, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said while addressing a press conference on Monday ...

Former FIAU official Jonathan Ferris has won €3,000 in a case against the Managing Editor of MaltaToday Saviour Balzan.The case is over a video blog five years ago. Ferris won €3,000 in libel damages.In the blog, Balzan drew comparisons bet...

The submission date for property contracts to benefit from the Covid related tax reduction has been extended till the end of September, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said on Monday.The scheme provides for reduced tax and stamp duty on the first &eur...

The Malta Refugee Council has urged the government to establish a Humanitarian Coordination Committee to help Ukrainian refugees arriving in Malta.In a statement, the council said the EU's rapid response has so far been impressive. Triggering the Tem...

Two cyclists have been hit by vehicles in separate accidents that took place almost simultaneously.One cyclist was hit in Luqa while the other accident took place in Qormi.The exact locations of the accidents is not yet known but several ambulances w...

A group of NGOs have published the responses received from PN, PL and ADPD 5th district candidates on Wied Żnuber area.The NGOs: Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa, Moviment Graffitti, BirdLife Malta and Din l-Art Ħelwa - sen...

WARSAW, Poland – The young Ukrainian girl who went viral for singing a hit song from the movie “Frozen” in a Kyiv bomb shelter has performed her country's anthem live on stage at a charity concert in Poland, where she is now a refug...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has said that the deficit for 2021 is looking like it will be lower than was originally projected.Asked whether the government met its financial targets for 2021, he said that the deficit figures will be published next ...

Gambling has flourished in recent years due to better gaming opportunities and a fairer and more affordable system of betting. The introduction of online gambling and online casino sites has aided an increase in its popularity along with the huge cir...

Problem gambling is characterized by excessive gambling that has significant financial repercussions. The structure of different types of payments, be it cash or credit cards, may have a profound impact on gambling as well as life. To resist pro...

We are now in the final week leading up to voting day, where politicians will be scrambling to convince as many voters as possible that they are the right person to represent them in Parliament for the next five years.Last week saw Prime Minister Rob...

Qala mayor Paul Buttigieg described a Labour Party pledge as “another step towards saving Hondoq ir-Rummien”, with the manifesto pledge meaning that both major parties have guaranteed that they will protect the site if they are elected.&l...

As it continued its barrage of the besieged city of Mariupol, Russia demanded that Ukrainians put down their arms and raise white flags on Monday in exchange for safe passage out of town.Ukraine angrily rejected the offer, which came hours after offi...

Since 2006, World Down Syndrome Day was marked each year on March 21, symbolizing the triplication of the 21st chromosome which causes Down Syndrome. For the campaign of World Down Syndrome Day 2022, inclusion is being promoted by encouraging people ...

Much is said, particularly come election time, about the power of incumbency and how it is used by the governing party to support their electoral campaigns.This year’s electoral campaign is no different.The past week has seen significant discus...

A China Eastern Boeing 737 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said.The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near the city of Wuzhou in Teng county. The fl...

Malta and Estonia signed a bilateral  agreement on collaboration on diplomatic studies between the two countries through which Estonia will offer Maltese students sessions about the Nordic and Baltic states and policies while Malta  will of...

Construction costs in Malta are rising due to the war in Ukraine and the lasting impact of Covid-19 on importation, The Malta Independent on Sunday is informed.The economic impacts of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine are being felt throughout Europe, ...

A 96-year-old woman is the latest person to die while positive for Covid-19, as 203 new cases were reported by health authorities on Sunday.90 people have recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cases up to 2,356 so far.55 patients are ...

Darren Debono, known as ‘it-Topo’, is one of the prisoners who has been allowed to vote in the general election this year despite being interdicted from doing so by the courts.Debono is a convicted bank robber, having plead guilty to his ...

No district will see exactly the same MPs elected as in 2017, meaning that Parliament could look significantly different to how it looked after the last general election.Malta goes to the polls on 26 March, and with the candidates list now out and co...

An associate of Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli has applied for yet another block of apartments in the village of Sannat, only days after the last of a group of three applications in the same street was controversially approved by the Planning Auth...

PN Leader Bernard Grech challenged Prime Minister Robert Abela to publish the report on the value of his ODZ villa which he made a contract for five days after the permit was issued, naming Abela a ‘serial tax evader.’Addressing a politic...

The theme of the Labour Party’s rally on Sunday afternoon was unity, as Prime Minister Robert Abela urged people to go out and vote in the election.“Just over two years ago, the PL chose me to lead the party. These two years were full of ...

Fan favorite Tammy Abraham scored two goals as Roma swept aside Lazio 3-0 in the capital derby in Serie A on Sunday.That took Abraham’s tally to 15 in the league this season and nine since the start of January. In 2022, only Bayern Munich's Rob...

A total of 8,224 votes were cast on Saturday in Malta’s early voting session ahead of the 2022 general election next week.The Electoral Commission announced the figure on Sunday, morning.The number of votes cast represented a turnout of 85.15% ...

Manchester City and Liverpool just can’t be kept apart this season.Engaged in yet another tight tussle for the Premier League title, the two rivals from northwest England must now squeeze an FA Cup semifinal meeting into their busy end-of-seaso...

We have entered the last week of the election campaign, one that lacked sparks, one full of promises that just confirm how materialistic our society has become.No long-term plans, no policies aimed to make life better, just hand-outs and freebies to ...

It is interesting to note that the public’s top of the head association when talking of professionals is with the medical and legal fields. What are your views on this?This is not surprising, given that these are two of the oldest professions a...

After winning last year's Formula One title on the last lap of the last race, Max Verstappen's title defense began with a different sort of drama — his critics might say karma — as his Red Bull car retired just laps from the end of the se...

Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine's besieged and battered port city of Mariupol on Saturday, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some o...

Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri announced a new garden project in the area of ​​St Dominic's Chapel in Dingli, between Triq il-Għajn and Triq Santa Marija, with an investment of around €420,000."The investm...

It is, by far, the most controversial proposal in what is otherwise a lacklustre election campaign, one in which all the political parties could come up with was a long list of gifts to hide their deficiencies of foresight.And it is a bad idea, one t...

Joe Brincat was born in Hamrun on 5 July, 1970. He is the son of Charles and Carmen nee’ Mallia. Joe is married to Rita and has got two daughters, Beverley and Mariah.How were Brincat’s first years on this planet? ‘It was a totally ...

A €4 million investment project in Birżebbuġa has been announced, which will lead to the regeneration of the ‘Pont tax-Shell’ area. For decades, the pier had been used by tankers carrying fuel to be unloaded at the 31st of ...

Simon Farrugia always wanted to become a journalist, and he has fulfilled his dream, working for TVM and also as a contributor to The Malta Independent.He loves to read autobiographies, enjoys traditional Maltese feasts and says life was much simpler...

LONDON — The bells of St. Paul’s Cathedral rang out Sunday as a gesture of support for Ukraine.The London landmark rang its 12 bells at 4 p.m. (1600GMT), the same time as church bells were due to sound in the Ukrainian city of Lviv. Durha...

A man died this morning as a result of a gas heater leak, the police said.The incident took place in Poezija Street, Qormi, at 11.30am.The man, aged 35 from Guinea Bissau, lost consciousness and was certified dead on site.Magistrate Josette Demicoli ...

A rescue operation is underway as a chemical tanker is out of control off Bahar ic-Caghaq, Transport Minister Ian Borg said.The tanker, the 202-metre long Chem P, is facing rough seas and strong winds which are hitting the islands.It is understood th...

Explaining the difference between the proposals in the election manifesto of both parties, Prime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday that the proposals by the Nationalist Party will leave 96% of all workers in Malta with a reduced wage.Addressing sup...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Saturday that “Prime Minister Robert Abela’s actions are an abuse of power in this country, and if the public wants to see a change, then one should vote for the Nationalist Party.”During a PN...

Voters who opted to take up the opportunity of early voting for different reasons cast their preference at the Naxxar counting hall on Saturday.At 7.30pm, the Electoral Commission issued a statement saying that the approximate percentage voting turno...

Valletta: Empire Pharmacy (Branch), 46, MelitaStreet; Ħamrun: Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street; Sta Venera: Collis Williams St. Venera Pharmacy, 532, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp; Birkirkara: St. Bartholomew Pharmacy, 30, Triq ...

No matter the opponent, no matter the competition, Chelsea’s players are managing to maintain their on-field focus amid a troubling period for the club.It’s now six straight wins since Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich announced ...

Amid a tight race for the Serie A title, AC Milan is displaying more consistency than its rivals.On a night when defending champion Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Fiorentina, Milan won 1-0 at relegation-threatened Cagliari to extend it...

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has linked Prime Minister Robert Abela to the sale of a speed boat to Robert Agius, who is one of the Maksar brothers linked to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.In a press conference on Saturday hel...

The number of active Covid-19 cases has risen again on Saturday, as the number of new cases eclipsed the number of recoveries by more than double.Health authorities reported 286 new cases, with 115 people who recovered, which meant that the number of...