An events company which is one of the main providers for equipment relating to the Labour Party’s political events netted over €430,000 in direct orders related to the Malta Metro, newly published data reveals.Data published in the Governm...

The Nationalist Party administrative council on Monday night expressed its unanimous confidence in leader Bernard Grech.The vote was taken after Jason Azzopardi failed to produce evidence before the party’s Commission for Ethics, Discipline and...

Jason Azzopardi has resigned from member of the Nationalist Party, which means that he will not be investigated by the party structures over allegations he has made against PN Leader Bernard Grech.Azzopardi submitted his resignation to PN secretary g...

The Civil Protection Department succeeded on Monday in rescuing two dogs which had gotten lost in the cliff area around Mtaħleb.Sharing the news on their Facebook Page, the department said that Civil Protection personnel were alerted that two do...

On 3 May, the World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.The Prize rewards on a yearly basis outstanding journalism that promotes or def...

The Nationalist Party plans to press for a number of changes to Parliament this legislature, and their ideas are generally quite good.One suggestion is for the introduction of Prime Minister’s Question time, a concept that is used in the UK, wh...

A senior U.S. official warned that Russia plans to annex large portions of eastern Ukraine later this month, and the Mariupol steel mill that has become the city’s last stronghold of resistance came under renewed assault a day after the first e...

MOSCOW — More than 1 million people, including nearly 200,000 children, have been taken from Ukraine to Russia since the Russian invasion began, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday, according to the state-owned news agency TASS.Defense ...

A scaffolding affixed to the façade of the Barracuda restaurant in St Julian’s came undone on Monday afternoon, threatening to topple over and crash into the street below.The area was cordoned off by police, leading to massive traffic ja...

The court has asked the Commissioner of Police to investigate allegations made that Neville Gafa attempted to bribe witnesses in a libel case regarding the medical visas scandal.The request was made in judgements in which the court, presided by Magis...

Two more Covid-19 patients have died while positive for the virus, taking Malta’s pandemic death toll up to 700.Health authorities reported 114 new cases of the virus on Monday.185 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that th...

A request by lawyers for MP Rosianne Cutajar, asking that the burden of proof be inverted in a defamation case she had filed against a critic, has been upheld by a court.Cutajar was once again present in Magistrate Rachel Montebello’s courtroom...

Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought she would have to do as an English teacher in Ukraine. Yet there she was wearing a face shield, armed with a landmine detector and venturing into a field dott...

The Malta Union of Midwives & Nurses has lambasted the Police Force and expressed shock that “for the second time nurses are being taken to court on issues beyond their responsibilities.”The union said that the cases centre around pat...

Almost all of Malta’s Covid-19 restrictions will be removed as from today, while the second Covid-19 booster shot will also be offered to those over the age of 65 from today.As from today, only those who are positive for Covid-19 will need to i...

Malta International Airport (MIA) welcomed today's removal of the requirement to wear face masks indoors and the requirement to fill in a passenger locator form (PLF), calling them positive steps in the right direction."Another important change for t...

Since 2013, the Public Service has implemented a total of 1,250 measures aimed at reducing bureaucracy, Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar said on Monday at the launch of this year’s Public Service Week.Over the past year alone, 186 si...

Total cruise passenger traffic during the first quarter of 2022 amounted to 25,200. There were 23 cruise liner calls during the first quarter, an increase of 14 when compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the National Statistics ...

ATHENS, Greece — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that half a million Ukrainians have been “illegally taken to Russia, or other places, against their will.”Speaking to Greek state TV ERT, Zelenskyy said the remaining civ...

After nearly two months of siege, civilians holed up at a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol began to be evacuated over the weekend, and people sheltering elsewhere in the city were to be allowed out on Monday, local officials said.Video p...

Yesterday – 1 May – happened to be International Workers’ Day, a day celebrated in over 80 countries globally in recognition of all workers and of how they are the backbone of every society.It’s a day which has over the years ...

There were some embarrassing moments on One TV on Sunday as a viewer, in reply to a question, said that the name of the Prime Minister’s wife is “Michelle”.It happened during a fund-raising telethon on the Labour Party’s TV st...

The Nationalist Party has given Jason Azzopardi 24 hours to substantiate claims he made on the social media.The decision was taken at a hastily-convened meeting of the administrative council.Earlier Sunday, PN leader Bernard Grech denied an allegatio...

Former Labour minister Carmelo Abela told The Malta Independent on Sunday he cannot say whether the HSBC heist allegations levelled against him had any bearing on the PM’s decision to leave him out of the 2022 Cabinet. He argued, however, that ...

120 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Sunday.224 people have recovered from the virus, and no new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 3,424.1,620 swab tests...

Hibernians are the Champions of local football after beating Birkirkara by three goals to one and opening an unassailable lead of six points at the top of the table. The Paolites needed just one point in order to make the Championship theirs. Bu...

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech on Sunday denied an allegation made by one of his own former MPs that the party had received a donation in exchange for working towards a presidential pardon for somebody. During an interview on NET TV the ...

The Opposition plans to press for a number of issues from the first day Parliament convenes, including to change the frequency of Parliamentary sessions allocated for discussing Private Members' Bills or motions presented by the Opposition and to int...

As from next week anyone over the age of 65 can take their second Covid-19 booster shot, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Chris Fearne announced on Sunday. During a programme on One TV, Fearne said that this was being done in order t...

Less than 1,000 people are now registering for work, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday as he promised that his government would continue to sustain the employment sector. Addressing a mass rally in front of Castille to commemorate Worke...

Now that in the last election we saw the implementation of the gender-corrective mechanism, we know that the concerns that were being expressed when Parliament was debating the issue and later amended the Electoral Law were justified.As expected, the...

The police are seeking public assistance to locate a man wanted to serve a jail-term.The police want to trace Osabuohien Monday who is wanted in order to serve a jail term which was handed by the Gozo courts, the police said in a statement.If anyone ...

Speaker Anglu Farrugia is likely going to be nominated for his third term as Speaker of the House, and while he would prefer to have unanimous backing, he has indicated that he would accept the position even without the backing of the Opposition. Pri...

As you were in the pursuit of Champions League qualification. At the other end of the Premier League, though, the relegation scrap just got even tighter.Arsenal remained in fourth place after Gabriel's header secured a 2-1 win at West Ham to stay two...

Goalkeeping blunders continue to make a major impact on the Serie A title race.Following inexcusable errors by Inter Milan’s and Napoli’s goalkeepers in recent matches, AC Milan was the beneficiary of a massive mistake by Fiorentina&rsquo...

Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday in cities around Europe for May Day protests to honor workers and shame governments into doing more for their citizens. In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, ...

International Workers’ day, which occurs on 1 May every year, is celebrated in over 80 countries around the world.Although it has been remembered on a yearly basis since its first European celebration in 1890, its scope hasn’t changed; th...

People from all walks of life will participate in the ALIVE cycling adventure around the coastline of the island of Sicily, to raise funds for cancer research and awareness.This year, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, ALIVE Charity Foundat...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that an evacuation is underway of civilians at a steel plant in the bombed-out city of Mariupol.Zelenskyy said on social media Sunday that a group of 100 people are on their ...

Parliament is set to convene on Saturday, the first time after the election which solidified the Labour Party’s grip on the nation with a record majority, the third in a row.MPs will be wearing their best suits and we will see a fashion parade ...

Paula Mifsud Bonnici is back in Parliament. She was one of the six Nationalist Party candidates who were given a seat via the gender-corrective mechanism. She has since been also named as assistant whip and a spokesperson for active ageing.She loves ...

The Labour Party leadership was confirmed in a general conference vote which took place over the weekend.The conference started Friday and will come to an end with an activity in Valletta, which is also linked to the Workers’ Day celebtration.I...

An interdisciplinary group of researchers has completed a study of the underwater remains of the iconic Tieqa tad-Dwejra, or as it was commonly known, the ‘Azure Window’, which collapsed on the 8th of March, 2017, and has since become a p...

Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country’s east, while the United Nations worked to broker a civilian evacuation from the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ruins of the por...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Saturday that the Nationalist Party will fulfil its commitment to those who invested in the party’s ċedoli scheme.In an interview with Andrew Azzopardi on 103 Malta’s Heart, Grech said that des...

Pharmacies open today9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pmValletta: Collis Williams Pharmacy, 15, Republic Street; Ħamrun: Brown's Pharmacy, 706, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Pinto Pharmacy, 43, St Sebastian Street; Birkirkara: Mint Care Pharmacy, 5B-71 Bra...

Health authorities said today that 136 new Covid-19 cases were registered.No deaths were recorded, leaving the number of victims at 698.No details have been provided on how many people are in hospital with the virus.In all 91,741 cases have been regi...

 In a dominating season for Real Madrid, it was fitting that it didn’t even need its best players to win the Spanish league.Using its backups before the Champions League semifinals, Madrid earned a record-extending 35th Liga title with a c...

 It’s still advantage Manchester City in the English Premier League title race after the league leader and Liverpool won tricky away matches at in-form teams on Saturday.First up was Liverpool, which won at Newcastle 1-0 despite resting se...

Napoli salvaged some pride as it crushed Sassuolo 6-1 on Saturday to consolidate third place in Serie A and bounce back from a miserable run.Dries Mertens scored twice, while there were also goals from Kalidou Koulibaly, Victor Osimhen, Hirving Lozan...

Mosta will be playing once again in the Premier League next season when they gained a much important win over Valletta. Three points which they needed in order to be mathemically safe and sound.After losing to Sliema in the first match from the Play-...

The call for applications for the post of Nationalist Party leader closed on Saturday at noon, with Bernard Grech the only nominee.Grech took over the PN leadership in October 2020, and is set to be confirmed when the general council is held.A due di...

A lawmaker from Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been suspended after colleagues alleged he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber.The party’s whips — officials responsible for enforcing disciplin...

Nationalist Party Spokesperson for the maritime sector and employment Ivan Castillo has called for immediate action to be taken to save the Madonna tal-Aħrax statue.The Madonna tal-Aħrax statue is located in front of the Immaculate Concepti...

The European Commission has said that it is taking action to improve protection of journalists and human rights defenders from abusive court proceedings.Finally, some sort of action is going to be taken against Strategic lawsuits against public parti...

Mino Raiola, the influential and often controversial sports agent to some of soccer's biggest players, has died. He was 54.Raiola died after a long illness, his family confirmed on Saturday. He had been undergoing treatment at Milan’s San Raffa...

Five new deacons were ordained on Saturday during a ceremony led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna at St John’s co-Cathedral in Valletta.The five deacons are three seminarists and two religious members.During the homily, Scicluna urged t...

A woman was grievously injured when she was hit by a car which rolled towards her after the brakes failed, the police said.The car, a Volkswagen Golf, was parked in a complex in Luqa Road, Luqa.The police said the vehicle rolled towards the 28-year-o...

Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country’s industrial Donbas region, and a senior U.S. defense official said Moscow's offensive is going much slow...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has conveyed to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy his “wish to actively work to re-establish the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine during his second mandate,” in coordinatio...

On the occasion of Worker's Day, The Left think - tank organisation Zminijietna urged the government to close a loophole surrounding exploitation of food delivery couriers, domestic workers and assisted migrants.  "In relation to all this, ...

A biker was injured after he lost control of the Kymco he was riding and crashed, the police said.The biker, aged 41 of Birzebbuga, was taken to hospital for treatment.The accident happened on the Marsa-Hamrun bypass at 3am Saturday.

A woman was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Paola early Saturday morning, the police said.The accident took place in Santa Lucija Avenue at 1am.It involved a Mercedes Benz driven by a 46-year-old man of Zebbug and a Renault Clio driven by...

Minister for Finance Clyde Caruana said on Friday that Malta's corporate tax regime will go through a major overhaul and a new structure and rates will be adopted by the year 2025.Speaking at a press conference, Caruana said that a draft of the docum...

UHM Voice of the Workers CEO Josef Vella on FRiday called on the government to lead by example in the fight against precarious work by ensuring that employees of contractors engaged in public entities, benefit from the protection offered by trade uni...

The Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has approved and made public a report on a complaint against Maltese MP Rosianne Cutajar, concerning a breach of t...

Now is the time for the Labour government to work on implementing its electoral manifesto, Prime Minister Robert Abela said while addressing the party's General Conference on Friday.The party's General Conference launched on Friday at its headquarter...

By the end of March 2022, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a deficit of €371.6 million, the NSO said Friday.At the end of March 2022, Central Government debt stood at €8,466.3 million, a €1,170.8 million rise from 2021...

Co-CEO of CC Finance Group and Founder Alan Cuschieri today launched Malta’s first ever digital payments, titled ‘Moneybase.’“Moneybase is focused on making finance easier for the consumer and redefines how people make use of,...

No new Covid-19 related deaths were recorded Friday as health authorities registered 178 new cases.The total number of Covid-19 cases in Malta has now reached 91,605, of whom 86,759 have recovered.The number of victims remains at 698, while the numbe...

A teacher's water bottle at the San Ġorġ Preca College secondary school in Ħamrun was allegedly spiked with a chemical, LovinMalta reports.It reported that a teacher allegedly foamed at the mouth and vomited. LovinMalta reported that t...

In a brief message addressed to Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Pope Francis thanked Malta for the commitment that was exhibited during the preparations for his visit in April."I greet the priests, the Catholic people in Malta and the laity who worked t...

Inflation hit a record in April for the 19 countries that use the euro as skyrocketing fuel prices boosted by the war in Ukraine weigh on the region's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.Annual inflation reached 7.5% for the month, toppin...

For the quarter ended 31 March 2022, the Group and the Bank posted a pre-tax profit of €1.9 million (same period 2021: €3.8 million) and €8.7 million (2021: €3.9 million), respectively. These contrasting outcomes emerge from a mix...

Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four c...

Russia pounded targets from practically one end of Ukraine to the other Thursday, including Kyiv, bombarding the city while the head of the United Nations was visiting in the boldest attack on the capital since Moscow's forces retreated weeks ago.Nea...

The US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says one of its journalists was killed by a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Thursday night.Vira Hyrych died when the building she lived in was hit and her body was fou...

The Local Enforcement System Agency recently issued a statement saying that two speed cameras were to be installed on the southbound carriageway on the Coast Road.In a statement to announce its plan, LESA said that the cameras form part of a road saf...

A man was arrested after he was found to be in possession of drugs during a police search on Thursday.The police said during traffic inspection in Mdina Road, Qormi, at around 10.45pm, officers noticed the driver of a Toyota IQ stopping the car and b...

Minister for the Economy, European Funds and Lands Silvio Schembri launched the Malta Intellectual Property Award 2022.This €60,000 prize is aimed at recognising and promoting the creation of Intellectual Property in Malta, including patents, tr...

The European Commission has just published the list of 100 cities to become climate neutral by 2030, PN spokesperson and MEP Candidate Peter Agius has said."Among cities like Rome, Madrid and Paris, Gozo is also within the EU's ambitious target.""Thi...

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli said Thursday that the government wage supplement scheme has been extended to the month of May, as well as revealed that the total government investment for the scheme was ...

Minister for Energy Miriam Dalli did not disclose the amount spent by government on energy subsidies to date, despite saying that the government remains fully committed to abating rising energy costs. Answering journalists’ questions during a p...

A woman on trial for complicity in the fatal mugging of an elderly woman in Sliema, 12 years ago, has told the judge that she had only been sitting in the car used by the mugger because she was accompanying her boyfriend, who had hit her in the face ...

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €80 million Guaranteed Co-Lending Scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, a statement by the Commission said. The scheme is aimed...

The Wild Bird Regulation Unit said that the 1,500 quota Turtle-dove (Gammiema) quota has not been reached, contrary to reports.The unit said that it is continuously following the hunting season.Earlier in the day, BirdLife Malta said that it believes...

European leaders blasted Russia's decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as “blackmail,” saying the cutoff and the Kremlin's warning that it might cease shipments to other countries is a failed attempt to divide the ...

During 2021, the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) carried out over 4,000 inspections in various workplaces and issued 1,065 improvement notices, 574 stop orders and 780 administrative fines.Minister for Public Works and Planning Stefan...

Bernard Grech has applied to contest the election for the leadership of the Nationalist Party, a position he has held since October 2020.Grech is likely to be the sole contender for the post. Nominations close on Friday.Grech became PN leader after o...

Eintracht Frankfurt is a step away from reaching its first European competition final in more than 40 years after beating West Ham 2-1 in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals on Thursday.The German team had knocked out Barcelona in the quart...

A man was grievously injured on Thursday morning after he was hit by metal objects that fell off a truck.The accident took place in a site in Triq Triq Ġuże D’Amato, Paola, at around 11am.The casualty, a 26-year-old Turkish man, was u...

Festivals Malta has unveiled its programme of events for this summer's cultural calendar, with four summer festivals taking place between June and July.These festivals are RITMU, formally known as Għanafest, The Malta International Arts Festival...

Two more people have died with Covid-19 as 206 new cases were reported, figures released by the health authorities show.No details are being given about the victims; neither are any statistics provided about the number of people with Covid who need h...

The high profile football agent Mino Raiola is in critical condition, international media report.First reports had indicated that the 54-year-old had died.But as the news spread, a doctor at the San Raffaele Hospital said that Raiola is not dead, but...

KYIV, Ukraine — In the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a series of explosions boomed near the television tower late Wednesday and at least temporarily knocked Russian channels off the air, Ukrainian and Russian news organizations reported.T...

The Malta Police Union has filed a Constitutional court case to obtain full Collective Bargaining and Action Rights.In a statement, the union said that it was always, and will remain at the forefront to do whatever is needed to obtain rights for its ...

Hector Spiteri, the Court-appointed Administrator for Zenith Finance Limited, has announced to clients last week that the Court has approved the release of their assets by way of transfer of holdings to CiliaFormosa Financial Advisors Ltd."The announ...

With some thought and good will, Maltese toponyms can be prioritized and used, instead of being forgotten.This is the message that the Facebook page ‘Il-Malti Madwarna’ is passing on, calling out concerned authorities after a road directi...

Minister for the Economy, EU Funds and Lands Silvio Schembri is the first minister to have invited to his office five Nationalist Party shadow cabinet ministers who shadow his extensive portfolio.In an unprecedented move, Minister Schembri welcomed I...