Santa Luċija residents have collected 1,065 printed and signed objections against a development that threatens a vital green lung in the town, the NGO Moviment Graffitti said in a statement on Tuesday.Additionally, so far, a further 200 objectio...

A Syrian man who lives in Malta was charged in court tonight on accusations of human trafficking after he allegedly coordinated the arrival of a group of illegal immigrants in Malta.The police said that the case in question was the arrival of a group...

Two men were arrested by police for allegedly attacking a man and leaving him with grievous injuries in Mqabba two days ago.In a statement, the police said that they had arrested 63-year-old man from Qrendi and a 19-year-old man from Mqabba in connec...

A group of unions has asked for a meeting with the government in order to discuss a new COLA mechanism for exceptional circumstances.The Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is an annual increase in working financial conditions determined by the governmen...

The United Kingdom and the world bade farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds in the streets of London and at Windsor Castle — to hon...

The 21st day of September, apart from being Independence Day, also ushers in autumn.The first days of the new season are forecast to bring in cooler weather, with temperature expected to be 29 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, and dropping to 25 degrees ...

The Nationalist Party will take the government to court over the way in which people’s utility bills have been charged, PN leader Bernard Grech said on Monday evening.Speaking at a party activity as the PN kicked off its Independence Day celebr...

An open space almost the size of St. George’s Square will become the new village square for Msida as part of significantly changed plans for the Msida junction which will be unveiled later this year.Explained to The Malta Independent by Infrast...

The University Students' Council (KSU) has finalised the policy paper on education and issued a number of proposals.The policy paper was finalised after compiling the data it gathered through the KSU survey that was shared on social media and filled ...

WINDSOR, England — Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved dogs and one of her favorite ponies greeted the late monarch's coffin when it was brought to Windsor Castle.Corgis Muick and Sandy were brought into the castle’s quadrangle for the cof...

A University of Malta disciplinary committee has found that there was no plagiarism in the academic paper which was co-authored by the Dean of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, Andrew Azzopardi.Times of Malta revealed that the investigation report sa...

Only 7% of Maltese people exercise or play a sport regularly, a Eurobarometer survey has shown.The Eurobarometer survey asked respondents from different countries on their frequency of exercise or whether they play a sport. It found that 7% of respon...

Gozitan operatic productions have been granted funding of €330,000 by the Ministry for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government, with an additional €60,000 contributed by the Ministry for Gozo.Teatru Astra and Teatru Aurora have both be...

14 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Monday.The total number of deaths stands at 804.Currently, there are 159 active cases in the country.There have been a total of 114,425 Covid-19 cases in the country since the start of the pandemic, of which 1...

We’ve seen it all before, we’ve heard it all before, and we’ve written about it all before: but this time it actually does appear that the final chapter for Air Malta is being written – one final chapter for a national airline...

 The Spanish charity Open Arms has rescued 372 people seeking to cross the central Mediterranean to Europe in unseaworthy smugglers' boats and recovered the corpse of a man who had been shot by smugglers, officials said Sunday.The rescue ship Op...

The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) saved thousands of lives over the years, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri told The Malta Independent on Sunday when speaking about the migration situation in the Mediterranean.Asked how he responds to criticism th...

Infrastructure Malta is set to launch a three-year business plan in the coming weeks which will serve as something of a working plan for the country’s roads agency, Infrastructure Malta’s new CEO Ivan Falzon told The Malta Independent on ...

Government is causing irreparable damage to the identity and national heritage of Valletta, and future generations will judge us for this moment, local council minority leader Christian Micallef told The Malta Independent on Sunday.The legal notice e...

Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations Sunday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II — a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gather...

The father of Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech, John Grech, has passed away.He was 90 years old.The news was shared by Grech on his Facebook page on Sunday morning, with the PN leader having already shared last week that it was difficult seeing...

The Qala Local Council and Moviment Graffitti have filed an appeal against the approval of a planning application which sanctioned two swimming pools by one of Joseph Portelli’s companies in Qala, Gozo.The planning application, which was &ldquo...

A dilapidated villa outside Malta’s capital where a young Princess Elizabeth and her husband lived for a fondly recalled period before she became queen has become a focal point of Malta's remembrance of the late monarch and her ties to the coun...

Proper ecological restoration programmes should be implemented in areas which have suffered environmental damage caused by illegalities and natural phenomena, Nature Trust Conservation officer Annick Bonello said.There have been various occasions in ...

19 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Sunday, as one patient passed away while positive for the virus.The total number of deaths now stands at 804. Currently, there are 157 active cases in the country.There have been a total of 114,411 Covid-19 ca...

Two of the top Serie A coaches are already feeling the pressure after Juventus and Inter Milan lost on a miserable day for some of the traditional greats of Italian soccer.It was the first time since February 1955 that Juventus, Inter, AC Milan and R...

Walking off the field at Brentford’s small stadium in west London had a very different feel for Arsenal this time around.A straight-forward 3-0 win at the 17,000-seat Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday retained Arsenal’s spot atop the...

The European Union’s executive branch recommended Sunday that the bloc suspend around 7.5 billion euros in funding to Hungary over concerns about democratic backsliding and the possible mismanagement of EU money.EU Budget Commissioner Johannes ...

For decades, Independence Day was associated with the Nationalist Party.When, in 1964, then Prime Minister George Borg Olivier waved the documents to the cheering crowds in Floriana, a new chapter for Malta had started.A decade later, it was under th...

All eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin Saturday, capping another huge day in which thousands came to pay their respects. Mourners huddled in a line that snaked across London, enduring the city's coldes...

Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin mounted on the battlefield and in the halls of global power as Ukrainian troops pushed their counteroffensive Saturday to advance farther into Ukraine's partly recaptured northeast.Western officials and an...

The Malta Refugee Council said it expects the authorities to bring before the Courts anyone found to be directly or indirectly responsible for the death of a young child migrant.In a statement, the council said that publicly available information on ...

The people have a right to know how much of the subsidies being paid by the government to keep energy prices low are sustaining the profits made by third parties, the Nationalist Party said.The people took the risk, while the profits were taken by ot...

A biker was critically injured in a traffic accident in Victoria on Friday afternoon.The accident happened in Ghajn Qatet Street at 6.30pm, the police said.It involved a Toyota Starlet, driven by a 46-year-old man from Fontana, and a Kymco bike.The b...

ADPD – The Green Party Chairperson Carmel Cacopardo said Saturday that the current subsidies on fuel and electricity – exceeding one million euro per day – are not sustainable. While helping those in need is a priority, doing so in ...

Valletta: Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street; Ħamrun: Chemimart International Pharmacy, 650, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Anici Pharmacy, Anici Street; Birkirkara (Ta' Paris): Mackie's Pharmacy, L. Casolani Street; Gżira: D'Argens Pharmac...

A final decision on a controversial application for an apartment block on a tract of agricultural land in Nadur was deferred once again on Friday, with the Planning Authority’s Planning Commission expressing concerns over the mass of the develo...

Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait.A tide of people wanting to say goodbye st...

Twenty-four new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday, confirming a trend that has seen the number of new patients at below 50 for four weeks.The health authorities said 114,392 cases have been registered in Malta so far, with 803 deaths.The numbe...

Royal fans have poured into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and, above all, brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II, who died after an ...

Jack Grealish and Son Heung-min, two of the English Premier League's most high-profile players, have been facing growing criticism for their failure to score this season.They silenced the doubters on Saturday.With a strike after 55 seconds, Grealish ...

Thiago Motta’s first match in charge of Bologna ended in disappointment as his team hit the woodwork twice in a 1-0 defeat at home to fellow struggler Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.Filippo Bandinelli’s second goal in as many matches was e...

A police complaints board has found that the top officials of the police, including police commissioner Angelo Gafa, were unaware of a German request for a European arrest warrant for gambling consultant Iosif Galea. The board also found that two off...

Freedom of Information requests are something which many journalists on the island are no doubt familiar with.  However, this means of acquiring information which is in the interest of the public has become yet another area where all efforts are...

A vigil to remember a child who died of thirst on a boat as she was seeking it to make it to a Euoprean port was held in Valletta on Friday.The activity was organised by Moviment Graffitti.In a statement, the NGO said that at the end of August, Louji...

The Malta Authority for Advanced and Higher Education (MFHES) celebrated the tenth anniversary of its establishment during an evening that was held to commemorate this milestone. This evening was organised to celebrate 10 years of fostering excellenc...

Restoration works are being carried out on the Qrendi parish church. The project’s architect Amanda Degiovanni explained that the works include, among others, the replacement of stones and the restoration of the openings.Restoration began becau...

The Responsible Gaming Foundation (RGF) has ignited an awareness campaign called “TAKE ACTION”.This campaign is part of a €1.1 million project which is partly being financed by the European Social Fund. The foundation said that the c...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue, Andy Ellul, on Saturday launched the edition of the National Workers of the Year Award 2022. Nominations for the 2022 National Workers of the Year Award are open until Monday 31 October. Anybody can ap...

President of Malta George Vella, accompanied by Mrs Miriam Vella, left Malta this morning to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.The funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19th September.While the President is in London,...

At a high-level seminar held on Friday by the European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg, EU experts called on legislators to ensure that proposed new EU anti-money-laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) legislation closes previously id...

A new private fertility clinic called HOPE Clinic has been inaugurated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Chris Fearne, and the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise, Miriam Dalli.  The clinic is offering assiste...

As Air Malta's fate hangs in the balance, Minister for Finance Clyde Caruana criticised Air Malta on Friday after the pre-budget document presentation for paying their employees after their retirement and said that the country cannot accept having an...

Finance Minister, Clyde Caruana said today that next year the government energy and food subsidies will reach €608 million.Presenting the pre-budget document on Friday, Caruana said that government energy and food subsidies will amount to €...

A surging tide of people — ranging from London retirees to former England soccer captain David Beckham — have lined up to file past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin as it lies in state at Parliament, so many that authorities had to call a temp...

The 2022 Mdina Grand Prix, a staple appointment for classic car enthusiasts, has been cancelled as time has run out for the necessary logistical arrangements for the event to be made.The announcement was made by the Valletta Grand Prix Foundation on ...

The appointment of Frank Fabri as general manager of the Institute of Tourism Studies has raised suspicions on many levels, the Union of Professional Educators said.Fabri was until recently employed at the Education Ministry, and forced to leave afte...

Flash floods swept through several towns Friday in hilly central Italy after hours of exceptionally heavy rain, leaving 10 people dead and at least four missing, authorities said. Dozens of survivors scrambled onto rooftops or up trees to await rescu...

Malta will benefit from €817 million in Cohesion Policy funding in 2021-2027 to support the sustainable development of its economy as set out in the Partnership Agreement just adopted by the commission, a commission statement issued Friday said....

Steve Cooper and Marco Silva, the respective managers of Nottingham Forest and Fulham, carried wreaths as they led their teams out toward the center circle ahead of a pre-match minute’s silence for Queen Elizabeth II at the City Ground.Over at ...

Serie B champion Lecce won at Salernitana 2-1 on Friday for its first victory since returning to the top division.Gabriel Strefezza scored the winner from beyond the area following a counterattack in the 83rd minute of the all-southern matchup.Salern...

Some of the bodies unearthed from a mass burial site in a forest recaptured from Russian forces showed signs of torture, with their hands tied behinds their back and ropes around their necks, a Ukrainian prosecutor said Friday.President Volodymyr Zel...

20 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Friday.The total number of deaths now stands at 803. Currently, there are 134 active cases in the country.There have been a total of 114,368 Covid-19 cases in the country since the start of the pandemic, of wh...

The Toy Safety Legislation has been amended with immediate effect to regulate the amount and type of chemical substances allowed in toys, Minister for Inclusion Julia Farrugia Portelli said. Atranol, chloroatranol and methyl heptine carbonate are the...

The European Commission adopted today a European Media Freedom Act, a novel set of rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU. The proposed Regulation includes, among others, safeguards against political interference in editorial dec...

40 people have been arrested for living in Malta illegally after inspections carried out on Friday morning, the Home Affairs Ministry said on Friday. The inspections were carried out early on Friday morning by the police together with the detent...

The Chamber of Advocates today unreservedly condemned the threats addressed to Magistrate Nadine Lia in the course of performing her duties.  Such criminal behaviour, intended to influence the serenity with which a member of the judiciary should...

A top European Union official unveiled Wednesday a plan to cap the revenues of electricity producing companies that are making extraordinary profits due to the war in Ukraine and climate change, saying the proposal could raise $140 billion to help pe...

 London’s police force says two officers have been hospitalized after being stabbed in central London early Friday.The Metropolitan Police force says officers “encountered a man with a knife” in the Leicester Square area, a bus...

The police inspector investigating the bribery of Transport Malta officials testified in court that he has not yet spoken to the people suspected of instigating the bribery.Despite the court hearing of an implicated minister, lists of candidates from...

The tanker El Hiblu 1, which was allegedly hijacked in 2019 by migrants that it had rescued at sea, had switched off its AIS tracking system and headed towards Tripoli at full speed, a court expert has testified.Court expert Joe Degabriele, a master ...

The Judiciary Association today expressed its solidarity with a magistrate who received an anonymous letter in which the sender/s threatened to break up her marriage and career.“We told you to move aside”, the opening line of the letter s...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association cannot pick and choose when and what to criticise, Valletta Cultural Agency chief Jason Micallef said Thursday.In comments to The Malta Independent, Micallef said the MHRA did not issue statements when the...

Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped create a golden era of men's tennis wi...

European Union lawmakers on Thursday said that Hungary’s nationalist government is deliberately trying to undermine the bloc’s democratic values and they deplored the failure of the 26 other EU countries to take action that would bring th...

In view of the expiry of Rick Hunkin’s contract as CEO of Bank of Valletta in November this year, the bank’s Board of Directors has identified Kenneth Farrugia as the successor to the role. This followed an extensive process which has uti...

Thousands of mourners waited for hours Thursday in a line that stretched for almost 5 miles (8 kilometers) across London for the chance to spend a few minutes filing past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin while she lies in state. King Charles III...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first Europa League goal of his career to help Manchester United rebound from an opening loss in the second-tier competition with a 2-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday.The Champions League record scorer converte...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry on Thursday released a report which suggests that Members of Parliament should have their asset declarations accessible in the public domain.The document, entitled, “A Strong Transparency, ...

The recent death of Queen Elizabeth II has certainly sparked global interest, with mixed reactions ranging from the mourning and sorrow for her passing, to the less sorrowful response from certain countries due to their colonial past.Nostalgia was th...

25 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Thursday.The total number of deaths now stands at 803. Currently, there are 130 active cases in the country.There have been a total of 114,348 Covid-19 cases in the country since the start of the pandemic, of ...

Thousands of mourners lined up through the night to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament’s Westminster Hall on Thursday, as King Charles III spent a day in private to reflect on his first week on the throne.The que...

During the second quarter of 2022, the Labour Force Survey estimated that the total number of persons in employment was 280,469, 4.9 per cent higher when compared to the previous year, the NSO said in a statement. Labour Force Survey: Q2/2022 Labour ...

Valletta Cultural Agency chairman Jason Micallef today launched a three-month Programme of Events for Strada Stretta in Valletta to give a sense of identity to the street as a cultural and artistic hub. Micallef, together with Arts Council Malta Chai...

Hand on heart, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched his country’s flag rise Wednesday above the recaptured city of Izium, making a rare foray outside the capital that highlights Moscow’s embarrassing retreat from a Uk...

An elderly woman was grievously injured on Wednesday afternoon after she was hit by a motorbike, the police said.The accident took place at 3.15pm in Dun Karm Road, Birkirkara.The 89-year-old Birkirkara resident was hit by a Kentoya Viking.The biker,...

A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown, delivering another legal blow to the Grammy Award winning singer who was once one of the worl...

The death of a young migrant has once again brought to the fore the issue of migration.Many migrants lose their lives in the Mediterranean, but, as normally happens, the death of someone with a full life ahead always brings more sympathy and concern....

The planning appeals tribunal has revoked a permit for a hotel to be developed on Rabat’s Saqqajja Hill because permission was granted before geological studies were done.The appeal was filed by Moviment Graffiti, Din l-Art Helwa and The Archae...

The Minister for Economy, Silvio Schembri, said that if all stakeholders involved in the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) agree to change the mechanism, then the government will not stop them.“If the stakeholders of the same mechanism are open ...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) said in a statement that Valletta is becoming too loud, and that it is not fitting as a high-end destination, referring to comments made by Valletta Mayor Alfred Zammit recently. During an interview...

Prime Minister Robert Abela and his wife Lydia Abela have applied to demolish and rebuild a villa in Zejtun which they purchased in 2017.The plans, drawn up by architect Ray Demicoli, envision the current villa to be replaced by another villa service...

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to W...

A construction worker has died after falling four storeys at a site he was working at in Gozo on Wednesday.Police told The Malta Independent that the worker had been working on a site in Triq Damasku in Munxar when, at around 11:30am, he fell a heigh...

President George Vella inaugurated an exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malta and Estonia. The President of Estonia, Alar Karis, members of the diplomatic corps resident in Estonia and o...

On Wednesday, SOS Humanity International rescued 207 of the 250 asylum seekers who were reported adrift on Monday within Malta's Search and Rescue (SAR) zone.All 207 were rescued safely with no deaths being confirmed on board. Many people were found ...

It was the Erling Haaland show in the Champions League even on a night when Paris Saint-Germain superstars Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar all scored in a comeback win.Manchester City also trailed, deep into the game, at home Wednesday ...

Reports that up to 100 staff at King Charles III’s former residence could lose their jobs has drawn criticism of the British monarchy, within days of his accession to the throne.The Guardian newspaper reported Tuesday that dozens of staff at Cl...

A magisterial inquiry has been launched into an anonymous letter which Magistrate Nadine Lia received on Tuesday.The letter, according to state broadcaster Television Malta which was the first to report its existence, warns Lia that her career and pe...