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Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:21:00 +0100
Updated: Man critically injured, three others hurt as car crashes into wall
A man was critically injured while three others were also hurt as a car driven by a 17-year-old girl crashed into a wall in Swieqi, the police said.The accident took place in Madliena Road at 1.30am Saturday.The driver, a 17-year-old girl resident in...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:50:00 +0100
Appeal filed against approval of Joseph Portelli ODZ pool in Marsalforn Valley
Five organisations and the Xagħra Local Council have submitted an appeal with the Planning Tribunal (EPRT) against the Planning Commission’s decision to approve another Joseph Portelli pool in Marsalforn Valley. The appeal was made possibl...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:34:00 +0100
St Albert the Great College postpones opening of secondary school
St Albert the Great College announced Saturday that it is postponing the opening of the secondary school, while the primary school will open on Tuesday.In a statement, the college said that over the past few weeks, despite the administration's best e...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:31:00 +0100
Maltese law has always protected a mother’s life – Life Network Foundation
Maltese law has always protected a mother’s life, the Life Network Foundation said in a statement.Life Network said that it is not true that Maltese law favours the death of the mother in order to save the life of the unborn child, a claim bein...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:23:00 +0100
Prime Minister Robert Abela holds more bilateral meetings in New York
While attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Robert Abela held a bilateral meeting with President of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed Menfi.The Prime Minister noted that as an elected member of United Na...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:25:00 +0100
'Crucial' vote could move Italy to right; many might boycott
Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from the repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. For the first time in Italy since the end of World War II, the election could propel a far-right l...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:39:00 +0100
Stefano Mallia re-elected as President of the EESC Employers' Group
At its September Group meeting, Stefano Mallia was re-elected as President of the Employers' Group for the second half of the 2020-2025 mandate with a very strong vote in his favour. "I am extremely proud to have been re-elected President of the Empl...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:46:00 +0100
Keith Schembri, Yorgen Fenech, others charged with misappropriation over Melvin Theuma phantom job
Keith Schembri, Yorgen Fenech and three others have been charged with theft and misappropriation in connection with a government job given to the self-confessed middleman in the 2017 murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Melvin Theuma.Sche...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:56:00 +0100
MUT says it received warrant of prohibitory injunction from St Albert the Great College rector
The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has received a warrant of prohibitory injunction from the rector at St Albert the Great College it said, to try and stop the union from issuing additional directives."The union has never declared that it shall be esc...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:42:00 +0100
For far too long, world leaders have allowed disparities to grow, PM tells UN
For far too long, world leaders have allowed disparities to grow in this world, Prime Minister Robert Abela told the United Nations general assembly on Thursday. This has happened between the rich and the poor; between those who have access to fundam...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:05:00 +0100
PM’s quote mentioning daughter picked by AP as one of top five at UN general assembly
A quote from the Prime Minister’s speech at the United Nations was one of five picked by the Associated Press as having been a highlight of the third day of the UN general assembly.Below is the story as it appeared on the AP feed. They sai...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:07:00 +0100
Repubblika to file complaint with Commission for the Administration of Justice against magistrate
Repubblika is going to file a complaint with the Commission for the Administration of Justice against Magistrate Nadine Lia, it said in a statement.Repubblika has been calling for the recusal of the magistrate in the challenge proceedings filed by Re...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:12:00 +0100
Four arrested by police in Marsa drug raid
The Police arrested four people, on Thursday evening, after they raided two warehouses in Triq il-Jerrejja and Triq is-Serkin in Marsa, in connection to drug trafficking.On the scene, a large number of drugs were found, which were allegedly ready to ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:15:00 +0100
Health and Safety Authority made 2,177 inspections during the first 6 months
During the first six months of the year, officials from the Occupational Health and Safety (OHSA) made 2,177 inspections in different workplaces both during working hours and after working hours.The workplaces ranged from micro businesses to large co...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:45:00 +0100
31 new Covid-19 cases recorded
The health authorities reported 31 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.The total number of cases registered so far is now 114,534, with 113,112 recoveries.The number of deaths has remained at 804, while the number of active cases is 212.The Health Ministry ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:24:00 +0100
Moscow-held regions of Ukraine in 'sham' vote to join Russia
Voting began in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, Moscow-backed officials there said Friday as Ukrainian and United Nations officials reported evidence of war crimes during the nearly seven-month war in the coun...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:20:00 +0100
Ten-man Malta go down in decisive match against Estonia
A late defensive blunder punished Malta to another defeat against Estonia as our slim hopes of obtaining the much needed two-goal victoy vanished just before half time when Estonia were awarded a penalty and Jean Borg was sent off.Ironically with ten...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:23:00 +0100
England and Germany both beaten in Nations League
It was a rough night for two teams expected to be World Cup contenders. England lost at Italy 1-0 and was relegated from the top tier of the Nations League, and Germany lost at home to Hungary by the same score.Italy, which didn’t qualify for t...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:14:00 +0100
Commissioner for children worried about uncertainty at St Albert the Great College
The Office of the Commissioner for Children has raised concerns about the uncertain situation at Saint Albert the Great College.The Office is referring to the dismissal of headmaster Mario Mallia, who said he had been fired after pushing for inclusiv...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:30:00 +0100
World opinion shifts against Russia as Ukraine worries grow
The tide of international opinion appears to be decisively shifting against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries are joining the United States and its allies in condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine and its threats to the princip...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:06:00 +0100
Launch of an iGaming Council aims to further strengthen sector
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri announced that a Council for iGaming will be set up to serve as a forum to provide policy advice to the Government regarding the iGaming sector.Minister Schembri also mentioned that this Council will maintain contact ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:57:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Accepting mediocrity
In the past days, The Malta Independent published – on its website – two photographs which went viral on the social media.The first was a photo of a board placed at the Ta’ Qali national park, with a message to dog owners to clean u...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:34:00 +0100
4.7 million tourists needed to cater for expected increase in number of hotel beds
A study by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association shows that Malta will need to bring in 4.7 million tourists to cater for planned increase of hotels. This is almost double the 2.8 million tourists Malta received before the Covid-19 pandemic.Th...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:54:00 +0100
Letter calling for public consultation on bills pertaining to journalism sent to PM
A letter by journalists, academics, people in the media and others has been sent to the Prime Minister, calling on the government to hold a public consultation exercise on a number of bills being drafted pertaining to journalism and freedom of expres...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:06:00 +0100
Updated: St Albert the Great College says MUT attempting to ‘sabotage’ opening, union denies
The administration of St. Albert the Great College on Thursday expressed its concern over what it described as the Malta Union of Teachers' (MUT) “reckless attempts to sabotage any efforts towards the opening of the scholastic year on Monday, d...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:04:00 +0100
Watch: Campus Hub car park floods with water leaking onto electricity wires
The Campus Hub underground car park has flooded, with water leaking onto electricity wires after continuous rainfall on Thursday.The videos show water leaking from the ceiling onto electricity wires. Water was leaking from the ceiling on every floor ...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:26:00 +0100
CABS and police raid illegal trapping operation in Għaxaq - 136 live protected birds seized
An investigation conducted by the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has led the police to one of  the largest illegal live bird collections seized on Malta in recent years, a CABS statement said Thursday.CABS said that its teams were able ...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:24:00 +0100
Construction worker injured while using chaser
A 31-year-old construction worker from Xewkija was grievously injured on a construction site while using a chaser, the police said.The accident occurred at noon on Triq Bentrija, Xagħra, Gozo.He was taken to the Gozo General Hospital.Investigati...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:25:00 +0100
American woman who was refused abortion files constitutional case
An American woman who was refused an abortion in Malta, despite the pregnancy being unviable and potentially life threatening to the mother, has filed a constitutional case against the Health Minister, arguing that Malta’s blanket ban on termin...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:29:00 +0100
Information seminar on the olive trees in the Maltese Islands
The GAL Xlokk Foundation is organsing an information seminar called L’Olio di oliva nel Mediterraneo. The seminar is being held on Tuesday 4th October 2022, at the Qawra Palace Hotel. The main event’s guest speakers will be a number of re...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:56:00 +0100
Mbappe stars for France; wins for Croats, Dutch and Belgians
Kylian Mbappe added another fine solo goal to his collection and Olivier Giroud moved closer to France's scoring record as the defending World Cup champions beat Austria 2-0 in the Nations League on Thursday.Mbappe skipped past three defenders before...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:20:00 +0100
Pedestrian, cyclist suffer grievous injuries in two accidents
Two men were grievously injured in separate accidents on Thursday morning.The first incident occurred at 8.15am on Triq il-Wied, Balzan. A 74-year-old man was hit by a Toyota Vitz that was being driven by a 32-year-old.The second incident occurred at...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:23:00 +0100
Archdiocese preparing contingency plan for St Albert the Great College
The Archdiocese of Malta said Thursday it is preparing a contingency plan to cater for students and staff of St Albert the Great College within its educational structures should the school not be in a position to function at the beginning of the...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:07:00 +0100
Caritas Malta signs agreement with Victim Support Agency
Caritas Malta and the Victim Support Agency signed an agreement that will improve their cooperation.Through this agreement, a common referral system is going to be established where service users can access support services more easily.The agreement ...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:08:00 +0100
Balcony collapses on busy Gzira street
A balcony overlooking Triq ix-Xatt in Gzira collapsed onto the pavement, luckily injuring no-one.The pavement was closed off by Police as scattered pieces of concrete and steel occupy the pacement, while the railing of the balcony still stands in pla...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:24:00 +0100
Two men hide in toilet, soffit during botched burglary
Two men were arrested after being caught hiding in a toilet and a soffit in a botched burglary this morning, the police said.The two men, aged 37 and 25, both of Birkirkara, were caught after they had broken into an establishment in Valley Road, Birk...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:17:00 +0100
Ryanair launches ‘record’ winter schedule with 5 new routes
Ryanair today announced its new winter schedule, including routes to five new destinations from Malta which are Bordeaux, Bournemouth, Lisbon, Shannon and Stockholm.During a press conference on Thursday, Ryanair CEO Micheal O’ Leary said that t...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:17:00 +0100
Bank of England rate hike avoids more aggressive step
Britain’s central bank raised its key interest rate by another half-percentage point Thursday, avoiding more aggressive steps to tame inflation that the U.S. Federal Reserve and other banks have taken.It is the Bank of England’s seventh s...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:51:00 +0100
33 new Covid-19 cases found
The health authorities Thursday reported 33 new Covid-19 cases.This has taken the total to 114,503, with 113,107 people who have recovered.The total number of deaths remains at 804, with there are now 196 active cases.The Health Ministry stopped publ...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:43:00 +0100
Lack of commitment by government toward safer roads for all - ADPD
During this European Mobility Week ADPS cannot fail to emphasise government’s lack of commitment towards a serious policy to give the roads back to the people by rendering them safer and ensuring effective clean and sustainable mobility. ADPD &...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:49:00 +0100
New fish species for the Mediterranean recorded in Malta
The Spot the Alien Fish campaign, one of the three citizen science campaigns coordinated by the Oceanography Malta Research Group within the Department of Geosciences at the Faculty of Science, has recently marked yet another...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:35:00 +0100
Q2 2022: Current account deficit of €255m – NSO
During the second quarter of 2022, Malta registered a current account deficit of €255.9 million. Provisional figures for Malta’s external transactions show that during April-June 2022, the current account balance recorded a deficit of &eur...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:11:00 +0100
‘Family doctors can do more if they are given more tools’
The Malta College of Family Doctors (MCFD) and the Association of Private Family Doctors (APFD) said that as society adapt itself after the Covid-19 pandemic, family doctors are facing unmet needs from patients who were afraid to approach medical ser...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:25:00 +0100
The politicians vying to lead Italy's next government
The main candidates in Italy's general election Sunday to elect a new Parliament and determine who next governs the country include some familiar names and some lesser-known ones. They range from from three-time Premier Silvio Berlusconi to far-right...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:27:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: A budget focusing on stability and sustainability, we are told
The budget date has been set for 24 October.As more and more budget proposals are put forward by various entities outside of government, the various ministries would also be pushing forward their proposals for possible financing.Prime Minister Robert...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:02:00 +0100
‘Politicians have a duty to prevent the economy from taking over politics’ – Archbishop
Politicians have a duty to prevent the economy from taking over politics, as they have a duty to manage the economy for the common good, Archbishop Charles Scicluna said on Independence Day.Scicluna delivered a homily at St John's Co-Cathedral in Val...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:46:00 +0100
Malta celebrates 58 years of Independence
President George Vella, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici, and Leader of the Opposition Bernard Grech laid flowers at the Independence monument in Floriana today, on Independence ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:14:00 +0100
Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia on Wednesday, risking a deeply unpopular step that follows a string of humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine.It’s t...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:17:00 +0100
Repubblika calls for substitution of Pawlu Lia on the Commission for the Administration of Justice
Repubblika has called for the substitution of lawyer Pawlu Lia as the government's representative on the Commission for the Administration of Justice, arguing that there is a conflict of interest, as well as because of his association with former Pri...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:21:00 +0100
Prime Minister sets 24 October as budget date
The budget for 2023 is set to be revealed in Parliament on 24 October, Prime Minister Robert Abela said while speaking to TVM in New York.He is currently in the USA for the UN General Assembly."It is a budget in a particular context," he said, highli...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:22:00 +0100
A culture of integrity is needed to fight corruption – PN
 PN Leader Bernard Grech said that a culture of integrity is needed to fight against corruption."With a culture of integrity, we can manage to overcome the corrupt and dishonest cliques who strive only for the good of the privileged few, who the...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:54:00 +0100
Motorcyclist injured in Iklin crash
A 54-year-old motorbike rider from Birkirkara was grievously injured in an accident at 11 am on Wednesday.The accident occurred on the limits of Tal-Balal, Iklin, and involved a Honda motorbike being driven by the 54-year-old man, and a Kie Picanto, ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:19:00 +0100
Now this: Upside down number plate on official government vehicle
We’ve been saying for months, if not years, that the mentality that “anything goes” has unfortunately become ingrained in this country.Now we’re turning things upside down too.This photo was captured in Republic Street, Vallet...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:05:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: The benefits of exercise
The bombardment of adverts urging people to lead a healthier lifestyle does not seem to be working.A recent Eorubarometer survey showed that only seven per cent of the Maltese population do some form of exercise or play some kind of sport on a regula...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:06:00 +0100
Law report: CJEU widens the scope of sensitive personal data under the GDPR
On 1 August 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the case of OT v Vyriausioji tarnybinės etikos komisija (Chief Official Ethics Commission) (Case C-184/20) ruled that the publication of personal data indirectl...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:15:00 +0100
At UN, hope peeks through the gloom despite a global morass
The head of the United Nations had just warned of a world gone badly wrong — a place where inequity was on the rise, war was back in Europe, fragmentation was everywhere, the pandemic was pushing onward and technology was tearing things apart a...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:40:00 +0100
Chamber of SMEs ready to accept COLA adjustment, proposes tax reform
The Chamber of SMEs has made clear that it will accept the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) system for what it is, even if it rises significantly. However, to combat this, it is proposing a tax reform to support SMEs further.The reform would include ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:17:00 +0100
Pedestrian, motorbike rider injured in separate accidents
Two people were injured in separate traffic accidents, the police said.The first incident occurred at 6pm on Triq Għar Dalam, Birżebbuġa. A 46-year-old Egyptian was hit by a Toyota Auris being driven by a 22-year-old.The second acciden...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:22:00 +0100
Photo showing spelling mistake on public board in Ta’ Qali goes viral on social media
A photo of a board set up at the Ta’ Qali park – on which there is a spelling mistake – is going viral on the social media.The board is intended to warn dog owners to clean after their pet. But the word “respectful” is s...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:58:00 +0100
Qormi valley murder: Woman says accused needed drug money night before murder
Murder suspect Eliott Paul Busuttil was agitated and in need of money to buy drugs the night before he murdered Mario Farrugia, a Romanian woman has testified.When the woman testified last May, she had explained that she was in Attard around 10:30pm ...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:19:00 +0100
Over 1,000 people file objections against ‘monstrous development’ in Santa Lucija green lung
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...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:52:00 +0100
UN chief: World is 'paralyzed' and equity is slipping away
In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday that nations are "gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction" and aren't ready or willing to tackle the challenges that threaten humanity's future - and the planet'...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:01:00 +0100
US: 48 exploited pandemic to steal $250M from food programme
United States authorities charged 48 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest pandemic-related fraud scheme yet, stealing $250 million from a federal programme that provides meals to low-income ch...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:07:00 +0100
Qawra Point declared a nature reserve
New regulations declaring Qawra Point as a nature reserve were published on Tuesday, to protect this site's biodiversity in a coastal area popular for walking and swimming, the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has said.Through these regulati...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:22:00 +0100
4 Ukrainian separatist regions plan votes to join Russia
Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia. The concerted and quickening Kremlin-backed efforts to swallow up four regions could set the stage for Mo...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:04:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Direct orders for infrastructure and the cars on our roads
 “Demonising direct orders isn’t the answer. If it’s justified within the context of the situation – so it might win time and avoid delays – then I’ll sign it off ”, the newly appointed Infrastructure Ma...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:59:00 +0100
Syrian living in Malta faces human trafficking charges over arrival of illegal migrants in Malta
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...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:14:00 +0100
Updated: Two charged after man is hit with a shotgun in Mqabba
Two men were charged by police for allegedly attacking a man and leaving him with grievous injuries in Mqabba on 18 September.Eugenio Gaffarena, 63, from Qrendi and his 19-year-old son, Vince Gaffarena, from Mqabba were arraigned under arrest before ...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:22:00 +0100
Infrastructure Malta completes 128 residential roads in the first eight months of the year
Infrastructure Malta rebuilt 128 residential roads in the first eight months of this year, an average of four roads per week, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia said.He added that complementing major infrastruc...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:43:00 +0100
Updated: PN starts process to file class action lawsuit over utility bills
Nationalist Party spokespersons Mark Anthony Sammut (Energy and enterprise) and Ryan Callus (Public works and infrastructure) announced that the PN would be gathering participants in order to file a class action law suit over utility bills issued by ...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:40:00 +0100
Ian Borg wants European Union to ensure sustainability of assistance to Ukraine
In light of the assistance that Ukraine needs, it would be wise for the European Union to ensure the sustainability of this assistance, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg said.This was noted during the European Uni...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:49:00 +0100
Unions seek meeting with government to discuss new COLA mechanism
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...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:34:00 +0100
18 new Covid-19 cases, number of active cases rises
There were 18 new Covid-19 cases reported, as the number of active cases climbed up slightly, from 159 on Monday to 166 on Tuesday.No deaths were reported, as the total number of victims remained 804.In all, 114,443 cases were recorded in Malta, with...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:24:00 +0100
Works being carried out to improve social housing in Marsa
Works are being carried out to modernise social housing in Marsa and improve accessibility.The work is being carried out by the Housing Authority through an investment of €1 million coming from European funds.The Ministry for Social and Affordab...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:39:00 +0100
Government to continue its commitment for a more inclusive education - PM
Government has said that it is committed to achieve its goals on a more inclusive education in the country.Prime Minister Robert Abela addressed a Summit on Education in New York, where the leaders of different countries spoke about their commitment ...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:18:00 +0100
UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in 'great peril'
In an alarming assessment, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders Tuesday that nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction” and aren’t ready or willing to tackle the major challenges that threaten the ...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:01:00 +0100
‘We have nothing’: Izium’s trauma after Russian occupation
The school was a shattered mess. Its six-month life as a Russian base and mechanic shop ended in August with a Ukrainian missile strike.Its years educating Izium's youth were over, but it had one last gift for the residents who needed so much: the wo...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:59:00 +0100
Italian navy ship Martinengo moored in Malta and open to the public
The Italian Navy Ship FREMM Martinengo entered the port of Valletta, Pinto Wharf and will be moored from 19th to 22nd September, the Italian Embassy announced in a statement on Tuesday morning.The Federico Martinengo ship (F596) is the seventh Italia...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:59:00 +0100
Tony Murphy elected President of the European Court of Auditors
The Members of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) today elected Tony Murphy as President for a renewable three-year term, a statement on the ECA website said. Tony Murphy, an Irish national, will officially assume his new position on 1 October...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:42:00 +0100
Updated (4): Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral
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...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:52:00 +0100
Autumn set be ushered in with cooler weather, rain
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 ...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:45:00 +0100
PN to take government to court over illegal ARMS utility bill overcharging - Grech
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...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:47:00 +0100
Original plans for Msida junction 'significantly changed' - IM CEO
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...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:32:00 +0100
KSU says educational institutions should have more autonomy, educators receive better salaries
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 ...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:22:00 +0100
Disciplinary committee finds no plagiarism in Andrew Azzopardi’s academic paper
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...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:38:00 +0100
Only 7% of Maltese people exercise or play a sport regularly - Eurobarometer
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...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:43:00 +0100
Food, health and sport: visit San Klement Park in Zabbar for an evening of activities
Next Wednesday 21st September, San Klement Park in Żabbar will be transformed into a space for the promotion of food, health and sports aimed at encouraging the public to live a healthier and more sustainable life.With activities starting at 5pm...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:24:00 +0100
€390,000 granted for opera productions in Gozo
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...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:12:00 +0100
14 new Covid-19 cases registered
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...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:51:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Air Malta: Hanging by a thread
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 18:44:00 +0100
Spanish charity rescues 372 migrants; 1 dead; requests made for Malta to provide safe port
 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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 09:30:00 +0100
'Over the years AFM saved thousands of lives' – Home Affairs minister on migration
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Roads: Malta to have 3-year plan based on quality, sustainability, accountability, safety - new CEO
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 ...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:33:00 +0100
Live updates: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0100
‘Government causing irreparable damage to Valletta identity, heritage’ – PN minority leader
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:11:00 +0100
World leaders head to London for Queen Elizabeth II funeral
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:58:00 +0100
Bernard Grech’s father, John, passes away
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:30:00 +0100
Appeal filed against Joseph Portelli’s Qala swimming pools; locality 'losing characteristics' -mayor
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 08:30:00 +0100
Once home to a princess, Malta remembers the queen
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...

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0100
‘Strong effort’ needed to restore environmental areas damaged by nature, illegalities
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 ...



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