The Nationalist Party expects the Prime Minister to publish his declaration of assets and that of his ministers and parliamentary secretaries before the Finance Minister presents the budget for 2023.In a statement signed by Karol Aquilina, the PN sai...

A planning application to excavate and construct 182 garages, 118 apartments and two shops in Marsascala is set to be discussed by the Planning Authority board on Thursday.The proposal is located in the area known as Zonqor within the periphery of th...

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is strong favorite to become Britain’s next prime minister within days — or even hours — after former leader Boris Johnson dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership contest.Aft...

Today is budget day. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana will head to Parliament and unveil the government’s proposed measures for next year.Over the past weeks unions, employers organisations, the opposition and others have issued their proposals f...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending a short-lived, high-profile attempt to return to the prime minister's job he was ousted from little more than three months a...

Rescuers searched the waters near a southern Italian island Sunday for a 2-week-old baby girl reported missing after a migrant boat capsized.Italian authorities said the boat overturned a day earlier near the uninhabited islet of Lampione, part of th...

A damaged Korean Air plane remained stuck in the grass at a Philippine airport Monday after it overshot a runway in rainy weather the night before. No injuries were reported among the 162 passengers and 11 crewmembers who escaped from the a...

The president of the Malta Developers Association, Michael Stivala, disagreed that what Malta is experiencing is over-development, insisting that development must continue in order to stimulate the economy.In an interview with The Malta Independent o...

Some 500 yearly partial or full foot amputations take place in Malta every year, professors in the Department of Podiatry at University of Malta have said. Professors Alfred Gatt and Cynthia Formosa, along with a team of podiatrists and engineers, ar...

Social media was flooded with posts of condolences and messages of remembrance following the tragic passing of PN MP Robert Arrigo earlier this week.A prominent businessman and a pioneer in the travel and tourism industry, Arrigo served first as the ...

President of NGO Repubblika Robert Aquilina alleged that Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa has evidence of two people who obstructed the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigations in hand.Aquilina addressed a protest held on Sunday, where he issued a...

Government funds, which were being granted to the Richmond Foundation’s 24/7 mental health helpline, will be stopped in November, Richmond CEO Stephania Dimech Sant told The Malta Independent on Sunday.As concern over the growing number of suic...

"Von der Heyden Group's Real Estate development arm remains the principal activity of our Group, driving our growth ambitions and supporting the Group's diversification strategy. Over our 33-year history, the Von der Heyden development brand has been...

Infrastructure Malta said it will be submitting new plans to the Planning Authority for the Msida Creek Project development applications. Addressing a press conference, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia s...

A board has been appointed to investigate sexual harassment claims at the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), a source close to the orchestra have said.Source said that an employee decided to seek alternative employment and resigned. In the resignati...

Floriana and Balzan produced no goals and few emotions in a low profile match, with both sides happy with the point earned at the end of the ninety minutes.It must be said however that although attempts at goals were few, these few chances could have...

Newcastle’s rise to becoming a team ready to compete in the Champions League seemed inevitable following the buyout of the northeast club by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund a year ago.Few predicted it would happen this quickly.With a...

José Mourinho’s physical Roma squad came closer than most teams have to keeping high-scoring Napoli out of the net.In the end, though, Napoli’s vast array of talented forwards again proved too much to handle.Victor Osimhen scored 1...

Lawyer Ann Fenech was on Friday elected as the new President of the Comite Maritime International ("CMI")  by the General Assembly of the CMI held in Antwerp. She was nominated by the Maritime Law of Association of Australia and New Zealand and ...

The two men who were each sentenced to 40 years in prison after they admitted to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, could be out by 2043-44, lawyer Joe Giglio told The Malta Independent on Sunday. The sentence was given on 14 Oc...

Max Verstappen and Red Bull started the United States Grand Prix determined to honor the memory of founder and team owner Dietrich Mateschitz and the racing powerhouse he built.Driver and team both delivered, overcoming self-inflicted race drama to c...

The budget is 'how we fulfil what we promised', Prime Minister Robert Abela said whilst delivering a speech in Naxxar.In explaining how the last months were instrumental for the Government to plan and carry out its objectives, he said that in the bud...

I expect the next budget to be a good one, PN Leader Bernard Grech on Sunday.During an interview on party media, he said that as from all the funds used to campaign the "propaganda" and convince many that this is going to be a great budget, "I am exp...

21 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Sunday, and no more deaths were reported.There are 349 active Covid cases in the country.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 115,197 Covid cases on the island, of which 113,644 recovered. A total ...

A woman died after she lost control of the bike she was riding and crashed, the police said Sunday.The accident took place in Mdina Road, Rabat, on Saturday at 5.30pm.The woman, aged 45, of Mgarr, was riding a Yamaha. She was later identified by TVM ...

Former museums director Fr Marius Zerafa has passed away at the age of 93.Dominican friar Zerafa is best known for his role in the recovery of  Caravaggio's St Jerome. His book, "The Stolen Caravaggio" told the story of how the painting had been...

Nearly 300 migrants disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto on Saturday after their rescue at sea in five different operations by the crew of a humanitarian vessel operated by Doctors Without Borders.About half of the 293 rescued passenge...

Malta yesterday paid its last respects to Robert Arrigo, a former deputy leader of the Nationalist Party, whose death sparked an outpouring of sorrow that transcended the political borders of a divided country.He was the first mayor of Sliema, the pr...

Clinton Buhagiar, 37, works as a ‘Channel Manager – Enterprise Group’ of a leading IT distributor. But he is more well known as a journalist on ONE, where he has been working for the past 20 years.He has produced and presented both ...

A Maltese resident, who is of English descent, found himself caught in the midst of the Russian bombing attacks in Kyiv on 10 October.He said that he experienced first-hand how drones blew up residential areas in the Ukrainian capital city.“I s...

Injections, culture shock and hygiene should not refrain someone from volunteering to help people in need abroad, a local volunteer says. Michaela Cassar Pickard, a volunteer from Karibu Malta (a non-profit group), spoke to The Independent on her vol...

Malta paid its last respects to former Nationalist Party deputy leader Robert Arrigo, who died last Tuesday, aged 67.The funeral was held at the St Julian's parish church and was followed by a private interment at the Addolorata Cemetery. Arrigo died...

Giorgia Meloni, whose party with neo-fascist roots finished first in recent elections, was sworn in Saturday as Italy's first far-right premier since the end of World War II, pledging to work to help Europe and the United States with common challenge...

A worker was critically injured on Saturday in a fall on a construction site, the police said.The worker, whose identity is unknown, was injured in a one-storey fall in Ugo Carbonaro Street, San Gwann.The accident took place at 11.30am.Magistrate Gab...

NGO Repubblika on Saturday presented a formal written complaint to PBS editor Charles Dalli and Head of PBS News Norma Saliba with regard to what the NGO said was "a misleading report" on the removal of Magistrate Nadine Lia.Repubblika claimed that t...

The Broadcasting Authority has refuted independent candidate Arnold Cassola's complaint on the lack of PBS reporting that Iosif Galea had been extradited from Italy to Germany.By doing so, the Broadcasting Authority is now openly endorsing the PBS po...

Moviment Graffitti, Animal Liberation Malta, Association for Abandoned Animals (AAA), Island Sanctuary, Animal Protectors Malta, Nature Trust Malta, Real Animal Rights Foundation (RAR), Extinction Rebellion Malta, Animal Guardians Malta, CSAF, Dolphi...

Valletta: Empire Pharmacy, 77, Old Theatre Street; Ħamrun: Darwin Pharmacy, 152, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Evans Pharmacy, 96/98, St Sebastian Street; Birkirkara: Remedies Pharmacy, Tumas Fenech Street; Gżira: St Matthew's Pharmacy, Prome...

The lightning-fast race to replace Liz Truss as British Prime Minister got even wilder Saturday as former leader Boris Johnson jetted back to the U.K amid speculation he will run to reclaim his former job.Johnson was ousted by a series of ethics scan...

A goaless draw between Valletta and Gzira United broke negative and positive trends respectively. The Citizens were on a run of four consecutive defeats whereas their opponents Gzira had won their previous four matches.Darren Abdilla’s boys mad...

A first-half brace from Brahim Díaz helped AC Milan to a 4-1 win over Monza in Serie A, making it an unhappy return to San Siro for former Rossoneri CEO Adriano Galliani on Saturday.Divock Origi scored his first goal for Milan and substitute R...

Liverpool’s mini-revival came to a halt with a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.But Chelsea and Manchester United continued to progress under respective managers Graham Potter and Erik ...

Two minors were found dead Friday on a migrant boat carrying nearly 40 people in the Mediterranean Sea and a search was under way for a woman reported missing from the vessel, Italy's coast guard said.A coast guard statement said 36 people were found...

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will start on pole position for the United States Grand Prix after season champion Max Verstappen finished third in Saturday's qualifying session that began shortly after his Red Bull team learned that founder and owner Di...

Seventeen new Covid-19 cases were recorded Saturday, with one more death registered.Health authorities said that the total number of cases recorded in Malta is now 115,176, with the number of deaths now reaching 808.The number of active cases is 353,...

A serious environmental strategy requires a long-term vision because decisions concerning the environment – if implemented properly – require their due time to leave the desired results, ADPD believes. Many studies carried out over the ye...

Her heart steeped in far-right tenets, as a young teen Giorgia Meloni embarked on an ideological quest that has propelled her — 30 years later — to the height of government power.The Sept. 25 election victory of Brothers of Italy, a fast-...

On the initiative of the Maltese Embassy in Spain, from 21st October to 5th December 2022, Pjazza San Ġorġ will be hosting the international exhibition ‘Enlightened Universe’ by the artist Cristobal Gabarron,...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago -- jockeyed to make a comeback Friday as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country’s leader...

In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of living. People across France took to the streets to demand pay increases that keep pace with inflation. Czech demonstrators rallied against gov...

This week threw up a court case which, as far as we know, is unprecedented in Malta’s legal history.For the first time ever, a Magistrate was forcibly removed from a case which she was assigned to.  This happened this week when Judge Ian S...

The government released a statement following the EU Council meeting that took place over the past couple of days, saying the work on the joint purchasing of gas between the 27 member states will be intensified in the coming days."European leaders ag...

The Planning Commission has once again sought further downsizing of a controversial apartment block which is being proposed on the border of the Outside Development Zone in Nadur.Planning Commission chair Stephania Baldacchino and her two colleagues ...

A judge’s recent order for the substitution of the magistrate hearing a case against the Commissioner of Police was first suspended this morning, following urgent requests filed by the State Advocate, only for the same court to reverse that dec...

The General Workers Union (GWU) is seeking the option for workers to work a 40-hour week over four days in its 2023 pre-budget proposals, which were published yesterday.The union said that if there is an agreement between trade unions for employees a...

Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain's economy. But the tumult that resulted was not exactly what she had in mind: Markets recoiled, the pound currency dived, her party revolted &mda...

Giorgia Meloni on Friday formed Italy’s new ruling coalition, giving the country its first far-right-led government since the end of World War II and becoming the first woman tapped to serve as the country's premier.A presidential palace offici...

President of NGO Repubblika Robert Aquilina has filed a court application asking Magistrate Nadine Lia to recuse herself from another court case.This court case was instituted after Aquilina filed a police report over a comment made about him on Face...

A worker was grievously injured while using machinery to cut wood, the police said.The accident happened on a construction site in Triq ta’Gorf, Xaghra, at 3.30pm on Friday.The worker, a 46-yearold Albanian man who resides in Xewkija, was taken...

A woman was grievously injured after she slipped in the yard of her residence, the police said.The accident took place in Santa Lucija Street, Naxxar, at noon.The woman, aged 76, was taken to hospital for treatment.

 Juventus could be back on track after a dismal few weeks for the Bianconeri.Adrien Rabiot scored twice late on to add to goals from Weston McKennie and Moise Kean as they beat Empoli 4-0 on Friday for their second straight victory.Juventus was ...

Sirens and Zebbug Rangers shared six goals yesterday to earn a point in a spectacular 3-3 draw, a result that leaves both sides hovering just above the relegation zone.Zebbug had a commanding first half with striker Lokoli Ngoy scoring a hat-trick an...

Minister for Public Works and Planning, Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, and Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue, Andy Ellul, addressed a special session of the Maltese Council for Social and Economic Development (MCESD) which dealt with the subject ...

A lawyer and one-time PN MEP candidate has been ordered to pay damages to a tourist who suffered permanent disability after he had run her over in 2018.In his sworn reply, Kevin Plumpton had not contested his liability for the incident, in which his ...

23 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Friday, while no deaths were recorded.There are currently 354 active cases in the country.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 115,159 Covid cases in the country, of which 113,602 recovered. There ...

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term marred by economic policies that roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party that obliterated her authority.After just 45 days...

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri has said that he will  not suspend prisons director Robert Brincau, despite the latter being charged in court.Brincau was charged with slight bodily harm, threatening a man with a weapon, insulting and threa...

In the second quarter of 2022, the General Government recorded a deficit of €120.8 million, the National Statistics Office said.At the end of June, General Government debt stood at €8,599.1 million, or 55.1% of Gross Domestic Product . This...

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey on Thursday in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star’s career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown actors in Broadway plays in 1986.The v...

European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions on how to deal with the energy crisis but avoided an open rift between Germany and France on Friday that would have exposed a divided bloc as it confronts Russian President Vladim...

The PN published their pre-budget document which carried the theme of “the quality of life you deserve,” on Thursday.The document was presented by the leader of the PN Bernard Grech and the spokesperson for Finance, Jerome Caruana Cilia.T...

Two of the three police officers charged in connection with a racially-motivated attack on a foreign national had been carrying weapons which were not part of their police-issued equipment, a court has heard.The compilation of evidence against&n...

In total there were more than 2,400 deaths caused by coronary heart disease since 2020, followed by over 800 for both stroke and Covid-19, data relating to deaths in Malta shows.This data is available on worldlifeexpectancy.com, a website which gives...

The Education Ministry has blasted a Nationalist Party MP over what it described as a “baseless and irresponsible” statement which he uploaded to social media.The Ministry said that a Facebook post uploaded by the PN’s education spo...

In its resolution adopted with 564 votes in favour, 10 against, and 17 abstentions on Thursday, the European Parliament acknowledged the progress in ongoing judicial proceedings over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, "and the Maltese P...

The UHM Voice of the Workers revealed its pre-Budget proposals for the year of 2023.The union called for several measures to be implemented within the upcoming Budget in different sectors, such as the economy, the higher cost of living, the reduction...

A tribute to the late Robert Arrigo was paid yesterday before the game played between Manchester United and Tottenham.Arrigo, a Spurs fan, was remembered ahead of the game on the initiative of Nationalist whip Robert Cutajar, a Man Utd fan.Cutajar to...

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authorit...

European Union leaders were heading into a two-day summit Thursday with opposing views on whether, and how, the bloc could impose a gas price cap to contain the energy crisis fueled by Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukr...

NGO Repubblika will be holding a protest march on Sunday.It will be the third protest in a month – the first was held by the Nationalist Party on 2 October, while last Sunday a protest was held by Repubblika on the day of the fifth anniversary ...

33 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Thursday, while one death was recorded.There are currently 355 active cases in the country.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 115,136 Covid cases in the country, of which 113,578 recovered. There...

An EU passport is very valuable to an investor or business, and countries like Malta know this. By offering golden visas, which are attainable through investment into the country, Malta has been generating good money with its capital-laden visa schem...

The Nationalist Party said that the prison director should be suspended after he was taken to court on charges of pointing a gun at an ambulance driver.Robert Brincau is charged with slight bodily harm, threatening a man with a weapon, insulting...

The Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS) invested a total of €26,560,000 during the year 2021, €3.2 million over from the previous year, the FSWS annual report revealed. The details were announced during a news conference where the...

The police have published the photo of a man who is wanted in connection with an ongoing investigation related to theft."Can you help us identify this man?", the police said. He is wanted by the police in order to assist in an ongoing investigation r...

Magistrate Nadine Lia has been removed from the Pilatus case, the NGO Repubblika said on Wednesday. President Robert Aquilina told journalists outside the law courts that this is a "historic win".This is the first time this has happened that a m...

The Government Whip gave no clear explanation as to why ministers failed to submit 2021 declaration of assets so far.PN MPs Beppe Fenech Adami, Mark Anthony Sammut and Ivan Castillo on Wednesday all took turns asking why ministers' declarations of as...

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was hanging on to power by a thread on Thursday, after a senior minister quit her government with a barrage of criticism and a vote in the House of Commons descended into chaos and acrimony.A bot...

Some lines of communications between members of the Cabinet, including the Prime Minister, seem to have experienced some issues these past few days.Or maybe the Transport Minister is being kept in the dark as to what the government’s plans are....

A court has decreed it has sufficient prima facie evidence for the Attorney General to file a Bill of Indictment against five men accused of putting Melvin Theuma on the government's payroll.The case against five men accused of putting Melvin Theuma ...

The director of a private ambulance company has testified that prison director Robert Brincau threatened to kill him and his family, in an angry phone call last August.Charlton Caruana was testifying in criminal proceedings against Brincau, 49, who t...

The trapping research period for seven songbird species opens tomorrow, a Gozo Ministry statement read."After considering the Ornis committee's recommendations, the government is announcing the opening of the research project from 20 October until 20...

Over 10,000 sqm of agricultural land in an area known as Ta' Brija, l/o Siggiewi, which over the years was illegally converted into a large scrapyard is once again being returned to its original state after the Planning Authority (PA) started carryin...

The Agriculture Ministry is consulting experts with the aim of controlling the Oriental Hornet's Population, Minister for Agriculture Anton Refalo said in reply to a question made in Parliament by PN MP Jerome Caruana Cilia.In his reply, the minister...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag refused to let Cristiano Ronaldo overshadow arguably his team's most complete performance under him in a 2-0 win against Tottenham on Wednesday.Ronaldo headed to the changing room before the final whistle at Old...

The Anti Poverty Forum expressed its concern about the sharp increase in the cost of living, including drastic increases in the basics necessities which include basic food items and medication. This hike in costs has highly reduced people’s pur...

Future fathers who are under the age of 18 should be allowed to recognise their child by law, PL MP Amanda Spiteri Grech said on Wednesday.During a parliamentary session, Spiteri Grech, who is a family lawyer by profession, said that she will make it...

Minister for Tourism Clayton Bartolo refused to reveal the amount that was spent by the Malta Tourism Authority on Isle of MTV 2022.In response to the parliamentary question made by Nationalist Party MP Mario de Marco, Bartolo said that he could not ...

British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents...