The trial by jury of businessman Yorgen Fenech enters its 20th day on Thursday, with Johann Cremona expected to resume his testimony before Madam Justice Edwina Grima and the jury.Wednesday's proceedings were largely dominated by the playing of hours...

The Planning Authority's decision to grant a permit to Sharlon Pace for 30 padel courts on archaeological remains on Manoel Island, 20 of which were built illegally, has cast the future of the whole island into serious doubt, NGOs said Thursday. By s...

Katy Perry made her Malta debut at Isle of MTV Malta 2026, bringing her acclaimed European summer tour to Il-Fosos Square for a full headline concert alongside dance music powerhouse AFROJACK and Maltese star AIDAN. Now in its 18th year and staged by...

The Nationalist Party has tabled a motion of no confidence in Energy Minister Miriam Dalli, calling on her to resign from her position as Minister for Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour or be axed from her ministerial r...

Yorgen Fenech’s business associate Johann Cremona spent much of Wednesday insisting that explosive references to politicians, senior police officers, lawyers, and Fenech himself heard in secretly recorded conversations with Melvin Theuma were n...

The seven-day heatwave has come to an end, the Meteorological Office said, with the highest ever temperature recorded in July - 43.3 degrees Celsius - measured on Saturday 18 July, and is just 0.5°C below Malta's all-time highest temperature, whi...

Traffic congestion has become one of Malta's defining national problems. It is no longer simply an inconvenience that delays commuters by a few minutes. It has evolved into a daily ordeal that affects businesses, workers, families and the country's o...

Enemalta has said that it expects electricity supply in Valletta to be restored by Thursday morning after a fault in an overloaded underground cable left parts of the capital relying on temporary generators, Chairperson Ryan Fava said during a press ...

Floriana Football Club has released an official statement voicing deep frustration and disappointment over four separate power outages that disrupted their UEFA Conference League qualifying match against FC Drita at the Centenary Stadium on Tuesday.H...

The trial by jury of businessman Yorgen Fenech entered its 19th day on Tuesday with Johann Cremona continuing his testimony, as jurors heard more secretly recorded conversations between him and self-confessed middleman Melvin Theuma.Throughout the mo...

The PN Opposition walked out of Parliament on Wednesday to block the Bill looking to establish a National Commission for Human Rights and Equality from being voted through. Opposition Whip Ivan Castillo cited concerns that a consultation was required...

Households and businesses that experienced electricity outages lasting more than six hours during the ongoing heatwave will once again be eligible for compensation, the government said Wednesday.In a statement, the Energy Ministry confirmed that, as ...

Parliament has unanimously voted in favour of a Bill that has added disability as a protected characteristic, in relation to fundamental rights and freedoms, in the Constitution.During Wednesday's plenary, both sides of the House fully backed the Bil...

Malta has shattered meteorological records by registering three consecutive days with temperatures reaching 42°C or higher, fuelled by a persistent weather pattern known as an Omega Block.The current heatwave, which began on July 16, reached a pe...

An internal inquiry into the unauthorised use of a laptop at the Corradino Correctional Facility has found no evidence to support allegations of criminal activity, while identifying shortcomings in operational procedures governing the use of electron...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has joined a chorus of organisations and constituted bodies requesting the postponement of the final debate and vote in Parliament on the National Commission for Human Rights and Equality Bill. I...

The intense heatwave enveloping Malta pushed demand to a record 741MW on Tuesday placing sustained stress on the distribution network as Enemalta engineers worked tirelessly to restore power to affected areas, the company said Wednesday.Enemalta crew...

The current spate of power cuts has not spared the law courts.While an initial morning blackout was quickly resolved when backup generators kicked in, a second afternoon outage during the lunch break left the building without power after the backup s...

The Malta Employers' Association said today it corresponded with the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition requesting to postpone the final discussion and vote in Parliament on the National Commission for Human Rights and Equality Bill, whi...

The Insurance Association Malta said Wednesday is concerned that the latest Bill establishing the National Commission for Human Rights and Equality has been fast-tracked without renewed consultation with the insurance sector."The current Bill differs...

Repeated and prolonged power cuts across several localities are having serious consequences for families and businesses, particularly the self-employed and small and medium-sized enterprises, the Nationalist Party said, urging the government to compe...

It is ironic that legislation intended to eliminate discrimination and promote equality should itself discriminate against healthcare professionals, the Chamber of Pharmacists said Wednesday, hours before Parliament will take a vote on the said issue...

The Malta Chamber of SMEs said Wednesday it acknowledged the significant investment and continuous efforts undertaken over recent years to strengthen Malta's electricity distribution network, but this is apparently not enough as Malta has once again ...

The government's lack of vision and serious planning for Malta's infrastructure yesterday humiliated the country on the international stage, even during a European sporting competition, the Nationalist Party said Wednesday.The UEFA Conference League ...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) said Wednesday it believes that the current electricity disruptions experienced during periods of extreme heat should be recognised as a national matter requiring an urgent, coordinated, and long-te...

Total cruise passenger traffic during the second quarter of 2026 amounted to 256,369, at par with the same quarter of the previous year, the NSO said Wednesday.There were 126 cruise liner calls during the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 3 when...

An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare.Jenitar Sau Na'amoana, who is 34 years old and already had four children, delivered the babies last week at Royal Brisbane and Wo...

Nationalist MP Julian Borg has revived an argument that has often featured in post-election analysis but remains as relevant as ever. If the Nationalist Party wants to return to government, its greatest opportunity does not necessarily lie in persuad...

The Church Schools Association and the Secretariat for Catholic Education on Wednesday agaim  expressed their profound disappointment that Government has chosen to proceed this afternoon with the Third Reading of the Human Rights and Equality Co...

Enemalta said Wednesday that a record 713MW demand was reached on Monday, substantially exceeding the previous peak of 663MW recorded in 2023.The statement followed yet another day and night of power cuts as the power grid was unable to keep up with ...

The National Audit Office (NAO) has identified inconsistent oversight and governance in the government's leasing of private property, saying the absence of a central framework has led to varying approaches in how public entities plan, procure and man...

The government has launched a 1-month public consultation on its proposal that all development works to a planning application would be suspended on the submission of an appeal, among other related changes.On Tuesday morning, the government announced...

A group of 180 Maltese patients, volunteers and pilgrims travelled to Lourdes last week for the annual four-day pilgrimage organised by the Maltese Association for the Transport of the Sick to Lourdes (UMTAL), offering participants what organisers de...

A 42-year-old man from Ħamrun was fined €9,000 after admitting to threatening and insulting a magistrate and a police sergeant, while also breaching bail conditions. Jeffrey Cassar was arraigned in court charged with threatening and...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has publicly apologised about the many power cuts experienced by people across the Maltese islands in the past days.When asked about the power outages being experienced in recent days by journalists, the Prime Minister spo...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry has called on the government to publish a long-term investment plan for the country's electricity distribution network, warning that recurring power cuts are disrupting businesses and exposing sh...

A business associate of Yorgen Fenech told the jury on Tuesday that self-confessed middleman Melvin Theuma consistently alleged that Fenech had ordered the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, while also describing meetings, phone calls and text ...

A business associate of Yorgen Fenech told jurors on Tuesday that self-confessed middleman Melvin Theuma repeatedly claimed the businessman had ordered the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, while also recounting a series of meetings...

In a judgment delivered on 17 June 2026, the Court of Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction), presided over by Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff, overturned the decision of the Industrial Tribunal dated 24 April 2025 in the case of John Oliver George Taylor vs In ...

The government yesterday tried to belittle the situation and say that its investment has diminished the problem of electricity cuts and, where they happen, the repair work is taking less time.But here we are again in another day of sweltering heat wi...

A 35-year-old woman from Pietà was arraigned in court and accused of stealing various items from the PAVI supermarket in Qormi and defrauding several people in connection with deposits of lease agreements.Amanda Borg Manduca was charged with...

The government will invest around €2.8 million over the next three years in three community homes supporting people with mental health challenges under a new agreement between the Ministry for Health and the Suret il-Bniedem Foundation.The agree...

Contraventions issued by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) have amounted to €808,400 from 2022 till 2026, with €642,000 paid to the BCA, leaving the remaining €166,400 unpaid.Opposition MP Mark Anthony Sammut asked the Mini...

The Nationalist Party has welcomed the government's proposed reform of the planning appeals system but accused it of reviving a proposal first opened for public consultation in 2023 without implementing it.In a statement, the PN said the reform addre...

The national Genitourinary (GU) Clinic recorded 557 new sexually transmitted infection (STI) cases to Malta's Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit (IDCU) during the first six months of 2026, according to information tabled in Parliament.The...

The Opposition said Tuesday it agrees with the principles of the bill establishing the National Commission for Human Rights and Equality.However, because insufficient time has been allowed for adequate consultation and parliamentary scrutiny, the Opp...

Mizzi Organisation has reached an agreement to sell its Arkadia supermarket business to a third-party buyer, marking a significant move in the group's ongoing strategy to streamline its operations and focus on its core business activities.The announc...

The Minister for Gozo, Clint Camilleri, has announced that Kevin Francica has been appointed to lead the Wild Birds Regulations Unit (WBRU).The Ministry for Gozo said in a statement that Francica has 36 years of experience working in the public servi...

A fire that broke out at what is believed to be an illegal dumping site in Marsa rapidly escalated within minutes, prompting a response from the Civil Protection Department (CPD) and renewed calls for stronger enforcement against illegal waste dispos...

The vast majority of state schools in Malta still leave students and educators facing excessive heat without air-conditioning systems, the Nationalist Party said Tuesday.Although schools have now closed their doors to regular students, this situation...

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) has said that it is objecting to plans to convert a traditional townhouse in the heart of Attard's Urban Conservation Area (UCA) into a medical clinic, warning that the proposal would introduce an intensive...

A 71-year-old cyclist from Kirkop suffered grievous injuries after he was involved in a traffic accident with a car in Luqa on Tuesday morning, a police statement said.The police were informed at around 9.15am that their assistance was needed in Triq...

A mobile phone shop in Naxxar is offering free emergency charging to people affected by the ongoing power cuts across Malta and Gozo, particularly those relying on essential medical devices.Phoneitel, located on 21st September Avenue, has opened its ...

All 23 crew members aboard the Malta-flagged oil tanker M/T Kavomaleas have been rescued safely after the vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman, the Ministry for Sustainable Mobility said.The ministry said that there were no reported casualt...

The Association of Catering Establishments (ACE) has raised concerns over the recent increase of power outages across Malta and Gozo, warning that repeated electricity disruptions are once again affecting catering business during the peak summer seas...

Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg has said that the financial cost of yet another spate of power cuts must be assessed by the government, while Energy Minister Miriam Dalli said that it was due to Enemalta’s investment in the past couple of ye...

Spain's World Cup-winning football team returned home on Monday and an estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid.The 26 players and their coaching staff met with the country's royals, and then wi...

The return of widespread power cuts during another intense summer should surprise no one. What is surprising is that, despite years of warnings and repeated promises, Malta continues to struggle with an electricity distribution system that is unable ...

Malta Public Transport said Tuesday it  will be organising special bus services for Isle of MTV Malta 2026, taking place on 22 July at the Granaries, Floriana. In order to provide a convenient transport option for those passengers attending this...

The Association of Truck and Trailer Operators (ATTO) on Tuesday welcomed the European Commission's efforts to address some of the concerns raised by island Member States in its proposed reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).The reduction o...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and economic establishment.Burnham used his inaugural speec...

Former Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar was accused by Yorgen Fenech's defence team of being "corrupt" and of lying under oath, as he testified in the murder trial concerning the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.He also told jurors on Mond...

Former Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar insisted Monday that his contact with Edgar Brincat was a legitimate attempt to obtain intelligence linked to the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation, as the two men dominated Monday's proceedings i...

The Church Schools Association has asked for the final step in Parliament on a Bill proposing the establishment of a new Human Rights and Equality Commission to be delayed in favour of more consultation taking place on it.Malta is set to establish it...

 A roadworks contractor working on the Msida creek project damaged parts of a backbone of Melita's fibre network, the company said Monday, leaving thousands unable to access the company’s services for much of the day.The company said in a ...

The European Commission's proposal to address the negative effects of the ETS on maritime transhipment is a step in the right direction, the Nationalist Party said Monday, but the government should not try to take credit where it is at fault.Two days...

Enemalta's engineers and technical crews have been deployed to address cable faults and restore electricity supply in Birkirkara, Balzan, and Iklin, the company stated.In a statement released on Monday, Enemalta plc said that four separate, unrelated...

The sixth edition of the national conference "L-Istat tan-Nazzjon" (The State of the Nation) is set to take place on September 4 at Verdala Palace, centering on the theme "The Maltese population and nation in 50 years' time."Organised through the ini...

Kevin Keegan, the two-time Ballon d'Or-winning soccer star who captained and coached England and won the European Cup with Liverpool, has died. He was 75.His death was announced Monday by former club Newcastle, where he had been both a player and coa...

Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Employment Jonathan Attard, together with Infrastructure Malta Chief Executive Officer Steve Ellul and Fgura Mayor Clayton Cascun Portelli, visited the ongoing works in Triq A.M. Valperga in Fgura. &ldqu...

Development applications filed with the Planning Authority could turn the area around a single roundabout in Gzira into a skyscraper haven, with three towers planned to be built next to the Empire Stadium.Three significant projects - two of which are...

Minister for Home Affairs and Security Glenn Bedingfield on Monday visited the headquarters of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), where he met with Executive Director Nina Gregori and the Agency's senior management team. The meeting fo...

Maltese MEP Peter Agius wants Maltese authorities to clarify who should bear responsibility over the scrapping of an electric car in the country. The MEP said he received complaints that scrapping an electric vehicle has cost some consumers up to &eu...

This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers.And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears.Spain is back atop the football world for a second time, after Ferran Torres' ...

 Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn't let Lionel Messi get anything else.Shortly after winning the World Cup title Sunday, the Spaniards claimed all three individual player awards, keeping Messi from leaving with an...

The debate surrounding Manoel Island over the past few days is about much more than whether padel courts should form part of the future landscape. It is about trust.When the government announced that Manoel Island would become a national park, it was...

During the second quarter of 2026, sea transport between Malta and Gozo registered increases in trips, vehicles and passengers, when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2025, the NSO said Monday. Sea transport between Malta and GozoBetween April...

Momentum executive member Matthew Agius has filed a formal request with the Office of the Ombudsman's Commissioner for Environment and Planning, calling for an independent inquiry into the handling of an illegal development on public coastal land at ...

Malta's newly-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Carmelo Abela, has firmly rejected calls to cut back the amount of time MPs are given to speak in Parliament, arguing that comparisons with legislatures such as the European Parliament, w...

Nearly seven years after Parliament unanimously declared a climate emergency, only five of the 15 commitments contained in the landmark motion have been fully implemented, while several of the most significant measures remain works in progress.An ana...

Nationalist Party Leader Alex Borg has said his 98% confirmation vote gives him a strong mandate to continue renewing the party, while insisting the result should not be interpreted as permission to slow down or take public support for granted.Speaki...

30 firefighters are currently tackling a large grass fire in the Ħal Farruġ area of Luqa, with no injuries reported so far.The Civil Protection Department said it has deployed 12 fire appliances, including fire engines and water carriers, t...

A 15-year-old boy from Pakistan, who resided in Xgħajra, tragically lost his life yesterday after getting into difficulty while swimming, the police said Sunday.The accident occurred late yesterday afternoon, with police being alerted to the nee...

A one-year-and-seven-month-old girl is in serious condition after she entered the sea alone and began struggling to breathe in Marsaxlokk on Saturday night.Police said they were informed at around 10.30pm that assistance was required in the area of B...

A 74-year-old man from Mellieħa tragically lost his life this morning after being caught between a truck and a mechanical shovel.The police said the accident happened at around 10.15am.Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim was in t...

A 41-year-old man from Bormla has been arrested in connection with a series of vandalism incidents involving damaged vehicles in the locality, following days of investigations and surveillance, the police said.In a statement, the police said an ongoi...

Newly-elected Labour MP Yana Borg Debono Grech said she now supports the gender-corrective mechanism, despite previously opposing it. Her experience as a public figure convinced her that Malta remains "a man's world", making the mechanism necessary t...

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting young people transitioning from residential care to independent living through an aftercare programme that guarantees access to education, housing and financial assistance, Prime Minister Rob...

 Kimi Antonelli always believed he had the momentum in the Formula 1 title race even when results didn't go his way. He made it count with a dominant win Sunday as his teammate and title rival George Russell failed to finish.Antonelli saw off a ...

Government is proposing to lower the human rights protection that we citizens enjoy in the case of human rights and equality matters regulated by the proposed Bill, Law Professor Kevin Aquilina writes today.Instead of the court structure, matters con...

Malta should consider establishing or strengthening a fully independent national examinations authority with a clear legal mandate, former Labour MP Katya De Giovanni writes today.Its governance structure should reflect the diversity of the education...

The Malta Resuscitation Council has called for a national policy that would make life-saving training a standard part of education, saying that CPR should be embedded in the National Curriculum to improve survival rates.In a statement, the council sa...

Two Malta Police officers have been reunited with a man whose life they helped save after he became trapped between a car and a truck in a traffic accident in Sliema earlier this year.Police Constables K. Scicluna and R. Tonna met Maurice Galea at Ma...

The contrast could not have been more striking.Prime Minister Robert Abela painted a picture of a Malta in which prosperity has become the norm. According to what he told The Sunday Times last week, the Labour government has transformed luxuries into...

Long before Salina became one of Malta's best-known nature reserves, it was a busy Roman harbour, a strategic military stronghold and the centre of one of Malta's most valuable industries. Today, the historic salt pans continue to tell a story stretc...

 Lionel Messi rarely loses. Spain never loses.That's been how things have worked in recent years, anyway. Soccer's best player and soccer's dominant team are set to collide Sunday in a World Cup final worthy of the sport's grandest stage. Messi ...

Every country has artefacts that tell its story. For Malta, these are found in our churches and chapels, in works of art, archives, music, traditions, and in the stories passed on from one generation to the next. They remind us where we come from, wh...

AI is no longer a "future of work" conversation. It is reshaping the labour market in real time. PwC's 2026 AI Jobs Barometer, which analysed more than one billion job advertisements across 27 countries, reveals a global economy splitting into two di...

The parliamentary motion declaring a climate emergency passed nearly seven years ago by the Maltese Parliament featured 15 points of action to demonstrate Malta's commitment to safeguard the environment. After almost seven years, five minor pledges h...

Momentum has proposed a national first aid campaign that would make basic life-saving training compulsory for secondary school students and potentially link certification to obtaining a driving licence.In a statement, the party said the initiative wo...