The police are prosecuting people for the simple possession of cannabis at a rate of one person a day and most are first-time offenders, according to the latest data by the justice ministry. A total of 1,897 people have been brought ...

Gozo’s mayors have decided to set up a fund to finance the significant cost of resisting large-scale construction projects which they say are ruining the island. Councils incur major expenses to monitor and object to development ap...

Acclaimed film director Spike Lee is making a documentary for HBO charting New York's recovery from the 9/11 terror attacks through to the coronavirus pandemic, WarnerMedia announced . The multi-part documentary will be released to c...

Winston Churchill, owned by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, smashed expectations to sell for £7 million (€8.1 million) at auction in London on Monday. Churchill, a keen artist, took inspiration from the Moroccan city and painted Th...

The Zoom video conferencing platform on Monday reported a strong finish to its fiscal year as revenue and use soared due to the pandemic. The quarterly earnings report came with a forecast by the company that it will grow some 40 per...

As members of the oil cartel OPEC and its allies meet this week to discuss adjusting output, analysts expect old tensions between oil producer giants to flare up again. Russia and Saudi Arabia, respectively the world’s second and t...

Kia has displayed two defence vehicle concepts as it looks to expand its military offerings. The South Korean firm, best known for building affordable, mainstream cars, has been supplying light tactical vehicles to its home nation’...

Air Malta has so far issued over €20 million in refunds claimed by passengers whose flights were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a spokesperson for the national airline. “Over the past year, we had to canc...

Birkirkara’s ambitions of winning the FA trophy will be put under severe test this evening when the Stripes face GFA Division One high-flyers Għajnsielem at the Gozo Stadium in one of the plum fixtures of the Last 16 draw which wi...

Insults, beatings, arrests – health workers battling the coronavirus were subjected to more than 400 acts of violence related to COVID-19 worldwide in 2020, according to a report published Tuesday by a health NGO. The Safeguarding ...

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The popular Italian song contest Sanremo is returning today without a live audience for the first time in its 71-year history. The festival is also being held about a month later than usual, following the example of other major inter...

Champions Birkirkara will resume their commitments this week as the Women’s League returns following the international break. The Stripes will face second-placed Swieqi United in a clash that could see Birkirkara edge closer towar...

One of fastest-growing start-up firms in Malta has joined the Chamber of Commerce. Invent 3D Ltd, based in the Bulebel Industrial Estate near Żejtun, provides a huge range of 3D printing services and design for additive manufacturin...

A woman was hospitalised on Monday afternoon after being injured in a collision that involved five cars. The police said the woman, 37 from Zebbuġ, Gozo, was driving a Toyota Vitz. It was involved in a collision with a Kia Rio drive...

Economic observers are now familiar with the often-different narratives provided by politicians and technocrats on how they see the developed economies evolving after the pandemic. Politicians continue to see themselves as harbingers...

‘Development forges ahead despite strong objections.’ ‘Sheep farm granted permit by the planning commission as NGOs protest.’ ‘Demolition of historic landmark begins despite protection plea.’ ‘Local council launches pet...

All 279 Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school in the northern state of Zamfara have been released and are on government premises, the governor of the state told AFP Tuesday. "I am happy to announce that the girls are...

Educators and policymakers should investigate “the gradual dwindling in excellence” in English language studies as A level examiners expressed concern after only 10 students achieved top grade. In their annual report, examiners s...

Since I wrote about the criminal way Malta is ignoring the real threat of the pandemic on February 2, I have continued to follow developments. Over the last week, new cases have reached new heights, with numbers per day hovering betw...