The Degiorgio brothers have expressed concern over their Presidential pardon request, highlighting the possible conflict of interest by those granting the recommendation to the President of their request.This is due to them saying that they can revea...

The government has dispelled rumours that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered by pharmacies, saying that "no agreement with any pharmacy has been or will be made to provide the vaccine".This newsroom contacted the health authoritie...

One in three adults in Malta have received the first Covid-19 jab, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne revealed in a Facebook post today.Malta has been fighting against the spread of Covid-19, with a number of restrictive measures having been introduc...

Brian Tonna and Karl Cini had prepared backdated documents to satisfy due diligence requirements after a magisterial inquiry started probing their actions, a police inspector said in court.Testifying in the compilation of evidence against Nexia BT pa...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has sent an official letter to Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa calling on him to investigate all the revelations connected to the secret company Macbridge which were published on Monday.In a story on Monday, the Times of M...

An alley in the heart of Dingli was the latest battleground for NGO Graffitti, which has been at the forefront of all major confrontations in favour of the environment and against development.But, this time, it was not a multi-storey high-rise buildi...

Malta expects to see more tourists coming to the island and taking advantage of Malta’s tourism sector at the beginning of this coming June, Tourism and Consumer Protection Minister Clayton Bartolo said in a press conference on Tuesday afternoo...

The United Arab Emirates has provided all the information requested by Maltese authorities in connection with investigations into the once secret company, 17 Black, PN MEP David Casa said on Tuesday.In a statement, Casa revealed that he could confirm...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has launched a White Paper on cannabis law reforms.The proposals were issued for public consultation."This problem has been with us for ages" Prime Minister Robert Abela said during a press conference."It is not acceptable...

Prime Minister Robert Abela is showing how he wanted to be the element of continuity from his predecessor Joseph Muscat in his failure to shoulder political responsibility over the Electrogas scandal, PN MP Therese Comodini Cachia said on Tuesday.The...

The Prime Minister has defended the Electrogas power station, saying that it results in lower energy bills and contributes to a better quality of life for the people.The Prime Minister was being asked about the latest Macbridge revelations. In a stor...

The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped to below 900 for the first time in five months as two more deaths were registered, the health authorities said.In all, 55 new Covid cases were reported, while 286 people recovered, the authorities said....

Keith Schembri and two of his business associates have been denied bail by a court as they face money laundering proceedings.It means that Schembri and business associates Robert Zammit and Malcolm Scerri will return to prison as proceedings against ...

Malta suffered three goals in the second half as Croatia grabbed the second consecutive victory in the group. It was arguably the most difficult match for the Maltese who fizzled out gradually after suffering the first goal.Malta held its ground in t...

Belgium and the Netherlands scored 15 goals combined in big routs in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, while Portugal got one from Cristiano Ronaldo in its victory against a Luxembourg team that tinkered with another shock result.Belgium crushed Belar...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) is satisfied with the 'Tourism Recovery Plan' as announced by the Clayton Bartolo, Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection, following extensive consultation with its members.MHRA President Tony ...

Bank of Valletta (BOV) reported significantly less profits for the year 2020 when compared to 2019, with €15.2 million profits before tax recorded as opposed to the €89.2 million recorded in 2019, CEO Rick Hunkin revealed on Tuesday. When a...

Court employees will start being administered the Covid-19 vaccine within a fortnight, a union has said.This confirmation came in the wake of the insistence made for the past weeks by UĦM Voice of the Workers during which it was in communication...

Karol Aquilina has tendered his resignation as the Nationalist Party spokesperson for justice and electoral reform and as the parliamentary group’s secretary after he was advised by police that legal action will be taken against him over a driv...

In its partial decision in the case of Fenech v. Malta, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has unanimously declared the application partly inadmissible.The case concerns the aftermath of the applicant’s arrest in 2019 on suspicion of inv...

The German state of Berlin has again suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for those aged under 60 due to new reports of unusual blood clots in people who have received the shots, officials said Tuesday.The decision was taken a...

Italy has imposed a five-day quarantine on people entering the country from other EU countries in a bid to deter Easter getaways and limit the spread of the coronavirus.Health Minister Roberto Speranza says he signed the new ordinance Tuesday. It req...

Shanghai Electric Power – which owns a 33% stake in Enemalta – said on Tuesday it was not aware or party to any illegal activity.It also said it adheres to a number of principles, including that of “zero-tolerance to corruption.The ...

Minister for Inclusion and Social Wellbeing Julia Farrugia Portelli has launched a public consultation document on autism together with the Prime Minister’s wife Lydia Abela.Speaking in a press conference, Farrugia Portelli said that the public...

A man was injured after falling three metres in a warehouse, the police said.The accident took place in John Michael Testa Street, Qormi, today at 9.15am.The man, aged 50 of Zebbug, was given first assistance by a medical team before being taken to M...

Two women were arrested after they were caught with drugs ready to be trafficked, the police said in a statement.The two women, aged 47 and 72, were arrested in Kalkara after the police found sachets containing cocaine in a residence.More cocaine was...

More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations in the wake of COVID-19.But there were few details to ex...

It's been dubbed Happy Monday — the day people could put on a bathing suit and swim in an outdoor pool for the first time in months, or rusty golfers strove to hit their drives down the middle of the fairway.Following a near three-month coronav...

The European Union’s home affairs commissioner on Monday stressed the need for solidarity among the bloc’s member states in tackling migration, and called on Turkey to resume accepting the return of people whose asylum applications are re...

A Chinese negotiator involved in multi-million euro deals by Enemalta is behind a secret company which, along with Yorgen Fenech’s 17 Black, is suspected of being set up to pay kickbacks to Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi, the Times of Malta ha...

A new amendment to the Animal Welfare Act will make it so that pet-owners who have abused their pets will not be able own animals or live with animals.This announcement was made last Friday, by Minister of Justice Edward Zammit Lewis.The amendment wi...

The Daphne Caruana Galizia has called for fresh charges to be pressed against Yorgen Fenech, Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi, and for Cheng Chen to be extradited to Malta to face justice.The call comes after an international consortium of journalists...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has stated that Prime Minister Robert Abela has to take immediate action by dissolving the country’s ties with Electrogas.This comes after the Times of Malta reported that a Chinese negotiator involved in multi-m...

A decision regarding a fresh request for bail for Keith Schembri will be made on Tuesday morning.Edward Gatt, lawyer to Keith Schembri, put forward his bail submissions during a court hearing on Monday afternoon. The crux of Gatt's argument is t...

63 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Monday as the number of active cases continued to plummet.During the last 24 hours, a 73-year-old man passed away at Mater Dei Hospital while positive for the virus – taking the nu...

No less than 10 birds of prey have been illegally shot, forcing the birds’ migration journey to Europe to be cut short, BirdLife Malta has said.The announcement was shared on BirdLife Malta’s social media platforms, alongside pictures sho...

Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo said in a Facebook post that “we must not let criminal networks of informal and illegal powers take over this country. We must fight against them, because if we don’t, by virtue of law, they will r...

Former journalist and long-time publicist Godfrey Grima has passed away at the age of 79, after contracting Covid-19.He was a regular on Maltese programmes.Grima had founded the Associated News Group, his publicity firm. He had been its chairman for ...

A canal service provider says that workers have successfully set free a colossal container ship that for nearly a week has been stuck sideways across the Suez Canal, one of the world's most crucial arteries for trade.Leth Agencies said that the vesse...

Magistrate Rachel Montebello has asked the police to investigate several leaks concerning messages that came from murder suspect Yorgen Fenech’s mobile phone.In a decree delivered on Monday, Montebello said that exchanges that appeared in artic...

A minority shareholder in Allied Newspapers Ltd and the nephew of Mabel Strickland has spoken out after former company officials were implicated and charged in a money laundering scandal over the past week.Robert Hornyold-Strickland claims to be the ...

Nationalist MP Mario de Marco said this afternoon he is not a director of Allied Newspapers, nor of Progress Press.Former PN deputy leader de Marco was referring to a statement issued by Mr Robert Hornyold Strickland.It has been alleged in a court of...

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne took immediate action after The Malta Independent on Sunday’s story regarding queue jumping in the vaccination drive.The Malta Independent on Sunday reported that as Malta's vaccination drive intensifies, peop...

A 42-year-old Gozitan man was grievously injured on Monday after he fell from a tree.The accident took place at around 1.15pm at a residence in Triq 20 ta’ Lulju, in Sannat, the police said.The man fell from a height of around three metres. He ...

The Nationalist Party has called on the government to provide psychological support to medical front liners in view of the stressful conditions they are facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.In a statement, PN mental health spokesman Mario Galea referr...

Children are yearning for green and safe open spaces, according to an in-depth study which revealed that 61% of those interviewed are unhappy with the limited recreational areas.An online survey, carried out by the Children's and Young Persons' Counc...

Live casino is forecast to generate half of all global online gambling sales by 2023, tallying upwards of US$47.5bn in revenue every year. Those forecasts were made before the Covid-19 pandemic which has further accelerated growth due to the closure ...

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela scrapped the controversial contract issued by the Education Ministry to former Malta footballer Daniel Bogdanovic when he found out about it, he said on Sunday.MaltaToday had reported that the former footballer, who is a f...

MUMN today expressed its disappointment and disapproval that more wards at Mount Carmel Hospital are closing down at the detriment of the patients and the service.In these last eight years, eight wards were closed down due to non existent maintenance...

Friends of the Earth Malta has condemned the illegal roadworks at the iconic Blue Lagoon in Comino, works which were spotted in the past days.“This has become a worrying trend – from Dingli to the island of Comino and other places which h...

The government announced new, harsher restrictions yesterday as part of efforts to reduce the transmission of Covid-19. These measures came as a surprise to many, given that strict measures were already in place for the Easter period, however this sh...

The General Workers Union has issued a number of directives for public healthcare workers over issues related to their collective agreement.The union’s Public Entities section said it has been trying to reach an agreement on the Sectoral Worker...

Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, authorities said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be set free.Satellite data from ...

Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors.With U.K. coronavirus vaccination rates outstripping those of European Union nations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ea...

The government has announced more restrictive measures for the Easter period, as part of efforts to reduce the transmission of Covid-19.As from Wednesday 31 March, the number of people who can gather in a group in a public place will be reduced from ...

As Malta's vaccination drive intensifies, people jumping the queue and getting their jab before they should remains a reality, with The Malta Independent on Sunday receiving multiple reports from individuals - including members of its own staff - who...

Yes, I had Covid. But so have more than 28,000 people in Malta, and 125 million around the world, I hear you say.Yes, it bit me hard. But it hit others harder and killed nearly 400 in Malta and 2.7 million globally. So stop whining; you're still here...

67 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, while 323 patients have recovered.This means that the number of active cases has fallen to 1,402.The authorities also said that two more people have died with the virus. The latest victims are two m...

While the government has received a draft of the Moneyval report, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that there is still work to be done over the next couple of months until the final report is issued.Abela was being interviewed by journalists on Sunda...

Not many people would have thought much about the countryside at the end of Triq is-Sienja, a quaint alley off Dingli's main road.However, a couple of fields at the end of this street have, in the last week, become Malta's latest environmental battle...

An elderly woman was seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when she fell one and a half storeys in the common parts of the block of apartments she lives in.The police said the accident took place in Agatha Barbara Road, Zabbar, at 3.45pm.The woman, a...

The police are authorised to enter and inspect areas and premises to enforce regulations and measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, a spokesperson has told this newsroom.Initially, at the start of March, Malta introduced measures to curb a stea...

The Government persisted with its mistakes as it kept defending Keith Schembri, even after allegations were made, Opposition and PN leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday.This comes after court findings on Daphne Caruana Galizia's revelations, where Kei...

Air Malta is currently finalising a second attempt with the European Commission to allow state aid from the government to keep the airline going, the Minister for Finance Clyde Caruana told The Malta Independent on Sunday. In November 2020, the gover...

World Cup qualifying in Europe took a quirky turn when the goalposts were removed before a match between Switzerland and Lithuania because they were deemed the incorrect size.It was one of the few things that didn’t go to script on Sunday.All o...

World champion Lewis Hamilton just managed to hold off Max Verstappen to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and clinch the 96th Formula One win of his career on Sunday.The race was effectively decided when Verstappen overtook Hamilton on Lap 5...

In light of the plans presented by Infrastructure Malta for the proposed Msida Creek project, NGOs, residents and concerned members of the public have come together to demand that the plans for Msida Creek be sent back to the drawing board.A letter o...

Malta's Covid-19 reproduction number has gone down below 1 and currently stands at 0.67, statistician Vince Marmara told The Malta Independent on Sunday in his weekly video blog.The reproduction number of the virus is one of the key figures...

Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital's hospitals, possibly forcing them to choose which patients they have the resources to treat.The sobering ...

When Simon Busuttil had gone to court with a heap of documents related to allegations of corruption involving Keith Schembri and Adrian Hillman, the Labour Party had tried to make a fool out of the then Opposition Leader and claimed that the box file...

Malta earned its first point in the qualifiers of the 2022 World Cup, holding Slovakia to a 2-2 draw in Trnava after yet another brilliant performance by Devis Mangia’s boys. The Maltese had a dream start building a two-goal cushion inside the ...

A biker was injured on Saturday afternoon following an accident involving another car, the police said.The accident took place in Birzebbuga Road at 5pm.The biker, aged 38 of Qormim was riding a Yamaha GDP125 which was involved in a collision with a ...

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire,” writes Gustav Mahler. We are now entering into arguably one of the most traditional of religious Christian celebrations: Holy Week. However, with our movements restric...

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93 new cases of Covid-19 were found over the past 24 hours and three patients have died, the health authorities said.The number of active cases currently stands at 1,660 and the total number of cases so far is 28,808.The patients who died were; a 71-...

European Union vaccine politics reached a fever pitch Friday with charges of British blackmail and unfair practices among EU members flying about as the bloc frantically sought to ramp up production and impose export controls to stave off another dea...

Floriana: Chemimart Pharmacy, 14, St Anne Street; Hamrun: Darwin Pharmacy, 152, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Brown's Pharmacy, 278, Victory Street; Birkirkara: Mint Care Pharmacy, 5B-71, Brared Street; Pieta: St Anthony Pharmacy, 56, St Joseph Street;...

Civil society group Repubblika has disassociated itself with a ‘mafia’ banner put up last night in front of the Times of Malta building in Mriehel.A photo of a banner with the words ‘Times of Mafia’ written on it started doing...

The Migrants Commission, JRS Malta and the Justice and Peace Commission have urged the authorities to drop the charges brought against three youths who are being prosecuted for terrorism.Then aged 15, 16, and 19, the three youths were part of a group...

A damaged wall at Mellieha’s Red Tower has been repaired after the intervention of PN MP Robert Cutajar on Saturday.A wall on the staircase leading up to the tower, which is run by Din l-Art Helwa and which was recently extensively restored, wa...

Portugal and Belgium were left frustrated by draws in their World Cup qualifying matches. Ireland was left in shock.Cristiano Ronaldo stormed off after he failed to score as Portugal was held 2-2 by Serbia — though TV replays indicated he did p...

Minister for Education Justyne Caruana presided over the signing of a concession agreement between the Government of Malta and Haileybury Malta. Through this agreement, a Haileybury school in Malta is becoming an immediate reality. The agreement will...

The 9-year-old twins didn’t flinch as each received test doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine -- and then a sparkly bandage to cover the spot.“Sparkles make everything better,” declared Marisol Gerardo as she hopped off an exam ...

Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri presided over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) and the Foundation for Responsible Gaming (RGF) for a project regarding ...

A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for a fifth day Saturday, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to free the vessel and reopen a crucial east-west waterway for global shipping.The Ever Given, a Panama-...

The implication of a number of prominent political persons as well as senior officials at key industry regulators in crimes has resulted in a negative impact on the gaming industry, iGen – an association representing the leading iGaming compani...

We all need to do our part to build the country up on solid rock. If we build it on soft clay, it will collapse, Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo said in a Facebook post.In an apparent reference to the unfolding political and court saga, Bart...

The Easter holidays act as a well-needed break for students of all ages to be at liberty with how to spend their time. The holidays this year, however, prove to be enigmatic. With Covid-19 restrictions instructing citizens to keep in-person socializi...

A recreational space in Rabat with an investment of almost €300,000 was inaugurated on Saturday by infrastructure minister Ian Borg.The landscaping works at this open space include three different levels which are reached by stairs and ramps mad...

Progress Press ended up paying $6.5 million extra for printing machines with the money shared between Keith Schembri, Malcolm Scerri and Allied Group directors Adrian Hillman and Vince Buhagiar.Court testimony given by Inspector Joseph Xerri from the...

In living memory, there was no other time in which there was so much attention on the law courts, particularly by the media.Big cases always attract attention, but there has never been a period in which so many compilations of evidence of great impor...

Progress Press suffered a loss of €5.5 million as a result of inflated prices agreed by two of its directors for new printing machines bought from Kasco Technical Services.Vince Buhagiar, who was chairman of Progress Press, and Adrian Hillman, m...

BirdLife Malta has filed a judicial protest in Court against the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Gozo and the Head of the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) for plans to open a spring hunting season “without meeting the targets an...

For another consecutive year, the Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning is commemorating Earth Hour, which falls on Saturday 27th March.This was announced by the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, and Planning Aaro...

The MFSA has taken action against Zenith Finance, the company whose owner (Matthew Pace) and former director (Lorraine Falzon) are currently in court over money laundering charges.In a notice issued on Friday evening, the MFSA said that it "considers...

103 new cases of Covid-19 were found over the past 24 hours, and four patients have died, Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci annoubnced in her weekly Covid-19 briefing.The patients who died were four men, aged 68, 72, 73 and 80. All four died at M...

Superintendent of Public Health Professor Charmaine Gauci confirmed that six individuals who had received both jabs against Covid-19 have died of the virus. Public health chief Gauci made this announcement during her weekly Covid-19 health brief...

The Planning Authority has said that the Dingli road works that have been at the heart of controversy this past week do not require a planning permit, however NGO Moviment Graffitti has said that a statement issued by the same authority, says otherwi...