US-issued COVID-19 vaccination cards will start being recognised in Malta as of Monday, with digital verification of such cards beginning as of August 1. The update was announced by the Health Ministry on Saturday, in a brief stateme...

The road from Malta to Tokyo has been long and arduous but for Yazmin Zammit Stevens, nothing short of a dream come true as she becomes the third Maltese person to qualify for this year’s Olympic Games in Japan. She will be the fir...

Troops and firefighters were called in Saturday to help villagers launch a mammoth clean up after the worst floods to hit western Europe in decades left over 150 people dead and dozens more missing. Western Germany has suffered the m...

A 41-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries following a traffic collision in Attard on Friday afternoon. The man, who is from Marsascala, was driving a Subaru Sambar on Mdina Road at 4.30pm when he was involved in a collis...

The MSE Equity Total Return Index (MSE) closed the week in the red, with a 1.3% decline to finish the week at 7,997.717 points. Tourism sensitive sectors and banks led the way lower, as International Hotel Investments (IHI), Malta In...

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Sixteen songs have made it to the final night of this year’s L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija, which will be held on August 7 at Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta. Their running order has been announced this wee...

The second and final day of the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta’s 7th Time Trials, held on Thursday, saw the achievement of another three records. Ella Fenech Attard swam the 400m Medley and achieved an Age Group B record with ...

Jeff Bezos sets his sights on a new frontier in space in the coming days after building a gargantuan business empire that has in many ways conquered the Earth. Bezos and three others - his brother Mark, barrier-breaking female aviato...

The Prince of Wales took a spin in a hydrogen-powered car as he visited an eco-vehicle firm. Heir to the throne Charles got behind wheel of the lightweight green-coloured Rasa when he visited Riversimple in Llandrindod Wells last wee...

Former European Cup winner Wolfgang Rolff is currently headlining a camp for several free agent players from across the world in Malta. Organised by Scouting Connection and Soccerscouting Benelux, in collaboration with Challenge Lea...

In late 1960, Philip Landy, considered a Commonwealth authority on parliamentary law and procedure, wrote that the prestige of the Office of the Speaker of the House of Commons is “hardly less exalted than that of the Sovereign her...

When Gerald Strickland makes his way to the Pitkali fruit and vegetable market – to source natural, local ingredients for his artisan jams and marmalades – he is often greeted by farmers who announce: “Ġie tal-ġamm” (the ja...

These are the leading articles making headlines in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with a report that COVID-19 vaccination has been made mandatory for several thousand non-EU workers, who must get the jab locally...

Shocking footage of the so-called Libyan coastguard shooting in the direction of a boat carrying migrants in international waters off Malta is the latest criminal conduct by an entity that, in recent years, has often violated the mos...

‘Media’ is the term used to refer to the communication tools that provide us with information and knowledge. However, such communication tools can also fuel hatred, misinformation and stereotypes. In an equality context, stereoty...

Obituaries AQUILINA. On July 15, at Mater Dei Hospital, Rev. Mgr. CARMELO AQUILINA, of Bir-kirkara, aged 89, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his siblings Tessie widow of Josep...

President Joe Biden has said that social media misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccinations is "killing people" and the White House said Facebook needs to clean up its act. "They're killing people. The only pandemic we have is amon...

Non-EU workers from many African and Asian countries, as well as those working in the health and catering sectors, must now prove that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to renew their work permit. A recent update by the Heal...

Olympic athletes’ conundrum I find this bit of news about the Olympics rather distressing. Having been a sporting woman all my life, I find it incredible that the World Olympic Committee has decided to disregard fair competition wh...