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Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:59:00 +0100
PN contrived a plan for early election to create a sense of uncertainty, PM says
Prime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday that the Nationalist Party contrived a plan for an early general election to create a sense of uncertainty and break down the country’s positive economic growth.“It seems that every time Malta&rsq...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:06:00 +0100
Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talks
World leaders have been meeting for 29 years to try to curb global warming, and in that time Earth has become a much hotter and deadlier planet. Trillions of tons of ice have disappeared over that period, the burning of fossil fuels has spewed b...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 08:24:00 +0100
Malta trebles its recycling performance for plastic, Wasteserv says
The current year will go down in the history book as a record-breaking turning point in sustainable waste management, Wasteserv said in a statement on Saturday. This not only means that Malta has moved from its constant rock bottom position on EU sco...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:20:00 +0100
Police failed to act despite having had proof of corruption for years – activists
Activists taking part in a protest on police inaction against Konrad Mizzi and other political figures said Friday that the police have refused to act despite having been in possession of evidence for over five years.Civil society NGO Repubblika and ...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:03:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: University - Changes which could lead to more critical thinking
An interesting report which delves into the academic world at the University of Malta specifically has been published by the University’s students council.The Post Covid-19 Academic Strategy looks into various facets of how the educational expe...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:10:00 +0100
Biden: Pope told me that I should 'keep receiving Communion'
Face to face at the Vatican, President Joe Biden held extended and highly personal talks with Pope Francis on Friday and came away saying the pontiff told him he was a “good Catholic” and should keep receiving Communion, although conserva...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:46:00 +0100
Mark Camilleri does not back down after Rosianne Cutajar libel: ‘I will become your worst nightmare’
Former book council chief Mark Camilleri has refused to back down after PL MP Rosianne Cutajar filed a libel suit against him over claims written in Camilleri’s new book, ‘A Rent Seeker’s Paradise.’In the book, Camilleri claim...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:13:00 +0100
G20 leaders to confront energy prices, other economic woes
Leaders of the Group of 20 countries gathering for their first in-person summit since the pandemic took hold will confront a global recovery hampered by a series of stumbling blocks: an energy crunch spurring higher fuel and utility prices,...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:58:00 +0100
Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers call on court not to breach alleged murder mastermind’s human rights
Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers have argued that a charge sheet is not evidence on which bail can be denied, as his Constitutional case over the repeated refusal of bail continued.Madam Justice Miriam Hayman heard submissions by the State Advocate and ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:37:00 +0100
Teachers’ industrial dispute harming children’s interests – commissioner
The Office of the Commissioner for Children today expressed its disappointment that in the ongoing industrial dispute between the Ministry for Education and the teachers’ unions over how to make good for a shortage of teachers created by Covid-...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:16:00 +0100
European consumer prices hit highest level in over 13 years
Consumer prices across the 19 European Union countries that use the euro currency have spiked to the highest level in over 13 years on the back of soaring energy prices and pent-up demand during the pandemic recovery, official figures showed Friday.E...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:41:00 +0100
69-year-old passes away while Covid-19 positive, as 8 new cases are reported
8 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities in their daily update on Friday.23 people have, meanwhile, recovered from the virus.However, authorities said that a 69-year-old man had passed away while positive for Covid-19, becoming the...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:15:00 +0100
Around 90% of vouchers used as deadline approaches
Around 90% of the Covid-19 stimulus vouchers have been used, as the deadline for their usage fast approaches, the Economy Ministry said in a statement.Just three days are left for the €100 stimulus vouchers to be used, with the deadline being 31...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:16:00 +0100
Repubblika complains to TVM over lack of coverage of press conference
NGO Repubblika has written a complaint to the state broadcaster over its lack of coverage of a press conference which it held on Thursday afternoon.The NGO held a press conference on Thursday as it continued with its three-day sit-in protest in front...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:33:00 +0100
Deficit stands above €900m by September – NSO
By the end of September 2021, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a deficit of €906.8 million, the NSO said today.In the first nine months of 2021, Recurrent Revenue amounted to €3,627.0 million, 23.8 per cent higher than the ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:29:00 +0100
ERA objects to Wardija ODZ planning applications
The environmental watchdog has objected to four planning applications on ODZ land that were filed very close to each other months after a rural road was covered in concrete. Sources familiar with the area had said they feared that the construction of...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:33:00 +0100
A PN government would remove hobbyist tag for artists
The Nationalist Party pleaded with the government to give artists the respect they deserve and not consider them as hobbyists.Killing the arts and culture environment would be detrimental to Maltese society, the PN said. The arts sector was the first...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:02:00 +0100
Man critically injured after hit by car
A man was critically injured on Friday morning after being hit by a car in Birkirkara, the police said.The accident happened in Wignacourt Streetr, corner with Salvu Psaila Street, at 5.45am.The pedestrian, a 62-year-old from Birkirkara, was hit by a...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:32:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: PAC - What’s their next line of defence for Mizzi?
For four times in a row, disgraced former minister Konrad Mizzi has flipped the bird to the Public Accounts Committee and, indeed, to the entire country. His refusal to appear before the Parliamentary committee to answer questions on his involvement ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:06:00 +0100
Rain, strong winds, rough seas to persist for weekend
Rain, strong winds and rough seas will persist through the whole weekend, the Met Office forecasts.It has been a long week of rainy days and inclement weather, with 74mm of rain falling at Luqa in one single day. So far, in October, 180.2 mm of ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:24:00 +0100
‘We will only stop protesting when our democracy is allowed to function’ - Repubblika
Repubblika’s plight for justice to be served against corrupt individuals will continue with what it is describing as a national protest in front of the Prime Minister’s office in Valletta on Friday.The NGO is holding a three-day sit-in in...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:17:00 +0100
Stagno Navarra apologises to journalist, denies wanting to incite hatred and violence
Labour Party media presenter Karl Stagno Navarra has apologised to journalist Tim Diacono and to Lovin Malta for singling him out for representing the ‘anti-Labour establishment media’ in his programme on Wednesday.Stagno Navarra admitted...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:28:00 +0100
PN Leader urges PM to take ‘further action’ against Karl Stagno Navarra
Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called on Prime Minister Robert Abela to take further action against a Labour TV presenter who singled out a journalist who was covering a protest by NGO Repubblika on Wednesday.One TV presenter Karl Stagno Navarra...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:26:00 +0100
Facebook Inc. rebrands as Meta to stress ‘metaverse’ plan
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future — what Zuckerberg calls the “ metaverse.”Skeptics point out that it also appears to ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:51:00 +0100
Court declares Degiorgios’ pre-trial detention is in ‘public interest’
The Constitutional Court has dismissed a breach of rights claim filed by Alfred and George Degiorgio, ruling that their continued pre-trial detention was in the public interest but also that it was for the authorities to ensure that justice is meted ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:53:00 +0100
Malta to have over 360 public electric-car charging points by end of the year
With an investment of approximately €3 million, the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development, Miriam Dalli on Thursday launched a project that will see the installation of 130 new electric car charging pillars across the count...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0100
Serie A: Insigne nets 2 as Napoli beat Bologna 3-0 to go top
Lorenzo Insigne converted two penalties to help Napoli beat Bologna 3-0 Thursday and move back level with AC Milan at the top of the Serie A table.Fabián Ruiz scored the opener in the 18th minute.Napoli, which dropped its first points of the s...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:33:00 +0100
Irate court gives prosecution one last sitting to produce witnesses in Fenech money laundering case
There was frustration in court this morning after prosecutors failed to bring all remaining witnesses in the money laundering case against Yorgen Fenech, despite the court having ordered them to do so.The millionaire businessman, who in separate proc...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:10:00 +0100
Former PS files libel suit against author
Former parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar has filed a libel suit against author Mark Camilleri.In a post of Facebook, the Labour MP did not say on what grounds she felt offended by the “slanderous declarations” he made.Camilleri rec...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:31:00 +0100
Updated: PM condemns One TV presenter's attack on journalist who was covering protest
Repubblika has written to Prime Minister Robert Abela over his party’s media house’s coverage of the NGO’s ongoing protest – coverage which they described as “hate-filled” and as inciting and promoting violence aga...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:41:00 +0100
15 new Covid-19 cases reported
15 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities in their latest daily update on Thursday.13 people meanwhile have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases stands at 220.11 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospi...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:06:00 +0100
Fishermen write to Transport Minister asking him to withdraw plans for Marsascala yacht marina
Thirty-eight fishermen operating from the Marsascala Bay wrote a letter to the Minister responsible for Transport and Infrastructure, Ian Borg, calling for the yacht marina plans to be scrapped.A statement by NGO Moviment Graffitti read: "In their le...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:11:00 +0100
Last year, 22.6% of Maltese minors were at risk of poverty or social exclusion – Eurostat
In 2020, 22.6% of Maltese minors were found to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to a Eurostat study published on Thursday.Across Europe, 1 in 4 (24.2%) of children in this age group were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, mea...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:25:00 +0100
90% of NAO recommendations for the public sector implemented
More than 90% of the recommendations put forward by the National Audit Office in 2020 have been implemented by government structures, the government announced today.Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar launched the publication of the Governanc...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:38:00 +0100
Constitutional Court confirms Keith Schembri freezing order breached his rights
The Constitutional Court in its superior jurisdiction has confirmed a previous judgment of the First Hall of the Civil Court in its Constitutional Jurisdiction, which found that Keith Schembri’s rights had been breached by an freezing order imp...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:40:00 +0100
Opposition asks Gauci on wearing of masks by MPs, receives no reply
Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci has failed to say whether MPs are required to wear facemasks during Parliamentary sittings, despite being asked by the Opposition over a week ago.Government MPs have been criticised for openly flouting the facema...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:01:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Two entities – Disagreement on Valletta
Two prominent Labour personalities seem to be on the warpath on matters related to Valletta.Alfred Zammit, the first Labour mayor of the capital city, and Jason Micallef, who heads the Valletta Cultural Agency, are not on the same page with regard to...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:53:00 +0100
Malta has not submitted any actionable reports to European Public Prosecutor in five months
Malta has failed to submit any actionable reports to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in the five months that the office has been set up, Laura Kovesi, who is leads the office, said on Wednesday.In a press conference in Valletta, Kovesi ...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:25:00 +0100
‘I hope that we don’t have another police chief who takes orders from Castille’ - Bernard Grech
The Police Commissioner has to be given the liberty to conduct his own investigations, away from any interference from Castille, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Wednesday.  Grech was referring to former minister Konrad Mizzi’s...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:57:00 +0100
Actor Joe Debono, best known for 'James Bondin' portrayal, passes away
Author and actor Joe Debono has passed away, succumbing to the debilitating disease ALS on Wednesday.Debono was best known for playing the comical character James Bondin in Xarabank, a wigged man who would crack satirical jokes to break the tension d...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:30:00 +0100
Edward Zammit Lewis’ salary should be ‘symbolically’ reduced to €1, PN says
The Nationalist Party has filed a motion which would see Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis’ salary “symbolically” reduced to just €1.In a statement, PN justice spokesperson Karol Aquilina said that three months had gone by s...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:46:00 +0100
Updated: Met Office issues warning on strong winds, rain
Moderate to heavy showers together with force 7 winds expected to hit Malta throughout the next couple of days, MET office announced.The orange alert was issued early Wednesday morning and the worst of the storm from the North-East is expected to hit...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:44:00 +0100
Watch: This is how Peppi Azzopardi remembers his friend Joe Debono
Former Xarabank presented Peppi Azzopardi has uploaded this heart-wrenching video on Facebook after the death of his long-time friend Joseph Debono.Debono, well-known for his interpretation of the character James Bondin on Xarabank, died today. He ha...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:03:00 +0100
Government spent over €430,000 to promote Budget 2022
The government spent a whopping €438,804 in order to promote Budget 2022 which was announced earlier this month, data tabled in Parliament revealed on Wednesday.Finance Minister Clyde Caruana shared the figures when responding to a Parliamentary...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:58:00 +0100
Serie A: Sassuolo win 2-1 at Juventus on Lopez goal in stoppage time
Massimilano Allegri’s 200th match in charge of Juventus ended in defeat as Sassuolo scored late to snatch a 2-1 victory in Turin in Serie A on Wednesday.Maxime Lopez struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to hand Sassuolo its first-ever vi...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:37:00 +0100
15 new Covid-19 cases reported as hospitalisations drop
15 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities in their latest health update on Wednesday.19 people meanwhile have recovered, and with no new deaths related to the virus reported the number of active cases stands at 218.11 patients &nda...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:49:00 +0100
‘Any MP voting for the budget will be breaking the law’ – Adrian Delia
PN MP Adrian Delia said on Wednesday that if the government doesn’t renounce the Steward Healthcare hospitals deal till the budget vote in parliament, any MP who votes in favour of the budget will be breaking the law, by voting in favour of a &...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:25:00 +0100
EU court tells Poland to pay $1.2M a day in judicial dispute
The European Union upped a standoff with Poland over judicial independence and the primacy of EU over national law on Wednesday when the bloc's top court fined the recalcitrant member nation $1.2 million a day to prevent what it called “serious...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:10:00 +0100
80% of university students prefer open book and online examinations – KSU report
80% of respondents to a survey by the University of Malta’s Student Council (KSU) said that they prefer open book and online exams to traditional ones.The survey formed part of the KSU’s Post Covid-19 Academic Strategy, which looks at the...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:12:00 +0100
Maksar brothers claim Vince Muscat presidential pardon breached their human rights
Adrian Agius, Robert Agius and Jamie Vella have filed Constitutional proceedings in which they argue that members of Cabinet who are under investigation for the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder got to decide on who to pardon in return for information on...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:29:00 +0100
MEP Alex Agius Saliba will lead universal charger proposal in the European Parliament
MEP Alex Agius Saliba was appointed as the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the legislative proposal for Universal Charger and will lead the negotiations with the Council of the EU on behalf of the European Parliament. The proposal...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:45:00 +0100
Repubblika commences three-day sit-in protest against Konrad Mizzi outside Police HQ
Repubblika announced and started a three-day long sit-in protest outside the Police headquarters in Floriana on Tuesday evening, demanding the police commissioner charge Konrad Mizzi in court.This sit-in, 72-hour protest, is set to culminate on Frida...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0100
Government again refuses to condemn Konrad Mizzi’s PAC no-shows
Government MPs have again refused to endorse a PN motion that condemns Konrad Mizzi’s refusals to appear before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee. The former special projects minister, today an independent MP, has so far failed to sh...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:11:00 +0100
Two grievously injured in Marfa accident
A man and a woman were grievously injured on Tuesday evening after the motorbike they were on was involved in a crash in Marfa, limits of Mellieha.The accident happened at 8.15pm, the police said.It involved a Skoda Rapid, driven by a man from Eritre...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:16:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: General election - Finally, some news
The Prime Minister has finally put an end to speculation that an early election will be held, saying that one would take place in 2022, the year it is scheduled to take place in.This came after months of intense speculation, which resulted in uncerta...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:59:00 +0100
CJEU enhances Consumer Rights: car loan revocations indefinitely allowed
In a preliminary ruling requested by the Ravensburg Regional Courts in relation to Volkswagen Bank, Škoda Bank and BMW Bank (the "Banks") (Cases C 33/20, C 155/20 & C 187/20) (the "Joined Cases"), the Court of Justice of the European Union...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:03:00 +0100
George Degiorgio asks court to declare Security Services Act unconstitutional
George Degiorgio, one of the men accused of murdering journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has filed an appeal to a recent judgment which awarded him €10,000 for a breach of his rights over phone taps which the court had ruled to be illegal, askin...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:31:00 +0100
Two boys charged with car thefts, one of them – 14 years old – threatens to ‘smash up’ courtroom
A 14-year-old boy charged with multiple car thefts threatened to “smash” up the courtroom on Tuesday as he resisted being handcuffed to be taken in custody.“Leave me alone or I’ll smash up this courtroom,” he shouted, as...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:31:00 +0100
CABS reports lead to confiscation of 145 wild finches, slams ‘incompetence’ of regulatory body
Participants of the government´s "dubious" finch trapping research project are poaching thousands of wild birds with impunity while the regulatory authority - the Wild Birds Regulation Unit (WBRU) - is "paralysed by the blatant political backin...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:07:00 +0100
Watch: Catania under water as heavy rains hit Sicily
Catania was under water in the last hours as heavy rains hit the island of Sicily and the south of Italy.Malta has also been battered by heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours.Italian news agency ANSA reported that the body of a 67-year-old man who was ...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:16:00 +0100
Malta will become a leader in climate change reform - Aaron Farrugia
Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia pledged that Malta would become a front leader in the fight against climate change while being assertive that other countries have to pull their weight too. While addressing the first ever climate change confe...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:42:00 +0100
16 new Covid-19 cases reported as four remain in ITU
16 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported by health authorities, with four remaining in intensive care.13 people have recovered from the virus, meaning that Malta has 222 active cases.14 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, w...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:57:00 +0100
Milan beat Torino 1-0 to move 3 points clear atop Serie A
Milan again struggled in a 1-0 win that saw it move three points clear at the top of Serie A on Tuesday.Olivier Giroud scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute to help Milan move clear of second-place Napoli, which hosts Bologna on Thursd...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:18:00 +0100
OHSA says it’s cracking down on lack of health and safety measures at work
The Occupational Health and Safety Authority today said that it is going to continue its work to monitor work places where health and safety regulations are not being followed.This warning comes after OHSA conducted multiple inspections in different ...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:57:00 +0100
Finance Ministry clarifies capital gains tax and stamp duty budget proposal
The Finance Ministry has clarified the budget measure that would remove stamp duty and capital gains tax for certain properties on the first €750,000, after some confusion over its implementation.The budget measure states that for properties tha...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:11:00 +0100
On immigration, EU policymakers lack solutions that apply for all of Europe – Alfred Sant
Former Prime Minister and Head of the Maltese S&D Delegation at the European Parliament Alfred Sant has condemned any abuse of the human rights of immigrants and deplored the deaths of irregular immigrants trying to enter Europe.However, he stres...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:43:00 +0100
General election will happen in 2022 – Prime Minister
The next general election will happen next year, in 2022, Prime Minister Robert Abela told journalists on Monday – ending speculation that Malta could be days away from heading to the polls.Abela made the statement at the end of a press confere...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:30:00 +0100
17,849 Covid cases were detected in first six months of 2021
In the first six months of 2021, 17,849 cases of Covid-19 were detected, and 201 persons passed away while Covid-19 positive, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said."When compared to 2020, there were more new cases diagnosed in the first half of 2...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:39:00 +0100
Objections raised against proposal for underground tool room on ODZ in Wied Ghomor
A number of objections have been put forward against a proposal for an underground tool room on ODZ land in Wied Ghomor, in San Gwann.The proposal is for the shifting of an already approved underground water reservoir to make way for a pump room and ...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:32:00 +0100
320-year-old map of the world produced by Gozitan acquired by Heritage Malta
A map of the world dating back around 320 years has been acquired by Heritage Malta to be part of the national collection and in time becomes one of the star items in the future display of the Gozo Museum. The map has also inspired the choreography o...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:04:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Covid-19 – The battle is not over yet
The number of new Covid-19 cases registered in Malta has been low for several weeks.This has meant that active cases have also dropped significantly, while the number of patients requiring hospital treatment has also remained manageable. Deaths from ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:03:00 +0100
Motorcycle rider dies in traffic accident
A motorcycle rider died in a traffic accident on Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, St Julian's.The accident occurred at 5.15pm.The 53-year-old Serbian man who resided in Birkirkara lost control of his BMW motorbike and fell. He was taken to Mater Dei Hospi...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:08:00 +0100
Updated: Air pollution reaches ‘shocking levels’ in Grand Harbour
Measurements of air quality taken over the past weeks in Malta’s shipping activity hotspots revealed concentrations up to 100-200 times higher than the air levels expected of areas not exposed to any pollution sources, BirdLife Malta officials ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:04:00 +0100
Times of Malta journalist tells court that he feared a 'trap' when meeting Yorgen Fenech's lawyers
Times of Malta journalist Ivan Martin has told a court that after allegedly having been offered payment by Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers following a meeting, he had been worried that the whole encounter could have been a trap.Martin was cross-examine...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:33:00 +0100
‘PL does not want Konrad Mizzi to appear in front of the PAC’ - Beppe Fenech Adami
The Nationalist Party said today that the Labour government is working together with Konrad Mizzi to prevent him from appearing in front of the Public Accounts Committee.The party was reacting to a statement by Mizzi in which he said that he and his ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:11:00 +0100
Konrad Mizzi will not attend Electrogas PAC meeting, again
Konrad Mizzi has again said that he will not be attending a Public Accounts Committee meeting where he was set to be questioned on the Electrogas power station contract.The former energy minister was set to appear on Tuesday, but on a Facebook post o...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:24:00 +0100
Healthcare workers and teachers to start receiving Covid-19 vaccine booster on 15 November
Health Minister Chris Fearne announced in Parliament that, as from 15 November, all healthcare workers and teachers would start being offered their vaccine booster shots, together with the 60 plus cohort from mid-December.Addressing the parliamentary...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:34:00 +0100
Launch of the 12th edition of the President’s Solidarity Fun Run
The 12th edition of the President's Solidarity Fun Run, taking place on Sunday 21st of November, was launched.Present for the launch were President of Malta George Vella, his wife Miriam Vella, as well as Mark Cutajar, Chairman of the Organ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:36:00 +0100
Company to make €8 million investment locally
Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that international company Investiment Seifert Systems will make an €8 million investment to expand operations and that this will create 100 new jobs.The expansion is expected to be up and running by Septemb...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:37:00 +0100
13 new Covid-19 cases reported as four remain in ITU
13 new Covid-19 cases have been reported by health authorities in their latest daily update.21 people, meanwhile, have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 219.13 patients are currently receiving treat...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:39:00 +0100
‘We were not consulted on the newly proposed metro system’ – local councils
Local councils across Malta were not consulted on the newly proposed metro system before the plans were published, The Malta Independent is informed.At the beginning of this month, the government announced the proposal for the development of a metro ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:57:00 +0100
‘We would provide government all the support it needs to terminate the hospitals deal’ – Delia
PN MP Adrian Delia said that the PN would give the government all the support it needs to terminate the hospitals concession agreement.Stewards Healthcare was transferred the concession to run the three hospitals - Gozo General hospital, St. Lukes an...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:18:00 +0100
Another proposed garden centre in Attard deemed objectionable by ERA
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has expressed concern over another proposed garden centre in Attard.Last week this newspaper had reported about a garden centre application located at the end of Sqaq tal-Hofra in Attard, outside the deve...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:40:00 +0100
Six electric buses delivered to Gozo last year remain unused
The Gozo Ministry has bought six electric buses after a tendering process two years ago. The buses arrived in Gozo last year and cost European funds €1.7 million, but have not been used so far, Times of Malta reports. The purchase of the buses w...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0100
Josianne Cutajar insists EU has ‘moral obligation’ to ensure that all citizens can communicate
Intervening in the plenary on the Conference of the Future of Europe in Strasbourg at the end of last week, Labour Party MEP Josianne Cutajar insisted that the European Union has a moral obligation to ensure that every European citizen, regardless of...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:02:00 +0100
Student enrolments in post-secondary and tertiary institutions increased during 2019-20
Student enrolments in post-secondary and tertiary institutions during academic year 2019-2020 increased by 3.1% over the preceding academic year, totalling 26,673, the National Statistics Office  (NSO) has said.Post-secondary students enrolled i...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:49:00 +0100
Storms batter Sicily; rainfall expected to be as much as what normally accumulates in 6 months
 Rescuers on Monday resumed the search for a couple who have been reported missing after being caught up in the extreme weather that battered southern Italy at the weekend, Italian news agency ANSA reports.The married couple, a 67-year-old man a...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:09:00 +0100
Let computers do it: Film set tragedy spurs call to ban guns
With computer-generated imagery, it seems the sky’s the limit in the magic Hollywood can produce: elaborate dystopian universes. Trips to outer space, for those neither astronauts nor billionaires. Immersive journeys to the future, or back to b...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:41:00 +0100
Rolex Middle Sea Race: Comanche smashes Monohull record by over 7 hours
The record time for the Monohull race in the Rolex Middle Sea event has been smashed by over 7 hours by the 100 foot racing maxi Comanche, which came home early on Monday morning.The VPLP/Verdier designed 30.48 metre/100 foot racing maxi, Comanche (C...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:02:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Migration - Detention centre works and the way forward
A government spokesperson has said that all areas inside the Safi Detention Centre will be completely refurbished in the coming months.This comes after the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, visited Malta a...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:07:00 +0100
Texas drag race driver slams into spectators, killing 2 kids
A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people, authorities said.A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were killed in the crash...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:30:00 +0100
Mayor knocks back electric car Valletta proposal, pushes for one-way ring road
Valletta mayor Alfred Zammit does not consider the Valletta Cultural Agency’s (VCA) proposal to tackle Valletta’s persistent air-pollution problem as a viable short-term solution for residents of the capital city.Speaking to The Malta Ind...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:30:00 +0100
Gozo mayors all in favour of metro reaching Gozo, divided on car tunnel
The president of the Gozo Regional Council Samuel Azzopardi said that while not all Gozitan mayors agree on the car tunnel project, there was a unanimous consensus in favour of the metro system reaching the sister island. The metro project idea was l...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:30:00 +0100
Public sector over-employment and those blessed half-days
“Get a job with the government. You will never be sacked. You will have a solid employment for the rest of your life. You will never get a pay cut, and your salary can get better every year. There will be promotions if you work hard. And you ca...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0100
7 key takes from Robert Abela and Bernard Grech’s post-budget speeches
Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition Leader Bernard Grech addressed parliament last Monday and Tuesday, giving their respective reactions to the budget announced by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana the week prior.In their two-hour speeches, the p...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:14:00 +0100
Don't send migrants back to Libya, Pope says as 296 wait in Maltese waters
Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer “inhumane violence."Francis also waded into a highly contentious political debate in ...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 07:30:00 +0100
Joseph Muscat on witness list in Salvini trial over 2019 migrant ship
Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is on the list of witnesses in the trial against former Italian Home Minister Matteo Salvini, which started in Italy on Saturday, Italian media report.Matteo Salvini is charged with kidnapping for refusing in 2019 ...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:54:00 +0100
12 new Covid cases registered, 21 people recover
12 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, as 21 people recovered.The number of active cases now stands at 227.12 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, four of whom are in the ITU.Since the start of the pandemic, 37,555...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0100
Covid-19: School attendance rate has ‘returned to normal’ – head of school
Since the new Covid-19 rules and regulations have been reinforced within schools, the attendance rate has returned to normal, the head of school of Senglea Primary, Anna Napier told the Malta Independent.“The vast majority of children are reall...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Ħal Far race track will be built, Transport Ministry says after metro depot concerns
The Ħal Far race track proposal will be implemented, the Transport Ministry told The Malta Independent on Sunday, following concerns raised due to the metro studies proposing that a depot be created in the same location.The site of the Ħal ...



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