A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony ...

The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network.ZIZ...

Malta’s representatives at the Paris Olympic Games yesterday took part on the dazzling opening ceremony held on the river Seine.Team Malta is comprised of five athletes; Katryna Esposito (Judo), Beppe Grillo (Athletics), Gianluca Chetcuti (Shoo...

France's interior minister praised security forces after no major issues were reported Friday during the opening ceremony of the Olympics.Authorities had deployed a massive security operation in Paris to keep the event safe. The capital's s...

The parish of Paola announced Saturday that the restoration of the Basilica of Christ the King belfry and portico in Paola will go ahead thanks to a substantial grant from the government.Parish priest Fr Marc André Camilleri said that fol...

A man was injured last night when two cars crashed in National Road, Floriana, at around midnight, the police said.The accident involved a Renault Megane driven by a 45-year-old man of Qormi and a Ford Focus driven by a 39-year-old man of Balzan.The ...

Through a collaboration between the Environment and Resources Authority, Ambjent Malta, and Birdlife Malta with the financial support of the Gal Majjistral Foundation, Malta’s first Salt Museum has opened at Salina. Minister for the Environment...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said that the Nationalist Party will take all action possible to continue pressuring Central Bank Governor Edward Scicluna to quit the role.In a press conference on Friday, Grech said that he has yet to receive a reply...

17 people are currently receiving assistance from local services for human trafficking, the government said.Agenzija Appogg, within the Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS), continued to strengthen its commitment to combat human trafficking ...

The Office of the Standards Commissioner has concluded that there is not enough evidence to determine conclusively whether or not Prime Minister Robert Abela was in breach of ethics on a conversation or meeting he had with an unidentified female magi...

A Senate committee voted Thursday to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care and to subpoena the company’s CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre.The subpoena would compel de la Torre to testify before the Senate Health, Educa...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has continued to refuse commenting on the legal proceedings which involve Malta’s Central Bank Governor Edward Scicluna, whose case in the Vitals hospitals concession will continue, after a Court ruled there was ...

Minister for Lands Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi and Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government, Alison Zerafa Civelli presided over the signing of a devolution agreement between the Lands Authority and the Xgħajra Local Council for the latter&rsquo...

The Ministry for National Heritage will be establishing a Chamber Orchestra within the administrative structure of the Manoel Theatre in Valletta.This Chamber Orchestra will be named after De Valette, the Grand Master of the Order of St. John under w...

Housing Minister Roderick Galdes inaugurated a new social housing project in Qrendi, which will provide residences for 26 families and was carried out through an expenditure of €4 million.During the inauguration of this project, Galdes explained...

Employers and businesses that are under investigation for exploiting their employees will not be permitted to recruit additional foreign workers until the relevant investigations are resolved, Home Affairs and Employment Minister Byron Camilleri has ...

There are 100 pending applications for a benefits fraud amnesty, Prime Minister Robert Abela said during an interview on Thursday evening.Abela was speaking to Newsbook editor-in-chief Matthew Xuereb in an interview which was broadcast on Thursday ni...

Prime Minister Robert Abela and his wife Lydia Abela met with the Maltese contingent for the 2024 Olympics in Paris a few hours ahead of the opening ceremony.Abela, who is attending at the invitation of the President of France Emmanuel Macron and the...

By the end of June 2024, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a deficit of €89.8 million while the debt reached close to €10 billion, the NSO said Friday. Between January and June 2024, Recurrent Revenue amounted to €...

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats.The end...

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The beer fest being organised by Farsons at Ta’ Qali was the latest victim of power cuts - but, this time, Enemalta cannot be blamed for it, according to the agency.It was a beer fest in the dark, attendees wrote on the social media.Among them ...

The Prime Minister in now putting the blame of the current power outages on an upsurge in electric cars and the strain from the shore-to-ship project, the Nationalist Party said in a statement on Friday.These are all “excuses”, the PN sai...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has concluded a two-day pastoral visit to London, where he met with Maltese patients who are currently receiving treatment in the United Kingdom, his office said in a statement Friday.During his visit, the Archbishop ...

Hours away from the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday by what officials described as “criminal actions” and sabotage.The incidents paralyzed several high...

Prime Minister Robert Abela is isolated and chooses his clique because he does not trust his ministers, the Nationalist Party said Thursday.Referring to the nomination of his former chief of staff Glenn Micallef as Malta’s European Commissioner...

Paris has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the Eiffel Tower, for decades the world's loftiest structure. Audacity also underpins the French capital's plans for its first Olympic Games in a century, which open Friday with an openin...

The Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour sais Friday it has published the design for the comprehensive rehabilitation project of Pinetum Gardens in Floriana. Project Green has also submitted the relevant Planning...

A notice in the Government Gazette will be posted tomorrow detailing that Edward Scicluna will no longer be occupying his post on the MFSA’s Board of Directors, Prime Minister Robert Abela revealed on Thursday evening. “A decision needed ...

Malta’s Information and Data Protection Commissioner has ordered the Public Broadcasting Services to reveal the costs of this year’s Malta Eurovision Song Contest to The Malta Independent.This comes after the company which runs state broa...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that he will be nominating his former chief of staff Glenn Micallef as Malta’s next European Commissioner.Abela was being interviewed by Newsbook editor-in-chief Matthew Xuereb when he made the announce...

A rule of law report published this week highlighted a number of areas where improvement is definitely needed.While it mentioned areas where improvements have been made, the section dealing with the Anti-Corruption Framework shows that there is so mu...

Malta has an energy provision system that is sufficient for all the needs of today, Prime Minister Abela said on Thursday evening, but he continued that this does not mean that it is sufficient for the needs of the coming years in the context of a co...

A judge has rejected as groundless the claimed human rights breach caused by the freezing and seizure orders imposed on Keith Schembri, Konrad Mizzi, Karl Cini, Brian Tonna, David Meli, Mario Victor Gatt, Clarence John Conger Thompson, together the c...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called on Parliament, which is currently in its summer recess, to convene with urgency to discuss the position of Central Bank Governor Edward Scicluna.In a statement on Thursday, Grech wrote to the Speaker of the ...

Central Bank Governor Edward Scicluna has remained defiant in the face of calls for his resignation, despite the court decree in the hospitals case that was delivered on WednesdayA court on Wednesday found enough prima facie evidence for Scicluna, an...

The Nationalist Party on Thursday said that Prime Minister Robert Abela must use his authority as Prime Minister to convince the Governor of the Central Bank of Malta Edward Scicluna to resign from that role, as well as all the other roles he occupie...

The Foundation for Social Welfare Services' Aġenzija Appoġġ is continuing to strengthen its commitment to fighting human trafficking through a comprehensive and holistic approach which prioritises the well-being and support of all affe...

The findings of the European Commission's annual report on the Rule of Law in the European Union confirm that "Malta deserves serious, transparent, and representative governance," the group Il-Kollettiv said on Thursday, as it made several recommenda...

Mallory Swanson scored a pair of goals just moments apart in the first half and the United States opened the Olympics with a 3-0 victory over Zambia on Thursday night, giving new coach Emma Hayes a win in her first major tournament with the team.Trin...

Floriana 0Vitoria 1 Floriana: Mafoumbi, Garzia, El Hasni, Spiteri, Kouros, Fernandinho, Vella, Grech, Garcia, Thiaguinho, ReidVitoria SC: Varela, Costa, Oliveira Fernandes, Borevkovic, Mendes, Tiago Silva, Handel, Santos, Jota Silva, O...

A constitutional challenge to the extradition of a Maltese man to the US to face charges related to selling spyware online has been rejected because fair trial safeguards only apply to extradition proceedings where the requesting country routinely an...

Identità and Jobsplus welcomed a court decision regarding a human trafficking case.A Maltese man was given a two-year prison sentence after admitting to human trafficking charges."It was a joint investigation by Identità and Jobsplus, w...

 President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country's democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice Pres...

Ultra-endurance athlete and clean seas activist Neil Agius on Thursday announced that he will be re-attempting a world record open water sea swim, this time circumventing all of Malta, Gozo, and Comino.Speaking at a press conference at the Ta' Xbiex ...

The GWU has declared an industrial dispute with WasteServ regarding the failure to provide adequate protective clothing for workers at the Waste Management Facility in Magħtab.The action was registered by the Hospitality and Food Section within ...

Chris Fearne said he will be stepping down from the role of Labour Party deputy leader for parliamentary affairs.In a post on Facebook, he said following the decree given by the court today, “in the country’s best interest” he will ...

Between January and June 2024, Government outlay towards Social Security Benefits rose by €91.5 million in comparison to 2023, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said.During the first six months of 2024, spending on Social Security Benefits to...

Social investment has risen to €772.3 million during the first six months of 2024, said the Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights in a statement on Thursday. It added that this means the investment has grown by almost €92 m...

Two Police Superintendents have been appointed, a police statement read.Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri and Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa promoted two inspectors to the position of Superintendents. Superintendents Daryl Borg and Antoine Cilia...

Ronald Mizzi has resigned from the post of Permanent Secretary within the Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic projects.Mizzi is one of the persons facing charges in the hospitals deal case. On Wednesday, the court decreed that there wa...

A court has decreed that there is enough evidence against former Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne, current Central Bank governor Edward Scicluna and a host of others for them to stand trial in connection with the Vitals hospitals concession.Magistr...

The Labour Party has announced that it's General Conference, during which elections for the positions of deputy leaders and other administrative roles will take place, will be held from the 13th to the 15th of September.On the 13th of September, elec...

So much has happened in the United States of America these past few weeks as the country prepares for the presidential election, slated for the first week of November.First we had an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, who is the ...

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech has called out Prime Minister Robert Abela for being "silent and absent" on the day that the court ruled that there is enough prima facie evidence for both ex-Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne and current Centr...

A rule of law report by the European Commission has recommended that the government further strengthen efforts to improve the efficiency of justice including by providing additional resources, particularly to reduce the length of proceedings.The 2024...

The European Commission’s annual report on the rule of law highlights several noteworthy and significant developments that have occurred in Malta over the past year, the government said in a statement.A rule of law report by the European Commis...

Former Finance Minister and current Governor of the Central Bank of Malta Edward Scicluna kept his lips sealed while leaving court after a Magistrate declared that there is enough prima facie evidence for him to be indicted over the hospitals case, s...

On a wild opening day for the Olympic men’s soccer tournament, the United States came within the width of the crossbar from taking the lead against host nation France.Within moments, Alexandre Lacazette had the ball in the back of the Americans...

Labour MP Chris Fearne said Wednesday he will be giving his reaction to the court ruling which found there is prima facie evidence for him to stand trial later.Walking out of court soon after Magistrate Leonard Caruana gave his ruling, Fearne did not...

Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex, Għawdix, Moviment Graffitti, and Wirt Għawdex on Wednesday urged the public to oppose the destruction of Fort Chambray's Married Quarters British Barracks, one of Malta's oldest (c.1898) and the only ...

With reference to media reports stating that the Mayor of Mosta presented a motion to reverse the pedestrianisation of the core of Mosta, the Chamber of Architects has called on the Councillors not to succumb to commercial pressures that disregard co...

SLIEMA FRANK SALT.......... 12NEPTUNES VIDEOSLOTS.... 10(3-1), (2-2), (5-4), (2-3)It was a different type of derby between these two eternal rivals. An encounter played in front of an average crowd that also lacked spark of a rivalry. Sliema headed i...

With every passing day, Prime Minister Robert Abela continues to confirm that he was and still is involved and is complicit in the biggest fraud to ever take place in Malta, Nationalist Party Leader Bernard Grech said on Wednesday in reaction to the ...

Malta was praised in the international field when the Act repealing the Leprosy Ordinance and the Leprosy Regulations came into force, the Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector said in a statement on Wednesday.Brent Morgan, the Director of ...

Malta’s justice system did not give in to the pressure exerted by Prime Minister Robert Abela, Nationalist Party MP Karol Aquilina said on Wednesday following the court’s decree that there is enough evidence against fourteen who stand acc...

A man has been arrested and will be charged with allegedly trafficking foreign workers into the country after a joint investigation between the police and JobsPlus.The man – a 67-year-old from Dingli – allegedly applied to import, and in ...

It has come as no surprise that the government has opened a call for expressions of interest for private clinics to assist in emergency services.The call was initially opened until 19 July, but apparently this gave little time for interested parties ...

ADPD- The Green Party called on the Prime Minister to take immediate action against Chris Fearne and Edward Scicluna following a court ruling saying there was enough prima facie evidence for them to stand trial in connection with the hospitals’...

Eleven persons were arrested by the police after they were found to be living in Malta illegally, the police said in a statement Wednesday.The 11 persons – no gender or ages were given – were found in a residence in Vittoriosa, the police...

Conducting a consultation process to see an improvement in traffic management remains a commitment of Mosta’s Local Council, it said in a statement published on Wednesday morning.This was said following a situation which took place during the s...

On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus Tuesday.Copernicus' preliminary data shows that the...

The average annual basic salary for employees in 2022 was €20,989, the National Statistics Office (NSO) detailed in its 2024 Regional Statistics report on Tuesday.The average income for male employees was €22,096, whilst the average income ...

Four men were pictured naked at Fond Ghadir in Sliema this morning.The men were noticed on the beach by passers-by on their morning stroll along the Sliema promenade.It is not the first time that such scenes have been witnessed.It is illegal to be na...

Nine organisations have strongly condemned the Government’s attempt to change the Ħal Far Local Plan so as to allow the construction of an airstrip for model aeroplanes in Wied Żnuber.In a statement, the organisations said that the pr...

A magistrate has ordered the police commissioner to investigate two officials from government agency Identità after they gave conflicting testimony in court.The officials appeared as witnesses in proceedings against an Egyptian man who is accu...

In the case T-134/21, Malacalza Investimenti Srl and Vittorio Malacalza (Applicants), shareholders of the Italian bank, Banca Carige, brought a case before the General Court of the European Union (the Court), seeking compensation for unlawful conduct...

The director of the Secret Service said Tuesday she is resigning following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presiden...

Well-known artist Mark Mallia has died at age 59.Born in Pieta, he was a self-taught artist known for photographs, abstract paintings and more. His work is spread from Malta, to the USA, the UK, Monaco, among others.Mallia's artistic approach was inf...

An 86-year-old man was injured in a hit-and-run in Mosta on Monday evening, police said, with the alleged culprit being arrested soon after.Police said that the incident happened at around 5pm in Mosta’s Constitution Street and preliminary inve...

BALLKANI 0HAMRUN S 0 Ballkani: E.Kollici, G.Halili, A. Thaqi, B.Jashanica, A.Potoku (G.Smajli 78’) , Queven (E.Abedini 87’), L.Emerllahu, M.Ismahkgeci (E.Ajazaj 60’), W.Hamidi, B.Karrica, A.Kyeziu (B. Tolaj 78’)...

Quality of life is not simply about having a strong economic growth rate. The government has for years been boasting about this. It is not simply about having a good wage, although here one must point out that there are many whose wages are insuffici...

The Energy Ministry has said that a compensation system for those affected by the recent spate of power cuts will be operated once again this summer.Responding to criticism from the Nationalist Party, the Energy Ministry noted that while the Leader o...

The Armed Forces of Malta on Monday evening rescued three crew members of an oil tanker after they required medical attention.In a brief statement, the AFM said that the Malta Rescue Coordination Centre coordinated the rescue of three crew members fr...

SIRENS BUILD FITNESS....13BIRŻEBBUĠA FREEPORT... 5(3-2), (3-2), (3-1), (4-0) Sirens Build Fitness recovered from a setback midway through the game to obtain their fourth win of the Premier League and climb momentarily in third place. A...

Total cruise passenger traffic during the second quarter of 2024 amounted to 273,900, an increase of 21.6% over the same quarter of last year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said.There were 128 cruise liner calls during the second quarter of 20...

The Commissioner for Standards Joseph Azzopardi has cleared four Ministers of breaching the ministerial code of ethics by handing out Ministry positions to the spouses and partners of Cabinet colleagues.Azzopardi investigated the case after independe...

Kamala Harris was greeted by a massive, cheering crowd during the first rally of her newly announced presidential campaign in 2019. Speaking on a January day outside city hall in her hometown of Oakland, California, she framed her bid as part of some...

Following the frequent power outages across the country, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called for Energy Minister Miriam Dalli's resignation, or failing that for Prime Minister Robert Abela to remove her from her post.Grech said that Dalli had ...

The Nationalist Party has published a statement condemning Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà for being "one with the Government's agenda."The PN's statements follows a recent interview the Commissioner had on RTK 103.The party also expressed its...

Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in a new report launched M...

 Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump during a highly contentious congressional hearing with lawmakers of both major political parties demanding ...

The authorities can see that the traffic problems in the country are not reducing, despite all the flyovers and road widening projects they have undertaken, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar coordinator Astrid Vella told The Malta Independent.Vel...

The outsourcing of emergency services is being done without a plan, Nationalist Party MP Adrian Delia said Monday, in reaction to the government extending the deadline for proposal submissions by a week.The deadline is now set for this Friday, 26 Jul...

Over a thousand objections have been raised against the development of an airstrip for model airplanes in Wied Żnuber, said the Birżebbuġa Local Council and the History and Culture Association of Birżebbuġa on Monday.The Bir&...

A man was critically injured on Sunday in a diving accident in Comino, the police said Monday.The police said that the 44-year-old Polish man jumped off a boat with a 12-year-old boy, and the two ended up on each other.The man was given first assista...

Six persons were injured on Sunday afternoon when a woman lost control of the car she was driving and crashed into the airport perimeter boundary.The accident happened in Triq l-Industrija, Kirkop, at 6.30pm.The woman, aged 31 of Santa Venera, was dr...

Quality education comes from investment and the great dedication shown by educators in their work, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Monday as he visited the San Miguel Resource Centre in Pembroke.He added that after the “best agreement&rdquo...

Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their own party that he would be unable to defeat Dona...

The Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector, Jonathan Attard, met with the Estate Agents section of the Malta Developers Association (MDA) to discuss how to best implement a unanimously approved Parliament Bill that includes establ...