A cyclist has died in a traffic accident involving a van and a car in Marsascala on Thursday morning.The police said the accident took place in Villabate Street at 10am.No details about the cyclist are available as yet.The van was being driven by a 3...

A building in Paceville collapsed on Wednesday night, and the police said that there were no injuries.The building, on Triq Paceville, was located next to an active construction site. A stop works notice was issued by the Building & Construction ...

The morning after yet another construction-related incident, Isabelle Bonnici, the mother of the young construction site victim Jean Paul Sofia, asked whether everything will be forgotten in a week just because no-one diedOn Wednesday evening, a buil...

The court has highlighted the need to improve security in courtrooms after a man was beaten bloody during a sitting on Wednesday.The written record of the sitting (Verbal) in question, reads that a man began insulting two other people while the court...

The Manoel Island: Post Għalina coalition said it will remain vigilant as its pressure to see a renegotiation of the Manoel Island deed has led to the government taking legal action.The campaign, the organisers said Thursday, has been calling fo...

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another, and jurors were as yet unable to reach a verdict on a third charge.The split verdict meted o...

The process to appoint the new leader of the Nationalist Party will kick-off on 22 June, the party said in a statement on Wednesday night.The statement came after an Executive Committee meeting was held, which itself was convened after Bernard Grech ...

Speculation is rife just over 24 hours since Bernard Grech announced his resignation as Nationalist Party leader, with the party and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola understood to be assessing their options.Metsola, a PN MEP and the part...

Miriam Dalli - the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness - told Parliament on Wednesday that thanks to "successful implementation," the Water Services Corporation (WSC) will be increasing the number of solar farm projects being ...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hinted Wednesday she will remain in her current post as pressure mounts for her to take the reins of the Nationalist Party. "I have a responsibility here," Metsola told POLITICO when asked whether sh...

Prime Minister Robert Abela inaugurated the newly refurbished priority guest terminal at Malta International Airport, an ambitious project supported by a €4.5 million investment that began in 2024, the government said.This cutting-edge facility ...

Many within the PN are urging the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, to contest and take over the reins of the Nationalist Party, PN sources told this newsroom, adding that the quicker she takes a decision, the better it would be....

Pressure is piling up on European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to take over the reins of the Nationalist Party as it seeks a solution after the resignation of Bernard Grech from the leadership post.Metsola is seen as a unifying factor in a pa...

A man was grievously injured in court on Wednesday.On Wednesday morning at 11.30am, police assistance was requested after an argument occurred during a court case in one of the courtrooms.Preliminary investigations resulted that while a 28-year-old m...

Civil society group il-Kollettiv has called for an end to the system whereby massive plots of public land, including fortifications and historical buildings, are handed out to developers through an emphyteusis.Posting on social media, the group said ...

Nationalist MP Ryan Callus has offered his parliamentary seat to the new PN leader if he or she is not already in the House.In a post on Facebook, Callus said that he had "given careful thought to the needs of our Party and our country. I have spoken...

Seventy-three new soldiers, including ten women, have officially joined the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) after taking the oath of allegiance during a passing out parade. The ceremony marked the completion of their training and their formal entry into ...

In May 2025, the number of final deeds of sale and promise of sale agreements relating to residential property amounted to 1,199 and 1,378, respectively, the National Statistics Office said.This news release presents provisional data on residential p...

Judge Edwina Grima on Tuesday sentenced the four individuals who stood trial in connection with the murders of Daphne Caruana Galizia and lawyer Carmel Chircop to life in prison.Chircop was killed on 8 October, 2015, by gunfire in front of his garage...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has not excluded calling an early election, saying that any decision will be in the national interest.He was responding to questions from journalists outside Parliament, regarding whether he would be calling an early elect...

It will be another long, hot summer for the Nationalist Party.For the third time in less than a decade, it will spend it finding a new leader to take it through to the next election.Last Tuesday, Bernard Grech resigned the post to offer, in his words...

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech announced his resignation from his post on Tuesday, saying a change in leadership is the "best solution" at this point in time for both the party and the country.Grech’s resignation comes in the wake of a ...

Nationalist MP Mark Anthony Sammut excluded himself from the race to the Nationalist Party leadership, saying there is "one person" who "clearly" enjoys a "wide consensus" and who could lead the party to victory in the next election.Sammut did not me...

On 25 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a pivotal ruling in BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v. Electrolux AB (Case C-339/22), addressing jurisdictional issues in cross-border patent litigation. The Court held that a Mem...

The government has filed legal proceedings against the MIDI consortium over the Manoel Island concession.In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the government said that it had kickstarted the legal process in order to “defend the people’s p...

The MIDI consortium has said that the correct interpretation of the concession agreement concerning Manoel Island would be that the company has a 10-year extension in order to develop the island which activists want turned into a national park.The co...

The second turtle nest of 2025 has been found at Għadira Bay, the Environment and Resources Authority said.The first was discovered in Gnejna last week.After the nest was reported, ERA and Nature Trust - FEE Malta immediately went on site to pro...

The family of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia said it hoped that the world will become safer for journalists after a court sent two men found guilty on charges related to her murder to life in prison.The criminal court in Malta today has sent...

Standing outside Court moments after the sentencing of four men to life imprisonment for their complicity in the murders of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and lawyer Carmel Chircop, Chircop's widow Maryrose Chircop expressed her gratitude to the p...

Lawyer and former PN MP Franco Debono has hinted that he may throw his hat into the ring for the post of Nationalist Party leader, after Bernard Grech announced his resignation.Grech announced his resignation in an address on party media on Tues...

Malta suffered a humiliating 8‐0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in Groningen on Tuesday. After taking an early lead, the Dutch were in a class of their own as they scored at will especially in the final 20 minutes of the match.Malta had...

Boos rang out as England left the field after a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly Tuesday which marked the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel's tenure as coach.Senegal recovered from conceding Harry Kane's early goal to become the first team from Africa t...

The Nationalist Party has published the resignation letter submitted by leader Bernard Grech.Grech announced his resignation today, saying it is the best solution for the party and country at this moment in time. Resignation letter

Soon after Bernard Grech announced that he is to step down as leader of the Nationalist Party on Tuesday at noon, people from the local political arena gave their reactions to either thank him for his service, motivate for the PN to come back stronge...

Nine people were killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, and the suspected perpetrator also died, authorities said.Police said they believe the assailant acted alone. They said on social network X that 10 people were...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Monday evening that MIDI Consortium must accept that it will not make any profit from Manoel Island, having already profited "over and above" from its project at Tigné Point.Speaking to journalists outside P...

MIDI said Sunday night it is committed to continue to act in good faith to find a solution in order to implement Government's stated objective for Manoel Island to revert to Government.The company said will keep the market informed of any material de...

A total of 148,411 phone calls were made to the 112 emergency helpline between January and May 2025, Security Minister Byron Camilleri shared in Parliament on Monday.Responding to Opposition MP Ivan Bartolo, Camilleri shared how many calls were made ...

Momentum on Monday celebrated what it described as "a landmark victory for civil society" in the steadfast and inspiring campaign to protect Manoel Island for the public good.The recent positive shifts in the positions of the Prime Minister, the Lead...

Activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel Tuesday, the country's Foreign Ministry said, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military.In a post on X, the Foreign Ministry shared a photo of Thunberg on a pla...

Demolition and excavation works shall be prohibited from selected touristic areas between 15 June and 30 September 2025.This initiative, which is being coordinated between the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Malta Tourism Authority ...

After years of heated debate, protests and disagreement over the fate of Manoel Island, the situation now seems to be moving in the direction of turning the island into a national park.MIDI, the company that holds the emphyteusis for Manoel Island an...

Psychiatrist Mark Xuereb and former boxer Scott Dixon were on Monday charged under arrest with a number of offences including forgery.The two pleaded not guilty to falsification of documents, false declarations, and breaches of legal obligations and ...

The Nationalist Party expects a full revision of the Local Plan concerning the Villa Rosa area, rather than individual or piecemeal changes, it said in a statement."This revision must be based on serious and transparent planning. Any amendments to Lo...

Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia issued a ruling drawing Education Minister Clifton Grima's attention to a series of unanswered parliamentary questions filed by PN MP Rebekah Borg regarding the international school in Mtarfa.In a ruling given on M...

Malta ratified the United Nations Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty, also known as the High Seas Treaty, on Monday evening, during the first day of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference, in Nice, France.Deputy Prime Minister...

With a parting gift for Luciano Spalletti, Italy beat Moldova 2-0 on Monday for its first points in the beleaguered national team's attempt to reach the World Cup for the first time since 2014.There was also a significant victory in World Cup qu...

There have been 100 people in prison and a total of 177 children under the age of fourteen who have made use of the visiting facility in Marsa intended for residents of the Corradino Correctional Facility to be able to meet with their children outsid...

Parliament has unanimously approved a government resolution allowing the partial transfer of public land in Luqa to construction company Polidano Properties Ltd, enabling the development of adjacent private and public land.The resolution, tabled by M...

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela stated in Parliament on Monday that 958 third-country nationals have outstanding pending bills related to health services; 162 of these people owe at least €1,001 each.These bills are not covered by private healt...

Frederick Forsyth, the British author of "The Day of the Jackal" and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said Monday. He was 86.Jonathan Lloyd, his agent, said Forsyth died at home early Monday surrounded b...

The second collective agreement for employees of the Parliamentary Service was signed on Monday, covering nearly 40 employees at the House of Representatives.In a brief speech before the signing of the agreement, the Speaker of the House of Represent...

Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hama...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ian Borg, said that the Maltese government shall continue to provide humanitarian aid to the benefit of the Palestinian people.Minister Borg said that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, over the coming weeks, intends ...

Minister Ian Borg's promises of significant action to reduce commercial activity and overcrowding in the Comino nature reserve, specifically at the Blue Lagoon, so far have not been fulfilled, NGO Graffitti said Monday.The recently introduced so-call...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has met the winning teams from the Junior Achievement (JA) Malta Finals for this year's youth entrepreneurship programmes.These winning teams are Simplex from St. Aloysius College Sixth Form, who were titled as the "Compan...

It was a busy weekend for the police in Paceville.On the evening of Friday, 6 June, while the police were on a routine patrol in the Paceville area, officers noticed two individuals selling balloons filled with Nitrous Oxide (commonly known as laughi...

More than 260 academics have signed a letter saying that reclaiming Manoel Island should be a historic opportunity to show that the country is taking action towards environmental sustainability.On Sunday, MIDI said it was committed to continue to act...

Turtle nesting season in Malta officially began on Monday, when the first nest was found at Ġnejna Bay.The Environment and Resources Authority said that the turtle nest was spotted by a team from the Cleansing Division during routine works."Upon...

The Department of Public Works recently started intensive construction work on two and a half kilometres of new pavements across the locality of St Paul's Bay.In a statement, the government said that this initiative forms part of the ongoing investme...

A painting at the Balzan parish church fell from the ceiling during the night, the parish said on the social media.When we opened the church this morning we found this painting on the ground, the parish said.The painting "peeled" itself from the ceil...

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law ...

The Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School (GCHSS) on Monday officially launched its prospectus for the 2025-2026 academic year, introducing new courses and reaffirming its commitment to inclusive student- centered education.Presenting it, the Minist...

Selmun Hill and part of Mellieha bypass will be closed to traffic during the night for a week for resurfacing works, Infrastructure Malta announced.The closing of the road will take place every night between 8pm and 5am the following day between Mond...

Malta has always been an island near-enough obsessed with politics. Electoral turnouts frequently exceeded 90%, placing the Maltese electorate as one of the most politically active - in terms of voting - electorates in Europe.Yet in recent elections,...

Professor Mario Thomas Vassallo told The Malta Independent on Sunday that "there is political fatigue wherever you look in Malta and a great sense of collective fatalism is growing by the day".Vassallo, and Professor Roderick Pace, were asked for the...

The Augustinians just made history - and for Fr Leslie Gatt, it's personal. With Pope Leo XIV becoming the first pontiff from the Augustinian Order, the Maltese Prior Provincial quipped: "Having a pope on your WhatsApp contact list is a once-in-a-lif...

On Mother's Day this year, I took my mother to the Addolorata Cemetery in Paola, Malta's largest burial ground, to pay respects to her own parents.What should have been a quiet morning with moments of remembrance turned into a struggle, one that spok...

Whilst the situation regarding Manoel Island is not an instance where one could snap their fingers and get the land back, remarked Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday during an interview on party media, the dream is to give the land back to the peo...

Those people who are attacking the Nationalist Party because they want to see more political parties elected to Parliament are only helping the Labour Party and Robert Abela continue to run roughshod over everyone, PN leader Bernard Grech said on Sun...

7 June remains a date of relevance in Maltese history - even now, 106 years after the event that made this date famous took place.On 7 June 1919, riots broke out across colonial Malta, centred especially in the capital of Valletta.  These events...

Cristiano Ronaldo hoisted up the Nations League trophy and "We Are The Champions" rang around the stadium after Portugal defeated Spain 5-3 in a penalty shootout in Munich on Sunday.Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved Álvaro Morata's fourth ...

As Malta comes off the back of a second successful Games of the Small States of Europe, the Maltese Olympic Committee's Director for Sport has told The Malta Independent on Sunday that she believes local perceptions around sports are starting to chan...

Italy's national football team coach Luciano Spalletti announced Sunday that he is being fired and will leave after Monday's World Cup qualifier against Moldova.The move comes two days after Italy lost 3-0 at Norway in its opening qualifier...

Bank of Valletta remains committed to sustainable growth and long-term value creation for all its stakeholders, including its loyal shareholders who have placed their trust in the Bank and who, in turn, seek adequate returns on their investment. The ...

Bad starts in Grand Slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz, and each time it's happened he has won the tournament anyway.But not in such dramatic style as Sunday's French Open final, when the Spaniard rallied from two sets down and ...

In a dazzling display of bureaucratic theatre, the Maltese government recently celebrated the signing of an agreement between two of its own entities to clean roads outside of peak traffic hours.Yes, really.With all the pomp usually reserved for peac...

President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that his former ally and campaign benefactor could face "serious consequences" if ...

The Labour Party has increased its lead over the Nationalist Party from 24,000 votes in April to nearly 39,000 now, MaltaToday's June survey shows. The PL now practically enjoys the same vote lead it enjoyed over the PN in the 2022 general elect...

A biker has died in a crash in Senglea on Saturday afternoon, the police said.The biker, aged 43 of Senglea, lost control of the Honda bike he was riding and crashed into a bollard that separates the road from the pavement.The man, named as Charlo Ca...

A man has died after being caught between two vehicles on Saturday, the police said.The victim was Paul Xuereb, a 67-year-old man of Zebbug.The accident took place at 7.30am in the Hal Far industrial estate. The police were called for assistance...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives again said - as he has said several times since being appointed to the post - that the time has come for Maltese citizens to have a right to remedy when a Member of Parliament abuses from parliamentary priv...

The Blue Lagoon on Comino is still under threat as no enforcement system is in place to limit visitors, as promised by the government, NGO Graffitti said Saturday.Minister Ian Borg promised that Comino would be different this summer, the NGO said.But...

The world's richest man could lose billions in his fight with world's most powerful politician.The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump could mean Tesla's plans for self-driving cars hit a roadblock, SpaceX flies fewer missions for NASA,...

The world's smallest country has a big budget problem.The Vatican doesn't tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through donations that have been plunging, ticket sales for the Vatican Museums...

Malta earned the first point of the World Cup qualifiers after a scoreless draw against Lithuania at Ta' Qali. The result means that Malta are still in search of the first goal after three matches.The match was a drab affair with practically no clear...

England needed a second-half goal from Harry Kane to secure a 1-0 win over lowly Andorra and maintain a perfect record under Thomas Tuchel after three World Cup qualifiers on Saturday.England was held scoreless by a team ranked 173rd in the world unt...

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Malta's electoral map is set for a shake-up. As Parliament gears up to debate the Electoral Commission's proposed redistricting plans, the nation faces a familiar, yet deeply consequential issue: how to redraw electoral boundaries fairly, without ali...

Public interest in politics has plummeted to its lowest point in five years, with just 30.8% of Maltese saying that politics is important in their lives, down from 48.3% in 2021.At the same time, a record 33.5% now say politics means nothing to them,...

During the fifth national conference for the State of the Nation survey on Friday afternoon, Opposition leader Bernard Grech called for a fundamental change in how politics is conducted in Malta. Grech said that politics should revolve around the ind...

Having a roof over your head is a right.  But in a capitalist society like Malta, this right is also subject to speculation, ADPD said Saturday. There is no control over rent and the price of property.  Pricing of rent and real estate ...

There must be a continued and vigorous investment in education, which is the best tool to see more people in Malta succeeding and for children to be able to seize the best economic opportunities and quality careers, Prime Minister Robert Abela said w...

Aġenzija Żgħażagħ has inaugurated a new space in Gozo where this agency intends to continue assisting and promoting active participation amongst Gozitan youths.This event took place at the Saint Apollonia Centre in Għajn...

The Ministry for Home Affairs has announced an investment of €1 million into the Civil Protection Department for 10 vehicles designed to fight grassfires in the countryside.Through this purchase, the CPD will have vehicles that, through their sm...

The Archdiocese of Malta announced that over a period of eight weeks, the Maltese and Gozitan people have raised €31,485 for the people of Myanmar who have been suffering greatly following a severe earthquake that struck the southeast Asian coun...

An activity was organised at Marsascala Primary School to raise awareness about animal welfare with young students. The Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights, Alicia Bugeja Said, was present for this activity and praise...

The Ministry for Gozo and Planning has announced that Joseph Fenech will be the inaugural CEO of Projects Gozo Ltd. Once set up and functioning, Projects Gozo will be focused on managing and maintaining projects in Gozo once they are completed.Joseph...

The Nationalist Party is calling for the removal of Joseph Cuschieri from the post of Project Green CEO after the Court of Appeal today confirmed the ruling handed down last September by the Industrial Tribunal against him.Cuschieri had been found gu...