The Constitutional Court upheld the appeal of Sebastian Dalli, confirming that his right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time had been violated in the drug trafficking case against him, and consequently ordered the prosecution to declare its ca...

Members of the European Parliament did not hold back from criticising the Maltese government's lack of implemented reforms to protect journalists and end the culture of impunity that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia eight years ago. While Maltese MEPs m...

A police inspector testified how on the day of the Rabat double murder, Carmelo Ciantar had told him: "had there been relatives of the victims, I would have shot them dead too"The testimony came during the compilation of evidence against 72-year-old ...

The British royal family is once again under intense scrutiny as a memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, hits bookstores Tuesday."Nobody's Girl" is being publishe...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has said that no talks are currently being held about a monument dedicated to assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, while emphasising that his government continues to show respect for her memory not only on the a...

Earlier today, the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Darren Carabott, received confirmation from the Auditor General that the request for an investigation into allegations of abuse in the issuing of residence permits a...

Bank of Valletta has just received regulatory approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) for the listing of an Unsecured Euro Medium Term Bond Programme of a maximum amount of €325 million.The first series and first tranche unde...

Introducing a four-day working week in Malta would cost the public sector alone around €360 million, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has cautioned, arguing that such a shift is unrealistic without a major boost in productivity.Speaking during a T...

Paris Saint-Germain scored seven, Barcelona hit six and Erling Haaland struck his 24th goal of the season on an action-packed night in the Champions League on Tuesday.In all, there were 43 goals in nine games, with six teams scoring four or...

Minister for Agriculture Anton Refalo, together with Minister for Economy Silvio Schembri, officially inaugurated Malta's first community Food Coop on Tuesday, a government statement said.Also present for the opening were CEO of the Malta Food Agency...

Malta’s first high-performance computer was officially launched on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Robert Abela saying that this underlines how Malta is placing its digital future at the forefront, the Office of the Prime Minister stated.Abela com...

At the end of Q2, General Government debt stood at €11,117.5 million, equivalent to 46.9 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the NSO said Tuesday.This represented an increase of €1,010.3 million over the corresponding quarter in 2024,...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr Anġlu Farrugia has been re-elected unanimously to serve a second term as President of the Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law within the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).T...

The Constitutional Court has overturned a previous ruling that had sided with Ludwig Dimech, rejecting his claim that the release of a construction site in Ħamrun violated his right to a fair hearing in the case over the involuntary ho...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya - a historic moment that make...

Momentum said Tuesday it has submitted a formal Freedom of Information request to Transport Malta seeking full records on permits issued to political parties to set up banners along Malta's roads over the last 5 years. The request focuses on permits ...

Speaker Farrugia yesterday participated in an event held during the 151st Assembly of the IPU on protecting humanity in times of war. In his intervention as Chair of the IHL Committee, Speaker Farrugia thanked the effort and the delicate role of...

The Malta Development Association (MDA) said Tuesday it is urging both Government and Opposition to rise above partisan divides and work together to ensure that the long-awaited reform of Malta's planning and development framework is discussed and co...

Talk about the possibility of a future new mass transportation system in the country has once again come up.Both political parties seem willing to talk about such a future prospect, and, quite frankly, both parties working together is the only way su...

The Royal Malta Yacht Club is a living entity. It takes huge pride from its flagship competition, the Rolex Middle Sea Race, and when the competing yachts are away on the course, the clubhouse can feel bereft. Everything changes as soon as the first ...

BirdLife Malta on Monday strongly condemned the Maltese Prime Minister's decision to weaken the laws regulating scientific bird ringing in a clear step to pacify the hunters' lobby and to disguise illegal bird trapping as a scientific ringing project...

A Labour motion calling for a parliamentary debate on Opposition Leader Alex Borg’s comments about generic medicines was not taken up in Parliament on Monday.Following parliamentary questions, Labour Whip Naomi Cachia spoke about the motion she...

Leader of the Opposition and of the Nationalist Party Alex Borg has written an open letter to Prime Minister Robert Abela expressing his concern over the Government’s decision to schedule the parliamentary debate on Motion 421 for next Wednesda...

Starting January 1, parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will be entitled to seven days of paid bereavement leave, a new measure announced by Social Dialogue Junior Minister Andy Ellul.Currently, parents in such tragic circumstances are entit...

The European Parliament is set to debate the rule of law in Malta this afternoon.In a statement last week, The European Peoples Party (EPP), which is the largest political party in the EP, announced that the European Parliament will hold a debate on ...

The third candidate nominated by the government for the post of Judge at the EU General Court has been rejected, the Nationalist Party has said.It was reported that David Ciliberti, a lawyer who has worked in EU institutions since 2008, became the th...

Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food ...

LESA officers will be equipped with a system of body-worn cameras to provide a better service to citizens and improve conditions for the officers — meaning greater protection for both workers and society.This was announced by the Minister for H...

The Constitutional Court has upheld a ruling affirming Manuel Delia's right to access the Corradino Correctional Facility (CCF) and Malta's detention centres, confirming that denying him entry breached his freedom of expression under both the Europea...

The Ministry for Health and Active Ageing has officially launched Malta's seasonal vaccination campaign.Three kinds of vaccines will be offered free of charge to those eligible.This year's seasonal campaign will offer three vaccines to people for fre...

The EPP Group said Monday the S&D group at the European Parliament did not object to the holding of a debate on the rule of law in Malta.In a statement, the EPP noted "with disappointment" the email screenshot circulated on social media regarding...

Maltese MEP Alex Agius Saliba has said that his political group within the European Parliament - the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) - has never given its support for the European Parliament to debate the rule of law in Mal...

In his address at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta Anġlu Farrugia, declared that humanitarian norms are not a matter of choice but the minimum expression of civili...

Prime Minister Robert Abela told leaders at the MED9 Summit in Slovenia that the Mediterranean is not Europe’s periphery, but its engine of growth, calling for stronger regional cooperation in energy, connectivity, and skills to boost competiti...

The Minister for Gozo and Planning, Clint Camilleri, has revealed that since the 2016 regularisation scheme for existing irregularities was introduced in August 2016, the Planning Authority has collected over €52 million in applications and fine...

An elderly man was seriously injured after falling from a height.At around 9am on Monday, the Police were informed that a person had fallen in a field in Triq l-Għadira, Kerċem.From the investigations carried out, it resulted that a 73-year...

The University of Malta spent €66.388 million on academic staff salaries in the year 2024, Education Minister Clifton Grima stated in response to a parliamentary question posed by Nationalist Party MP Justin Schembri.Schembri asked the Minister ...

The Labour Party, through Whip Naomi Cachia, is presenting a motion in Parliament for a discussion on generic medicines.Among other aims, the motion seeks to deliver what the Labour Party said was "correct information" and clarify the comments that w...

The Credit Review Office, an office established to facilitate better communication and mediation between commercial banks and businesses in matters related to bank loan, was launched by the government on Monday.The office was launched by Economy Mini...

More than €150 million have been invested in Malta's social and affordable housing sector, with over 900 families provided with housing in just 22 months. The progress and future direction of the housing market were discussed during the national...

PL MP Rosianne Cutajar has emerged as the only woman MP out of the 23 to say that she would refuse a parliamentary seat obtained through Malta's gender-corrective mechanism in the next election, setting her apart from most of her colleagues who large...

Caroline Caruana from the Marsaskala Residents Network has voiced serious concerns about the proposed fast ferry service between Marsaskala and Valletta, warning that the project risks transforming the quiet seaside town into a commercialised tourist...

A major internet outage has taken down many of the world's most popular apps and websites, including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Duolingo, and Canva. The disruption began around 8 a.m. UK time (midnight Pacific) and has been traced to issue...

Public procurement is one area where the government could introduce measures aimed at better improving transparency and safeguards when it comes to the use of public funds.In its pre-Budget document this year, the Malta Chamber of Commerce repeated s...

Five people were taken to hospital after a crash that took place at around 10.15pm on Saturday evening in Mosta.The accident occurred on Triq il-Missjunarji Maltin.The Police went on site, and from preliminary investigations, it resulted that a colli...

The president of BirdLife Malta, Darryl Grima, has slammed the Prime Minister's proposal to grant constitutional safeguards to all traditional pastimes, labelling this move as a "nonsensical political gimmick".Grima said that this move may be motivat...

Thieves used a basket lift to break into the Louvre on Sunday morning, forced a window, smashed display cases and escaped with jewels of "inestimable value," France's interior minister said, as the world's most visited museum closed for the day durin...

Momentum said Monday it has asked the Ombudsman to investigate Transport Malta after the Authority failed, for more than two months, to issue or decide on a simple banner permit for an event. The free, public event is a focus group meeting called Vis...

Israel on Sunday struck targets in southern Gaza after saying its troops came under fire from Hamas militants, in the first major test of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire meant to halt more than two years of war. Health officials said at leas...

When Albania announced it had appointed an Artificial Intelligence minister named Diella (meaning "sun"), tasked with fighting corruption, many Maltese onlookers probably sighed wistfully.After all, nothing says "hope" like a robot promising that pub...

PN Leader Alex Borg has said that he is prepared to sign a memorandum of understanding, so that whoever is in government begins and completes a mass transportation project in order to address the traffic issues in Malta."This is the style of politics...

Prime Minister Robert Abela took aim at the Nationalist Party during a PL political event on Sunday, saying that PN MEPs pushed for a debate on Malta's Rule of Law to be held within the European Parliament next week.Abela was speaking about the impor...

After nine painful years, and at the 11th time of asking, Manchester United ended its Anfield hoodoo with a 2-1 win against Premier League defending champion Liverpool on Sunday.Harry Maguire's header in the 84th minute sealed one of United...

 Rafael Leão must have been inspired seeing Stefano Pioli back at the San Siro.The Portugal winger scored twice in his first start of the Serie A season following an injury layoff and under-strength AC Milan came from a goal dow...

It has been just six weeks since Alex Borg assumed the leadership of the Nationalist Party. And since day one, the Labour Party has unleashed a relentless and coordinated campaign to discredit him. Every statement, every comment, every hesitation has...

Red Bull's Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in four races Sunday at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, while McLaren's Lando Norris took a huge chunk out of teammate Oscar Piastri's championship lead by finishing second.Piastr...

Robert Abela and the Labour Party have once again confirmed that they are in a state of panic and have their backs against the wall, the Nationalist Party said Sunday.Three days ago, they invented a lie that Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg, had go...

The 2025 Rolex Middle Sea Race is now over 24 hours in. On the plus side there has been no repeat of last year's heinous first night, and the fleet is making steady progress. Overnight the forecast low pressure moved through the course area, but furt...

A new Hallmark film is being filmed in Malta by 'Smallville' director Kevin Fair, the Ministry for Culture, Lands, and Local Government stated on Sunday.Minister Owen Bonnici alongside Film Commissioner Johann Grech visited the set of a Hallmark film...

Some families require support that goes beyond just being assisted in their parenting techniques, Home-Based Therapeutic Services (HBTS) parenting leader Francesca Giordano said."For instance, some have children aged 12 and over, or who have been thr...

The Malta Independent journalist Kyle Patrick Camilleri won the Sports Journalism Award on Saturday night, as the list of winners for the 2025 Malta Journalism Awards were announced.The award was awarded for Patrick Camilleri's article 'Are Maltese y...

It was one scandal too many.After emails emerged this week showing that Prince Andrew remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted, the House of Windsor finally moved to in...

The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), Team Blue Lagoon, and Mizzi Studio said Saturday they have submitted a planning application for the Blue Lagoon Rehabilitation, a national initiative aimed at restoring ecological balance while enhancing the visitor...

President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Trump's frustration with the co...

The Nationalist Party's Electoral, Records and Data Commission on Saturday announced the results of the election held yesterday, Friday 17 October 2025, for the representatives of the PN General Council on the Party's Executive Committee.This electio...

The government announced Saturday that the so-called "research period" for seven species of songbirds will open on October 20 and run until December 20, 2025, following a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that, it said, clarified issues...

The Government on Saturday announced the opening of the 2025 trapping season for the song thrush (malvizz) and golden plover (pluviera), following the recommendation of the Ornis Committee. The season for the song thrush will run from October 20 to D...

Valletta Chemimart Pharmacy, 20/21, Republic Street; Ħamrun Remedies Pharmacy, 211, St Joseph High Road; Qormi Anici Pharmacy, Anici Street; Birkirkara Honest Pharmacy, 5B-71, Brared Street; San Ġwann Brown's Pharmacy, 92-94, Mensija Road; ...

The Active Ageing Award 2025 honoured the skills, dedication, and achievements of Malta's seniors during a special ceremony and EXPO in St. Julian's on Friday, a government statement said.The two events showed the commitment, talent, and community en...

This morning at 11.00, the 46th Rolex Middle Sea Race got underway from Grand Harbour. The gathered fleet was gently propelled out of the magnificent amphitheatre, assisted by an easterly breeze that built as yachts closed on the exit to the open sea...

Several embassies on Friday spoke out against the clearing of mementoes and flowers from the memorial dedicated to Daphne Caruana Galizia in Valletta, hours after a vigil commemorated her assassination eight years ago.The comments came as OPM officia...

Prime Minister Robert Abela met with owners of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to showcase how Maltese businesses are driving economic growth, creating jobs, and fostering innovation, the goverrment said Saturday.The government said is comm...

Around 20 minutes.That's how long it took Nottingham Forest to fire manager Ange Postecoglou after losing to Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.As for Erling Haaland, he did his damage in a devastating five-minute spell in the second half,...

It is both unbelievable and unacceptable that the country is still waiting for the re-opening of the animal hospital in Ta' Qali.The animal hospital closed 26 months ago in 2023 after a power surge damaged equipment, and since then animal lovers and ...

Napoli's exuberant celebrations in Turin turned out to be premature.Noa Lang's stoppage time equalizer was ruled out for offside and injury-hit Napoli lost at Torino 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday, with former player Giovanni Simeone bagging the goal.Nev...

Red Bull's Max Verstappen cruised to an easy victory Saturday in a crash-filled United States Grand Prix sprint race, and then took pole position for the main event on a rough day for Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri.Piastri and ...

When an entire country floods every time it rains, it reflects deep systemic failures. One of the main issues is poor road planning: most roads lack adequate drainage systems to collect and channel rainwater.Instead of storing this water in undergrou...

Minister for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, together with Animal Rights Minister Anton Refalo and Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Animal Rights Alicia Bugeja Said have launched an information campaign aimed at promoti...

Gozo's population is projected to rise steadily over the next two decades, reaching around 52,000 residents by 2042 and stabilising at 52,450 by 2052, according to a new Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) report assessing ...

The Labour Party said it will be countering a debate on the rule of law in Malta at the European Parliament on Tuesday with one in the Maltese Parliament the next day.In a statement Saturday, the PL described the EP debate as another attack against o...

As Israelis and Palestinians wait anxiously to see what comes after a ceasefire in the two-year war in Gaza, the experience of the Northern Ireland peace process in the 1990s may offer lessons in the thorny process of moving from seemi...

Drains have been leaking sewage wastewater into the street in front of Msida’s Kulleġġ bus stop since Thursday evening. Msida mayor Charles Selvaggi told this newsroom that the area was flooded again on Friday morning, despite governm...

As the administrative General Council of the Partit Nazzjonalista opened this evening, in his closing address of the first session, PN Deputy Leader Alex Perici Calascione recalled how the slogan "Dan hu l-Mument" which began as a message i...

 Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honors after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines.Andrew, younger brother of King Charles III, sai...

Momentum strongly condemned the actions of Neville Gafà, an official employed at the Office of the Prime Minister who was filmed removing tributes honouring journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia at the Great Siege Memorial. These tributes included...

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici and Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government Alison Zerafa Civelli have launched the 19th edition of Żejt iż-Żejtun, a festival that merges art, tradition, and community spirit in honour of Malta's oli...

The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA), in collaboration with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, held a conference to celebrate World Standards Day, focusing primarily on governance, sustainability, and growth, a government statemen...

The second edition of the 'Kuraġġ' (Courage) concert, which blends music and performance with the real-life experiences of those affected by illness, will take place over three nights on 7, 8, and 9 November at the Salesian Theatre in Sliem...

Minister for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi and CEO of Services Européens Malta (SEM) Rodrick Zerafa visited FNG Supplies Co. Ltd in Rabat to show how European funding is helping local businesses expand, modernise, and adopt sustainabl...

Throughout December, 56 Christmas-related activities will be organised across Malta and Gozo, coordinated by Local Councils with the support of the Local Government Division, which has allocated over €800,000 for the festivities.The details were...

A growing debate over Malta's housing situation has erupted between the Nationalist Party and the Labour Party, following new figures from the National Statistics Office (NSO) showing a sharp drop in home ownership and an increase in families choosin...

The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) on Wednesday withdrew its industrial directives, the pilots' union announced on Friday.In a brief statement, ALPA Malta stated that following an extraordinary general meeting, all of its members decided to vote t...

A car belonging to one of Italy's leading investigative journalists exploded outside his home overnight, prompting an investigation by Italy's anti-Mafia authorities and condemnation Friday from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and others. No one was in...

During a consultative meeting with the Malta Development Association (MDA) on the upcoming budget, Budget 2026, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the government's vision seeks to promote higher standards, greater professionalism, and an improved ...

There is hope for change, Pieter Omtzigt, a former Dutch MP who was the Council of Europe's rapporteur on the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the rule of law in Malta, said.He spoke during a vigil marking eight years since the journalist ...

A 47-year-old man from Birkirkara, charged with possession of 1.2 kilogrammes of heroin, was acquitted by a jury late Thursday night.After more than 12 hours of deliberation, the jury returned an 8-1 verdict in favour of acquitting the accused, Jason...

The National Physical Activity for Health (HEPA) Strategy 2025-2030 has been launched. This Strategy establishes a national framework to promote physical activity at every stage of life, recognising its essential role in improving both physical and m...

ChatGPT will be able to have kinkier conversations after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (photo) announced the artificial intelligence company will soon allow its chatbot to engage in "erotica for verified adults."OpenAI won't be the first to try to profit fro...

The Nationalist Party denied that its leader Alex Borg was in Brussels to promote a rule of law debate about Malta in the European Parliament, as the Labour Party claimed.Faced with the tireless work being carried out by PN Leader Alex Borg to improv...