The Nationalist Party will only take a position on the government's proposal for a reform to introduce voluntary assisted euthanasia in Malta once the bill is tabled in Parliament, The Malta Independent has been told.The eight-week long public consul...

At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country, including more than 20 from a girls camp, after a storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain and sent floodwaters spilling out of th...

Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said Friday, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neigh...

Family and friends of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother gathered at a chapel where their bodies were brought for a wake on Friday, a day after the Portuguese soccer players were killed in a car crash.Some hugged and wept bef...

Life truly is a fickle thing.  It is capricious and unpredictable.  It doesn't follow a set playbook - it is fair but equally unfair.  And sometimes, it can go away without the slightest of warnings.Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota in ...

Australian actor Julian McMahon, famed for roles in popular series like Nip/Tuck, FBI Most Wanted and Charmed, has died aged 56.His wife said the actor passed away in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday. He had been diagnosed with cancer."Julian loved ...

The State has been ordered to pay just over €200,000 in compensation to the owners of a building in Pieta which used to be a Labour Party club.A Civil Court presided over by Judge Audrey Demicoli on Friday ruled that while the Labour Party had f...

Two men were remanded in custody on Friday following their arraignment in connection with a series of armed robberies earlier this week.Antoine Agius, a 42-year-old homeless man, and Ans Algheziwi, a 36-year-old Libyan construction worker residing in...

The Nationalist Party on Friday raised alarm over Malta’s growing financial imbalance and record levels of government debt during a press conference held by PN Members of Parliament Graham Bencini and Jerome Caruana Cilia. The two MPs accused P...

Infrastructure Malta said Friday it has installed the third of six steel sections forming the main flyover structure of the Msida Creek Project.Weighing 46 tons and measuring 26 metres in length by 7.5 metres in width, this major component has taken ...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights Anton Refalo, together with Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights Alicia Bugeja Said, have announced that nominations are now open for the Animal Honours Awards 2025...

Starting Monday, 7 July 2025, a programme of public activities will be launched to mark the 211th anniversary of the founding of the Malta Police Force.The public is invited to meet members of the Police Force in a relaxed atmosphere and watch perfor...

A petrol station explosion early Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 40 people, including 11 police officers and one firefighter, but immediate rescue intervention avoided a much more tragic outcome, local authorities and rescuers ...

Extensive renovation and modernisation works are currently underway at the Adrian Borg Primary School in Birkirkara, located in Psaila Street, which will cost just over €2 million.The project is part of the EDU Infrastructure Programme, which wi...

An agreement between the Victim Support Agency (VSA) and the Malta Football Association (MFA) will see the launch of the 'StoptheHate' campaign during the upcoming football season organised by the MFA, a government statement said.This time, the campa...

Famed competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last year's gastronomic battle in New York for the coveted Mustard Belt.Chestnut, 41, consum...

A man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash in a robbery on a Tarxien shop on Friday, the police said,The police said they were informed about the robbery at 2pm.Officers immediately went to the scene where, from preliminary investigations, it ...

Chelsea scored the go-ahead goal on Malo Gusto's 83rd-minute shot that went in after a pair of deflections, beating Palmeiras 2-1 on Friday night for a spot in the Club World Cup semifinals.Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 16th minute but Est&eci...

Repubblika on Friday issued a strong warning against Bill 137, recently published by the government and expected to be passed into law before the summer recess. The NGO argues that this bill will seriously undermine Malta's already fragile ...

Each year, workers from the Public Works Department collect more than 2,400 tonnes of waste from 16 kilometres of underground stormwater tunnels. This work, often unnoticed, has a direct and indirect positive impact on around 70,000 residents.During ...

A 53-year-old Nigerian man has been charged with importing cocaine after authorities discovered upon his arrival in Malta that he had ingested 100 capsules of the drug.Stanley Anayo Chukwu Chukwukere, who is currently unemployed, was also charged wit...

Civil society activist Manuel Delia has been awarded €1,000 in libel damages after a court found that two blog posts by Professor Simon Mercieca were defamatory.The case revolved around claims made by Mercieca in which he accused Delia - who ser...

Two draft laws in favour of persons with disabilities that were launched for public consultation in recent days have been well received both locally and by the European Disability Movement, the government said Friday. These two laws aim to guarantee ...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Active Ageing, Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, visited the Floriana Residential Home, where he observed first-hand how elderly residents are enjoying new experiences through Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) te...

The Nationalist Party’s two leadership hopefuls will not be allowed to partake in any debates or even be allowed to mention each other during media interviews in the run-up to the election for party leader, according to a strict set of media ru...

The Addolorata Cemetery stands as Malta's largest and most prominent place of repose - a site of profound cultural, historical, and personal importance for thousands of families across the country. Yet, despite its central role in the national landsc...

The end of public consultation on assisted voluntary euthanasia is not the end of the consultative process, Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms Rebecca Buttigieg said on Thursday, as she added that she has other meetings scheduled in the...

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Wednesday inaugurated the breakwater and ferry landing project in Buġibba, reaffirming "the government's commitment to strengthening domestic sea transport".Speaking at the opening ceremony, Abela announced that a ...

The PN has said that patients are being given a new type of ADHD medication which is coming with instructions which are only in Croatian, meaning that patients are not able to become aware of what possible side effects they may face.“Patients c...

A total of 36 local film producers will benefit from a total investment of €2 million in their projects, the Ministry for Culture and the Arts said on Thursday, as it added that Arts Council Malta has announced the list of projects selected unde...

Children from across Malta are using art to advocate for the environment as part of the ‘Young Artists Big Impact’ Children’s Art Expo held at Spazju Kreattiv. This initiative, organised by the Sustainable Development Directora...

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday.The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the nort...

Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Graham Bencini has called on the public to oppose a proposed redevelopment of the Speedy fuel station along the Sliema promenade, warning that the project poses serious environmental health, and urban planning c...

The European Union's new anti-SLAPP law is being put to the test as Greenpeace International, headquartered in Amsterdam, challenges a $666 million US court judgment levelled against it by Energy Transfer - the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeli...

A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece's southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels and homes.The fire department said 230 firefighters bac...

A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after violently assaulting his ex-partner, leaving her with permanent facial injuries.The Somali-born plumber, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm, harassment, threats, and i...

Denmark launched its presidency of the European Union on Thursday with a call for Europe to unite to take on war in Ukraine and chaos caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff hike which are likely to mark the Nordic c...

National Lottery today announced a major overhaul of the nation's favourite Super5 Jackpot game, introducing significantly enhanced prize tiers and larger jackpots. The updated format launches tomorrow, 4 July, 2025.Tomorrow's jackpot of €500,00...

Once a quaint fishing village defined by boats bobbing in a quiet bay and narrow streets lined with limestone houses, St Julian's has now morphed into a symbol of urban excess and systemic neglect. In its transformation from serene seaside town to Ma...

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard on Wednesday presented a new bill which aims at legally protecting persons who occupy public roles and in public entities, by establishing State responsibility which covers for public officials in civil cases, if the ...

Jason Azzopardi has landed himself in hot water after recordings of him allegedly influencing a man accused of issuing false residence permits were played out in court.The man in question is Bernard Attard, who along with Maria Spiteri, was char...

The Life Network Foundation today concluded its campaign related to the government's eight-week consultation on voluntary assisted euthanasia, which came to an end today.As part of Oqtol l-Ugigħ, Mhux Lili, the foundation delivered 11,571 p...

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism is sending 250 tonnes of flour to the people of Gaza in coming weeks, as Malta’s total humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people over the last five years surpasses €1.1 million. On Wednesd...

A sum of just over €1.3 million has been collected from third-country nationals using Mater Dei Hospital's medical services as of 2025 so far, Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela revealed in Parliament on Wednesday.During Wednesday's plenary sessio...

Two men were arrested by the police in connection with two robberies that took place within a space of 9 hours.In the first incident, two men armed with a knife made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from an outlet in Sliema early on Wednesday, ...

Three months have passed since Minister Bonett gave us a presentation lasting over an hour and a half explaining how he was going to solve the traffic problem. Today, when we were meant to start seeing results, we are still exactly where we were, the...

Malta's Minister for Finance, Clyde Caruana, shared demographic data in Parliament on Wednesday relating to the number of Maltese youths aged 16-30. This data illustrates that the number of Maltese young people has decreased by about 15,000 persons w...

A 43-year-old man who was reported missing to the Police on Wednesday has been found safe and sound, the police said Thursday.Jonathan Farrugia had last been seen in the St Julian's area and was wearing an orange shorts and a white t-shirt.The police...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen.Trump announced the development as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister&nb...

Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life.The mixed result came on the thir...

According to figures tabled in Parliament, 89,841 Maltese women were in employment as of the end of January 2025. This marks a 35% increase since the end of December 2013, when this figure stood at just 66,414 Maltese women.This data was published by...

The National Council of Women Malta (NCW) has declared its "principled opposition to the legalisation of euthanasia."The Council maintains that the deliberate ending of human life is incompatible with the ethical foundations of medicine, the protecti...

A man has died while he was swimming at Ghadira Bay in Mellieha on Tuesday afternoon, the police said Wednesday.The man, aged 55, of Mellieha, found himself in difficulty while swimming at 6.30pm.He was helped ashore by other bathers before being ass...

The public rightly expects that officers whose job it is to ensure safety on our roads are in a condition to perform that duty, the Nationalist Party said Wednesday. It is unacceptable that, in addition to the dangers that already exist on our roads,...

A man was grievously injured on Tuesday evening when he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a wall, the police said.The man, an Albanian aged 22, and a resident in Zebbug, Gozo, lost control of the Renault Megane he was driving an...

The swimming ban at Marsascala's Fajtata Bay has been lifted.The bay had been closed for swimming on Monday, two days after it had been awarded the blue flag for its water quality.In a statement on Wednesday, the Environmental Health Directorate with...

Malta Public Transport on Wednesday announced the replacement of 100 buses in its fleet with new buses. This significant €28 million investment goes beyond the concession agreement requirements, and reflects the company's commitment to deliverin...

Political party Momentum has announced a set of new laws aimed at ending the secrecy around politicians' wealth and how public money is spent. The proposal is a reaction to the fact that the Prime Minister has, for a second year, blocked the release ...

ADPD on Wednesday criticised the government's consultation document on assisted voluntary euthanasia for being overly narrow and lacking depth. It treats the issue as merely a legal procedure, failing to address the real-life suffering caused by chro...

As summer kicks in, major heat waves have become the norm, and Europe right now is going through one.Heat waves across southern Europe earlier this week pushed temperatures above 40 C in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authoriti...

Moviment Graffitti said it has submitted its feedback to the Government's proposal on assisted voluntary euthanasia, affirming its support for the right of individuals to choose to end their suffering when faced with terminal or incurable i...

The government said Tuesday it is postponing the introduction of the mandatory skills pass for Maltese and EU nationals, from the originally planned date of 1 January 2026, to 1 January 2027.The skills pass was introduced in May 2024 as part of a pla...

At this point in time, Malta does not have the legal, clinical, or institutional structures required to safely and ethically implement such a law, The Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP) said in a position statement it issued on the proposed intr...

Three University of Malta students and a lecturer, who faced criminal charges after revealing security vulnerabilities in an app with good intentions, have been granted a Presidential pardon under Article 93 of the Constitution of Malta, the governme...

The government has launched a new scheme whereby pet owners would have access to a emergency veterinary services even outside office hours.Following an assessment of the veterinary services in the country, the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and ...

PN MPs Adrian Delia and Alex Borg met to find 'common ground' on their leadership bids, the times of Malta reports.A video showing Delia and Borg, as well as PN MP Ivan J Bartolo seated at a hotel in what appears to be a slightly heated moment, was p...

In 2021, Directive 2009/103/EC was amended by Directive (EU) 2021/2118 (the 'Amending Directive'), (both instruments collectively referred to hereinafter as the 'Motor Insurance Directive' or the 'Directive'). This prompted Malta to amend its insuran...

The diver who last Sunday was rescued after finding himself in difficulty in Cirkewwa has died in hospital, the police said Tuesday.The diver, a man aged 59 from Iklin, was taken to hospital on Sunday morning in a serious condition.The police said Tu...

A growing chorus of voices across Malta are calling on the Government to prioritise compassionate, life-affirming palliative care over the legalisation of assisted suicide, a statement by a campaign against assisted suicide read."A recent survey carr...

What is taking place in Gaza is a humanitarian tragedy, Prime Minister Robert Abela said as he delivered a ministerial statement in parliament on the European Council meeting of 26 June.The Prime Minister said that one of the primary topics discussed...

The newspaper Kullhadd must make reference to the names of the MPs who asked questions which the journal previously reported on in a recent issue, Speaker Anglu Farrugia decided in a ruling on media reporting on Tuesday.Speaker Farrugia said that dur...

Breakout tournament star Gonzalo García scored his third goal of the Club World Cup to power Real Madrid past Juventus 1-0 in the round of 16 on Tuesday afternoon and into the quarterfinals.García has started all four of Real Madrid's m...

Serhou Guirassy scored a pair of first-half goals, both assisted by Karim Adeyemi, and Borussia Dortmund held off Monterrey 2-1 Tuesday night in the final round of 16 game at the Club World Cup.Guirassy drove a shot just inside the left post in ...

Barcelona recorded its hottest month of June since records started over a century ago, Spain's national weather service said on Tuesday as Europe remained in the grip of the first major heat wave this summer.The Fabra Observatory, located on a hill o...

Three wardens were dismissed after a video circulating showed them snorting cocaine inside a van, the Times of Malta reports.It quotes sources as saying that the incident prompted LESA management to take immediate action.It said that LESA management ...

With effect from today, Tuesday 1 July, the law regulating contractors in the construction sector came into force, the Building and Construction Authority said Tuesday.Contractors working in the demolition, excavation, and construction sectors are as...

Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister for the Political System, Justice and Anti-Corruption emphasized the importance of jointly resolving the Mozura case during a meeting with Malta's Attorney General of Malta Victoria Buttigieg."A central topic o...

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Lanzarote Convention, the first Ministerial Conference of the Council of Europe for Ministers responsible for the protection of children concluded in Malta.During a press conferen...

The widow of a man who was killed last Sunday in Bidnija has pledged to continue to love her late husband forever.In a short post on Facebook, Miriam Busuttil Hoogvliet described her husband Jean Paul Busussil as her "best friend" and "love of my lif...

Less than two days after the Minister responsible for Tourism proudly announced that Malta now boasts 13 Blue Flag beaches, the Fajtata beach in Marsascala, one of the beaches awarded this recognition, had to be closed due to a sewage spill into the ...

The ‘Together We Flourish’ project has been inaugurated with a new building in Gozo which will offer therapies and therapeutic services for persons with disability, the Ministries for Inclusion and Gozo stated on Tuesday.The ministries sa...

A 46-year-old man pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jean Paul Busuttil on Monday evening. Mohamed Hamdan, a Libyan national born in Syria, was charged with a plethora of offences, including the murder of Busuttil, known as ‘Ta&...

A bill was tabled in Parliament on Monday by the government, which aims to bring Malta's citizenship by investment scheme, also known as the golden passport scheme, in line with a recent ruling by the European court of Justice.Home Affairs Minister B...

A new Active Ageing Centre has been inaugurated in Senglea, the Parliamentary Secretariats for Active Ageing and Local Government stated on Tuesday, as they added that this centre is operating from a renovated and modern space as part of a regenerati...

The distinction between the Superior and Inferior courts should be abolished, Justice Toni Abela suggested as he delivered his final address as a Justice of the Superior Court on Monday, as he further commented on the capability of magistrates.Justic...

A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with a record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and high winds fanning forest fires in Turkey.Heat warnings were issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the U.K., with new highs...

Il-Kollettiv and Residenti taż-Żurrieq have filed judicial proceedings against the Minister for Planning and the Attorney General following the endorsement of the decision to rezone 11,500sqm of agricultural land in Nigret, Zurrieq, for pri...

Minors under 18 years of age will no longer be able to marry in Malta under any circumstance under legal amendments that aim to strengthen child protection and eliminate all forms of underage and forced marriages.The amendments will remove existing p...

A group of Maltese and Gozitan residents, with the support of environmental NGO Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA), have prepared and signed a petition urging the European Commission to ensure that Maltese authorities cease allowing sewage t...

A man this evening will be charged with the murder of Jean Paul Busuttil, 53, in Bidnija on Sunday.The police said that the arraignment will take place at 6pm.Busuttil was shot on Sunday morning following a minor traffic accident. The car he was driv...

The wife and daughter of Albert Brian Rosso, a marine biologist who vanished two decades ago, have been awarded €350,000 in compensation after a court ruled that the state violated the victim's right to life, after failing to properly ensure tha...

The €25,000 incentive for individuals to give up their driving licence is still in the planning phase, with discussions ongoing to determine the most effective target age group, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works Chris Bone...

Marcos Leonardo scored his second goal on a rebound in the 112th minute, and Al Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 on Monday night, eliminating the Premier League power from the Club World Cup in the round of 16.In a back-and-forth thriller ...

Germán Cano scored on a header three minutes into the match, and Fluminense held on to upset Champions League finalist Inter Milan 2-0 to advance to the Club World Cup quarterfinals in front of a sparse crowd of 20,030 at Bank of America Stadi...

Professor Valerie Sollars, whose academic focus is rooted in early childhood education and early years policy, has highlighted the importance of quality experiences in early childhood education and care, saying in an interview with The Malta Independ...

A beach which last Saturday was given a Blue Flag for its "world-class standards in beach management, environmental education, safety, water quality and related services" was closed for bathing on Monday after an overflow of foul water, the Departmen...

The amount of maternity fund contributions to employed persons in the year 2023 was €9.67 million, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana stated in response to a parliamentary question posed by Independent MP Clayton Bartolo.Bartolo asked Caruana to sta...

The 'Right to Culture' campaign, an initiative celebrating freedom of artistic expression and access to culture for all in Malta, has been launched, the Ministry for Culture and the Arts stated on Monday.The ministry said that this national awareness...

The Labour Government has left the Armed Forces with only one operational helicopter, the PN said in a statement."We are entering summer and in the coming weeks the majority of Maltese and Gozitans will be frequenting and enjoying the beaches, the se...

Two turtles which were rehabilitated at the Wildlife Rehab Centre after being injured were released in Golden Bay on Monday.Minister for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness, Miriam Dalli, was present for the release together with officials...