The government has shared plans to create 600 new beds at Mater Dei Hospital with medical professionals who work at the country’s main medical facility, The Malta Independent on Sunday can reveal.Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela held an open me...

Fr Rob Rizzo, a newly ordained priest, believes that the crisis in priestly vocations is a result of two issues – according to him, people nowadays “don’t see sense in lifelong commitment”, and they also lack awareness into wh...

The country “lost 11 years of investment in health infrastructure”, President of the Medical Association of Malta (MAM) Martin Balzan told The Malta Independent on Sunday.Speaking to this newsroom, he said that “the only real invest...

Malta has exceeded its carrying capacity in terms of tourism arrivals, and the problems associated with large numbers of tourists are exacerbated by disorganised infrastructure and weak traffic management, economist Prof. Lino Briguglio told The Malt...

The PN’s education shadow minister Justin Schembri said that more focus should be shifted on the early years of education to focus on basic skills.In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, Schembri emphasised that fundamental skills...

Was the judgment in favour of Norman Vella timed by the “establishment” to coincide with the European Parliament and local council elections to cause as much harm as possible to the Labour Party?We ask this tongue in cheek, of course, but...

A man was seriously injured on Saturday evening when he suffered burns while working on fireworks, the police said Sunday.The accident happened in a fireworks factory in Ta’ JKandja, limits of Siggiewi, at 6.30pm.The man, aged 27, from Mqabba, ...

An increase in the number of people seeking psychological assistance, coupled with a shortage of psychologists in the public sector, is adding to the strain on the professionals offering the service while at the same time discouraging people from see...

Formula racing enthusiasts have a brand-new reason to revel in their pastime, as the manufacturing of the first-ever locally-manufactured electric racing car, the EV24, is now complete and the brand new vehicle is ready to compete internationally. A ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said.Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in t...

As wars grind on in Ukraine and Gaza, another location ravaged by conflict is taking steps to implement a historic peace agreement. From the mid-1960s through 2016, Colombia was torn by conflict between the government, leftist guerrilla movements and...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country's closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza, even as the war with Hamas shows no sign of ending.On Saturday, Benny Gantz, a member of the War...

MEPs representing the Nationalist Party act according to what the Brussels establishment tells them to do, even if this means going against Malta’s interests, Prime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday."If the Brussels establishment wants to foc...

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech on Saturday drew parallels with the 1980s, saying that the Labour government of today is threatening democracy by attacking Parliament, the courts and journalists.Speaking in Xaghra, Grech said that history is r...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said Saturday that both former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Prime Minister Robert Abela have the Vitals magisterial inquiry in their hands, and they must publish it immediately.In an interview on the party media, G...

The Malta Union of Teachers said that the €10,000 increase mentioned by Education Minister Clifton Grima is nowhere to be found in the government’s proposals for a new collective agreement.The union was reacting to a report on TVM which qu...

The Malta Employers’ Association on Saturday called for government and the MUT to suspend negotiations for a revised collective agreement in the education sector till after the elections.The government and the MUT have been at loggerheads for m...

Mayor of San Gwann Trevor Fenech expressed himself against the Planning application for a 7,000 square metre supermarket in San Gwann’s ODZ, next to St Michael’s private school.The Planning application, which has been inundated with objec...

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday inaugurated the regeneration project of the Kalkara square and waterfront, a project executed by the Grand Harbour Regeneration Corporation (GHRC). A government statement said that this project created an open sp...

The Malta Union of Teachers on Friday said it has registered a trade dispute and issued an ultimatum to the government as talks on the renewal of a collective agreement reached yet another deadlock.The same predicament had been reached late last year...

Valletta New British Dispensary, 109/110, Triq San Ġwann; Ħamrun The Cross Pharmacy, 859, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp;  Żebbuġ Tal-Grazzja Pharmacy, Triq Franġisk Farrugia; Birkirkara St. Anne Pharmacy, 24, Misra&...

Repubblika on Friday said that now is not the right time for Parliament to stop working, after government adjourned sittings a week earlier than planned.In a statement, the NGO said it noted that despite Prime Minister Robert Abela's “empty rem...

The power of a peaceful protest is there for all to see. The country has seen many in recent years – protests against land in Żonqor being given to the American University of Malta, protests against the uprooting of trees and to protect th...

Atalanta secured a Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Lecce in the penultimate round of Serie A on Saturday.The Bergamo squad is in fifth place, six points ahead of Roma, and holds a tiebreaker over the Giallorossi after beating Roma l...

On a weekend commemorating Ayrton Senna, Max Verstappen matched the late Brazilian's record for consecutive pole positions in Formula 1 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Verstappen made it eight in a row — seven this year — when his Red Bu...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has lodged a request for the parts of the magisterial inquiry that led to charges being issued against him in connection with the hospitals inquiry to be made public.Muscat said that after a court decree to provide...

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food a...

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday as the nation’s leader was in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshots, official...

A Sicilian man, wanted by the Italian authorities in connection with an investigation into organised crime and cocaine trafficking has appeared in court following his arrest in Malta.Gianluca Caruso, 32, had been living in Malta for seven years befor...

More people who are facing charges in the hospitals case have complained that they were not given the chance to testify before the inquiring magistrate or the Attorney General and Police prior to being charged.Brian Bondin, Pierre Sladden, Giuseppe M...

Workers of the Detention Services Agency will benefit from better rights, conditions, and salaries thanks to the signing of a new collective agreement. What was formerly a government department and transformed into an agency, the collective agreement...

The works on the first International Contemporary Art Space in Malta (MICAS) have reached their final stages and will be inaugurated in October of this year, a government statement read.More than twelve acres in Floriana will be returned to the publi...

5,200 students and 600 teachers from middle and secondary schools had the opportunity to visit the Public Service Expo24 held at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali, where students were able to closely observe the work of the public administration, engage in ...

A new masterplan for the Gozo general hospital was revealed on Friday by the Minister for Health and Active Ageing Jo-Etienne Abela.The minister said that on one side of the hospital, geological investigations are taking place to ensure that it is sa...

The National Plant Gene Bank in Lija is to start preserving and safeguarding plant species in the Maltese islands by storing seeds of various Maltese vegetables and fruits, as well as indigenous and endemic plants.Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo an...

The Electoral Commission notifies that polling days for these institutions are as follows:St Vincent de Paul Residence and 34 Homes for the Elderly (see schedule) –Saturday, 1 June, 2024;Gozo General Hospital and Mater Dei, Karin Grech and...

Juventus fired coach Massimiliano Allegri on Friday for his ugly outburst toward the referees in the Italian Cup final.Juventus has two games left in Serie A but Allegri was due to miss them following a two-game suspension for his Cup final beha...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but that there are no plans to capture the...

The month of April brought with it a variety of weather conditions, with temperatures fluctuating throughout the month, the Met Office said in a statement. While the first day of the month is typically associated with joking around, the temperatures ...

The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland.In a joint declaration, officials from Austria, the Czech Repu...

Following the hazy conditions of the past few days, the upcoming weekend is expected to bring better weather, the Met Office said, forecasting the first heatwave of the yearThe dust in suspension is anticipated to decrease by Sunday 19 May. However, ...

The now infamous last words written in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s last blog post before she was brutally assassinated have been etched into the country’s psyche: “There are criminals everywhere you look.”While six and a half yea...

An elderly woman was taken to hospital after she was hit by a car in Birzebbuga on Friday, the police said.The accident took place in Brolli Street at 7.30am.The police said the 69-year-old woman was hit by a Mazda Demio being driven by a 22-year-old...

The Vatican on Friday radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena, insisting on having the final say in whether the events are worthy of popular devotion...

A biker was grievously injured on Friday following a traffic accident in Gzira, the police said.The accident took place in Testaferrata Street at 11am.The biker, who was riding a Kymco Agility, was involved in a crash with a Toyota Hi-Ace driven by a...

Educators need to be given priority, and the salaries as well as conditions of educators need to be substantially improved through a collective agreement that needs to be signed as soon as possible, the Nationalist Party said during a press conferenc...

The Union of Professional Educators said Friday its members who did not attend a Community of Professional Educators (COPE) meeting as per union directive were afterwards not given donuts by the head of school.On its website, the UPE said it received...

A majority of European Union members are calling for more agreements with countries where migrants depart from or travel through to get to Europe, saying the bloc needs to think outside the box to tackle irregular migration into the 27-member bloc.Th...

A building in the Imrieħel area which was formerly used as a mill will be formally transferred to the Birkirkara Local Council following an agreement signed between the Lands Authority and the same council.Lands Minister Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi ...

Protestors marched down Republic street in Valletta on Thursday evening, advocating for a clean Malta.The protest, organised by Repubblika and endorsed by 21 other non-governmental organisations (NGOs), began with a march from the Parliament building...

The Planning Authority on Thursday gave the nod to the development of a massive arts and culture hub in Marsa.The complex will be made up of 30 interactive workshops, covering a total area of just under 6,250 square metres, 22 carnival float workshop...

A man who was seriously injured after he fell down the stairs in his private residence in Kercem has died in hospital, the police said.The accident happened in Gamiem Street at 7.30pm on Wednesday.The police said the man, aged 63, died in hospital on...

Prime Minister Robert Abela launched the Labour Party's electoral manifesto for the European Parliament elections during a political activity on Thursday evening.The manifesto has 10 categories, these are: "1) Malta first firm in our beliefs, 2) Malt...

€10 million have been allocated in financial aid to enterprises which want to invest in training for their workers, the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, and Employment said on Friday. This is through the renewal of the “Investing in Sk...

PN Leader Bernard Grech said that the government is alienated from what the people are feeling.He addressed a political activity on Thursday evening."People continue talking about the cost of living, the lack of serious leadership in the country, the...

A man was seriously injured after getting trapped between two trailers.The incident occurred at around 2.30pm in Paola. Police were informed that assistance was required at it-Telgħa ta' Ras Ħanżir street.Preliminary investigations fou...

PN MEP David Casa gave a ‘warning’ to Governor of the Central Bank of Malta Edward Scicluna, to refrain from attending an informal meeting next week between all the governors of the Central Banks in Europe.“Scicluna should not go an...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Animal Rights Alicia Bugeja Said launched the "Check Your Pet" initiative at the Public Service EXPO at MFCC Ta’ Qali, aiming to raise more awareness for the proper care and treatment of animals.She said that thr...

Eleven historical heritage sites located in various localities around the country will be benefiting from restoration via a scheme for local councils, the Ministry for National Heritage, The Arts, and Local Government said on Friday.The scheme was is...

The Minister for Social Policy, Michael Falzon, announced a public consultation for the Family Social Plan.The Ministry for Social Policy said that the proposed plan involves research and consultation to understand the realistic context, future chall...

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela inaugurated a centre that will offer a number of seminars related to mental health and the well-being of nurses and midwives.In a statement, the ministry explained how the MUMN and the ministry reached an agreement to...

Persons with disabilities will benefit from individualized services and programs through a new community centre run by Agenzija Sapport in Rabat.A government statement said Friday that with an expenditure of over €200,000, Ġirasol, a house ...

Parliament has shut down until the election is over, in spite of an agreement that had already been reached by the two sides of the House on next week’s agenda.At the end of Wednesday’s sitting, Parliament was adjourned to 10 June –...

Comedian Daniel Xuereb has been acquitted of threatening an evangelical pastor during a live comedy skit, with the court observing that the perceived threat of “carpet bombing” was not credible and realistic. Xuereb was the third per...

Health inspectors on Thursday expressed their concern as plans to shift their team from the health ministry to the agriculture ministry are being put in place. The Malta Environmental Health Officers Association on Thursday held a press conference in...

The Malta Financial Services Authority on Thursday advised that the suspension of trading in the shares of LifeStar Holding plc was to continue until 29 May 2024  and this due to  the failure of LifeStar Holding plc to publish its annu...

Labour MEP candidates are to star in a four-episode reality show on ONE TV.The show is called Il-Kamp Politiku. Reports read that they will be locked together in a hotel suite where they will complete challenges and tasks.A video about the programme ...

During the Public Service Expo24, which is being held at the MFCC in Ta' Qali, the digital persons' register project was launched. A central service is being built so that all Government departments and agencies can access and use the ...

Repubblika along with 21 different civil society groups reiterated their call for citizens to attend tonight's protest to condemn attacks by public officials, to call for resignations, to support those who do their duty and as a sign of resistance ag...

Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday, but his deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive.The prime minister had been greeting supporters at an event when t...

A woman whose identity is still unknown was critically injured on Wednesday evening when she was hit by a bus, the police said.The accident took place in Bork Olivier Street, San Giljan, at 7.30pm.The bus was being driven by a 35-year-old Hungarian m...

Two Maltese people, Tonio Sant, Daniel Buhagiar and their team were selected from 550 candidates and are now finalists in the 'Research' category of the European Inventor Award 2024."According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), Extreme weather...

Shots were fired towards a showroom in Qormi early this morning, the police said.The showroom in Mdina Road was closed at the time of the incident, at around 2am.A spokesman for the police said the dynamics of the shooting are still to be established...

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to nine and a half years in jail after he admitted to importing 6kg of cannabis.Lamin Jobe, from Gambia, had pleaded guilty to importing and aggravated possession of the drug during the compilation proceedings aga...

The man who died earlier this month after falling off a wall in St Julian’s has been identified as a Frenchman, aged 29, the police said Thursday.The man was seriously injured on 2 May when he fell a height of one and a half storeys in Dragonar...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has challenged the Nationalist Party to report him “for buying votes” this coming weekend when people receive the additional Cost of Living Adjustment cheques. We do not know what the PN will be doing. But we d...

A magistrate has ordered the police to investigate and identify the public officials and entities who had manipulated voters into changing their address to a Siġġiewi construction site ahead of the upcoming local council and EU elections.Th...

Norman Vella’s dismissal from PBS soon after the 2013 election has been declared as “politically discriminating” by the Employment Commission, which, Vella said in a post on Facebook, condemned then Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and ...

A judge has rejected the PN’s request to exhibit the entire magisterial inquiry into the fraudulent sale of three public hospitals, in the party’s case seeking the return of the public funds spent on it.Mr. Justice Toni Abela ha...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has claimed that the case against him is based on the testimony of someone who said they heard someone else say Muscat took money.Muscat was being interviewed by his friend and ardent supporter Emanuel Cuschieri on...

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour Miriam Dalli has welcomed the innovative approach adopted by a Maltese company, setting new standards for the plastics manufacturing industry in Malta.Accompanied by Circular ...

Seven thousand public officers in industrial, trade and technical grades as well as those known as General Service will benefit from better working conditions through the signing of three collective agreements, the government said in a statement.The ...

For the second consecutive year, the Public Service is holding its annual Public Service Expo at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre, MFCC, at Ta’ Qali. During the Expo, themed ‘Investing in Skills’, Prime Minister Robert Abe...

Hospitals in the US run by Steward Health Care languished without the substantial capital investment required to maintain and upgrade facilities, a report says.In one Florida Hospital, 5,000 bats infested the top floors, forcing the intensive ca...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has said that the government is trying to control the media and will do anything, including betray its own people, to keep its grip on power.Grech said that it is not true that politics is dirty. He said that, rather, ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela highlighted family court reforms which the government wants to implement, during a political event on Wednesday.The reforms will be implemented following a consultation process which is ongoing.He said that the public cons...

An early goal from Dusan Vlahovic was all Juventus needed to beat Atalanta 1-0 on Wednesday in the Italian Cup final to cap what had been a disappointing season with a trophy.Vlahovic scored four minutes in by finishing off a counterattack then had a...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag had just seen his team win its last match at Old Trafford this season when he strode onto the field and took the microphone to address the club's fans.There might have been a smattering of boos but there was lar...

Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital.Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House ...

The Court of Appeal in its superior jurisdiction has rejected the governing Labour Party's request to be admitted to the Siġġiewi ghost voters case.The case was filed by the Nationalist Party (PN) over the alleged abusive use of declared re...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has claimed that his fundamental rights were breached as he was not questioned by police prior to being charged in connection with the hospitals deal.In a judicial protest filed three days after charges were offici...

MEP David Casa re-iterated his appeal to the embattled Governor of the Central Bank Edward Scicluna to do the right thing and resign his post for the good of the country."Haven't you pigged out enough?" a streamer put up by the MEP read, with wording...

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar and the Sliema Residents Association condemned the Planning Commission ​and the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, the very authorities responsible for safeguarding Malta's heritage, for having...

MaltaToday has issued a statement in response to social media posts, saying that in 2011, 13 years ago, "MediaToday Co. Ltd, the publisher of MaltaToday and Illum, had taken the commercial decision to pass on the title of the newspaper Illum to the c...

Every government minister has skirted around questions on whether their communications coordinators have been provided with a taxpayer-funded mobile phone.PN MP Eve Borg Bonello filed a total of 54 parliamentary questions between March and April this...

The Franciscan Order in Valletta requested Police assistance on Tuesday via a Facebook post following break-ins of the niches and donation boxes of the Ta' Ġieżu Church in the last few weeks. The Franciscans said that in the last few days, ...

The Maltese economy is expected to achieve a growth rate of 4.6% this year, the Spring 2024 Economic Growth forecast issued by the European Commission shows.The section about Malta reads that the Maltese economy continues to grow robustly driven by s...

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela has said that government is planning to phase out the mental health services offered in Mount Carmel hospital, to be moved to Mater Dei hospital and provided in the same place physical health services are provided.Abe...

A man was seriously injured after he fell down the stairs in his private residence in Kercem, the police said Wednesday.The accident happened in Gamiem Street at 7.30pm.The man, aged 63, was taken to Gozo General Hospital for treatment.Magistrate Sim...