Former Opposition Leader Adrian Delia has challenged his fellow Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi to sue him for the truth to emerge.Writing on Facebook, Delia referred to another post on the social media by Azzopardi on his being awarded €1,000 fo...

Selling vaccines during a pandemic has boosted Pfizer’s bottom line and proven that a strategy it embarked upon over a decade ago is now paying off handsomely.The New York-based pharmaceutical giant reported Tuesday that it earned €4 billi...

The compilation of evidence against brothers Adrian and Robert Agius, known as Tal-Maksar, and their associates Jamie Vella and George Degiorgio will continue this morning.The Aguis brothers are facing charges of involvement in two murders, including...

As has become the norm, yet another government contract has resulted in several questions raised as to whether things were done right or not.Recently, The NAO slammed a €274 million contract, awarded in 2017 to a consortium formed between James ...

An announcement on the relaxation of further Covid-19 restrictive measures could be made "in the coming days", Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Tuesday.Fearne also confirmed that the Covid-19 situation is stable to the point that the measures ann...

Suspicious transaction reports have tripled from 2018 to 2020, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) Annual Report for 2020 has found.The report, published on Tuesday, presented the collection, analysis and dissemination of intelligence and...

27 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Tuesday, as 19 more people recovered from the virus.No new deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, meaning that Malta’s current death tally remains at 416.The number of active c...

The FKNK has defended the idea of minors accompanying hunters in an open letter, hitting out at BirdLife Malta.The FKNK said that BirdLife Malta's 'over the limit' latest request, to prohibit hunters from being accompanied by minors while hunting, in...

Minister within the office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela said that he is not worried about the allegations against him regarding his alleged involvement in a failed bank heist.This comes after Abela was accused of being involved in the failed H...

By the time Riyad Mahrez completed the counterattack that sealed Manchester City’s spot in a first Champions League final, it looked so effortless overcoming a Paris Saint-Germain lineup that lost its cool and composure.“Then they lost th...

The government has launched a public consultation on new legislation that provides for the use of electronic monitoring, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri announced.This legislation, the minister said, is proposed to be at the disposal for use i...

Murdered lawyer, Carmel Chircop’s widow, overheard her husband pressing Adrian Agius to repay a €600,000 debt to him - part of the fallout of the More Supermarkets debacle - sometime before he was shot dead, a court has heard.She testified...

Three separate applications for a total of 125 apartments on a tract of agricultural land in the Gozitan village of Sannat have drawn ire from the environmental community.NGO Moviment Graffitti claimed that the applications – one of which has a...

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela has said that he will be replying to the recent decision taken by the Standards Committee on a report penned about him in the coming days in Parliament.A report published by Standards Com...

President George Vella has said that he was a pioneer in raising environmental awareness, and had taken action for the Planning Authority to be made “more respectable and authoritative”.The Office of the President was referring to the rec...

An appeals court has overturned the involuntary homicide conviction handed to a man who ran over and killed a pedestrian in front of his 10-year-old daughter in 2016.Jonathan Hili was found guilty of negligently causing the death of Andre Debattista,...

During a ministerial video conference about the role of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) in the future European Research Area, Minister for Research, Innovation and the Co-ordination of Post-COVID-19 Strategy Owen Bonnici exp...

Joseph Muscat deposited €191,000 after he resigned the premiership in January 2020, a comparison of his asset declarations to parliament shows.His declaration for 2020 also lists two new properties which were not in his submitted declaration yea...

Health Minister Chris Fearne officially inaugurated a new €1 million ward at Mount Carmelo Hospital on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration of the ward, which is named after Dr. Maria Sciberras, Fearne emphasized the importance of the work...

The financial services regulator has issued an international call for applications for its top job in a bid to “regain its credibility.”The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) received some bad press recently when CEO Joe Cuschieri ...

Jose Mourinho will be coaching AS Roma as from July, the club announced today.Earlier, Italian media had reported that current manager Fonseca will not remain at the helm after the end of the season.Mourinho coached Tottenham in the ERnglish Premier ...

A tiny kitten that was found at the ECOHIVE facility in Maghtab has been adopted by an employee at the waste management agency.Wasteserv said in a Facebook post that the kitten was detected by one of its inspectors at its waste reception facility.It ...

The Office of the Commissioner of Children has called on the authorities to take action over a case where a child was filmed using a shotgun in the company of an adult.Footage of the incident was published by Birdlife Malta, which said that the man s...

St Aloysius College and Vassallo Group, through its subsidiary company Learning Works Limited – a company providing education and training – have reached an agreement regarding the renovation, modernisation, and expansion of the College&r...

As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed the number for migrants in distress frantically. In the series of calls to the Alarm Phone hotline, passengers explained ...

Volt Malta has officially become recognised as a political party, hence becoming Malta's first pro-choice political party, as it seeks to gear up for the upcoming general elections.The Electoral Commission recognised Volt Malta's application on 30 Ap...

Last week, as Worker’s Day was approaching, the rumour mill about the date of the next election was in full swing.It could be because people were thinking of what happened last time round, in 2017. Then Prime Minister Joseph Muscat cut his firs...

An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, city officials said. Rescuers searched a car left dangling from the overpass ...

COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be “horrible.”India's official cou...

Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago, while European Union officials are proposing to ease restrictions on visitors to the continent as the vaccine sends new cases and deaths tumbling in more af...

The works on the refurbishment of the quay next to the Marfa Breakwater at Ir-Ramla tal-Bir in il-Fliegu ta’ Kemmuna (Malta side) by Infrastructure Malta are progressing well, Transport Malta said in a statement.The Ports and Yachting Directora...

Half of Maltese firms have scaled down on investments in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 European Investment Bank Investment Survey (EIBIS) has found.The study, titled ‘EIB Group survey on investment and investment finance 2020. Cou...

A much-criticised €274 million contract between the government and James Caterers for the St. Vincent de Paul residence should have had Cabinet approval, Prime Minister Robert Abela admitted on Monday.Abela questioned why the process for the con...

Only national teams, sports clubs and athletes taking part in international competitions are allowed to train contact sports as from 10 May, according to the government’s new mandatory standards for sports.The standards, which were determined b...

PL Whip Glenn Bedingfield has once criticised Standards Commissioner George Hyzler this time for choosing “questionable” people as his consultants.Bedingfield has already accused Hyzler of investigating the PL while failing to look at his...

A Nationalist government plans to modernise the law courts and public services for them to provide a more efficient service, Opposition leader Bernard Grech and Spokesperson for Political Renewal, Research and Innovation Claudio Grech said.In a ...

A total of 1,058 people were fined in connection with breaches of Covid-19 regulations in the past week, authorities said on Monday. The bulk of those fines – 799 of them – were related to people being caught not wearing their mask outdoo...

35 new Covid-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Monday as 16 more people recovered from the virus.With no deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, it means that Malta currently has 280 active cases.1,550 swab tests were carried out on Sunda...

A prisoner who filed a court application decrying what he described as a reign of terror, fear, and torture at the Corradino Correctional Facility has been placed in solitary confinement in what he called a “retaliation” to the claims he ...

With Michail Antonio and other key players out injured, West Ham’s improbable bid for a first ever Champions League qualification was thrown off track.One by one, they are returning. And a top-four finish in the Premier League — toppling ...

A French teenager has been fined €6,000 by a court for assaulting a police officer at an illegal gathering in Pembroke on Sunday.Mathis Roger Pierre Ravel, 18, was arrested after the police responded to reports of a large gathering of youths nea...

The proposed legislation regarding public collections and charity shops will be reviewed to see whether it can be improved or scrapped, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela told Parliament. This comes after a group of N...

Eight people have been arrested as the police solved a case involved the theft of some 900 air conditioner units.Police said on Monday that the theft happened from a warehouse in the Handaq industrial estate in the limits of Qormi.A total of some 900...

Malta is donating a number of oxygen concentrators to India, the government has announced.India is currently dealing with a catastrophic surge of Covid-19 cases and its hospitals are struggling to cope amid a shortage of medical personnel and equipme...

The European Parliament has officially launched the Daphne Caruana Galizia journalism prize, a prize awarded to exceptional journalism that reflects the values of the European Union.According to the European Parliament’s website, the €20,0...

Prime Minister Robert Abela received the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.In a social media post, Abela urged “those who can, to get vaccinated so that we protect each other and continue looking ahead.”He also thanked the worker and volunteers ...

A new project will be introduced in order to raise awareness regarding social enterprises, Minister for Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli told Parliament on Monday.Parliament is currently debating a Bill to regulate social enterprise organisati...

New plans for the former Grand Hotel Verdala in Rabat will be decided upon by the Planning Authority board on Thursday.The plans, which would see the total demolition of the existing Grand Hotel Verdala, involve the construction of 3 separate blocks,...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured on Monday in an accident in Santa Venera.The accident took place on Regional Road at around 3pm, the police said.The casualty, a 52-year-old man from Qormi, was riding a Honda motorcycle. The vehicle had an impact...

A man was taken to hospital with grievous injuries after falling two storeys in a residence in Birkirkara, the police said.The accident took place in Naxxar Road at around 1.30am.The man, of Syrian nationality, was taken to hospital with grievous inj...

Students who miss a core SEC subject in June due to mandatory quarantine will be able to sit for the missed exam in October, the University of Malta said on Monday.The university published a number of measures that it has adopted and will be adopting...

On World Press Freedom Day, the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) has called for a concerted effort for journalists to be shown more respect in their line of work. World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to support and applaud journalists...

A biker was grievously injured on Monday in a collision that took place in Fgura, the police said.The accident happened at 7.30am in Triq is-Sur.It involved an Italian 25-year-old man who was riding a Yamaha and a woman aged 24 from Paola who was dri...

A man who is as yet to be identified suffered grievous injuries after falling one storey, the police said.The accident took place in Triq il-Port Ruman, St Paul’s Bay, on Sunday at 9.45pm.The man was given first assistance on site before being ...

A Maltese-Canadian has been sentenced to a one-year jail term in New Orleans, United States, after pleading guilty to wire fraud and to operating a long-term fraudulent ticket scam, including for World Cup football matches.Joseph Gatt, 75, who was du...

Even after more than a year of devastating coronavirus surges across the world, the intensity and scale of India's current crisis stands out, with patients desperate for short supplies of oxygen, pleas for help from overwhelmed hospitals, a...

The Ministry for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing has defended a €274 million tender for the managing of four blocks at Saint Vincent de Paul Residency, after the contract was slammed by the National Audit Office (NAO).The NAO criticised the co...

The government is in the final stages of informal discussions with the European Commission before the national plan for recovery and resilience is submitted, the parliamentary secretariat for European Funds said in a statement.The plan includes detai...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed pretty much every aspect of our lives – right down to what we do daily.It stands to reason then that, for many, the workplace environment has changed as well.Gone are the days when everybody had fixed office ho...

A controversial application for the construction of a block of apartments near the historic Ġgantija temples in Gozo has been temporarily suspended at the request of the applicant. The application, filed in December of last year, has been met wi...

 Anti-ownership protests by Manchester United fans forced the postponement of Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool as supporters stormed the stadium and reached the pitch, while thousands of others gathered outside Old Trafford to dema...

The capping set on the price of catering in a contract issued by Saint Vincent De Paul residence was inflated to compensate for ‘free’ investment at the elderly care home, the National Audit Office has opined. The NAO has slammed a €...

Just 12 new Covid-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Sunday, although one more patient has passed away in relation to the virus.An 87-year-old man passed away at St. Thomas Hospital in the last 24 hours while Covid-19 positive, authoriti...

The Police force fined around 150 people over the weekend in connection with three separate incidents of illegal mass public gatherings in Pembroke and Mellieha.In a statement, the police said that there were three separate incidents – includin...

Gozitan property magnate Joseph Portelli was reportedly questioned by police over possible connections to former police superintendent Raymond Aquilina.Aquilina was arrested on Thursday in connection with information leaks on impending money launderi...

When he was Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat had suggested that any head of government should serve for a maximum of two terms while MPs should not be allowed to retain their parliamentary seat for more than four legislatures.In other words, his suggest...

Inter Milan won its first Serie A title in more than a decade as it ended Juventus’ grip on the league crown.Atalanta’s draw at Sassuolo meant that no team could catch Inter, with four matches remaining, and saw Antonio Conte’s side...

People over the age of 30 will be able to register for the Covid-19 vaccine as from Tuesday, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on Workers’ Day.The announcement comes barely a week after the jab rollout was extended to include those over 40...

The city of Milan erupted into a cacophony of celebrations on Sunday as Inter Milan won its first Serie A title in more than a decade.Car horns began blaring immediately after second-place Atalanta drew 1-1 at Sassuolo. That confirmed Inter as champi...

Three intense wheel-to-wheel races with dogged defending and aggressive overtaking have made the Formula One season a thrilling battle so far, with veteran Lewis Hamilton chasing a record eighth title and Max Verstappen going all out to stop him.Hami...

Appreciating and safeguarding artists will be ‘at the front’ of the Nationalist Party’s agenda, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday.Grech, who was interviewed by Luke Azzopardi, was asked for his reaction to Minister of C...

PN leader Bernard Grech became the latest politician to get the Covid-19 jab, and he used the occasion to renew the widespread appeal to the public to get vaccinated against the virus.Grech posted on Facebook showing how he was vaccinated at the Most...

A small crowd of people protesting against the wearing of face-masks gathered in Sliema on Sunday.Some protestors held placards heralding phrases such as “No Mask. No Forced Vax” and “Stand For Freedom”. It is currently illega...

A hybrid system - Marisa Xuereb, President of the Chamber of CommerceWhen the pandemic struck, many businesses that would never have considered teleworking realised that the only way to keep operating was to actually provide remote work arrangements,...

Police surveillance and intercepted phone calls are being used to give credence to suspicions that former police superintendent Raymond Aquilina leaked details of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder to those allegedly involved.A Times of Malta report q...

Prime Minister Robert Abela expressed his optimism about Malta’s upcoming summer season, as long as Covid-19 measures continue to be followed.Abela said that he is looking forward to 1 June, when the tourism sector will be able to become active...

A 72-year-old man sustained grievous injuries after trying to stop two people from vandalizing a car in St. Julian’s.The incident happened at around 6:45 on Sunday morning, when police were informed of an argument in Triq il-Kbira in St. Julian...

The Coronavirus reproduction rate in Malta has remained the same from last week’s figures as the rate stands at 0.5, statistician Vincent Marmara said.In his weekly blog for The Malta Independent on Sunday, Marmara said that statistics are show...

A federal judge has sentenced a Miami money manager to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $1.2 billion conspiracy to embezzle funds from Venezuela’s state-owned oil company.Prosecutors had been seeking a much stiffer sentence&nb...

Four youngsters were injured in a traffic accident on Saturday afternoon, police said on Sunday morning.The accident took place at Triq Wied iz-Zurrieq in Qrendi between an Isuzu TFS pick-up and a Mazda Demio.The Mazda was being driven by a 20-year-o...

Pope Francis in a special prayer service on Saturday in St. Peter's Basilica invoked the end of the pandemic and a return of what he called “a horizon of hope," including a scenario in which scientists can figure out how to conquer the coronavi...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has recently launched a new Comparison Tool that allows consumers to compare the fees being charged by Credit and Financial Institutions in respect of Payment Accounts held in Malta.The tool allows consum...

The Maltese economy, the financial services sector in particular, breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after it emerged that Malta has passed the crucial Moneyval test. Malta had been facing the prospect of failing this important assessment and, as ...

Raymond Clifton was born on 12 August 1942. He is married to Pauline Darmanin and has five children, Sandra, Vicky, Lorraine, Romina and Daniela.Though born in Malta, Raymond left the island at a very young age. “Since my father Charles John wa...

The ancient citadel of Mdina is undoubtedly one of Malta’s gems: located in the central part of the island on high ground, its magnificent cathedral and imposing fortifications dominate the skyline. No visitor to Malta should miss the chance of...

On the occasion of International Workers' Day, Prime Minister Robert Abela said the past week has shown how well the government has maintained a good quality life for workers.Abela said that this does not mean that no one in Malta is going through a ...

Fifteen new Covid-19 cases were recorded Saturday, as the number of active cases dropped to below 300, health authorities said.The number of deaths has however increased by two, to 415, after five days with no victims.Two men, aged 70 and 91, died at...

On the occasion of Worker’s Day, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said that although the past year has been difficult in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the varied impact it has had on workers, “we must ensure that after the pandemic, th...

Floriana: Floriana Dispensary, 29, Vincenzo Dimech Street; Marsa: Trinity Pharmacy, 32 Marsa Road; Qormi: Tal-Ħlas Pharmacy, Ħelsien Street; Birkirkara (Fleur-de-Lys): Marrit Pharmacy, 1st Mejju Street; Msida: Regional Pharmacy, E. H. Furse...

The prison agency has denied claims made by an inmate serving a life term that there is a systematic campaign of terror, fear and torture at the Corradino Correctional Facility.The inmate, who was found guilty of a double murder, requested a magister...

Footage of a biker performing a “wheelie” all the way through the Santa Lucija underpass has emerged on the social media.The video, posted on Tiktok (which can be seen below), shows the biker doing the wheelie while someone films him from...

Workers and union leaders dusted off bullhorns and flags that had stayed furled during coronavirus lockdowns for slimmed down but still boisterous — and at times violent — May Day marches on Saturday, demanding more labor protections amid...

A girl aged nine was injured and a man was seriously hurt in a traffic accident in Marsa on Friday evening, the police said.The accident took place in Triq il-Karmnu at 11.15pm.It involved a Toyota Auris driven by a 30-year-old man of Qormi, and a Ho...

Two men were arrested by the police in a raid carried out in Marsa on Thursday.One of the men, aged 35 of Marsa, was arrested in connection with drug trafficking. The second man, aged 21 of Kalkara, was arrested as he was found to be breaching bail c...

A Europa League final in his first season.An almost-certain Serie A trophy in his second year.Just like at Juventus and Chelsea, Antonio Conte is leaving his mark at Inter Milan.The Nerazzurri won at last-placed Crotone 2-0 on Saturday to give themse...

Liverpool will like nothing more than to officially hand over its title as English Premier League champion to Manchester City on Sunday.City moved to the brink of reclaiming the league crown by beating Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturday. One more win wil...

Illegal structures placed next to a kiosk in Sliema have been removed, the Sliema local council said.In a post on Facebook, the council said it was “pleased to announce that the illegal structures placed on either side of the kiosk at the Stran...

A charity group’s ship sailed toward a Sicilian port Saturday with 236 migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean from human traffickers' boats, while Italian coast guard and border police vessels brought 532 more rescued migrants to a tiny...

Russia on Friday blacklisted eight officials from the European Union in retaliation for EU sanctions over the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.The Russian list includes European Parliament President David Sassoli and Vera Jour...