On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top.But European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and advisers are meeting in Portugal on Friday for two days of talks, sendin...

A biker was seriously injured in a hit and run accident that took place on the St Paul’s Bay by-pass on Thursday evening.The biker, aged 30 of Attard, informed the police that he was riding his bike at around 11.30pm when he was hit by a car wh...

One of the many arguments made against the development of an undersea tunnel linking Malta and Gozo is that, as a result of increased accessibility, the sister island would become overdeveloped. Many argue that the rampant over-construction taking pl...

The Nationalist Party has cancelled an emergency executive meeting called to discuss a Facebook spat between the party’s former leader Adrian Delia and one of its MPs Jason Azzopardi after the two parties made up and expressed their desire to w...

PN leader Bernard Grech has warned that he will kick people out of the party if necessary, as he warned against any further “theatrics” by MPs on Facebook.Grech was fielding questions from journalists outside the PN’s headquarters, ...

The government has unveiled its plan regarding when Covid measures will be relaxed over the coming weeks, with restaurants set to open as planned on Monday, and a new timeline culminating with the reopening of bars amongst others on 7 June.The relaxa...

The schedule for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Super Circuit Online Series 2021 has been revealed with things kicking off at GGPoker, the leading online poker site, throughout May.The WSOP Super Circuit Online Series starts on Saturday, May 1 excl...

A court has heard how a police sergeant charged with raping a woman whilst on duty appeared to be on drugs before the assault.Sergeant Glenn Carabott, 40, is accused of having raped the woman while responding to a report of theft at her home in Qawra...

The use of face-masks on the beach will no longer be enforced by authorities, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday – warning however that this will be the “only exception.”The wearing of face-masks outdoors at all tim...

Standards Commissioner George Hyzler has accused Labour Whip Glenn Bedingfield of consistently trying to undermine his office with unfounded claims and insinuations.Hyzler wrote a letter to Speaker Anglu Farrugia in which he reacted to the latest ran...

The re-development of the former Grand Verdala Hotel, which will see the derelict building make way for a three-block hotel and residential complex, has been given the green light by the Planning Authority.The plans, which will see the total demoliti...

The Federation for Hunting and Conservation – Malta (FKNK) has called upon the government to “immediately remove Pauline Miceli and Alison Bezzina from their posts of Children’s Commissioner and Commissioner for Animal Welfare respe...

Unai Emery is heading back to the Europa League final — at the expense of the club that fired him last season.Emery's Villarreal held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their semifinal on Thursday, which was enough to secure a 2-1 aggre...

Manchester United has finally reached a major final under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Not that he was in the mood for celebrating on Thursday.An inspired goalkeeping performance by David de Gea ensured United was only beaten 3-2 by Roma in a wild second leg...

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the current status of restrictions on mass gatherings, Celine Dion has had to again reschedule the dates of her European “Courage World Tour”. The original 2020 “Courage World Tour” ope...

Former Opposition Leader Adrian Delia has urged his supporters to stay home for tonight’s Nationalist Party Executive meeting, which is being called following a Facebook spat between himself and PN MP Jason Azzopardi. Delia, who published ...

Health authorities have reported 9 new cases of Covid-19, the lowest since 30 July.The number was initially announced by Health Minister Chris Fearne while he was addressing a press conference where the government unveiled its relaxation timeline for...

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) said it coped very well with all the challenges in 2020, as shown in its activity report, which is published today.The outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis in early 2020 did not prevent the ECA from auditing the perfor...

There is little sign of development slowing down in Gozo, with a four-floor apartment block on potentially arable land in Xewkija being advertised as for sale – despite the project currently awaiting a recommendation from the case officer at th...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has gone into quarantine after his wife Lydia tested positive for  Covid-19 on the same day she received the vaccine.In a Facebook post, Abela said his wife tested positive after doing a test because of upcoming engag...

Cyprus Airways, the national flag carrier brand of Cyprus, has introduced new flights between Malta International Airport and Larnaca, giving Maltese passengers the chance to enjoy short breaks in one of the Mediterranean’s most stylish, exclus...

Moviment Graffitti said today it is strongly objecting to the proposal for the construction of a block of 125 apartments just 300 metres from the cliff edge in Sannat, Gozo. The block, proposed by Gozitan construction magnate Joseph Portelli, lists k...

NGO Repubblika has asked the police to investigate Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela, over the Standards' Commissioner's findings regarding an advert that appeared in the local media.A report published by Standards Commis...

Genomic surveillance programs have let scientists track the coronavirus over the course of the pandemic. By testing patient samples, researchers are able to diagnose COVID-19. But they’re also able to use genetic changes in the virus to recreat...

A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at once — after expecting seven, according to Mali's Minister of Health and the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born.It appeared to be the first time on record that a woman had given birth ...

Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad.The number of new confirmed cases breache...

World Press Freedom Day has come and gone, grabbing a few headlines here and there but, overall, doing little to stimulate attention.Perhaps the public out there is too embroiled in other issues to give two hoots on what the media is all about. Perha...

Transport Malta, in agreement with the Local Councils’ Association, today published amendments to facilitate the removal of abandoned vehicles from the road, such as vehicles which are in a state that they cannot be identified and/or are not ro...

Nexia BT’s Brian Tonna has admitted that he “wasn’t pleased” when he found out who owned 17 Black – something which he said he discovered only through the media.Tonna was testifying before parliament’s public accou...

The Nationalist Party’s executive committee will meet on Thursday to decide what course of action to take after Facebook posts uploaded by two of its MPs, apparently in breach of recently issued instructions. Former Opposition Leader Adrian Del...

30 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday.38 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, while no new deaths were reported for another day.The number of active cases now stands at 280.1,785 swab tests were carried ...

Standards Commissioner George Hyzler has found no breach of ethics in the way Minister Carmelo Abela handled Ghana High Commissioner Jean Claude Galea Mallia, but he did highlight a number of procedural shortcomings in ambassadorial appointments.Hyzl...

A Massive queue has been seen at the University of Malta as under-30s queued for their vaccine shots along with those aged between 40 and 50.Just this week, people aged between 30 and 39 were able to apply for the Covid vaccine.The queues have been p...

Malta International Airport (MIA) recorded just 1.7 million passenger movements over the course of 2020, down 76.1% of the total seen in 2019, but there seems to be some encouraging factors for the second half of 2021, an MIA representative said.The ...

Chelsea's decision to fire a club legend suddenly doesn't seem so callous after all.While Frank Lampard's name has hardly been forgotten by the Chelsea fans — there were chants outside Stamford Bridge before kickoff on Wednesday — new man...

A Court of Criminal Appeal has confirmed a six-year-jail term for a teacher who, in 2014,  had been found guilty of corrupting a schoolboy.Alexander Giacomotto, 62, of Birkirkara had been guilty of defiling the boy on various occasions at his Qa...

Canadian health officials said Wednesday they have become the first to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages as young as 12. Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, confirmed the decision for ages 12 to 15 and said...

The governemnt is still waiting for a reply from the family of Lassana Cisse regarding his repatriation, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said Wednesday.Cisse was killed in an apparent racism-motivated shooting in Hal Far on 6 April 2019. Two so...

Malta needs to hold more mature discussions in order to solve environmental and planning issues, Minister for the Environment Aaron Farrugia said.The environment has been a hot topic as of recent years, with one of the notable features being the ramp...

Corinthia Hotels today announced the company will be opening its first hotel in the United States in 2023.Luxury Upper East Side hotel, The Surrey, was acquired by Reuben Brothers in 2020, marking another milestone for their growing hospitality colle...

The Nationalist Party wants a fairer tax system that does not discriminate against business owners, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said.He was speaking during a visit to PAMA shopping Mall in Mosta.The PN, he said, will continue working to provide m...

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...

A man was grievously injured on Wednesday after falling off a scaffold, the police said.The accident took place inside an office in Triq il-Mithna, Mellieha, at around 1pm.The man, 33, from Mellieha was given first aid on site and was later taken to ...

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...

A cache of registered, legal weapons and large amounts of cash were found at the home of Robert Agius, one of the Maksar brothers, the court hearing the compilation of evidence heard on Wednesday.A procession of police witnesses testified as the comp...

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 ...

During the first quarter of 2021, Government outlay towards Social Security Benefits rose by €9.7 million, the NSO said today. Between January and March 2021, spending on Social Security Benefits totalled €252.7 million, a 4.0 per cent rise...

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...

A new regeneration project for Romeo Romano Garden in Santa Venera was announced by Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia. The minister explained that this multi-million, multi-functional project will give back...

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...