The mother of a young man who died after inhaling gas in Qormi last March said that “no mother envisages experiencing such a difficult loss and no parent is prepared for their child’s death. No mother gives birth to their children, to the...

The newly appointed Director General of the Malta Developers’ Association, Deborah Schembri, stressed the need for strong enforcement in the construction industry, due to those who ignore regulations giving the whole sector a bad name.In an int...

Residents need a more clear and specific directive by the government on how to dispose of recycled glass properly, following confusion which led to unwanted glass items not being collected on Friday, St Julian’s mayor Albert Buttigieg said.Foll...

The gap between the PN and the PL now stands at 39,000 votes, while Opposition and PN leader Bernard Grech’s trust rating has hit an all-time low with his trust rating standing at just 25.7%, a MaltaToday survey has revealed.The PN leader ...

One of the reasons why football is probably the most popular sport in the world is because it offers minnows the possibility to beat giants.In other sport, it is nearly always the team which, on paper, is the stronger that wins. Whether it’s ba...

Earlier this month, Malta celebrated the 17th anniversary since joining the European Union back in 2004. Since that historic day, the island has embarked on a political, social and economic tranformation path that will leave a significant imprint on ...

Simply touching a laptop to study could trigger pain and headaches, a college student suffering from Fibromyalgia told The Malta Independent on Sunday.Myalgic Encephalomyeletis (ME) and Fibromyalgia are two distinct chronic and invisible disabilities...

The present Covid-19 reproduction rate in our community now is down to 0.45 and this is a result of excellent vaccination process and the measures we had in place during the last 40 days, statistician Vincent Marmara said.Now a quarter of the Maltese...

Nationalist Party Leader Bernard Grech finally and truly showed his teeth on Thursday night, warning that he will not hesitate to kick out MPs who continue to disobey party rules and air their dirty laundry in public. Yet again, the PN made headlines...

The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sai...

Europeans can look forward to traveling this summer, if coronavirus cases keep declining further on the continent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday.While the European Union is developing a vaccine certificate valid throughout the 27-nati...

Only six new Covid-19 cases were reported by the health authorities, while 11 patients have recovered.It is the lowest number of daily cases since July last year. The last time Malta had fewer than six cases was the one case that was registered on 27...

MHRA is amongst those surprised that Malta is not on the UK government's ‘Green List' for travel.The Malta Hotels and Restaurants association said that Malta is meeting the COVID-19 related safety requirements and this was even recognized by le...

The Gozo Business Chamber together with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry showed concerned with the way development is happening in Gozo.Gozo has a unique character, they insisted, which both Chambers believe has immense potentia...

Destiny Chukunyere was flown to The Netherlands on an Air Malta flight today where she will be representing Malta at the 65th Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song ‘Je Me Casse’ ('I'm Out Of Here').At just 18 years of ag...

Valletta: Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street; Ħamrun: St Gaetan Pharmacy, Kappillan Mifsud Street; Santa Venera: Fatima Pharmacy, 82, Ferrovija Street; Swatar: Collis Williams – St Mark's Pharmacy, P. Borg Olivier Street c/w Gianni Vell...

The Long-Term Renovation Strategy (LTRS) – a key action of Malta’s efforts for more energy-efficient use of buildings to move towards the decarbonisation of the building stock – is being published for public consultation.This was an...

A teenager was grievously hurt on Saturday morning after falling from a height in a valet in Bingemma, limits of Mgarr.The police said the 17-year-old, resident in Birkirkara, was assisted by members of the Civil Protection Department before being ta...

In a haze of blue smoke produced by fans, Manchester City's team buses were serenaded into their stadium with chants of “Champions.”They proved premature. There was still a game — closed to crowds due to the pandemic — to be w...

Victor Osimhen's latest impressive display saw him score two and set up another to help Napoli crush relegation-threatened Spezia 4-1 in Serie A and boost its Champions League hopes on Saturday.Both of Osimhen’s goals came in the first half aft...

Only nine of the 12 European clubs who launched an ill-fated bid to form a Super League have agreed to a peace deal with UEFA and accepted being fined millions of dollars.The remaining trio of rebels are at risk of being banned from the Champions Lea...

The Ministry for Social Accommodation announced this year’s investment of €2.5 million for the regeneration of 40 social housing blocks. Therefore, since the beginning of the legislature, the government will have invested around €12 m...

The British government on Friday announced a "first tentative step" toward resuming international travel, saying U.K. citizens will be able to travel to countries including Portugal, Iceland and Israel later this month without having to quarantine up...

The government is investing a total of €35 million to upgrade the educational infrastructure in Gozo, Education Minister Justyne Caruana said.She was visiting the Victoria campus where €10 million will be spent.“This is a €10 mil...

Lewis Hamilton reached another Formula One milestone on Saturday when the British driver steered his way to a record-extending 100th pole position.Hamilton powered his Mercedes to the top time in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix with a flying la...

The Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) has, naturally, always been one of the foremost voices in defending hunting on the island, in a seemingly endless feud with environmental NGOs.It’s as likely as the sun coming up in the morning...

2020 saw a decrease in CO2 emissions from energy across every EU country when compared to 2019, Eurostat statistics reveal.Eurostat estimates that in 2020, the year when Covid-19 containment measures were widely introduced by the EU Member States, ca...

This Government is committed to continue striving to put into local legislation the Work-Life Balance Directive, a measure which will improve productivity but also give a better quality of life for families.Measures such as parental leave, the introd...

“With this first scientific biography of Dom Mintoff we get to know “Il-Perit” as never before. Though many are acquainted to bits and pieces of him, none know him completely. This biography invites one and all to revise whatever is...

The Maltese man who died after contracting Covid-19 while he was in India with his wife to finalise details for the adoption of a baby girl had asked the authorities for the vaccine prior to the trip, Newsbook reports.It reports that his request was ...

12 new cases of Covid-19 were found overnight and one patient has died while positive for the virus, the health authorities said on Friday.More details were given by Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci during her weekly briefing.The number of activ...

Those who have received just one dose out of two of the Covid-19 vaccines are also being considered as part of the percentage required to reach herd immunity against the virus.Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci said on Friday, after being asked by...

The Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE) and the Church Schools' Association (CSA) have issued a position paper giving feedback to the White Paper "Towards the Strengthening of the Legal Framework on the Responsible Use of Cannabis"."As educator...

Students who come to Malta to study the English language in language schools are set to receive €10 per night spent in the country, Minister for Tourism Clayton Bartolo announced.This comes after the minister announced that the country will be o...

Newcastle stunned Leicester 4-2 to inch closer to survival in the English Premier League and deal a potentially damaging blow to the Foxes’ Champions League hopes on Friday.Callum Wilson struck twice to all but secure the Magpies’ Premier...

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 public consultation has been issued regarding improving services within elderly care homes that host people suffering from dementia, Active Ageing Minister Michael Farrugia has announced.He said that the rate of people with dementia is rising. "As ...

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...

Independent politician Arnold Cassola has requested the Standards Commissioner to open an investigation into Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri on illegal roadworks carried out in Comino.In a letter to Standards Commissioner George Hyzler, Cassola said th...

The Ministry for Home Affairs, National Protection and Law Enforcement has invested in a new vehicle fleet to strengthen civil protection across Malta and Gozo.In a press release published on Friday by the Ministry, Minister for Home Affairs Byron Ca...

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...

A 31-year-old Marsascala resident was grievously injured in an accident at 9am on Triq Santa Duminka, Zabbar.The man lost control of the motorbike he was riding and slid on the road into a car.He was taken to Mater Dei Hospital and investigations are...

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...

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...