The number of marriages registered in Malta for the year 2019 totalled 2,674, reflecting a total decrease of 157 marriages when compared to 2018, a report released last week by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows.The report highlighted that fr...

An analysis based on the current rate of Covid-19 cases in the United Kingdom has shown that the number of daily cases of the virus in the country could increase tenfold within a month owing to the new Delta variant.The Sunday Telegraph said that at ...

A man was seriously injured this morning when he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a tree.The police said the accident took place at 5.45am in Xhajma Street, limits of Xewkija in Gozo.The man, a 32-year-old from Nadur, was drivi...

A woman was grievously hurt on Sunday evening in a traffic accident in Sliema, the police said.The accident took place in Tower Road at 8.30pm.It involved a Volkswagen Bora, driven by a 45-year-old Italian man who resides in Gzira, and a Toyota Avens...

Last week, the Customs Department broke a record.Customs Officials, stationed at the Freeport Scanning facility, intercepted and seized a record breaking 740 kg of cocaine hidden in a 40ft reefer container with the street value es...

The hotel and restaurant sectors across the globe have had to face a number of people leaving from their jobs in order to take on other unrelated roles in different sectors, and Malta is among these countries facing such a situation, CEO at Malta Hot...

The pharmacy company Pharma Regulatory Services Limited has issued a right of reply in reaction to a statement published by the Malta High Commission to India, stating that it is “surprised” at how the Commission chose to issue a statemen...

The Żebbug Local Council will soon pass a by-law that will make it illegal to drink alcohol along the Marsalforn promenade and on the beaches found within the locality. The move is aimed at curbing crime, which has risen drastically in the area ...

Politicians are not doing enough to protect Gozo from overdevelopment that would lead to the uglification of the island, Daniel Cilia, one of the founding members of Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex (DLĦGħ), told The Malta Independent on S...

Malta’s tourism industry has been the mainstay of the economy for decades. Starting off with the first hotels in the 1960s, the sector developed quickly over the years as successive governments understood that it was generating jobs and bringin...

180 diabetic patients who are currently participating in a six-month pilot project will be given continued service of continuous glucose monitors even after the pilot project ends, the Health Ministry has confirmed.The six-month pilot project is...

Denzel Dumfries picked a pretty good time to score his first international goal.After missing an open chance in the first half, Dumfries helped set up two goals in the second and then headed in an 85th-minute winner to give the Netherlands a 3-2 win ...

Raheem Sterling grew up in the shadow of Wembley Stadium as it was being rebuilt, even getting a tattoo of its famous arch on his left forearm.Now playing for his country at the iconic venue, he used his right foot to give England the start it had be...

Britain accused European Union leaders on Sunday of holding the “offensive” view that Northern Ireland is not fully part of the United Kingdom, as Brexit cast a shadow over the Group of Seven summit.Britain and the EU are in a spat over p...

No new Covid-19 cases were registered on Sunday, as three people recovered from the virus.This means that the number of active cases has dropped to 59.  No more deaths were reported, so the total stands at 419.On Saturday, the total number of va...

The Government "has the environment at heart", Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday, adding that this will be shown through the laying of a second interconnector and through the EU Green Deal.Recently, Environment Minister Miriam Dalli announce...

A balance needs to be found between development and environmental protection, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said in a brief comment on NET FM on Sunday.Grech said that no country moves forward without a reasonable element of development. "The count...

A soccer fan has been taken to a London hospital in serious condition after falling from the stands at Wembley Stadium during England’s 1-0 victory over Croatia at the European Championship.The English Football Association says officials are wo...

Christian Eriksen remained in stable condition in a Copenhagen hospital Sunday and “sent his greetings to his teammates” as he recovers from his collapse during a European Championship game, the Danish soccer federation said.The rest...

A 42-year-old man was arrested for being in possession of cannabis and cocaine.After an investigation, the man was arrested on Friday, with 9kg of cannabis hidden in an electrical apparatus. A search of his home also resulted in 150g of cocaine being...

A 48-year-old man from Gozo was taken to the Gozo General Hospital after being grievously injured in a traffic accident.The man from Xaghra, Gozo, was injured in an accident that occurred at noon in Xaghra. The man was riding a motorcycle when he was...

The leaders of the world's richest countries have pledged more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, endorsed a global minimum tax on multinational corporations and agreed they will work together to challenge China's "non-market...

Novak Djokovic left the court to go the locker room for a little chat with himself after dropping the first two sets of the French Open final Sunday.Part of him worried he was too diminished and depleted to overcome that deficit against his younger, ...

Our front page today focuses heavily on the sister island of Gozo, which is being plagued by many issues, including overdevelopment, crime and mismanagement.The first issue is tackled in an interview with one of the founding members of a new lobby gr...

The High Commission of the Republic of Malta to India in New Delhi issued a statement on its Facebook page, referring to articles which have appeared in esteemed Indian news portals and newspapers on the 5th and 6th June 2021.The Indian news agencies...

Mifsud was born in Pieta on 17 April 1981. He is the son of Alfred and Stella and has an older brother, George. He is also the father of a nine-year-old child.He experienced his childhood as part of the 80s generation. “It was a simple childhoo...

President of Malta George Vella made an appeal on Sunday, for people to donate blood."Every year, on the 14th of June, we come together to commemorate World Blood Donor Day. The main purpose of this day is to raise more awareness of the need for...

As Christian Eriksen lay unconscious on the field, his pulse slipping away, Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen quickly realized there wasn’t a second to lose.“He was breathing, and I could feel his pulse. But suddenly that changed,” ...

What happened this week with regard to the Covid-19 situation in Malta was similar to the previous week, statistician Vincent Marmara said.In his weekly blog for The Malta Independent on Sunday, Marmara said that the number of new cases has remained ...

A man was seriously injured after falling one storey from a balcony, the police said.The accident took place in Sant Antnin Road, Marsaskala just after midnight.The man, a 31-year-old Syrian, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.Magistrate Rac...

There’s an indicator of why England has never won the European Championship. In nine attempts, it's never won an opening match at the tournament.Not even when its first match was at Wembley in 1996.A quarter-century on, England opens another co...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a strong hint Saturday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England this month will be delayed as a result of the spread of the delta variant first identified in India.In a series o...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured when he lost control of the bike he was riding and crashed, the police said.The accident happened on Saturday at 5.35pm in Triq il-Mini ta’ Hal Kirkop, Kirkop.The 57-year-old biker, from Tarxien, was taken t...

A Chicago bus driver looking for a way to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake Michigan for a 365th straight day on Saturday.Dan O’Conor said he started jumping into the lake at Montrose Harbor on the city's North Sid...

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask.Sao Paulo’s state government press office said a fine — equiva...

Romelu Lukaku’s first thought after scoring at the European Championship wasn’t to celebrate with his Belgium teammates.Instead, the striker wanted to send a heartfelt message to a close friend who was in the hospital.“Chris. Streng...

Valletta: New British Dispensary, 109/110, St John Street; Ħamrun: Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street; Qormi: Brown's Pharmacy, 278, Victory Street; Santa Venera: St Bartholomew Pharmacy, 30, Fleur-De-Lys Road; Ta' Xbiex: Remedies Chem...

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship, leading to the game being suspended for more than 90 minutes.The governing body of European soccer said E...

Joel Pohjanpalo scored and Lukas Hradecky saved a penalty to give Finland a 1-0 victory over Denmark on Saturday in a European Championship game overshadowed by Christian Eriksen’s collapse on the field.The game was suspended for about 90 minut...

Organisations are planning to file legal action against the "shameful decision" taken by the Planning Authority (PA) in favour of the DB group’s project at Pembroke.Legal actions against such a massive project entail significant legal...

In 2020, there were 1,509 registered vehicles for every 1,000 driving licence holders, data published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) showed.The Regional Statistics 2021 report shows that, last year, there were 402,427 licensed vehicles, with...

Two new Covid-19 cases were registered today, while four patients have recovered, health authorities said.No deaths were again reported, for the total number of victims to remain at 419.In all, the number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Malta is 30,581...

A man has pleaded not guilty to murder after he was arraigned in connection with Thursday’s fatal stabbing in Marsa.Amo Frank Kwaku, 25, from Ghana, pleaded not guilty to murdering Isaac Kwabena Kyere, another Ghanaian national.The victim,...

A British national was certified dead after he fell in the sea in Qawra on Saturday afternoon, the police said.The man, aged 62, lost his balance and fell in the sea in Triq it-Trunciera at around 1pm.He was lifted ashore by members of the Civil Prot...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat got a termination package worth over €120,000, The Shift News has revealed.Muscat resigned in January 2020, amid claims of links between people in the Office of the Prime Minister and the murder of Daphne Caru...

Turbulence from the divorce between the U.K. and the European Union provided an unwanted distraction at the Group of Seven summit taking place in southwest England, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying Saturday that post-Brexit agreements...

Malta has successfully negotiated a derogation to ensure that the hydrogen-ready pipeline is recognised as a Project of Common Interest by the European Union, the government said.The negotiations were led by Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustai...

With his head wrapped in bandages the same color as his red shirt, Kieffer Moore nodded in an equalizer to give Wales a 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Saturday at the European Championship.The goal came off a cross from Joe Morrell in the 74th minute, ...

Thursday saw the approval of one of the most controversial planning projects in modern times, with db’s City Centre mega-development in Pembroke given the thumbs up by a reduced planning board.The project – which will see the construction...

Two important heritage buildings, Villa Hay and the Gardener’s Cottage, both forming part of the once-acclaimed estate of Villa Frere in Pieta will undergo restoration works after the Planning Commission granted development permission for works...

A Maltese bishop, Mgr Walter Michael Ebejer OP, has died in Brazil. He was 91.The Dominican community in Malta said in a statement that Mgr Ebejer, brother of prolific author Francis Ebejer, was bishop of União da Vitória.He was born in...

Britain's main doctors' union has joined calls for the next planned lockdown easing in England to be delayed, as figures Friday showed new COVID-19 cases across the U.K. running at their highest level since late February.The rise in new infections co...

Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed Friday just how eager the team was to play the tournament opener.After humiliatingly failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Italy was already back on track with a pe...

The European Union is sending a strong message with its vaccination and digital Covid certificates campaign. Once this infrastructure is in place, it is paramount to focus on pushing forward tourism on an international level, MEP Josianne Cutajar sai...

Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicked off Friday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome — a milestone both for European and world sports.The opening match of soccer's European Cham...

Seated social and cultural events will be allowed to take place again as from the 5 July, with a capping of 100 people, the government announced on Friday.The events will be open only to those with a vaccine certificate, which is issued to a person a...

As the Maltese islands edged closer to the reopening of travel and tourism, Malta International Airport registered 75,420 passenger movements during the month of May.This total for May translates into a drop of 88.8% compared to the same month in 201...

The second ACE member's sentiment survey for the month of May portrays a general positive outlook in relation to forecasted restaurant performance from respective owners.Since restaurants re-opened till midnight, 54% of respondents reported a good pe...

A new scheme aimed at boosting the tourism sector after the summer months was announced Friday by Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo and Malta Tourism Authority chairman Gavin Gulia.The scheme is aimed at long-term tourists who are retired and are look...

HSBC Bank Malta has announced further voluntary redundancy schemes as it aims to create a “leaner” working model. In a statement published on the Malta Stock Exchange, the bank said it was announcing a “strategic initiative to furth...

Two new Covid-19 cases were registered in Malta on Friday, while five patients have recovered.No new deaths were recorded, with the number of victims remaining at 419.In all, Malta has registered 30,579 cases, with 30,096 patients who recovered.The n...

A young man from Ghana was stabbed to death in Marsa on Thursday evening, the police said.An argument between two men took place in Triq it-Tigrija at around 10pm.One of the two, aged 23, was later found in a pool of blood after he had been stabbed.T...

A court has declared it has seen sufficient evidence to place Aleksandar Stojanovic under a bill of indictment for the murder of Walid Salah Abdel Moteleb Mohamed in Gozo.The compilation of evidence against Stojanovic, 42, a Serb who lives in Safi, c...

The Planning Authority said that the recusal of board members from the decision on the db project in Pembroke could only be made public on the day of the hearing.Following the recusal of five planning board members for yesterday’s public meetin...

Lobby group Restart has launched a petition to "restart our social and cultural life safely."On Friday, the government announced that seated social and cultural events will be allowed to take place again as from the 5 July, with a capping of 100 peop...

72-year-old Maltese singer Jon Lukas 'Woodenman' has passed away.Jon Lukas, whose real name is Frank Lukas, is a well known musician who was born in 1948.His singing career launched in 1966, when he was a frontman for the group The Fenders. In 1...

Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi emphasised the importance of dialogue between Mediterranean countries which form part of the European Union, so that common challenges are addressed jointly. He spoke during a me...

Sprinting, sliding and stretching, anticipating each other’s moves for four sets and more than four hours, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal produced a masterpiece in the French Open semifinals.Djokovic, as it happens, is one of only two men in t...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured on Thursday in a crash in Mgarr, the police said.The biker, a 56-year-old man from St Paul’s Bay, was riding a Triumph which was involved in a collision with a Nissan, driven by a 50-year-old man from Mgarr...

Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicks off Friday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome — a milestone both for European and world sports.The opening match of soccer's European Champ...

The regenerated Menqa area in Marsalforn has not yet been pedestrianised, despite promises that this would happen when the project was inaugurated seven months ago. The €1 million project was inaugurated in early November 2020, with Gozo Ministe...

On what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday, his youngest child said he would not have been looking forward to any celebrations to mark the occasion.In an interview with the BBC that was broadcast Thursday, the 57-year-old Prince Edward sa...

Group of Seven leaders arrived at a luxury seaside resort in England on Thursday for a Group of Seven summit where some of the world's richest nations will pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, as part of efforts to help a pandemic-s...

A North Macedonian national wanted in Slovakia over links to organised crime has been arrested in Malta on the strength of a European Arrest Warrant.The police said the man, 44, is also wanted in connection with armed robberies.He was arrested by mem...

The European Parliament has adopted an important report, of which MEP Josianne Cutajar was the negotiator on behalf of S&D. This report will ensure greater gender equality. The vote in plenary took place after the report on gender mainstreaming i...

The crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially severe for enterprises, mostly SMEs, in tourism, hospitality and culture, not least those based in EU island regions, Labour MEP Alfred Sant told the European Parliament. During a deba...

The European Commission’s decision to step up its infringement procedure against Malta’s ‘golden passports’ scheme came as no surprise.The EU has been telling Malta, as well as other Member States that operate similar schemes,...

Somehow it seems appropriate that Italy, the first country in Europe that was overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, is hosting the opening game of the European Championship.Even if Euro 2020 is kicking off in 2021.The biggest crowd to gather in It...

The controversial City Centre project by db Group has been approved by the Planning Authority with a one-vote majority, despite widespread opposition.The meeting was approved by four votes to three after five other members of the board recused themse...

The state broadcaster has been ordered to air a feature which shows that “real situation” in Malta’s prison by the Broadcasting Authority within a week.The BA ordered the Public Broadcasting Services to engage an “independent ...

With the country now having bridged the gap to the EU, the next decade will see Malta becoming a “centre of excellence”, Prime Minister Robert Abela said at the launch of a public consultation document on Malta’s economic vision for...

The Nationalist Party has condemned the recusal of five members of the Planning Authority’s Board minutes before a meeting on one of the most controversial planning projects in a generation came up for debate.Board chairman Vince Cassar, ERA ch...

The Chamber of Advocates has lamented at the “piecemeal approach” being adopted for the regulation of the legal profession, saying that a newly tabled bill makes it clear that the government has no “comprehensive plan or vision&rdqu...

The government is set to announce its strategy regarding cultural events on Friday, Health Minister Chris Fearne said today.As Covid-19 numbers remain low, the government is planning a slow return to pre-pandemic days. In the past weeks, there has be...

Four new Covid-19 cases were registered in Malta, while five patients have recovered.Details published by the health authorities show that the total number of cases has now reached 30,577, with 30,091 recoveries.The total number of deaths remains at ...

The number of final deeds of sale of property doubled to 1,158 from 552 agreements on May 2021 from last year, while the number of promise of sale agreements almost tripled to 1,478 from 511, a report from the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows. ...

New regulations which place limits on the use of cash have been introduced and serve as an additional means for Malta to ensure that crime doesn’t pay.The regulations form part of Malta’s growing toolkit used by the FIAU and other authori...

Emirates has announced it will resume three weekly services to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, from 14 July 2021, further expanding its European network to 34 destinations, and offering customers worldwide more travel choices and enhanced connectivity via...

Teenager Luana Borg has been found “alive and well” after almost a month missing, the police said.Borg, 16, had gone missing on 11 May.It was the fifth time that the young girl had gone missing.The police did not provide more details abou...

A new mental health facility has been opened for mental health patients, facilitating the shift from Mount Carmel Hospital, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne announced. This was done in accordance with the Government’s stra...

Malta should invest in an international intermodal hub in mercantile logistics, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Thursday.He was speaking during a visit to the Valletta Cruise Port.Grech said such a project would help Malta strengthen its mari...

The European Commission has taken further steps in its infringement procedure against Malta’s ‘golden passports’ scheme, warning the country that Malta is failing to fulfil its obligations towards the EU treaties with its citizenshi...

A number of restaurants will be giving customers an additional €15 for each €15 government voucher used in their establishments, it was announced today.By spending the red €15 voucher the Government is distributing at these select...

Therese Comodini Cachia’s decision not to contest the coming general election leaves a hole in the Nationalist Party.First of all, it is contradictory to the efforts being made by the PN to have veteran MPs moving out of the political scene to ...

Malta's diving sector has been pushed aside throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and will take years to recover, Simon Sciberras, chairman of the Professional Diving Schools Association, told The Malta Business Weekly.While the local diving industry gene...

The police dished out hundreds of fines last week, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said, when asked about illegal gatherings taking place in the Sliema area.Residents have complained about beach parties that last until the early hours of the mo...

Edward de Bono, who developed global fame for his thinking methods, died on Wednesday. He was 88.A doctor and an academic, De Bono held faculty appointments at Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard universities and served as professor at many others.He was a...

One new case of Covid-19 was reported by health authorities on Wednesday, while another three people have recovered.With no new deaths reported for another day, it means that the number of active cases now stands at 68.1,658 swab tests were carried o...

Malta’s exclusion from the UK’s Green List for travel does not seem to have a scientific basis, according to the Tourism Minister.Malta has once again not been included in the UK Green List for travelling, even though the country boasts v...