The members of the board of inquiry that looked into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia were “alarmed” by former PM Joseph Muscat’s justification of government closeness with business people. The inquiry, whose findings were publi...

The public inquiry board that was looking into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia said they were very surprised to learn that the Finance Minister at the time, Edward Scicluna, was not involved in the negotiation of the Electrogas...

Unless the next Michael Phelps, Nadia Comaneci, Usain Bolt or Valentina Vezzali are born in Malta – or someone with similar potential buys a Maltese passport and chooses to represent us – we will probably never hear the Maltese national a...

The new CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority, Joseph Gavin, has been given a remuneration package worth over €160,000.Gavin, who previously served as General Counsel at the Central Bank of Ireland, is the first ever non-Maltese national...

The judges who carried out a public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have recommended that a legal framework should be introduced to protect journalists and ensure the profession is self-regulated.The report, which ...

More needs to be done in order to ensure the safety of construction workplaces in terms of “seriousness, proactiveness and site organisation” so as to reduce workplace deaths and injuries, the new chairman of the Occupational Health and S...

Popular TV presenter Mark Laurence Zammit has announced that he will stop presenting the current affairs programme L-Erbgħa Fost il-Ġimgħa on TVM, blaming interference from the national broadcaster for his decision.Zammit, who found fa...

Up until a few years ago many people would say that, while it was true that the Labour administration made many mistakes and allowed corruption to permeate into the top levels of government, Muscat was still ‘the best Prime Minister Malta ever ...

Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French capital.Some 3,000 securi...

Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean Sea resort of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires, Turkish media reported.Coast guard units l...

With temperatures reaching the high 30s Celsius on Saturday, many believed that we had reached the peak of this heat wave.But it’s not to be.The Met Office is forecasting a 40 degrees Sunday and Monday, with a feel like of 41.And it will not be...

A cyclist was seriously injured last night when he lost control of his bike and crashed.The cyclist, a 17-year-old Libyan who resides in Msida, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.The accident took place in San Gwann tal-Ghorghar Street, San ...

A biker and a boy were injured in a crash in St Paul’s Bay on Saturday afternoon.The police said that the biker, a 41-year-old man from Serbia who resides in St Paul’s Bay, lost control of the Peugeot bike he was riding and crashed. He su...

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:Tokyo Olympics organizers say they have banished six people, including two silver medalists from the coun...

Valletta: Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street; Marsa: Trinity Pharmacy, 32 Marsa Road; Qormi: Drugshop Dispensary, Vjal De La Cruz; Birkirkara (Fleur-de-Lys): Marrit Pharmacy, 1st of May Street; Pietà: St Luke's Pharmacy, St Luke's Road; Pa&...

Ninety-four new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Saturday, with 219 patients recovering, the health authorities said.No deaths were recorded, for the total number of victims to remain at 423.In all, 34,295 cases have been registered in Malta, with 31,...

NGO Repubblika has written to the Labour Party to demand the expulsion of former leader Joseph Muscat from the PL.In a letter addressed to the president Ramona Attard, the NGO said that the demand is being made following the publication of the report...

Former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi says that the country’s reputation is in tatters as some did not want to see the writing on the wall.Reacting to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Inquiry Report, Gonzi says that the recommendations by the judges s...

A 14-year-old boy today was charged with two separate stabbings that took place within a week. The Msida teenager, who cannot be named on court order, pleaded not guilty in both cases, claiming that he acted in self-defence.The youth was arrested on ...

In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the s...

A Sicilian man was arrested on Friday in connection with a police investigation into cocaine trafficking.The man, aged 48, was arrested after days of observation on a residence in Cameron Street, Gzira.The police seized 20 sachets containing cocaine ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, said Saturday that she is expecting the couple’s second child.Carrie Johnson announced her pregnancy in a post on Instagram in which she also revealed that she suffered a miscarriage ea...

President George Vella appealed for more respect to others even when there is disagreement.He was holding a meeting with the mayors of the local councils forming part of Reġjun Xlokk (South-Eastern Region). During the meeting, the President hear...

There are so many considerations to make after the publication of the report drawn up by three judges tasked with a public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.What is important, however, is that it is not taken to mean...

40 sports organizations benefitted from a government scheme through which €1 million were allocated for the installation of energy-efficient systems. This project will be saving around 340 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.In a collaboration betw...

Europe emerged from a double-dip recession in the second quarter with stronger-than-expected growth of 2.0% over the quarter before, according to official figures released Friday, as pandemic restrictions eased, consumers started spending built-up sa...

It is crucial to include mental health into a holistic discussion on inclusivity. This was emphasized by Malta Chamber Marisa Xuereb, President of the Chamber when meeting Minister for Inclusion and Social Wellbeing, Hon. Julia Farrugia Portelli.Pres...

From 2017 to date, maintenance and improvement works have been carried out on more than 600 blocks in social accommodation areas. This means that out of the existing stock, amounting to 1,117 blocks, works have been carried out to make a meaningful d...

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:___Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica has broken Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic recor...

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, with championship leader Max Verstappen lagging behind them in third place on Saturday.Hamilton's record-extending 101st pole in Formula One pu...

The Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit (UCHU) within Heritage Malta, in its continuing collaboration with the local ATLAM dive club, has completed another net removal project at one of Heritage Malta’s underwater sites – the HMS Nasturtium...

The family of Daphne Caruana Galizia have accepted the apology made by Prime Minister Robert Abela, her son Paul has said, adding later that there are people who still have to be held accountable for their actions and "we won't be letting go of this....

Health authorities said Friday 111 new Covid-19 cases were registered, while 199 patients recovered.The number of cases recorded in Malta has risen to 34,201, with 423 deaths, while 34, 410 infected people recovered.The number of active cases has now...

In this country, there is no impunity for anyone, Prime Minister Robert Abela said in Parliament, as he remarked that a number of reforms have been made and that journalists need to be safeguarded more.  The public inquiry into the assassination...

President George Vella is urging the implementation of the recommendations made by the three judges who carried out a public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.In a statement, Vella said that he had received a copy of the report...

Prime Minister Robert Abela is “out of touch with reality” as he wants the country “to forget what we went through during these past years,” Bernard Grech said in Parliament. The public inquiry into the assassination...

The Nationalist Party has expressed concern over the changes being made at TVM, and is considering all possible choices before it, including legal action, "to prevent PBS from being taken over by the Labour government in an election year."It was anno...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) Board of Governors has appointed Joseph Gavin as the new Chief Executive Officer of the AuthorityHe will be formally taking on the role as of September 2021, the MFSA said in a statement. As Chief Executi...

A PIN code (health token) can now be used as an alternative to the ID document number (found on the back of ID cards) to be able to issue a covid vaccine certificate.Parents or guardians of children between the ages of 12 and 15 will be receiving an ...

Moviment Graffitti said it is deeply concerned about the forms of institutionalised racism manifested by the Criminal Justice System. A case in point is this week’s inhumane and unjust judgment whereby two couples arrested at the airport on the...

By the end of June 2021, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a deficit of €848.9 million, the NSO said today.In the first six months of 2021, Recurrent Revenue amounted to €2,162.1 million, 18.8 per cent higher than the €...

The Government of Malta, through the Ministry for the Economy and  Industry  and Dragonara Gaming Limited have signed a new 10-year casino concession agreement, commencing on 1 August, 2021. The agreement  was  concluded  fol...

Israel’s prime minister on Thursday announced that the country would offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who have already been vaccinated.The announcement by Naftali Bennett makes Israel, which launched one of the world's most success...

Contrary to myths circulating on social media, COVID-19 vaccines do not cause erectile dysfunction and male infertility.What is true: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a risk for both disorders.Until now, little research has been...

The state is responsible for the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the board of the public inquiry has concluded. The conclusion of the long-awaited inquiry was not surprising at all. Not because, as some would argue, the board members have it...

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:Emma McKeon of Australia is the fastest qualifier in the women’s 50-meter freestyle heats at the To...

The public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has held The State responsible for the murder of the journalist.The State failed to recognise the real risks to the journalist’s life, the report reads, and failed t...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s inaction against Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri further strengthened the culture of impunity, the Daphne public inquiry has concluded. The inquiry board said it had identified a responsibility by Muscat ov...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has apologised for the shortcomings by the State that led to the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Abela is addressing a press conference on the same day that the report by public inquiry into the journalist’s...

The Caruana Galizia family has said that the Public inquiry's findings show that the journalist's assassination was a direct result of the collapse of the rule of law."The inquiry's findings confirm the conviction our family held from the moment Daph...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that the reservations he had about the public inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia were “confirmed by the conclusions” published today.The inquiry has found that the State was re...

Judges who carried out a public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have recommended that “abuse of office” should be added in the criminal code as a crime.The board of inquiry made several recommendations ...

Robert Abela should kick Joseph Muscat out of the Labour Party and strip him of any honours bestowed upon him by the State, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said today.The PM should also apologise to the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the Maltes...

A protest is being held in Valletta this evening, after the publication of the inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.The inquiry board found that the state is responsible for the murder after failing to recognise the real risks to ...

Michael Piccinino has been appointed Secretary General of the Nationalist Party.He was elected to the post during a meeting of the party’s executive committee, with 77 votes in favour, eight against and one abstention.He takes over from PN stal...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that lessons must be drawn from the report of the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.“The report merits mature analysis beyond partisan arguments,” he said on the so...

The murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was enabled by the collective inaction of the Joseph Muscat Cabinet, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said.In a first reaction to the report published today, Grech said that the inquiry is clear: Daphne ...

A man from Xewkija was charged this afternoon with injuring a Somali by throwing him into the sea at Mgarr.The incident took place on 18 July at 1am in Martino Garces Street, Ghajnsielem, which is the name of the road overlooking the Mgarr Harbour.Th...

Ninety-five new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Thursday, as 229 patients reovered, health authorities said.The number of active cases has now dropped to 2,060, while the number of deaths remained at 423.There are 33 patients at Mater Dei Hospital, o...

The conclusions of the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia are being reported all over the worldIndeed the journalist's murder sent shockwaves all over Europe when the assassination took place.The BBC reports th...

Data shared by Airports Council International shows that this summer Malta is lagging behind its southern European counterparts − Greece, Italy, Israel, Spain and Portugal and Cyprus – as a travel destination choice this summer.During a m...

Inland Revenue Commissioner Marvin Gaerty will be called to testify before the Standards Committee in Public life on the case of Rosianne Cutajar’s breach of ethics, it was decided today.The decision was taken at a sitting of the Committee, in ...

During a visit to the Spittelau waste-to-energy plant, located in the centre of Vienna, Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia discussed the advantages related to this high-level environmental system for waste manage...

MUMN called the way in which Primary HealthCare (PHC) is trying to remedy the industrial action being taken by the union as "irresponsible."On 27 July, The Malta Independent was informed that MUMN members working in primary health centres were undert...

Over 30 divers, kayakers and snorkelers took part in an underwater clean-up in Senglea to mark the World Nature Conservation Day.The initiative was coordinated by the Ministry for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development in view of the clean-up...

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:MEDAL ALERTSunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women&rs...

The government has received the report regarding the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and plans on publishing it today, a letter sent by Prime Minister Robert Abela to the Speaker of the House, Anglu Farrugia...

Public funding schemes which encourage shift to more renewable energy resources when it comes to produces and consumption are welcome, and more of such schemes should be introduced in order to encourage this shift, Director of Friends of the Earth Ma...

A man was seriously injured on Wednesday evening when he fell one storey from a balcony, the police said.The accident took place in Guardamangia Hill, Pieta’, at 11.30pm.The man, aged 34 and from Nepal, was taken to hospital with serious injuri...

Fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter Britain without quarantining starting next week, U.K. officials said Wednesday — a move welcomed by Britain’s ailing travel industry.The British go...

Federal health regulators on Wednesday again extended the expiration dates on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, providing health workers with six more weeks to use millions of doses of the shot.The Food and Drug Administration said in a lette...

Whoever watched the recent funeral of Italian entertainment icon Raffaella Carra’ would probably agree that the most poignant part of the ceremony was when tributes were paid to her life by people who knew her. They talked about her character a...

Ninety-one new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday, while two more deaths were registered, health authorities said.The number of cases registered in Malta so far has climbed to 33,995, while active cases dropped by 125 to 2,194.The total of rec...

While the companies that were affected the most by the Covid-pandemic will continue to receive the full Covid-19 wage supplement, businesses in other categories will lose up to two-thirds of the amount they receive from the government.It was announce...

The Nationalist Party has formally extended an invitation to the government to set up a bi-partisan effort to enact the recommendations of the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, once they are known.This was sa...

A man who stole a cash register from a grocery store at gunpoint, has avoided prison after showing the court that he was seeking professional help to change his ways.49-year-old Themistocles Attard of Birżebbuġa was arrested in December 201...

Parliament’s ethics committee will meet again on Thursday morning to resume the debate on the standards commissioner’s report on Rosianne Cutajar.The committee last met on 12 July, with the Speaker walking out of a rowdy meeting after gov...

Investigations as to whether there were any breaches of Covid-19 regulations during a protest held last Saturday are “ongoing”, a police spokesperson told The Malta Independent.Last Saturday, a protest was held in Valletta against vaccina...

A Eurostat study found that the Maltese are in second place in terms of daily consumption of soft drinks.Belgium leads in first place (20% of the population consuming soft drinks at least once a day), with Malta in second place with 12%, followed clo...

A reform of the Pitkalija fruit and vegetable distribution centre in Ta’ Qali and the launch of its newly founded managing body, Malta Food Agency (MFA) was announced on Wednesday.This reform was presented by the Minister for Agriculture, Fishe...

Everyone is free to choose between being vaccinated and not getting the jab. Everyone is also free to protest against anything, although a protest against something which is not obligatory is rather bizarre.But then, given the state of affairs brough...

Different workplaces are adopting different Covid-19 measures, creating confusion, UĦM Voice of the Workers said.The union said it had received complaints from employees regarding certain Covid-19 measures which are being introduced on the initi...

Fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe can enter England without quarantining starting next week.The British government says people who have received both doses of a vaccine approved by the FDA in the U.S. or the Europea...

The British government said Tuesday it will ease coronavirus quarantine rules for thousands more essential workers — including prison guards, veterinarians and garbage collectors — in an attempt to end staff shortages that are hobbling pa...

The European Union has achieved a major goal of providing at least one coronavirus shot to 70% of adults across the 27-nation bloc but member countries must step up their vaccination rates to combat fast-spreading variants of the disease, the EU&rsqu...

 The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:MEDAL ALERTLatvia’s Karlis Lasmanis drained a shot from behind the arc to close the game and ...

The Malta Women's Lobby has welcomed the pilot project to extend the hours of childcare centres.Minister for Education Justyne Caruana had announced that a pilot scheme to extend the hours and days of government run childcare centres will start opera...

The unemployment rate for June 2021 stood at 3.6%, at par with the previous month and down by 0.9 percentage points from June 2020, the National Statistics Office said in a statement.During June 2021, the number of unemployed persons was 9,840, with ...

This year’s Ball of the August Moon will take place on Saturday 21 August 2021, President George Vella announced on Wednesday. The event will be held at the Verdala Palace gardens. This will be the third edition being organised under the P...

The Malta Union of Teachers said that one cannot continue to have more shelved documents without an analysis of findings and actions to solve issues that emerge.In a statement, the MUT said it is following with interest the findings of the resea...

Earlier this year, in January 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgement relating to two German citizens who sought to pay a radio and television licence fee, due to Hessischer Rundfunk (the broadcasting body), in c...

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has fully vaccinated 90% of its eligible adult population within just seven days, its health ministry said Tuesday.The tiny country, wedged between India and China and home to nearly 800,000 people, began giving out se...

142 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Tuesday, while 174 people recovered.This means that the number of active cases has continued to fall, now standing at 2,230.Thus far, 746,883 doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered. 393,967 of thes...

A 21-year-old man was found injured on Locker street in Sliema, after an argument occurred in a block of apartments close by.The incident occurred at 4.45pm, when the police close by saw a man on the ground.The man seemed to have tried to escape the ...

Journalist Matthew Caruana Galizia told a court today that he and his mother’s investigation into the Electrogas deal was “like a train on tracks heading towards the station and someone would have to blow it off the tracks to stop it." Te...

A €26 million investment, over the span of 20 years, has been allocated for a large-scale renewable energy project in which investors have a “golden opportunity” to show their interest, Minister for Energy and Enterprise, Miriam Dall...

At 2 pm today, the first Malta Air B737-8200 Gamechanger arrived at Malta International Airport - an aircraft which was made possible with an investment of €100 million.Malta Air's fleet consists of six aircraft, a number that is expected to inc...

Italian singer Gianni Nazzaro has died in an Italian hospital, Italian media report. He was 72.Nazzaro was mostly famous in the 1970s with songs such as "Quanto è bella lei", "L'amore è una colomba", "Non voglio innamorarmi mai", "...

Malta's Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations (FELTOM) welcomed recent amendments to the legal notice LN 314 of 2021 related to language schools, aimed to allow for exceptions and special permissions in line and in full respect with d...