The President of the Gozo Regional Council Samuel Azzopardi has urged the Planning Authority to move faster on implementing the council’s proposals to protect the island from excessive development.In October 2020, during a meeting of the Gozo R...

In a bid to increase the chances of survival of newly planted saplings, Infrastructure Malta has introduced a concept whereby they do not just 'buy' a tree, but implement a long-term care programme, a spokesperson for Infrastructure Malta told The Ma...

PN leader Bernard Grech is the latest person to fall victim to a host of fake emails which are being circulated around newsrooms.Emails circulated to a number of media outlets, including The Malta Independent, supposedly show how Grech is coordinatin...

Moviment Graffitti is currently objecting to a proposed development for a solar farm in Mġarr, “that has rasied serious concern and worry amongst farmers and residents of the area.” The NGO said that the proposed development is ...

93% of people in Malta aged between 16 and 74, in the first three months of 2020, streamed TV or videos, according to a survey conducted by Eurostat. This survey confirms that Malta, together with Finland, registered the second highest percentag...

The recent spate of attacks containing false news is very worrying indeed.A number of the attacks seem to be targeting PN MP Jason Azzopardi, the lawyer for the Caruana Galizia family, with the articles being written making false claims about the MP....

A 71-year-old man was grievously injured in an argument in Hamrun on Sunday, police said.Police said that an argument had happened between the 71-year-old, who is from Fgura, and a 66-year-old man from Bormla on Triq il-Ferrovija in Hamrun.The argume...

The budget for the year 2022 will be presented in Parliament on 11 October, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced.Speaking during an interview on party radio station ONE Radio, the Prime Minister said that the government is currently working on draft...

Malta’s roads agency Infrastructure Malta has handed out a whopping 95 direct orders, worth a total of just over €10.4 million, in the first six months of this year.Details published in the Government Gazette and analysed by The Malta Inde...

An independent review of the public sector’s human resources should take place, and those found to be working superfluous jobs should be seconded to the private sector, President of the Malta Chamber of Commerce Marisa Xuereb told The Malta Ind...

Miriam Dalli is facing her first big test.She was appointed minister in November, along with Clyde Caruana, in what was seen as a move by Prime Minister Robert Abela to rejuvenate his team. Their appointments were further signs that Abela wanted to c...

The Attard residents’ concerns on the Central Link project have been ignored from Day 1 until the present day as the government and Infrastructure Malta bulldozed through the project, a spokesperson for the Attard Residents Environmental Networ...

Mason Greenwood is making sure Manchester United doesn't neglect his scoring abilities when Cristiano Ronaldo returns.The 19-year-old striker — who is almost half Ronaldo's age — has now scored in all three matches for United at the start...

Olivier Giroud scored his first two league goals for AC Milan as the Rossoneri beat Cagliari 4-1 in Serie A on Sunday.All the goals came in the first half with Giroud scoring Milan’s last two after early strikes from Sandro Tonali and Rafael Le...

Hurricane Ida blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast on Sunday, with the eye of one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. arriving near the barrier island of Grand Isle.The powerful Category 4 storm made landfall on the same date Hurrica...

A fake spoof website cloning that of LovinMalta has been setup in what has become the latest incident in a misinformation campaign to hit the Maltese islands."A series of spoof articles and an accompanying website posing as Lovin Malta have been publ...

President of civil society group Repubblika, Robert Aquilina, has sought police protection after a Labour politician was concerned for his safety and told him to be careful, the Times of Malta reports.The report reads that Aquilina didn't give the wa...

50 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, as 51 people recovered from the virus.The number of active cases stands at 635. No new deaths were reported.Up until now, 795,566 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered, of which 413,174 were...

An 82-year-old man was seriously injured after he fell onto rocks near the Independence Garden in Sliema.The accident occurred at 10,30am, near Triq ix-Xatt. An ambulance rushed the man to Mater Dei Hospital.A Magisterial inquiry was launched and inv...

The health authorities need to issue clear guidelines for workplaces that have a mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated workers, Secretary General of the General Workers Union Josef Bugeja has said.Recently, internationally, there has been some uproar on...

A skyscraper in Milan was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, with 20 residents suffering from smoke inhalation.Fire in the 15-storey building started on the top floor but quickly engulfed the rest of the edifice.Firefighters managed to rescue the residen...

Jacques Rogge, who oversaw an era of political and financial stability in the Olympic movement after its worst ethics scandal and pursued a hard line against doping during his 12 years as IOC president, has died, the Olympic organization said Sunday....

Mental Health Commissioner John M. Cachia said he believes “in a prison culture which carefully balances correction, recovery, well-being, and rehabilitation.”Cachia was asked for his reaction following the death of Colin Galea, who earli...

Max Verstappen won a rain-soaked Belgian Grand Prix when it was finally called off Sunday after it restarted under a safety car nearly three hours later than its scheduled time.The race was shortened to last one hour with only half points awarded to ...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday that Prime Minister Robert Abela is "still in some way or other being controlled by former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat".During an interview on party media, He was asked about the interview with Joseph M...

A woman was grievously injured on Saturday afternoon in a traffic accident in Mgarr, the police said.The accident took place in Sir Temi Zammit Street at 6.30pm.The woman, aged 30 of Msida, lost control of the Volkswagen Polo she was driving, and cra...

Following the arrival in Malta of the Knights of St. John in 1530, the local medical scene underwent a complete transformation, especially after the construction of a major hospital in the new city of Valletta. Within a few years, the Sacra Infermeri...

A few hours after Opposition Leader Bernard Grech invited PM Robert Abela to address “fake news tactics” aimed to disturb voters, the Nationalist Party’s own media became the victim of one such attack.A fake story on a fake website ...

The Marsascala local council is against it. The eNGOs are against it. The Opposition is against it. And the residents and many members of the public are against it too. But a yacht marina in the south is needed because, you know, more people are buyi...

A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths in July of people infected with coronavirus.The report from the Rosstat agency said 50,421 people suffering from COVID-19 died during the mo...

Italian military vessels on Saturday aided a decrepit fishing boat crammed with 539 migrants that was approaching the tiny southern Italian island of Lampedusa.Alida Serrachieri, a nurse who runs the Doctors Without Borders’ operation on Lamped...

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech has expressed his concern about “fake news tactics aimed at confusing voters”. He invited Prime Minister Robert Abela to look into the matter.The PN leader was referring to a recent spate of fake new...

Valletta: Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate; Ħamrun: Cosmed Pharmacy, Soccors, 7 Franciscans Street in Villambrosa Street; Qormi: Brown's Pharmacy, 278, Victory Street; Birkirkara: St Jude Pharmacy, 213, Valley Road; Pietà: Charing ...

Forty-nine new Covid-19 cases were registered on Saturday, while one more death was recorded.The latest victim, a woman aged 85, has now taken the tally to 440 deaths,In all, there have been 36,039 cases of Covid-19 in Malta. The 54 patients who...

Leaving school at 16 is too early and an extra two years should be spent on post-secondary training, the Chamber of Commerce is suggesting.The Malta Chamber launched its policy recommendations on a National Workforce Strategy in response to the ongoi...

Pope Francis on Saturday replaced an Australian bishop who stepped down amid a Vatican investigation into what Australian media have described as allegations of sexual misconduct.The Vatican said Francis accepted Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders&rsqu...

Manchester City didn't need Harry Kane or Cristiano Ronaldo to destroy Arsenal.With four different scorers in the 5-0 win on Saturday, maybe the attacking options currently available to Pep Guardiola are enough to defend the Premier League title.Or p...

Juventus slumped to a 1-0 loss at home to promoted Empoli in its first match without Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday.Leonardo Mancuso’s first-half goal was enough for the visitors to claim a shock victory and leave Juventus waiting for its first ...

One month after the publication of the Daphne Caruana Galizia public inquiry report, Robert Abela's Government has still done absolutely nothing to implement the recommendations put forward by the Board, the Nationalist Party said in a statement...

Prime Minister Ribert Abela has abdicated the responsibility of implementing the recommendations made by the board of inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, NGO Repubblika said.In a press conference outside Abela’s office in ...

The British government says it is preparing to vaccinate children ages 12-15 against the coronavirus, even though the inoculation campaign has not yet been approved by the country’s vaccine advisors.The Department of Health said it wants &ldquo...

U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, according to results released Friday of a review ordered by President Joe Bi...

A project which addressed security issues at the Ammunition and Explosives Storage Facilities at Fort Mosta has been implemented, the Home Affairs Ministry said in a statement. Being the government’s sole central Ammunition and Explosive Depot,...

A mental health assistance service is to be made available via a new service to be implemented by government entities, business representatives and the Richmond Foundation.MENT + is an initiative launched after several businesses recognised the impac...

With a year and a half now almost gone since the first case of Covid-19 was found in Malta, plunging the country into a world of semi-lockdowns and restrictive measures, an exceptionally speedy vaccination drive has now left us looking forward to a r...

Max Verstappen produced a brilliant last lap in the rain to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix and deny George Russell a stunning first career pole in Formula One on Saturday.World champion Lewis Hamilton placed third for Mercedes.Hamilton...

Ponte Ferries said today that it was both willing and able to commence its fast ferry service to Sicily on August 6 and was prevented from doing so due to last minute contestations by a competing operator on the use of berthing quays in Augusta.Ponte...

Residents and stakeholders across Marsascala came together on Friday evening in protest against a Transport Malta proposal to build a massive yacht marina across the locality’s bay.The project has drawn vast criticism since it was brought to li...

A six-month-old girl died after drowning in a bath in St Paul's Bay, police have confirmed in a statement.Police said that the girl was found unconcious in a bath at a private residence, and was then rushed to hospital in critical condition where she...

The Malta Insurance Association hinted that insurance premiums could go up for all motor policyholders in the wake of an increased number of accidents involving eKickScooters.In a statement issued Friday, the MIA said that its “member insurers ...

The arraignment by the police of a man accused of buying a number of dangerous weapons underlines the urgency of fighting crime in Malta, the Nationalist Party said in a statement.It was referring to the arraignment of Yorgen Fenech, who is already c...

Joaquín Correa enjoyed a dream debut for Inter Milan on Friday, coming on late as a substitute and scoring twice for the defending champion to beat Hellas Verona 3-1 in the Italian league.It was 1-1 in Verona when visiting coach Simone Inzaghi...

Forty new cases of Covid-19 were registered today, while a woman has died with the virus, the health authorities said.The latest victim is aged 61, and her death takes the total number to 439.The authorities saud that there are 29 patients in hospita...

Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to Manchester United, the team that turned him into a global superstar.In a fast-moving deal that stunned the world of soccer, Ronaldo secured a return to Old Trafford on Friday — a day after telling Juventus h...

The Gozo Business Chamber is putting forward its proposals for the 2022 budget, among which is a call to reintroduce the Malta-Gozo air link."These proposals are being formulated based on a long-term sustainable economic vision for Gozo, which primar...

The Public Broadcasting Service is no longer a public entity but has become a natural extension of the Labour Party, the Nationalist Party said Friday.It said that there were no transparent public calls by PBS to recruit three new journalists and two...

Three people are in hospital after a traffic accident in Tarxien, police said in a statement.Police said that an accident in Triq San Anard in Tarxien at around 9am happened between a Toyota Hilux van being driven by a 47-year-old man from Tarxien, a...

Manchester City left back Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, police said Thursday.The 27-year-old Mendy was suspended by City pending an investigation.“The charges relate to three complaina...

Maltese fishermen are being left unprotected despite promises made by the government to launch patrol boats, Mellieħa Councillor and PN Candidate Ivan Castillo said Friday.In a post on Facebook, Castillo wrote that he met with a group of fisherm...

Four Syrian men were arrested by the police after a fight which involved the use of wooden and iron pieces in Qormi.The incident took place before midnight on Friday in Mdina Road.Three of the men were injured in the fight. A 20-year-old was grievous...

An evaluation of all MATSEC results over a period of a number of years will be carried out during the upcoming scholastic year in a bid to address the enduring issue of high failure rates in MATSEC core subjects seen again this year.MATSEC O-Level, A...

The Għajn Tuffieħa Roman Baths have been backfilled with layers of different protective materials in order to conserve them for future generations, in the first ever intervention of its kind by Heritage Malta. Structures on site provide she...

At the end of July 2021, Central Government debt stood at €7,848.4 million, a €1,224.2 million rise from 2020, the National Statistics office reported on Friday.Increases reported under Malta Government Stocks (€857.9 million) and Fore...

A man was arrested by the police in connection with cocaine trafficking.The police said the 22-year-old from Floriana was caught in possession of 100 grammes of cocaine.More cocaine and cash were seized by the police in a search at his residence.Magi...

Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover and killed more than 100. The U.S. says further attempted attacks are exp...

The World-Famous BBC Concert Orchestra is back in Malta, followed by a concert from Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra.The Malta Tourism Authority announced that, on 24 September 2021, the Floriana Granaries are set to once again welcome the world-...

Yorgen Fenech was arraigned on Thursday in connection with dark web purchases of firearms, explosives and poison in separate proceedings.Fenech, the man accused of plotting the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was seen entering the p...

The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) Board has approved the renewal of the IPPC permit for the Marsa Power Station gas turbine operated by Enemalta plc. during a public meeting that was held on Friday."Following the decommissioning and disma...

Scammers have once again tried to catfish journalists with fake emails purportedly sent by PN MP Jason Azzopardi and civil society activist Manuel Delia. Several media houses were “accidentally” copied into an email thread between Azzopar...

Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis should immediately recuse himself from the Parliamentary Committee for Standards in Public Life whenever the committee discusses an issue related to Yorgen Fenech.The chat messages that have emerged over recent we...

The Church has reminded the public that a dismissed priest is no longer allowed to celebrated mass after an incident where a former Franciscan priest walked onto to the altar in Gharghur earlier this week. In a short statement, the Church reminded th...

Lawyers for Yorgen Fenech have decried allegations of having coordinated attacks on Caruana Galizia family lawyer Jason Azzopardi, saying that his "continuous comments" were leading to a trial by media and a breach of Fenech's human rights.In a count...

The Animal Welfare Directorate has said that pitbulls are not put to sleep because of their breed.In a statement, the Directorate "referred to the number of allegations which are circulating on social media by misinformed persons.""The directorate ha...

Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport Thursday, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. At least 13 people were killed and...

European football's biggest teams didn't need a Super League to secure heavyweight clashes this season.The draw for the Champions League did the job in Istanbul on Thursday, after three of the rebels still pursuing the breakaway competition were allo...

Lidl will be extending its supermarket operation by adding a new outlet in the outskirts of Zebbug after the Planning Board granted development permission for the works to commence. Last year, the Board had suspended a decision on this application an...

The process for the recusal of Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis from the standards committee debate on an ethics breach by MP Rosianne Cutajar has to be initiated by one of the committee members, Speaker Anglu Farrugia told this newspaper.Farrugi...

Despite Malta's high vaccination rates and exceptionally high efficacy, "less than half of respondents (to a survey) believe that their life will return to a pre-Covid-19 normal," an economic note has readThis economic note summarises the main findin...

There were 42 new Covid-19 cases, while 59 have recovered, the health authorities said today.The total number of cases registered so far has now climbed to 35,950, with 34,447 patients who recovered while 438 people died.There are 669 active cases, w...

In July, the number of persons registering for work stood at 1,542, decreasing by 2,439 when compared to the corresponding month in 2020, statistics issued by the National Statistics Office state.Prime Minister Robert Abela said in a tweet that it is...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said the government should only recruit people who continue to enhance its services, rather than just employ them in order to give out favours here and there.Caruana was replying to a question by The Malta Independent f...

The Nationalist Party said that the government’s policies on electric cars are “too little too late” and more work is needed with respect to charging pillars and their infrastructure. Addressing the media, PN spokesperson for Energy...

Total outbound tourist trips between January and June 2021 numbered 57,684, a decrease of 50.1% over 2020, according to figures published by the National Statistics Office (NSO).Total nights spent by outbound tourists went up by 23.5%, totalling 831,...

A man was grievously injured on Thursday morning after he was hit by a car in San gwann, the police said.The accident took place in St Paul’s Street at 8.45am.The man, aged 60 of Sliema, was hit by a Toyota Vitz driven by a 29-year-old woman of...

We did not cry like Edward Zammit Lewis did when Joseph Muscat quit in shame from being the Labour Party’s leader and the country’s Prime Minister.Muscat’s belated resignation freed us of a politician who tarnished Malta’s rep...

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has been officially established, with the transition was completed in recent days, Environment and Planning Minister Aaron Farrugia announced Wednesday.“The establishment of the authority is one par...

A 30-year-old man who appeared nude at 4 months old in 1991 on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is suing the band and others, alleging the image is child pornography they have profited from.The lawsuit, filed by Spencer Elde...

Vince Busuttil was born in Valletta on 23 August, 1956. He is the son of Nazzareno and Giovanna neé Aquilina. Busuttil is married to Anne nee Borg and from this marriage they have two children, Mauro and Clayton.For Vince his childhood was a s...

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Ian Borg has justified the proposed yacht marina project in Marsascala by saying that an “enormous number of Maltese residents are buying pleasure boats.” The Malta Independent on Wednesday asked...

The Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit have led to a rise in the cost of living in Malta, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana told the press on Wednesday. Following a press conference, Minister Caruana answered questions posed by journalists regarding the ...

42 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday in their daily update.36 people meanwhile have recovered, while no new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.  The number of active cases therefore stands at 687.Meanw...

Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi has claimed he is the subject of a coordinated campaign of attacks by Yorgen Fenech, who he said, had wanted to “eliminate” him in 2019.Azzopardi, a lawyer to the Caruana Galizias, filed the judicial pr...

Ninety percent of the central link project has now been completed, and the remaining works of asphalt laying are set to be finished by first week October, Transport Minister Ian Borg told the press on Wednesday.He noted that the 2006 local plans had ...

Malta’s plan for the reopening of the scholastic year is set to be finalised and presented in the “coming days”, Education Minister Justyne Caruana has told The Malta Independent.“In the coming days we will be organising an ac...

A 39-year-old man, residing in Marsa, was arrested in connection with cocaine trafficking as well as for being in possession of around a kilo of cocaine.After investigations by the Anti-Drug Squad Police on the man’s movements, at around 11:30a...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce today launched its recommendations on the National Workforce Strategy, which is based on four key challenges the industry is facing.Addressing an activity held at the chamber’s headquarters in Valletta, president M...

The infrastructure for electric vehicle charging as well as new power tariffs for off peak hours were launched today by Minister for Energy and Sustainability Miriam Dalli together with representatives from Enemalta. Enemalta CEO Engineer Jason Vella...

The government’s commitment to implement the recommendations of the Daphne Caruana Galizia public inquiry are “abundantly clear,” Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg said Wednesday.Borg was asked how the government will be upholding it...

A row of trees at the Msida skate park have been transplanted over concerns relating to water leaks into tunnels beneath the skate park because of the trees' irrigation system.Pictures shared on social media earlier in the week showed that some exten...