The Nationalist Party would, if elected, create a national fund to assist local industry, entrepreneurs and SMEs reduce the difficulties they face and excess expenses caused by the country’s insularity, sources within the party told The Malta I...

Malta became the feature of a stunning night shot taken by French astronaut currently orbiting in space.Thomas Pesquet shared the image to his Facebook page on Wednesday night showing how Malta looked from the space ship he was on board at night.&ldq...

The Planning Authority Board is expected to decide on a planning application that proposes the extension of an already approved hostel in Gzira, which would see 30 guest rooms added to the development today.The full development application proposes t...

A woman whose identity is still unknown died this morning when she was hit by a motorbike in Gzira, the police said.The accident took place at 2.15am in the Strand.The woman was hit by a motorbike, a Kymco.She was taken to hospital where she was cert...

What is the mu variant?It's a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and the United States.The World Health Organization last month listed it as a &...

Much has been written about the agricultural sector as of late, with the common underlying notion being that farming, in the most general sense, is facing a challenging period – particularly when it comes to leases.As things stand, many fields ...

England's perfect record in World Cup qualifying vanished after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer in Poland, while Italy, Germany, Spain and Belgium all won on Wednesday to build big leads in their groups on the road to Qatar.Harry Kane's 41st goal...

Britain’s interior minister was meeting her French counterpart on Wednesday as the U.K. pressed France to do more to stop a surge of migrants trying to cross the English Channel in small boats.Dozens of women, men and children, wrapped up in bl...

The greatest enemy to Maltese society lies inside the people themselves, Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna declared during yesterday’s homily celebrating the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Senglea. He stated that greed has poisoned ...

A 77-year-old man became the country’s 446th victim of Covid-19 between Tuesday and Wednesday, health authorities reported on Wednesday.The man passed away while positive for Covid-19, authorities said.53 new cases meanwhile were reported by he...

A man and a woman were seriously injured in a traffic accident in Msida on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.The accident took place in Valley Road at 1pm.It involved a Ford Ka, driven by a 58-year-old man of Birkirkara, and a Renault Megane, driv...

PN MEP Roberta Metsola has been touted as a potential candidate for the post of European Parliament President, Politico reported on Wednesday.The news comes after European People’s Party (EPP) president Manfred Weber announced he would not run ...

Former Speaker Myriam Spiteri Debono paid a tribute to assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in her Victory Day speech at a wreath-laying ceremony in Valletta, and called on the nation to stop being distracted by “gossip”, &ldquo...

Belgium and the Netherlands are at the very centre of cocaine trafficking in Europe, according to the latest report issued by the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol.The Brussels Times reported that Europol’s Cocaine Insights Report, comp...

Nationalist Party deputy leader Robert Arrigo is receiving treatment in Mater Dei Hospital’s Intensive Therapy Unit after he developed an infection on Saturday.Arrigo’s family confirmed on Facebook that the PN deputy leader was admitted t...

The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse.Nine Islamic State group gunmen...

A giant cheque of €200,000 signed by Yorgen Fenech was left outside the Labour headquarters today by Team Start, the PN’s youngest branch. The stunt was intended to highlight a story published last Sunday by Times of Malta which found that...

The police today issued a call for public assistance in locating a man wanted by order of a magistrate to appear in court.The man wanted is Robert Iosif Galambos, and the police published a photo of him.The police did not give further details.Anyone ...

Suicide prevention messages are appearing on digital billboards across the island as world suicide prevention week kicks off.The initiative is being run by Crisis Resolution Malta (CRM) and is being supported by Transport Malta who manage the use of ...

Revered Maltese naturalist Guido Lanfranco has passed away at the age of 90. Born in Sliema on 18 October 1930, he was educated at Stella Maris College and St. Michaels College of Education. He pursued other courses at the University of Malta and Dal...

The 13% growth of the Maltese economy that the Labour Party has announced for the second quarter of this year is an “insult to the intelligence of the Maltese people,” said Nationalist Party finance spokesperson Mario de Marco in a statem...

He was presented as a rising star.Before the 2013 election, Konrad Mizzi was put on the frontline of a Labour Party – sorry, movement – that was sure of an overwhelming electoral victory.It eventually arrived, and Mizzi was immediately en...

The Nationalist Party has promised to hold a referendum on the Gozo tunnel, purchase two new ferries, and expand Mgarr harbour if it is elected into government.In a press conference on Wednesday, the PN said that it will invest in increased connectiv...

In a statement, the party – a merger between the green party AD and the Democratic Party – announced familiar names such as party leader Carmel Cacopardo, long-time AD councillor Ralph Cassar and former PD leader Anthony Buttigieg as cand...

With an area of around 1,500sqm, Independence Garden in Birzebbuga will be regenerated to provide adequate access to persons with disabilities and will ensure efficient use of resources like water and electricity amongst others.The garden will be fur...

A total of 71 Turtles have hatched at Ramla l-Ħamra. This was ascertained yesterday evening after the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA), together with Nature Trust – FEE Malta (NTM) and volunteers opened the nest to document the re...

A new publication offering broad analysis on reforms and changes that have taken place in the Public Service since 2013 was launched by Maltese academics.The research was placed in a historical context of other previous reforms with a scientific...

Despite playing another brilliant match, David Mangia’s men return empty handed to Malta after a brave display in Moscow against Russia. A gift goal early in the match and a penalty close to full-time were enough for the hosts to bag another im...

Standing outside the rundown public hospital in Bulgaria's northern town of Veliko Tarnovo, the vaccination unit's chief nurse voices a sad reality about her fellow citizens: “They don’t believe in vaccines.”Bulgaria has one of the ...

On the 20 May 2021, in the case of ‘Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Catania vs. Assessorato della Salute della Regione Siciliane’, the Court of Justice of the European Union ( CJEU) delivered its preliminary ruling whereby it clarified t...

The way Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema linked up together for France on Tuesday, the injured Kylian Mbappé was hardly missed.Griezmann scored twice and was set up by Benzema both times in a 2-0 win over Finland that put the defending Worl...

Students will have to continue to wear face masks in class, irrespective of whether they are vaccinated or not, under the newly released protocols for the return to schools later this month, Education Minister Justyne Caruana said on Tuesday.She said...

41 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday as health authorities shifted their daily bulletin into a new information format which will emphasise more on hospitalisations rather than cases.The news of the shift was announced by Health Minister ...

Another proposed development involving greenhouses and a solar farm has been proposed, this time in the limits of Burmarrad on ODZ land.The site is mostly empty plot of land, currently not being used, with a few existing structures. The surrounding a...

The court has found sufficient prima facie evidence to place Yorgen Fenech under a bill of indictment, formalising the money laundering charges against him.Fenech is accused of laundering and misappropriating funds from a company that he owns with hi...

Valletta: Royal Pharmacy, 271, Republic Street; Ħamrun: St Gaetan Pharmacy, Parish Priest Mifsud; Qormi: Tal-Ħlas Pharmacy, Freedom Street; Birkirkara: St Jude Pharmacy, 213, Valley Road; Msida: Brown's Pharmacy, Shop 10, Yacht Marina Apart...

Crime novelist Mark Camilleri has been appointed as the new Executive Chairperson of the National Book Council.He will replace his namesake – outspoken Mark Camilleri – whose contract as the chair of the council was not renewed by the Edu...

The Nationalist Party has asked Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa to investigate the Labour Party over a draft deal that would have seen a company linked to it receive €200,000 from Yorgen Fenech.In a press conference held on Tuesday morning, PN g...

Salina National Park will be given an upgrade through a number of interventions, mainly to improve the state of the park and increase accessibility.Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Farrugia said this €250,000 inves...

Libyan authorities on Sunday released one of Muammar Gadhafi’s sons after more than seven years of detention in the capital of Tripoli following his extradition from neighbouring Niger, the country's interim leader said.Prime Minister-designate...

A man was grievously injured after he was trapped between a trailer and machinery in Birkirkara on Tuesday morning.The accident took place in Naxxar Road at 7.40am.The man, an Italian who resides in Birkirkara, was taken to hospital with grievous inj...

A Somali man has been seriously injured after he fell off a cargo container on Tuesday morning, police said.Police said in a statement that at around 9am they were informed that a person had fallen from height at the Ħal Far industrial estate.Pr...

The Malta U21 Team suffered a 6-0 defeat to Russia in their second UEFA European U21 Championship Group C match played on Tuesday evening at the Khimki Arena.A valuable learning experience for this rookie side led by coach Gilbert Agius in their very...

With an investment of around €5.5 million, work has commenced on the construction of about 1.2 kilometres of roads by INDIS Malta, the government said in a statement.Through this project, 117 small and medium enterprises, operating from this ind...

With over 80% of the whole population now fully vaccinated and with the easing of measures in various sectors, the Maltese Association of Parents of State School Students (MAPSSS) said it expects that, after two disrupted school years, things start g...

Air Malta has announced that it will be adopting gender-neutral language when they are offering their services to customers and travellers.“Diversity and equality are core values at Air Malta, and the airline welcomes all its customers, irrespe...

The European Union's drug regulator said Monday that it has started an expedited evaluation on whether to recommend a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech.The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that it's consider...

John Dalli is to face charges over an alleged attempt by his aide to solicit a €60 million bribe back when he was European Commissioner for Health.PN MP Jason Azzopardi said on Facebook that the case will be brought up next week.In comments to T...

Former EU Health Commissioner John Dalli has reacted to the news that he will be charged over the alleged attempt by his aide to solicit a €60 million bribe back when he was European Commissioner for Health.Dalli claimed that Police Commissioner...

Aġenzija Sapport’s 2020 budget was that of €22.9 million euro, making it €2 million higher than what it was in 2019: €20.9 million, the Minister for Inclusion and Social Wellbeing Julia Farrugia Portelli told the press today...

The Covid-19 pandemic is taking its toll on society. Youths are one of the groups that have been heavily impacted by the restrictions. From being unable to socialise during parts of the pandemic, to restrictions at schools and university… yout...

Speaker Anglu Farrugia’s mother Catherine Farrugia has passed away, it was announced on Monday.Catherine Farrugia was born in Mosta, and was the mother to five children, grandmother to six, and great-grandmother to another six.She got married a...

Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film “Breathless,” whose crooked boxer’s nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country’s most recognizable leading men, has died at 88.His death was confirme...

An architect, property developer and two building contractors have been charged in relation to the 2019 collapse of a four-storey building in Mellieha.   Architect Anthony Fenech Vella, 72, developer Godwin Mifsud 64, and contractors Bartho...

Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers have denounced what they described as a ‘frenzy to persecute’ their client as a court heard money laundering charges against him appeared half-baked.The magistrate hearing the money laundering case recently f...

Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) and its stations Television Malta and the soon to be launched TVM News+ have been given new logos as part of a rebranding exercise, the state broadcaster announced on Monday night.The new logos were the product of a...

The Labour Party on Monday said that it is not receiving money from Yorgen Fenech, after reports emerged tying a company related to the party to a €200,000 draft consultancy with the 17 Black owner and alleged Daphne Caruana Galizia murder maste...

Many full-time farmers are facing eviction from land which they currently work, hence putting their livelihoods at risk, Ghaqda Bdiewa Attivi said in reaction to an article by The Malta Independent on Sunday.A landlord, who operates his own agricultu...

A 77-year-old man has become the latest person to pass away while positive for Covid-19, health authorities reported in their daily update on Monday.He is the 445th person to die in Malta while Covid-19 positive.37 new cases of the virus were reporte...

The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) party in the EU have called for greater gender equality in the EU budget. The political party noted that only 21.7 per cent of EU programmes had gender-related indicators in the period 2014-2020. &ldqu...

Hundreds of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for residents in elderly homes began being administered today, the government said in a statement.Malta’s vaccine booster shots programme was brought forward by a week after two clusters of COVID-19 in...

Plans to replace a traditional farmhouse situated along Dingli cliffs with a villa and a pool have been submitted to the Planning Authority.The planning application proposes “minor excavation works, demolition of existing residence approved by ...

This week finally saw tangible, legal action taken against Pilatus Bank – one of the institutions most synonymous with the age of alleged corruption which the Joseph Muscat administration brought about.First, Pilatus was fined almost €5 mi...

An appeal for monetary donations has been launched by Caritas Malta to aid the people of Afghanistan and Haiti, who have fallen victim to the grim circumstances in their country.This request has emanated from the Bishops of Malta and Gozo, and Carita...

August brought to a close the meteorological summer as well as the precipitation year 2020 – 2021, during which 395.3mm of rainfall were measured in Luqa. This amount fell 171.7mm short of the climatic norm, which is based on precipitation aver...

A 61-year-old English man suffered grievous injuries when he was hit by a car on Triq Sant'Andrija, St Julian's.The accident occurred at 1.45pm on Sunday.The man was taken to Mater Dei Hospital.Investigations are ongoing.

The Dar il-Hena foundation fed over 2,000 people between 2017 and 2020.The foundation is a joint effort between The Ministry of Family and Social solidarity, Caritas Malta and the Alfred Mizzi Foundation. The foundation's aim is to combat homelessnes...

A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended amid chaotic scenes after local health officials walked onto the pitch on Sunday in a bid to remove three players who didn’t comply with coronavirus restrictions.The match featuri...

A man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was cradling, and engaged in a massive gunfight with police and deputies before he was wounded and surrendered, a Florida sheriff said Sunday. An ...

Italy set an international record of 36 games unbeaten on Sunday as Germany and Spain returned to the top of their World Cup qualifying groups.Though European champions Italy were held 0-0 at Switzerland, Germany and Spain were joined by England and ...

The election will be held within the next 12 months. That is a fact. A general election must be held within five years and three months from the first time Parliament convenes at the start of a legislature, which means the latest the election can be ...

A landlord has detailed to The Malta Independent on Sunday how a significant number of farmers are merely posing to be so in order to retain their hold on farming land which they are occupying on an agricultural lease.Under Maltese rental laws, agric...

Two Covid-19 patients were reported as having passed away while positive for the virus on Sunday, while health authorities also reported 49 new cases.A 69-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were the two people who passed away while positive for Cov...

A report published by the MATSEC board gives a grim figure about the standard of our education system.We cannot be happy about the number of students who have failed in the core subjects, which are mandatory for all students and are taught right thro...

3,817 apartment units have been approved in 2021 so far, a spokesperson for the Planning Authority confirmed with The Malta Independent.This number covers the period between the beginning of January till the end of July.471 maisonettes were also appr...

Saturday's heavy downpour seems to have been a prelude to more days of rain, as autumn seems to want to anticipate its time.The Met Office is forecasting five days during which isolated showers are expected, with a thunderstorm possible on Thursday.T...

The Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide, which will be implemented in Church schools from this coming September, seeks to increase knowledge amongst teachers on mental health, reduce stigma and increase help-seeking attitudes. Speaking wit...

Singer Sarah Harding of the British pop group Girls Aloud has died after a battle with breast cancer, her mother said Sunday. She was 39.The singer said last August that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and it had spread to other parts of he...

Children and adolescents are exhibiting an increase in externalising behaviours at home with family members following the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the President of the Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP), Nigel Camilleri.From t...

Prime Minister Robert Abela criticised the Nationalist Party on how it takes its positions, saying that they only make statements based on what is controversial on social media rather than based on any “homework.”Speaking on party media o...

The misinformation campaign is not only happening through the use of fake websites, but through the state broadcaster as well, meaning that the Prime Minister is part of this issue, Opposition and PN leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday. In recent wee...

The Nationalist Party has pledged to build a new 400-bed hospital, and to offer chemotherapy and MRI services in Gozo.In a press conference on Sunday, the PN said that a government led by it would also introduce a direct hospital-to-hospital link bet...

Three persons have been arrested after assaulting two police officers, the latter of which suffered from injuries due to the assault.A police statement read that this case occurred on Saturday at around 3.30am, when the police received “diverse...

President of Malta, George Vella today made another strong appeal in favour of more unity in the country and to call for mutual respect despite the differences that exist and will continue to exist between us.Every year, on the Sunday before the Feas...

Wearing the Dutch national flag like a cape, Max Verstappen felt like royalty as he stood atop the podium at his home race.He treated his fans — including King Willem-Alexander — to a superb win at the Netherlands Grand Prix on Sunday to ...

Over the past couple of weeks, the Maltese news media found itself under attack again. This time it was in the form of impostor emails and fake websites carrying ‘reports’ naming several key figures in politics or civil society. The main ...

Tony Drago was born in Malta’s capital city on the 27th September, 1965.  Nicknamed the Tornado, there are few more entertaining sights in snooker than an on-form Tony Drago whose speed around the table can be summed up by the fact that he...

Given the significant suffering of financial repercussions experienced by social and community clubs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Planning Authority, together with the Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning, are launching a ne...

Sixty-two Covid-19 new cases were reported on Saturday by the health authorities, while one more death was recorded.The latest victim is a 64-year-old woman. The number of recorded deaths is now 442.In all, 36,426 Covid-19 cases have been registered ...

Reigning champion France missed the injured Kylian Mbappé in a 1-1 draw at Ukraine in World Cup qualifying on Saturday but still stayed atop Europe Group D.Mykola Shaparenko scored his first international goal for Ukraine just before halftime ...

Qala Mayor Paul Buttigieg has called on the parliament to declare Ħondoq ir-Rummien as public domain and change the local plan as was done in recent years.In a post on Facebook published on Saturday, Buttigieg said that “all political part...

Nationalist Party MP Jason Azzopardi said he is being sued by the former owner of Satabank over claims he made that the bank should never have been given a licence to operate. In a Facebook video, the MP said last Thursday he was informed that h...

 Malta lost by a solitary goal against Slovenia in Ljubljana with the goal that decided the match coming from a dubious penalty two minutes from the end of the first half.It was a match in which Malta were never outclassed and had their moments ...

Tens of thousands protested in Switzerland on Saturday for the legalization of same-sex marriage in the Alpine country.The protests came ahead of a national referendum on Sept. 26 on the legalization of gay marriage, which has already been introduced...

Valletta: 20/21, Republic Street; Ħamrun: Chemimart International Pharmacy, 650, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Evans Pharmacy, 96/98, St Sebastian Street; Birkirkara (Ta' Paris): Mackie's Pharmacy, L. Casolani Street; Msida: Deby's Pharmacy, 1, Mi...

Drainage has once again overflowed in Qormi after a heavy downpour this morning, leading to complainst about an "unbearable smell" in the area.Nationalist Party spokesman for planning Ryan Callus said that he had filed a complaint with the Water Serv...

Twenty-two loggerhead turtles hatched from an unreported nest in Ramla l-Ħamra, Gozo. The hatchlings were discovered by the public who immediately informed Nature Trust Malta FEE last night, ERA said.The nest is close to last year’s nests ...

Heavy rains hit parts of Malta this morning, spoiling the say for bathers who had to quickly seek shelter from the downpour.Clouds gathered over the islands this morning in a taste of autumn, but many challenged the weather to take to the beach for a...

Pilatus bank was fined 5 million euro by the FIAU for “very serious and systemic failures”. That’s putting it politely.  The bank was a money-laundering haven. Just 15 clients transacted 390 million euro.  The bank’s...