Prime Minister Robert Abela pledged to make right with certain mistakes and stated that the Labour Party in government is “not infallible and we never thought that as a government we could not fail.”Addressing a Labour Party activity on F...

Another set of tax refund cheques are set to be distributed over the coming days, Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced.Speaking during a pre-budget consultation meeting on Thursday night, Abela said that some 250,000 people are expected to benef...

Mr Justice Giovanni Grixti had filed a criminal complaint against lawyer and PN MP Jason Azzopardi over social media comments posted by the latter, MaltaToday reports.The complaint, however, was dismissed by the Attorney General and the Police Commis...

Malta’s permanent representative at the United Nations on Tuesday stirred disdain after posting a photo showing that she was watching a football game on her mobile phone while attending a UN meeting.The post (screenshot below) was later removed...

Extending the VAT exempt threshold from €30,000 to €60,000 would reduce the level of bureaucracy in the country as well as partially tackle the rising cost of living, Nationalist Party Leader Bernard Grech said on Thursday night. With ...

Police Superintendent Keith Arnaud is being cross-examined this morning, as Madam Justice Miriam Hayman continues hearing the case filed by alleged Daphne Caruana Galizia murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech, over his continued pre-trial detention.Fenech ...

The European Union's executive arm asked its member countries Thursday to better protect journalists amid a rise of physical attacks and online threats against media professionals.According to the European Commission, 908 journalists and media worker...

Italian workers in both the public and private sectors must display a health pass to access their workplaces from Oct. 15 under a decree adopted Thursday by Premier Mario Draghi’s broad-based coalition government.The measures are the first by a...

Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis has for the past two months been resisting calls for his resignation. The opposition, civil society groups, and the media have been calling for the minister’s resignation after it emerged that he had a cosy ...

The European Union said Thursday that it will fund its new health preparedness and rapid response agency to the tune of 30 billion euros ($35 billion) over the next six years, even pushing it higher if individual efforts from the member nations and p...

Malta’s controversial passport-selling scheme has to be brought to a halt, European Commissioner President Ursula von der Leyen said in a press conference on Thursday.Speaking at a press conference at the Upper Barracca in Valletta, von der Ley...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave the thumbs up to Malta's €316.4 million recovery and resilience plan in a visit to the country on Thursday.This is an important step towards the EU disbursing €316.4 million in grants ...

The latest statistics on business formation in the United States shows, adjusted for seasonal variance, business applications for July 2021 totaled 454,460, up 1.2% from June 2021.The U.S. as the base to so many global and nationwide businesses, is k...

The arraignment of former European Commissioner John Dalli on charges related to a bribery attempt has been deferred, by the courts, to November, The Malta Independent is informed. Dalli is set to face charges over an alleged attempt by his aide to s...

The government will be presenting an anti-SLAPP Bill “in the coming days,” Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Thursday.He was addressing a press conference together with EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, at the Upper Barrakka...

Twenty-five new Covid-19 cases were registered on Thursday, while two more patients died, health authorities said.The latest two victims are men aged 67 and 74. The total number of deaths is now 452.The total number of cases recorded in malta stands ...

Heritage Malta is voicing its concern with regard to the effects of a proposed solar farm in Triq San Pietru, Mġarr, on rain catchment in the vicinity of the Ta' Ħaġrat archaeological site. The national agency for cultural heritage sai...

The government is forging ahead with new legislation which will see the introduction of the possibility of electronic tagging for prisoners in select circumstances, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri announced on Thursday.Addressing a press confer...

The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF), a leading organisation in the conservation of European vultures, has written to Prime Minister Robert Abela expressing its anger after a rare bird which was part of one of its conservation projects was shot ...

The Nationalist Party has promised to introduce a substantial advance in the country’s current pensions system towards something which is more sustainable, just, and safe. The PN proposed the creation of new sectors which create new qualit...

The Nationalist Party has given differing versions of its own proposal to protect ODZ land, Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia said on Thursday. He was asked for a reaction to the pledge, announced by PN Leader Bernard Grech earlier this week, that ...

The revised master plan for Manoel Island was approved on Thursday after four members of the PA board withdrew from the decision making process.The 7-0 vote was taken after the four members recused themselves following a request made by Michael Scior...

A 51-year-old man was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Gozo on Thursday afternoon.Police said in a statement that the man was riding a Kentoya motorcycle which he lost control of and subsequently fell off of.The accident happened in Triq K...

Infrastructure Malta has been called out by Swieqi mayor Noel Muscat to have proceeded with a road work proposal for St Andrew's Road that the local council had opposed. “It is sheer madness from many aspects, and it hits strongly in the face a...

The European Union should acknowledge its failure in allowing a culture of impunity to reign in a Member State, civil society NGO Repubblika has told EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.In a letter penned by its president Robert Aquilina, Re...

Members of the Civil Protection Department are still battling a fire in a privately-owned waste plant in Marsa, 12 hours after it developed.The fire, according to a statement issued by the Environmental Resources Authority, developed last night.No-on...

The Public Broadcasting Services has been converted into a propaganda machine for the Labour Party and Prime Minister Robert Abela, the Nationalist Party said.Addressing the media, PN Deputy Leader David Agius said that the PBS is being used by Abela...

The total output of Malta’s agricultural sector decreased by 4.5% - equivalent to around €5.7 million – during last year, data issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows. Provisional estimates for the year 2020 indicat...

Two prison officials are set to be charged by police over an inmate’s attempted suicide at the correctional facility. The Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri announced on Wednesday that he had been notified by police that it would be...

There should be laws in place to protect journalists, rather than non-binding recommendations, MEP David Casa said.“If implemented, the recommendations, put forward today by the European Commission, should ensure that journalists across Europe ...

Customs canine officer Sparky sniffed out two male British passengers in possession of illicit substances, the Customs Department said in a statement.Yesterday, upon the Malta International Airport Control Room’s request for assistance, Customs...

A few days ago, 20 people pleaded guilty to hate speech charges, and were each given suspended sentences and fines, depending on the extent of their written outburst.The case concerned comments they posted beneath a video showing a Maltese man who ha...

Maltese residents arriving in Malta from a dark-red country will be allowed to quarantine at home as from this coming Friday, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on Wednesday. The government was reacting to the calls for change of quarantine ...

Catering establishments such as bars and restaurants who choose to accept only those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to take advantage of relaxed protocols on how they operate, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced. Speak...

The Chamber of Advocates has reported lawyer Jason Azzopardi to Commission for the Administration of Justice over social media posts concerning Mr Justice Giovanni Grixti, Times of Malta reports.The PN MP, who is one of the lawyers for the family of ...

--- Tax are collected by the IRS--- States like Nevada does not pay tax, they report tax--- Local tax differs from state to state--- European companies are increasingly using U.S. incorporation for bypassing the “single Digital union”. Th...

Forming a U.S. company is for many entrepreneurs a good way of expanding their business into foreign shores. In data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, it was found that foreign-owned companies employed around 6.8 million workers in the Unite...

Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries are, “by and large” adhering to new social media guidelines, Standards Commissioner George Hyzler said Wednesday. He was speaking to journalists following the launch of a two-year project that aims ...

“Whoever is asking for my resignation, in particular, Opposition leader Bernard Grech, should look at the people around him before tabling motions in parliament,” Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said. The Malta Independent on We...

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar lined up together in the near-perfect attack for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday and still could not score or deliver a win in the Champions League.Instead, it was low-key midfielder Ander Herrera who go...

The Nationalist Party is insisting on the government to issue funds to those who have already had to pay for quarantine in a hotel despite having a residence in Malta. There has been a growing controversy over the strict protocols for arriving p...

An Egyptian Vulture from an Italian conservation reintroduction programme in Italy, which landed in the Maltese Islands yesterday to rest, has had its track cut short at Dingli in the past hours, BirdLife Malta said in a statement. The vulture, ...

A 24-month project launched on Wednesday morning seeks to greatly improve standards in public life in Malta, including through a better Code of Ethics for MPs and Cabinet members, and introducing better practices for lobbying transparency and asset d...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Malta’s judicial reforms on Wednesday during her annual State of the European Union address on Wednesday morning.In the key address, von der Leyen outlined the work of the EU over the p...

A €500,000 investment in a new CT scan at the Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre has been launched by Deputy Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne.During a press conference on Wednesday, Fearne said that the purpose of this new scanner is to i...

The total of tourist arrivals for July 2021 increased by a notable amount of 72,568 visitors, when compared to July 2020, but figures are still less than half arrivals for July 2019.Official figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics O...

Opposition leader Bernard Grech said Wednesday that the real problems in this country need to be addressed seriously in order to gain and maintain Malta’s reputation.“Gone are the days of trying to preach to the gallery or to say what peo...

An 88-year-old woman passed away between Tuesday and Wednesday while positive for Covid-19, becoming the country’s 450th victim of the pandemic, health authorities announced in their daily update.170 women and 280 men have now passed away in Ma...

Following a conflict last Saturday between orchestra music played at ‘Agħti Widen’ concert in Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta and live music played at nearby L’ Accademia Cafe, cafe owner Clifford Gauci  is asking not to co...

 St Vincent De Paul’s first ever digital imaging unit was inaugurated on Wednesday, with an investment of more than half a million euro.The modern equipment will not only be used by residents but by other elderly persons too.Speaking at th...

The world-famous Red Arrows will return to Malta and grace the skies at the Malta International Airshow later this month, the organisers announced on Wednesday.With Avalon, Australia, having to cancel their airshow, a golden opportunity was presented...

All of the former mayors and local councillors who had been charged in relation to a 2008 expenses fraud scandal have now been acquitted, after the remaining four accused were acquitted on Wednesday morning.They had been accused in the wake...

Currency printing and authentication international company De La Rue is investing “millions” into its largest plant in Malta, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Tuesday.With the help of Malta Enterprise, this “sustainable manufactu...

The U.K. announced Tuesday it will offer a third dose of coronavirus vaccine to everyone over 50 and other vulnerable people to help the country ride out the pandemic through the winter months.The booster shots, which will be rolled out beginning nex...

Former police minister Manuel Mallia has threatened controversial author Mark Camilleri with libel over an upcoming publication that promises to uncover major government scandals. Camilleri, formerly chairman of the National Book Council, has already...

As from last week, the health authorities have changed the statistics they provide in their daily bulletin with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic.The focus, according to Health Minister Chris Fearne, is now on the people needing treatment in hospital. ...

The final document of the G20 Interfaith Forum held in Bologna, Italy, endorsed a proposal put forward by Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo that it is the time to call a Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterra...

Arnold Cassola will be contesting the 10th and 11th districts in the upcoming general election as an independent candidate.In a statement, Cassola said: "The 55-year-old bi-party system has led to the political shambles we have today. Politicians are...

Patrick Dalli, former Labour Minister Helena Dalli’s husband, is angry, very angry. And he’s not one to mess with.Not for the first time, Dalli is livid at Labour.Dalli drew a portrait of disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat. It ...

The government is going to clamp down on tax evasion, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said Tuesday.He was speaking to journalists after addressing a press conference during which the pre-budget document was presented.Asked about this, the minister sai...

The government is set to announce changes to quarantine protocols on Wednesday, Health Minister Chris Fearne said.It is understood that the government is reacting to the calls for change of quarantine rules for Maltese returning from red list countri...

A surge in business formation and registration has continued through May 2021 and recent studies show that the pace of applications since mid-2020 is the highest on record. Legal entities in the Eurozone are quite different to that of our counterpart...

Are Registered Agent Services Useful? Let’s Find OutMany E.U. businesses have a presence in the U.S. and vice-versa. With local perceptions being quite strong on both sides of the atlantic, it is inevitable that many businesses will continue to...

It was a tale of three strikers as the Champions League group stage started on Tuesday.Cristiano Ronaldo scored but lost on his return with Manchester United, then Robert Lewandowski and Romelu Lukaku both led their teams to victory in their opening ...

Transport Minister Ian Borg on Monday skirted around questions on whether the government would be holding a referendum on the Gozo-Malta undersea tunnel, insisting that the government intends to stick to its electoral pledge. On Tuesday, Times of Mal...

In the case Euro Resort Investments Limited (the “Plaintiff”) vs. Madeleine Bonnici (the “Defendant”) decided on the 30 July 2021, the Court of Appeal, sitting in its inferior jurisdiction and presided over by honourable judge...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech pledged that, under a PN government, land located outside the development zone would need a 2/3rds Parliamentary majority vote to be touched.Speaking during a political activity, Grech said that the PN has the environm...

The Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights will be assisting farmers who are being faced with eviction from privately leased agricultural land by providing technical and legal support to alleviate the financial burden due to lega...

The pilot project 'Youths for Sustainable Communities' will encourage youths to come forward with proposals on how to develop sustainable communities, particularly through entrepreneurship, a government statement read.The project targets youths aged ...

The budget for 2022 will be another budget without an increase in taxes, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said during his first pre-budget document launch.Caruana, who took over the finance portfolio late last year after the resignation of Edward Scicl...

Forcing Maltese residents to spend €1,400 to quarantine in a hotel when they have alternative accommodation is draconian and excessive, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Tuesday.Grech posted this message on social media, just hours after H...

Infrastructure Malta has shortlisted one bidder out of four who submitted their interest in building a tunnel between Malta and Gozo.The Times of Malta reported on Tuesday that the only bidder to make it to the next round in the tendering process is ...

The Nationalist Party has called on Infrastructure Malta to publish the details about the proposals by four bidders for the Malta-Gozo tunnel link, and reiterated its opinion that a referendum should be held on the project. Minister for Transport and...

The Nationalist Party has proposed new schemes in order to tackle the agricultural leases saga which is affecting farmers and landowners alike. In a press conference outside the Pitkalija on Tuesday, the PN said that it had come up with two sche...

50 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday as the number of patients receiving treatment in ITU increased.26 people have recovered from the virus, leaving the number of active cases at 747.32 people meanwhile – three less than Monday &nd...

European Commission chief Ursola Von der Leyen on Thursday will be in Malta to begin the process of transferring European funds to help the country overcome the financial difficulties brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.Malta will be allocated &eu...

Malta today launched its part of the European #TimeToActCancer campaign, organised by The European Cancer Organisation (ECO).The campaign is set to place the treatment and prevention of cancer as top priority and thus not allow cancer services to con...

More than 700 roads have been rebuilt across Malta and Gozo in the past three years as part of the €100 million investment a year by Infrastructure Malta, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg said today.Speak...

The Malta Union of Midwives & Nurses is protesting against the mandatory hotel quarantine period imposed upon people entering the country from dark red zones, saying that the measures is nothing more than a “punishment.” The MUMN...

The Maltese in Russia Association (MiRA) has asked the Maltese authorities to recognise Russia’s Sputnik Covid-19 vaccine certificate, or just allow Maltese from Russia to fly on the basis of a PCR test.The association said that Malta has achie...

Three teenagers were hospitalised after they were involved in a traffic accident in Gozo in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Police said in a statement that the accident happened at around 45 minutes past midnight on Tuesday in Triq ir-Rabat in Mar...

The Malta Chamber has presented its pre-budget proposals to the Prime Minister and members of the cabinet, calling for a budget which addresses immediate business needs which also pave the way for a long-term vision.“Next month’s budget n...

Britain decided Monday to follow other countries in offering coronavirus vaccines to children 12 and up, as the government gambled that expanded vaccination and mild tweaks to social behavior can avert the need for lockdowns in the winter.Vaccination...

Greece on Monday introduced mandatory weekly testing for all unvaccinated workers as it struggles to boost vaccination rates that are lagging the European Union average.Public and private sector employees will have to pay for weekly tests or carry a ...

There are currently fewer than 1,800 people on Malta’s social housing waiting list.The number has been on a downward trend since 2017, when the number stood at 3,810.That means that the list has more than halved in that amount of time. Tackling...

Representatives of the Italian Government and the Vatican praised a proposal by Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo to hold a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean in the spirit of Helsinki in 1975, arguing...

A judicial protest has been filed against the Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci over what was described as her ‘unilateral’ decision to impose hotel quarantine on arrivals from 'dark red' countries and charge €1400 for ...

Nationalist Party deputy leader Robert Arrigo has been discharged from Mater Dei's Intensive Therapy Unit after he was admitted to hospital due to an infection.Arrigo was initially admitted to hospital on Friday after experiencing pains which were su...

A Nationalist government led by Bernard Grech would ensure that cancer treatment is paid by the state, even if done abroad, and would also work on providing patients with palliative care at home rather than in hospital, Opposition leader Bernard Grec...

A phone belonging to Keith Schembri that is subject to an ongoing magisterial inquiry is not the same device the former OPM chief of staff had ‘lost’, Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa told a court on Monday.The police chief said the ongoin...

President George Vella and First Lady Miriam Vella on Monday paid tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia at the site of her assassination near her family home in Bidnija.The President laid a flower crown at the site of Caruana Galizia’s assassinatio...

35 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Monday, as four people remain in Mater Dei’s Intensive Therapy Unit.Health authorities said in their daily update that 43 people have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases cu...

The Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has launched its proposals for the upcoming national budget, with tackling the effects of Covid-19 as well as Malta's grey listing by the FATF high on the agenda.The main aims for the proposals launc...

A controversial planning application which would see the construction of an apartment block on a tract of agricultural land in Nadur, Gozo, has been downsized and reactivated.The application, revealed by The Malta Independent last January, would have...

Immunosuppressed patients started receiving a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, as Malta began its vaccine booster shots programme last week. This was revealed by Deputy Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne in a tweet published ...

The mother of Rachel Umanah, a girl with Down syndrome, is appealing to the health authorities to allow her daughter to quarantine at home rather than in a hotel room. Appearing alongside PN MP Ryan Callus in a video posted on Facebook, Carmen U...

The EU’s cooperation with non-EU countries has not been efficient in ensuring that migrants illegally present on EU territory, who have not received authorisation to stay, return to their own countries, according to a special report published b...

Melita Limited has announced that it is reimbursing all charges on calls made by its customers to Afghanistan during August 2021, including the 4 per cent excise duty which is applicable to mobile customers. This reimbursement will be credited to alm...

Around 1.5 million bees have been burnt alive in a suspected arson attack on an apiary in Gozo. 28 hives owned by bee exporters Melita Bees Ltd were burned after an individual placed a tyre under the hives and set it on fire. The individual is s...

Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions and bridge the development gap, a World Bank report has found...