Under pressure from rising infections and worried health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but resisted calls to reimpose coronavirus restrictions such as mandatory mask-wearing.Health ...

The Czech Republic on Wednesday approved several new measures to tame a steep rise in coronavirus infections, which have reached levels unseen since late April.Face coverings will be mandatory at workplaces, starting on Monday. And as of Nov 1, resta...

One of the most talked about measures mentioned in the budget for 2022 as presented to Parliament last week was free public transport as from October next year.It is a promise that the Labour government made some years ago, and now it understands it ...

Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn't mean new variants will keep emerging as regularly, or that they'll be more dangerous.With more than half the...

The need for a depositary passport was highlighted by the Malta Financial Services Authority during a webinar on Wednesday dedicated to the ongoing review of the directive covering asset management.The webinar about the Alternative Investment Fund Ma...

The Public Accounts Committee has sent a request to MP Konrad Mizzi to appear before it on Tuesday, after he again did not appear before it today.Today, Mizzi had finally agreed to attend a committee meeting, after PN MPs filed a motion threatening t...

A sitting in a libel case filed by minister Owen Bonnici against opposition MP Jason Azzopardi descended once again into chaos this afternoon, after Azzopardi accused Bonnici of being a “co-participant in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.&r...

The government has no plans as yet to pay back the estimated €50 million in overcharged utility bills to the people as has been promised by the PN, said Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana on Wednesday.In reply to questions from jo...

Nationalist Party MP Anthony Bezzina told parliament that both the proposed Hal Far race-track and the proposed metro maintenance depot would occupy the same space.Speaking during the budget debate on infrastructure, Bezzina went on to ask who the go...

Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana on Wednesday said that discussions for European Commission state-aid for Air Malta have been delayed for so long because the EU commission is “perhaps asking Malta for more information than othe...

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize Wednesday in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin for his actions against his biggest domestic foe.In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Naval...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winning goal capped a classic Manchester United comeback win in the Champions League on Wednesday.In a less chaotic manner, Bayern Munich and Juventus also recorded typical trademark wins to top their groups with three ...

Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana on Wednesday said that the Nationalist Party was being not being responsible in “promising everything to everyone.”He said that “politicians need to be very responsible over what the...

Finch trapping will continue after all, under a special “research” derogation, the government announced on Wednesday.The news was announced by the FKNK on Tuesday, while the government later confirmed that trapping for song thrushes (malv...

One of the men who stands charged with the murder of lawyer Carmel Chircop, has filed Constitutional proceedings claiming that his rights were breached by the courts when they cited public disorder as a primary ground for rejecting his bail requests....

Independent MP Konrad Mizzi has decided not to attend today’s Public Accounts Committee sitting dealing with Electrogas, stating that his lawyer will not be able to attend. “Yesterday evening, PN MP Beppe Fenech Adami, in all arrogan...

The environment is one of the issues which is of most importance to 90% of youths, a new survey carried out as part of a Church initiative has found.The survey showed that youth have a greater probability of involving themselves at the community leve...

Three people are now in intensive care as 20 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday.30 people have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases stands at 262.14 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital...

Prime Minister Robert Abela promised a “new prosperity” for Malta, and pledged not to stop fighting while people remain left behind.Speaking in Parliament during his own Budget-replica, Abela ran through many of the main proposals announc...

Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants.Pigs have been the most recent research focus to addres...

The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased.In its weekly assessment of the pandemic released late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said th...

In its judgement on the 27 September 2021, delivered in the names of Bonnici & Zahra Limited (the "Plaintiff") vs Caros Holdings Limited (the "Defendant"), the Rent Regulation Board (the 'Board'), presided over by Dr Josette Demicoli analysed Art...

Life has returned to normal for millions in Britain since coronavirus restrictions were lifted over the summer. But while the rules have vanished, the virus hasn't.Many scientists are now calling on the government to reimpose social restrictions and ...

Transport Minister Ian Borg last week announced that there will be changes to the Transport Malta set-up.Transport Malta was established in 2010 to oversee all that has to do with the sector, including aviation, maritime and land transportation.But t...

Independent MP Konrad Mizzi has finally agreed to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to respond to questions about his role in the controversial Electrogas power station project.Mizzi has twice refused to attend. Earlier on Tuesday, the PN M...

George Degiorgio has been awarded €10,000 in compensation after a judge ruled that his right to private and family life was breached by unauthorised phone taps.Mr. Justice Toni Abela upheld the complaint with regards to the privacy issue, but no...

Malta's attractiveness to foreign investors has plummeted after the country's grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force, a new survey run by Ernst & Young (EY) has revealed.The findings from EY Malta's attractiveness survey - the 17th editi...

EY’s most recent yearly survey published today on Malta’s attractiveness to direct foreign investment proves the Nationalist Party in opposition right in that Malta “cannot take the corporate tax that it benefits from for granted,&r...

A procession of representatives from various banks and State institutions testified this morning before the court collecting evidence about money laundering against Yorgen Fenech, who is separately indicted for masterminding the murder of journalist ...

There was a goal rush in the Champions League on Tuesday and it was hardly a surprise to see Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah among the scorers.By converting coolly taken penalties late in their games, Messi and Salah sealed 3-2 wins for Paris Saint-Ge...

The Nationalist Party has put forward a motion to get Labour MP Konrad Mizzi to appear before the Public Accounts Committee in accordance to the Erskine May guidelines on parliamentary procedure.On Tuesday, PN MPs Beppe Fenech Adami, Karol Aquilina a...

The Maltese government on Tuesday responded to a critical European human rights evaluation by vowing to soon propose new legislation to better protect journalists in the wake of the 2017 assassination of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia....

Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia today outlined the policies and measures that fall under his ministry for a strategic plan for the future of Malta.Together with Parliamentary Secretary responsible for construction Chris Agius, Farrugia explained ...

The number of new Covid-19 cases has doubled to 22 on Tuesday - there were 11 new cases on Monday - while the number of patients in hospital is also on the rise.The health authorities said there were 21 patients who recovered, while no deaths were ag...

The Malta Customs Department seized 12 cars which were found in containers at the Malta Freeport, arriving from Canada, taking the total so far to 24.The number of stolen cars seized now stands at 24, as 3 Lexus RX350, 2 Ford Pick-ups 450, 2 Ford Exp...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech made a number of pledges in Parliament today, saying that if elected, a PN government would give a bonus to all frontliners, travel vouchers to youths and widen the 25% tax bracket.Grech was delivering his official rea...

Valletta ranked fifth best ideal European city amongst thirty others to relish a well-priced meal along with wide-ranging options, according to a study by Uswitch earlier this month.The study calculated the cost of a meal when eating out in the city ...

The hospitality industry is facing problems, chief amongst which is the lack of staff.Now some argue that this is due to the wages that the industry was offering, which could be a valid argument, however it does not solve the problem.Surely after bei...

Due to technical difficulties that the Authority has no control over, Transport Malta said that all services offered at the A3 Towers, Triq l-Arkata, Paola, are temporarily suspended. All services are operating normally from Transport Malta offices i...

Malta deserves a government that has a long-term vision, one that builds on the good but also amends the wrongs that the Labour government did, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said.Speaking at a press conference outside Parliament soon after a two-ho...

Maltese and Libyan Foreign Ministers discussed the difficult way forward for the Libyan people  to reunite and take back the wealth for all the Libyan people, a statement from the Maltese ministry said. Minister Evarist Bartolo met his Liby...

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Gozo early on Tuesday morning, the police said.The accident took place in Rabat Road, Zebbug, Gozo at 2am.The biker, a 38-year-old man of Zebbug, lost control of the bike and crashed into ...

The promised woodland in Inwadar, Marsascala, can never make up for the loss and destruction which the proposed yacht marina project in the same locality would bring about, the Church’s Justice and Peace Commission has said.The Justice and Peac...

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects on Monday said that the Nationalist Party is creating uncertainty about the upcoming election date. “In governing the country, we are doing our job as a government. I do not know if th...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has, following a visit to Malta, called on the government to decriminalise abortion, stop migrant pushbacks to Libya, and to implement the recommendations of the Daphne Caruana Gali...

An application for a garden centre which would take up just over 7,500 square metres of agricultural land will be decided by the Planning Authority on Tuesday.The site of the application is at the end of Sqaq tal-Hofra in Attard on what is described ...

The area around the recently built Marsa junction was afflicted by flooding after a brief but heavy rain shower hit Malta on Monday.Various parts of Malta were affected by an isolated rain shower in the early afternoon on Monday, with Marsa amongst t...

11 new Covid-19 cases have been reported by health authorities, as the number of people in hospital increased by one.11 meanwhile have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases remained static at 271.12 patients – up by one since Sunda...

At the inauguration of PressEnter Group’s new headquarters in Malta, Press Enter CEO Lahcene Merzoug expressed his desire to see Malta back on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) white list, adding that they are supportive of the government&...

Police recruits who have tattoos should, under a reform which forms part of the transformational strategy of the Police Force, be allowed to join the corps, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said on Monday.Taking to his Facebook page, Camilleri s...

Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained when he went before the U.N. and made faulty claims to justify the U.S. war in Iraq, has died of COVID-19 complications. ...

The Armed Forces of Malta said that it had intercepted two Tunisian fishing boats in Maltese waters on Sunday.The boats were found to be fishing in Malta’s Fisheries Conservation and Management Zone west of Gozo.The two fishing vessels were boa...

Just over 1.6 million people travelled between Malta and Gozo between July and September across 12,758 trips, new data published by the National Statistics Office shows.Between July and September 2021, a total of 12,758 trips were carried out, carryi...

As dozens of African migrants traversed the Mediterranean Sea on a flimsy white rubber boat, a small aircraft circling 1,000 feet above closely monitored their attempt to reach Europe.The twin-engine Seabird, owned by the German non-governmental orga...

One of the cornerstone measures for curbing the Covid-19 pandemic has been the wearing of face masks.For a number of months, it was mandatory for everyone the moment they stepped outside of their doorstep.  Even now, with over 90% of those eligi...

Some €1.2 million will be spent on the refurbishment of the Rabat playground just outside Mdina, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Capital Projects Ian Borg told the press on Monday.The site has been closed to the public until the work ...

Describing someone’s legacy is tough, especially when one is talking about one of Malta’s fiercest pens, Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was brutally killed four years and a day ago in a car bombing.It is a legacy which one might say is shape...

Staff shortages is forcing some hotels to keep rooms empty, while at the same time facing demands for higher wages, President of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association Tony Zahra said.Zahra was contacted by The Malta Independent on Sunday after...

Lamin Jaiteh, the injured construction worker who was found dumped on the pavement with grievous back and arm injuries, has been discharged from hospital, the woman who found him said on social media on Sunday.In a case which shocked the country and ...

The campaign of spoof callers against individuals involved in the Daphne Caruana Galizia case and in the media scene has continued, despite police investigations – with Jason Azzopardi saying that they have now resorted to using Daphne Caruana ...

10 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Sunday.18 people, meanwhile, have recovered, meaning that the number of active cases has gone down to 271.11 patients are currently being treated at Mater Dei Hospital, with one person i...

Four years ago, Malta was in shock.Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had been brutally murdered metres away from her home in Bidnija.Her car had been blown up.Within minutes, Malta was at the centre of the world’s attention.Intern...

Monday’s budget presentation by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana saw a bumper attendance of MPs – but it ultimately wasn’t the government’s plan for the coming year which caught the eye for some, but more it was the fact that ma...

Newcastle will have to get used to the taunts they faced from Tottenham fans.“No noise from the Saudi boys," they chanted at St. James' Park.The celebratory noise quickly faded Sunday from the supporter base now directly associated with the Sau...

Victor Osimhen soared in for a towering header nine minutes from time and Napoli extended its perfect start to Serie A with a 1-0 win over Torino on Sunday.After Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne had seen his weak first-half penalty attempt saved and Gi...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech criticised the government on Sunday, saying that the Nationalist Party will not allow Castille to manipulate people and present the government’s lies as the truth, nor will it allow the Labour government to feel ...

Hibernians easily disposed of bottom of the table side Sliema thanks to a brace by the best player on the field of play Jurgen Degabriele and thanks to a great goal from Wilfried Domoraud, who had a very good performance yesterday.Jurgen Degabriele c...

Elena Grech, the head of the European Commission Representation in Malta, would have loved to spend some time living in a top European city.When she was young, she imagined herself in a completely different profession than the one she took up later i...

The budget for 2022 was presented last Monday and, as usually happens each year, it was dissected by the constituted bodies and the public at large. It has been described as a social budget, one that looks mostly at the lower ends of society, and one...

A small section of stand at Dutch top-flight club NEC Nijmegen's Goffert Stadium collapsed Sunday as fans of visiting Vitesse Arnhem celebrated their team's 1-0 victory. There were no reports of any injuries.Arnhem players were celebrating on the pit...

A 57-year-old woman suffered grievous injuries after she fell into a quarry early on Sunday morning.Police said that the woman, from Marsascala, fell into the quarry while she was walking along a narrow pathway with some other people.The quarry is lo...

John was born on 7 April, 1941, son of Paul and Innocenza. He is married to Pawlina nee Mangion. They first met when John was an 11-year-old and she was still 9.‘It wasn’t an easy ride to get her since at that time parents were rather str...

In a vigil held four years since the tragic death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, President of NGO Repubblika Robert Aquilina said that although certain progress has been made, the police commissioner and attorney general should “take tho...

The fourth anniversary of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia is being commemorated today.The investigative journalist was killed in a car bomb outside her home in Bidnija on 16 October, 2017.Her murder had triggered a political crisis which,...

A man fell to his death on a construction site in Hamrun on Saturday morning, the police said.The man, a Bulgarian aged 50, who resided in St Paul’s Bay, fell three storeys.He was certified dead on site by a medical team.The accident took place...

An elderly man was critically injured after falling one storey on a construction site.The accident took place in Clarence Street, Pieta’, on Saturday at 12.15pm.The man, aged 77 of San Gwann, was given first assistance before being taken to hos...

Valletta: Royal Pharmacy, 271, Republic Street; Marsa: Vivien Pharmacy, Patri Magri Street; Qormi: Drugshop Dispensary, Vjal De La Cruz; Birkirkara: Remedies Pharmacy, Tumas Fenech Street; Gżira: O'Hea Pharmacy, 128, Manoel de Vilhena Street; St...

Eight new Covid-19 cases were registered on Saturday, while 19 patients have recovered, health authorities said.Ten patients remain in hospital, down from 11 on Friday, with one in intensive care.The number of active cases has dropped slightly to 279...

Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections.The national coronavirus task force on Saturday reported 1,002 deaths in the previous day, up from 999 on F...

The announced 2022 Budget measures for the Ministry of Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development (MESD) will aim create new opportunities, support enterprises, strengthen the energy and water sector and offer a better quality of life through mor...

A goal by Yuri Messias six minutes from time gave Gżira United a narrow win over troubled Ħamrun Spartans. It was a hard fought contest with the Maroons finally edging through as Ħamrun suffered their fourth defeat out of six matches. ...

There seemed to be no route to goal for Mohamed Salah when he received the ball at a standing start just inside the area with three opponents around him.The Liverpool forward is in the form of his life, though, and after a series of feints, deft touc...

A controversial goal led to Inter Milan's first defeat of the season in a 3-1 loss at Lazio in Serie A on Saturday.Felipe Anderson scored a late winner while Inter fullback Federico Dimarco was down injured.The goal infuriated Inter but the rules say...

Four years ago today, at around 3pm in the afternoon, a bomb went off and the country came to a halt.That Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated because of the stories she was working on as a  journalist is today, and in truth always h...

Moviment Graffitti today described the Electrogas power station project a “blood-soaked deal”.In an activity just outside the power station in Delimara, on the fourth year anniversary from the Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination, th...

A prisoner serving time has been caught with a dossier with information about the children of politicians, journalists, TV personalities, members of the judiciary and other prominent people in society, TVM reports.The information, which also includes...

Today marks four years since the brutal murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb attack in Malta that shook the world, a group of civil society organisations said.“Our thoughts are with Caruana Galizia’s fam...

Leaders from across the political spectrum came together Saturday to pay tribute to a long-serving British lawmaker who was stabbed to death in what police have described as a terrorist incident.Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the leader o...

Robust journalism is essential for a healthy democracy, ADPD chairman Carmel Cacopardo said on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the brutal killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.During an activity held today, Deputy Secretary General S...

Protests erupted in Italy on Friday as one of the most stringent anti-coronavirus measures in Europe went into effect, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment.Police were out in fo...

Everyone should have access to technology and the internet, including those in the most vulnerable layers of society or in remote and peripheral regions, MEP Josianne Cutajar said . As well as being an important digital right, we should seriousl...

A court in Naples has convicted the captain of an Italian commercial ship of abandonment-related charges for returning 101 migrants rescued at sea to Libya in 2018, in a ruling praised by human rights organizations.But the court absolved the captain ...

An Egyptian man was charged in the Gozo courts with causing slight injuries to a third party.The police said in a statement that the man, aged 28, a resident of Munxar, was accused of causing slight injuries to a man on 15 October and of carrying a p...

A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, in what police said was a terrorist incident. A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, which united Britai...

A number of Covid-19 restrictive measures are to be eased as from Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne announced.The Covid-19 situation remains under control, Fearne said. He said that since the Covid situation is under control, and a high numb...

British Conservative lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death on Friday during a routine meeting with constituents at a church in eastern England, an attack that united the U.K.'s fractious politicians in shock and sorrow. A 25-year-old man was arre...

The government’s discussions with Steward Health Care have not yet concluded, but they are close, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne confirmed with The Malta Independent.In September Fearne had also said that the two sides were close. The budge...

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne kept his lips tightly sealed as to when an election will be called.Asked if he could give an indication as to when the election would be called, whether it would take place in November given the uncertainty the situ...

The Embassy of the United States of America has called for a “thorough, transparent, timely, and credible conclusion to the investigations into the murder” of Daphne Caruana Galizia. In a statement on the eve of the fourth anniversar...