Questions on whether university exams will be held physically or online will be answered “well before” the exams arrive and the semester starts, University of Malta rector Alfred J. Vella has told The Malta Independent.Vella said the univ...

The U.K. reported a sharp increase in coronavirus-related deaths Thursday as the National Health Service announced it was building temporary structures at hospitals in England to prepare for a possible surge of patients infected with the highly trans...

The forces that have scrambled thousands of flights since Christmas Eve could ease in January, but that's cold comfort to the millions of flyers with New Year's plans.And if 2021 has taught us anything, it’s that 2022 will likely be just as unp...

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Malta has jumped over the 10,000 mark, with the country now having 10,137 Covid positive people.The number of new cases registered on Thursday reached a new daily record - 1,353. This is higher than the previous...

Warmer weather coupled with clear skies will be arriving on the Maltese islands just in time for the New Year's weekend, as a mainly sunny end to December flows into a sunny and dry New Year's Day, the Malta Airport has said."The first day of 2022 is...

An MRI has shown that Dr Victor Calvagna is "brain dead", his wife Carmen said in a heartbreaking update on social media.Calvagna, a well-known oncologist and president of Puttinu Cares, remains in critical condition after he was hit by a car in Qawr...

Former prison chief Alex Dalli has been appointed special government representative in Libya on the fields of home affairs and national security, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said Thursday.He was appointed to the role as part of the agreemen...

As part of the government's efforts in battling single-use plastics (SUPs) and in line with the budget speech, Malta will be banning the sale of various single-use plastic products as of 2022, a government statement read.Malta was among the firs...

Nationalist MP David Thake has asked to be submitted to an investigation by the Standards Commissioner to ensure that no ethical standards have been breached after a newspaper reported that he owes some €270,000 to the taxman.Times of Malta repo...

Studenti Graffitti, the student wing of Moviment Graffitti, said that it supports KSU in a call to move exams online.The student organisation stated that the policy issued by the University, which states that students in quarantine cannot sit for exa...

Social media is rife with misinformation regarding Covid, ADPD - The Green Party, insisted on Thursday."It is inevitable that a novel virus causes uncertainty, but there are some truths which must be emphasised. First of all, Covid has crea...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a fourth goal in his last five Premier League games to help Manchester United beat Burnley 3-1 on Thursday for its biggest win under recently hired manager Ralf Rangnick.Ronaldo grabbed the third of United’s first-half ...

People who test positive for Covid-19 but who have received the booster jab will be able to quarantine for 10 days instead of 14 as from next Monday.Changes to the quarantine rules were announced on Wednesday by Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne dur...

France's government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus shots, as the country reported 208,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday — a record fueled by the omicron variant.Health Minister Olivie...

Two men have been remanded in custody after being charged with stealing some €400,000 from a jeweller in Attard in October.40 year-old Josuel Farrugia from Qrendi and Anthony Rapa, 52, from Mtarfa were arraigned this morning before magistrate Ia...

Part of a man’s nose and lip were bitten off in a horrific fight that took place in Zabbar on Tuesday, a court has heard.Ehis Imobhio, 40, of Zabbar, was arraigned on Thursday and charged with having assaulted another man, causing him grievous ...

A number of victims were scammed over €10,000 over the past 24 hours, the Malta Police Force has warned.In a Facebook post, the police said a “substantial amount” of scam reports have been received over the past 24 hours.Members of t...

The 22 semi-finalists for the upcoming Malta Eurovision Song Contest for the year 2022 have been revealed.The contest can now proceed on to the semi-finals.Television Malta will be directly broadcasting the semi-finals as well as the finals of the Ma...

The Environmental Health Directorate (EHD) within the Superintendence of Public Health has been following the use of 'bamboo fibres' in food contact materials for some time.During the past year, the European Commission's Food Contact Materials Workin...

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has thanked two Opposition MPs for helping out with the Covid-19 vaccination campaign.Maria Deguara helped administer vaccine shots during the summer while Mario Galea is currently helping with the vaccination drive...

The sheer number of education ministers seen over recent years makes one worry.The sector is by far one of the most important on the island, yet right now we are seeing a constant change of the person at the top.Prime Minister Robert Abela has appoin...

More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a surge driven largely by the highly contagious omicron variant.New cases per day ha...

Malta hit another daily record of Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, as 1,337 new cases were reported.The first time Malta had over 1,000 cases was on Tuesday, when Malta hit its previous daily record 1,298 cases.116 people recovered from the virus on Wedn...

Puttinu Cares Founder Victor Calvagna is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car on Tuesday evening, the police said.The accident took place in Triq it-Trunciera, St Paul’s Bay, at 8.30pm, next to the Aquarium.63-year-old Ca...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry is concerned that the current 14-day quarantine period for Covid-19 positive cases and their contacts is unsustainable. "The government should reduce isolation to 10 days, and to 7 days for fully...

The Covid-19 wage supplement has helped around 17,000 businesses protect more than 105,000 jobs, Malta Enterprise Chief Executive Officer Kurt Farrugia said on Wednesday.Speaking at a press conference, Farrugia said Malta Enterprise has invested some...

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he's worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 combining to produce a “tsunami” of cases, but said he's still hopeful that the world will put the worst of the pa...

The Nationalist Party has reiterated its call for the Covid-19 wage supplement to be extended to March, rather than January.Following a press conference by Enterprise Minister Miriam Dalli, the PN highlighted that in view of the Covid-19 measures and...

The Gozo University Group has expressed concern over the January exam situation."Due to the fact that Covid-19 cases are constantly rising and with a large number of students currently in mandatory quarantine, students are being put under unnecessary...

In the last weeks of the year, 14 more vehicles, stolen from Canada, on their way to Kuwait, were seized by Customs in Malta.These 14 vehicles were found hidden inside eight 40-foot containers. Customs officials at the Freeport intercepted, through t...

Due to the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, HSBC Bank Malta announced that with immediate effect it will be reintroducing a Minimum Cash Withdrawal policy in its branch network. This policy is being implemented to reduce the amount of times customers ...

Manchester City's grip on its Premier League title hasn't been this strong all season.A 1-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday, coupled with Chelsea conceding a stoppage-time goal to draw 1-1 against Brighton, left the defending champions with an eight-po...

Clifton Grima has taken the oath of office and was officially sworn in as the new Minister for Education and Sport.Grima had been parliamentary secretary for youth, sport and voluntary organisations.He replaces Justyne Caruana as minister, who resign...

Graziella Attard Previ is the new mayor of Sliema and John Pillow has become the new deputy mayor after the resignation of Anthony Chircop, who has taken up the role of President of Eastern Region.Attard Previ was previously deputy mayor, while Pillo...

Ahmed Diriye is another victim of dehumanisation due to skin colour, Equality Minister Owen Bonnici said.Diriye was reported missing on Monday and In an update later in the day, it was said that the man had been identified as the person who was injur...

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it raised COVID-19 related travel warnings for Malta, Moldova, Sweden and Argentina.For Malta, Moldova and Sweden, the travel warning was raised to level four or "very high" while for ...

Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the omicron variant exploded, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to schedule an emergency national cabinet meeting.The surge has already overwhelmed testing stations, promp...

Two men were grievously injured in an argument on Tuesday night at 10pm. The incident occurred on Triq il-Biċċieni, Zabbar.The two men, aged 37 and 40, had an argument between them and were both injured. They were taken to Mater Dei Hospita...

Workers from Malta's Disciplined Forces bought food and other necessities for several children's homes, a government statement read.The participating entities were the Armed Forces of Malta, the Police Force, the Department of Civil Protection, the C...

A 41-year-old Italian man was grievously injured in a traffic accident at 7.30pm on Tuesday in Lija.The accident occurred on Triq il-Kbira. The man, from Birkirkara, was riding a motorcycle. Another vehicle was allegedly involved but fled the scene. ...

The Gasan Foundation recently collaborated with NGO Zibel to launch a social media awareness and educational campaign aimed at highlighting ways and best practices on how to minimise the environmental impact in our daily lives."Among the many threats...

When local news outlets carried a police appeal for information about a missing man on Monday, many spewed hate and ignorance on social media, with some even enjoying the fact that there was now "one fewer of them among us."For, you see, the missing ...

For the first time since the pandemic began, Malta reported over 1,000 new cases in a single day – with health authorities announcing 1,298 cases of the virus on Tuesday.82 people meanwhile have recovered, meaning that the number of active case...

Kunsill Studenti Universitarji is putting pressure on the University administration to shift the January examination session online, taking into consideration the requirements for each unit.In a statement on their Facebook page, KSU urged the Univers...

On the 15 September 2021, in the case 'Albert Gyorgy vs. Crystal River Cruises Manning Ltd', the Court of Appeal in its inferior jurisdiction, presided over by Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff, declared, among other things, that the Industrial Tribunal wa...

Following another record number of cases, where 1,298 new Covid-19 cases were found on Tuesday, the Nationalist Party is calling for better efficiency in the booster rollout as well as swab testing.“We should have been in a more prepared positi...

A man was found dead in St James ditch in Valletta, the police said.The police were alerted to the case on Monday at around 6:15pm.Preliminary investigations showed that the man, 30, from, Birkirkara, fell from Hastings Garden.A medical team was call...

Cardiologist and former Nationalist MP Albert Fenech has passed away aged 70.Fenech was one of Malta’s most renowned surgeons.According to Times of Malta, Fenech is believed to have died of natural causes. He was found dead at his home.Fenech, ...

A commercial tanker has rescued some 30 migrants who were in distress at sea, and is now heading to Malta according to an NGO which tracks migrants in distress at sea.The NGO Alarm Phone said that the migrants had been spotted by an AFM aircraft but ...

U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.Centres for Disease Control and Prevention o...

The French government announced new COVID-19 measures on Monday in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, yet stopped short of imposing drastic restrictions before New Year’s Eve.Starting from next week, big events will be limite...

The PN has come up with new proposals for the tourism and catering industry as Malta suffers a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases.Noting that such numbers are putting pressure on the sectors, with hundreds of flights cancelled for the first three month...

Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah.Both happened on Tuesday and, even at the halfway stage of the season, it could cost Jürgen Klopp's team the Premier League title.Liverpool was beaten 1-0 by a patched-up ...

Hugo Maradona, the brother of the legendary Diego Armando Maradona, has died at the age of 52, according to reports.The news was announced by well-known Mediaset journalist and commentator Raffaele Auriemma on the radio on Tuesday.Un dramma dopo l&rs...

A man who was reported missing on Monday had died in hospital after he was involved in a workplace accident last week, the police have confirmed.On Monday, the police had appealed for information that could lead them to find Somali national Ahmed Ada...

The education sector needs a lot of reforms in attempt to recover from the past controversies of four different Ministers for Education in the course of one legislature, PN Spokesperson for Education Clyde Puli said on Tuesday.Prime Minister Robert A...

832 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Monday, as an elderly man became the third person in as many days to pass away while positive for the virus.Authorities said that an 88-year-old man had passed away while Covid-19 posit...

Amongst the many Christmas messages from figures of authority in the country, was an important and most powerful one by the Archbishop, Charles J. Scicluna.One facet of his speech focused on something which, chances are, all of us come into contact w...

A pre-paid credit card company that caters for “high and ultra-high net worth individuals worldwide” has been slapped with a €142,000 administrative penalty by the financial services watchdog.In a statement issued on its website, the...

Just over two of every ten football players in Malta say that they’ve been approached to fix an official match in the country, according to a survey which looked into match fixing in club football.27 out of a total of 114 football players from ...

Malta has continued to push its vaccine booster dose campaign, with registration opening for all those over the age of 18 years of age as from today.Up until Sunday, around 188,000 booster doses had been administered.People who apply must do so throu...

Clifton Grima has been named as the new Minister of Education, the government announced.In a statement, the government said Prime Minister Robert Abela has appointed Grima as Minister of Sport, and will retain responsibility for sport, for which he w...

A casual election will be held on the third electoral district to fill the Parliamentary seat vacated by Labour MP Silvio Grixti. The election will take place on Tuesday 4 January, the Electoral Commission said. Grixti resigned last week after it eme...

A fourth person has been remanded in custody in connection with a recent attempt at extorting money by staging a kidnapping, after being discharged from hospital.Glenn Busuttil, 44, from Attard pleaded not guilty to charges of fabricating false evide...

Over €5,845,000 had been collected at the end of the 26th edition of the annual ‘L-Istrina’ telethon, organised by The Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation on Sunday, 26 December 2021, with donations continuing to pour in ...

The recent, record spike in Covid-19 cases that has enveloped Malta over the Christmas period is difficult to ignore.With over 900 cases found for two straight days, and over 4,000 cases reported across the whole of Christmas week, equating to a seve...

Edinson Cavani came off the bench to salvage a point for Manchester United from a sloppy display in a 1-1 draw at Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.Playing its first game in 16 days after coronavirus cases in the squad led to two games being ...

Bank of Valletta (BOV) branches across Malta have resorted to closing some branches while limiting services of others due to a few employees who have tested positive to Covid-19 or are in quarantine. In a statement on Monday, BOV said that the Naxxar...

After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium's word of the year, "knaldrang!" — the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year celebrations approach, the omicron variant is castin...

An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen in a hold-up in Zabbar on Sunday evening, the police said.A hooded man armed with a knife entered the outlet in Labour Avenue at 20.15 and demanded money from the cashiers, a 49-year-old woman of Kirkop and a ...

Two women and a man were taken to hospital after two cars crashed in Ta’ Qali on Sunday evening, the police said.The accident took place at 11.30pm.It involved a Fiat friven by a 23-year-old woman of Tarxien, who had another 23-year-old woman, ...

France has recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time in the pandemic and COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled over the past month, as the fast-spreading omicron variant complicates the French government’s ...

Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage married couples, acknowledging that the pandemic has aggravated some family problems but urging couples to seek help and always remember three key words in a marriage: “Please, thanks and sorry.”Fra...

572 cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities as a woman became the 475th victim of the pandemic.A 69-year-old woman passed away between Saturday and Sunday while positive for Covid-19, meaning that 475 people have now died in Malta while...

Airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year.FlightAware, a flight-tracking website,...

The Nationalist Party has said that strong action and transparent decisions against the pandemic, as well as proper enforcement of measures to reduce the spread of the virus are crucial, even in light of the reopening of schools in less than two week...

Christmas arrived around the world Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and curbed religious observances as the pandemic was poised to stretch into a third year.Yet, there were homilies of ...

Thousands of people across England are spending a few minutes of Christmas Day to line up under leaden winter skies to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the omicron variant fuels a surge in infections across the country.The Good Health Pharmacy in no...

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90.An uncompromising foe...

Coronavirus postponements aside, 28 goals in the Premier League's six Boxing Day games provided a heavy dose of drama even without changing the complexion of the title race.Even Manchester City, coasting at 4-0 after 25 minutes, managed to shake thin...

Pope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, using his Christmas Day address to urge health care for all, vaccines for the poor and for dialogue to prevail in resolving the world’s conflicts.Amid a record-setting rise in...

A two-year-old boy was grievously injured when the car he was in crashed into a tree on Christmas Eve.The car, a Mazda Demio, was being driven by a 35-year-old woman of Zurrieq.The police said the woman lost control of the car in Saqqajja Hill, Rabat...

President George Vella has urged everyone to get vaccinated for Covid-19.“My message to you is to listen to the advice of medical experts and make full use of the vaccines recommended. In our country we are very lucky that the vaccination proce...

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said Friday that everyone has a special value to society and should be given all assistance possible so as not to be left behind.In a message for Christmas, the Opposition leader that society should do its utmos...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna lamented to presence of so much “bitterness” and “poison” in the way people speak to each other, in particular on the social media.In a message for Christmas, the archbishop said that “unfortu...

Another 917 Covid-19 cases has pushed the number of active cases in Malta to above 5,000 for the first time, the health authorities said.A 40-year-old man has become the 474th victim.Health sources said he was unvaccinated.The 917 cases registered Sa...

Christmas week has closed with a record 4,107 new Covid-19 cases recorded, doubling the previous record of 2,051 cases in one week, which was reached in March.The 917 cases registered today are added to the 282 on Sunday, 252 on Monday, 386 on Tuesda...

Queen Elizabeth II in her Christmas Day message shared the pain she felt after the death of her husband as she encouraged people everywhere to celebrate with friends and family, despite the grief caused by a pandemic now stretching into its second ye...

At least 13 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday, bringing to at least 27 the combined death toll from three accidents in as many days involving migrant boats in Greek waters.The sinkings came as smugglers increasin...

Airlines cancelled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season.Delta Air Lines and United Airlines tog...

Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ahead with the service despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees.A...

From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to London and Boston, the surging coronavirus put a damper on Christmas Eve for a second year, forcing churches to cancel or scale back services and disrupting travel plans and family gatherings.Drummers and bagpipers mar...

Two vernacular properties in Triq Wied is-Simar, Qala have been served with an Emergency Conservation Order (ECO) for their immediate protection, the Planning Authority said Friday.The Planning Authority said it believes that these 2-storey propertie...

Hundreds took to the streets in several Libyan cities to protest the cancellation of Friday's long-awaited presidential election, a blow to hopes of ending a decade of chaos in the oil-rich North African country.Several parliamentary candidates and p...

People strolling across Moscow's snowy Red Square on the evening of Dec. 25, 1991 were surprised to witness one of the 20th century’s most pivotal moments — the Soviet red flag over the Kremlin pulled down and replaced with the Russian Fe...

In what was a quite frankly unprecedented – and wholly out of the blue – development in the latest chapter of the Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri saga, the US State Department announced a travel ban against the duo and their families on W...

Preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are 50% to 70% less likely to be hospitalized than those with the delta strain, Britain’s public health agency announced Thursday in a finding that one researcher...

The planned activities known as Christmas in the Park at Marsascala have been called off because of the sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.Energy Minister Miriam Dalli said on Facebook on Friday that the activity was to have offered a dif...

Major airlines said they have cancelled hundreds of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season.Germany-based Lufthansa said Friday...

The number of new Covid-19 cases recorded daily reached another record Friday when 955 were identified, health authorities said.It was the third consecutive day in which a record of new cases was reached, after the 582 registered on Wednesday and the...