The Nationalist Party expects all of its candidates to remain close to the people and to be sensitive to their needs, “but candidates must abide by the law and work to eliminate the culture of clientelism, not encourage it,” a spokesperso...

New Covid-19 rules come into force today and among other things, people will require a valid vaccination certificate to enter a number of establishments.The establishments where a valid Covid-19 vaccine certificate must be presented are: bars, clubs ...

A World Health Organization official warned last week of a “closing window of opportunity” for European countries to prevent their health care systems from being overwhelmed as the omicron variant produces near-vertical growth in cor...

PARIS (AP) — France's parliament approved a law Sunday that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues, the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections ...

Air Malta has always been and remains the perfect example of mismanagement.The national airline, which has been crucial for Malta’s connectivity for many, many years, is in stormy waters.Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced last week that, ...

Novak Djokovic was heading home to Serbia on Monday after his deportation from Australia over its required COVID-19 vaccination ended the No. 1-ranked men's tennis player's hopes of defending his Australian Open title.An Emirates plane carrying him f...

The amount of money spent on Malta’s participation in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed, after the introduction and executive summary of a review of expenditure carried out into Malta’s participation in the song ...

Two people died while Covid positive, the health authorities announced on Sunday.The two victims were a 75-year-old man and a 77-year-old woman. The total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic now stands at 506.301 new cases were registere...

If cannabis is more expensive than it is on the black market, then the black market problem will not be solved, Executive Chairperson of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis, Mariella Dimech, told The Malta Independent on Sunday.In an int...

17 establishments impacted by new vaccine rules filed a court case against new measures that come into force on Monday.The new rules will limit entry to restaurants, gyms, cinemas, bars and other places to vaccinated people only.The establishments fi...

The country’s economic model, which focuses primarily on economic growth, is centred on using a precious and scarce resource – land, Moviment Graffitti activist Andre Callus told The Malta Independent on Sunday, emphasising that a country...

Robert Abela may be regretting his decision not to hold the election in late 2021.With all that has happened since he announced that the people will be asked to determine their next government in 2022, he is probably thinking that it would have been ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela believes that the 12 legislative bill document presented by the opposition to implement the major findings of the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and to fight corruption was nothi...

Malta needs a change in mentality to overcome gender stereotypes, women's rights activist Marceline Naudi said while speaking at a vigil for slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.She spoke about femicide, but also said that there are other forms of...

There has been a 4% decrease in trust in Prime minister Robert Abela as people are now realising "how fake he is," PN Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday during an interview on party media.This result came to surface after a survey was carried out by...

Wiping out Manchester City's 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League looks an onerous task. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is at least gaining hope from a season with so many sudden variables.Squads are being stretched by coronavirus case...

Inter Milan failed to score a goal in an Italian league match for the first time in almost a year as it was held to a 0-0 draw at Atalanta in an entertaining game on Sunday.There were plenty of opportunities for both sides but no goals as Inter&rsquo...

In 2019 community policing was introduced in Mellieha as a pilot project. By March of last year, there were already 12 localities that were benefiting from such a scheme.Marsa was one of the localities that was next on the agenda for community polici...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has said that it supports the government in taking the necessary action to ensure that the Air Malta restructuring process is carried out in the smoothest possible wayIt was referring to the latest ...

Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and&...

Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia on Sunday after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.A masked Djokovic was photographed in a Melbourne airport lounge with two...

The Nationalist Party yesterday week presented what it called a “mega bill” with proposed laws aimed at strengthening good governance and deter mafia-style crime in Malta. The proposals would see the recommendations made by the board of i...

A Libyan man who had been reported missing by the police on 3 December is still missing.The man, Alsagheer Mohamed Rajab Ali, aged 29, was reported missing from the Santa Marija rehabilitation centre in Luqa.He was last seen on 28 November..The polic...

A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said, a little more than a week after the mayor and governor announced plans to boost subway policing and outreach to homeless people in New York ...

University lecturer and well-known cartoonist Ġorġ Mallia always knew he wanted to become a teacher. His lover for reading and writing started from a very young age, and his choice of people with whom to share a meal makes it clear what his...

Two bikers were injured in separate accidents that took place on Saturday, the police said.At 7pm, a 41-year-old man of Zurrieq lost control of the Kymco bike he was riding and crashed.The accident took place in Wied iz-Zurrieq Road, Qrendi, at 7pm.L...

HONG KONG (AP) — Beijing has reported its first local omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start.The infected person lives and works in the city’s northwestern district of Haidian a...

The health authorities said Saturday that 503 Covid-19 cases were registered, while three more patients have died.The victims are a man aged 62 and two women aged 69 and 86. They take the death toll to 504.Sixteen patients have died this week, making...

Marsaskala residents have sent a letter to the European Parliament and the European Commission asking for an inquiry on whether the planned Yacht Marina in Marsaskala Bay is in breach of several EU regulations aimed at combating pollution a...

A young man was critically injured on Saturday afternoon in a four0car crash on Hal Far Road, Birzebbuga, the police said.The four cars involved were a Mercedes Benz truck driven by a 43-year-old man of Birzebbuga, an Opel Astra driven by a 21-year-o...

The Malta Employers’ Association (MEA) has called on the government to redeploy the redundant Air Malta employees to the private rather than the public sector, saying that the public sector is already “over-staffed.” On Friday, the ...

To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge.Other count...

Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies has been sidelined with evidence of heart muscle inflammation after being infected with the coronavirus, coach Julian Nagelsmann said Friday.The Canada international will be out of action for at least “th...

Floriana: Floriana  Dispensary, 29, Vincenzo Dimech Street; Marsa: Vivien Pharmacy, Patri Magri Street; Qormi: Brown's Pharmacy, 278, Victory Street; Birkirkara: Remedies Pharmacy, Tumas Fenech Street; Msida: Mayer Pharmacy, 33, Ta' Xbiex Seafro...

For Pep Guardiola, the biggest challenge now will be convincing his Manchester City players the English Premier League title race is not over.“My job is to take it out from the brain and heads of my players,” Guardiola said after City bea...

It was a tale of two celebrations in Turin as Juventus beat relegation-threatened Udinese 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday.Weston McKennie sealed the match 11 minutes from time and the American – a Harry Potter fan – marked the goal with his us...

A man has been found dead in the sea at Bugibba, the police said.The dead body was noticed by a fisherman in the area, who notified the police at around 8.45am.The assistance of the Armed Forces of Malta was sought for the body to be lifted onto the ...

A biker was grievously injured following a crash in San Gwann on Saturday morning.The police said the accident took place in Sliema Road at 9.30am.The biker, a man aged 56 of Siggiewi, was riding a Yamaha which was involved in a collision with a Mits...

A man was grievously injured following a crash involving two cars in Gharghur on Saturday.The police said the accident took place in Tal-Balal Road at 12.15pm.It involved a BMW X1 driven by a 41-year-old woman of Swieqi, and a Hyundai Getz, driven by...

The government this week announced an important step towards the fulfilment of one of the recommendations of the public inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, with the appointment of a committee of experts in the media sector.The board wa...

The 13th edition of the Citrus Festival was launched on Saturday.This year’s edition has a different format as it is being held with restrictions at the Kitchen Garden.Nevertheless, the goal remains the same – to raise funds through ...

The Nationalist Party said that whilst thousands of families are being forced to find a part-time job to cope with the rising cost of living, the government continues to increase Malta’s debt, which is often due to corrupt deals.Nationalist MP ...

VALKENBURG, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government eased its coronavirus lockdown Friday, allowing non-essential stores, universities, sports clubs and “contact businesses” like hairdressers to reopen for the first time in nearly a...

The chief executive officer of the Foundation for Medical Services, Carmen Ciantar, has requested the Commissioner for Standards to investigate her €163,000 contract after calls for its cancellation by the Nationalist Party.On Friday, the PN sai...

Novak Djokovic was back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to higher court.A Federal Court hearing has been scheduled for Sunday, a day...

Air Malta is going to reduce its staff complement by over 400, which amounts to around half of the personnel, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced on Friday.The national airline currently has 890 employees. The government will launch voluntary tr...

The Nationalist Party has accused the government of tarnishing Malta's reputation with the European Commission while forcing Air Malta employees to suffer the consequences.PN spokesperson on Air Malta Mario de Marco took aim at the government, statin...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry suggested that workers to be shed by Air Malta should be considered for secondment to the private industry.In a statement, the chamber noted the sensible and realistic approach that is being adop...

Students from eight schools are participating in the fourth edition of the LIFE project. The aim of the LIFE project is for schools to develop initiatives related to water conservation. During an activity, in which students presented their projects, ...

The EU should have a realistic and sober role in the world promoting its values and interests through comprehensive and aligned policies ranging from the economy, technology, climate action to democracy and human rights, Foreign and European Affairs ...

516 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Friday, as a woman has become the latest person to die while positive for the virus.In their daily update, authorities said that a 68-year-old woman had passed away while positive for t...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has described the new measures announced by Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne as a “hammer blow” for the hospitality sector as these lead to anomalies in the rules applicable to differe...

More than two thirds of exams scheduled to be held at the end of the first semester are to be held online, the University said. The decision was taken following consultations with Faculties, Institutions, Centres and Schools.This is primarily being d...

The failure of last week’s high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States and its European allies in uncharted post-Cold War territory, posing significant challenges for the main pl...

Prime Minister Robert Abela dispelled the ideal that a plea deal reached with a man charged with the 2010 HSBC heist was reached for the benefit of Minister Carmelo Abela.Replying to questions, Abela denied that the agreement for a 10-year jail term ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has denied suggestions that he failed to declare boats or properties or that he failed to pay tax.The Nationalist Party has been suggesting that Abela failed to declare assets, including boats, in his annual declaration of...

The Malta Police Union has hit out at the decision to grant a plea deal to Darren Debono in connection with the failed HSBC heist from 2010, saying that it has led to morale in the force falling and to a number of resignations as well.The union filed...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has skirted around a question on whether the Labour Parliamentary Group will be discussing the 12 draft bills presented by the Opposition last week.He also took aim at the person who drafted the bills, PN MP Jason Azzopard...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced an agreement between the government and the Church on the running of the Foundation for Affordable Housing. The Church will be handing over an unused property it owns to house the Foundation. The agreement wa...

The Malta Women's Lobby has objected to the observation made by the Police that in the case of Paulina Dembska no particular gender was targeted.“This raises serious questions on the lack of knowledge and sheer lack of sensitivity around the is...

A woman was rushed to hospital with stab injuries on Friday, in a case police say was linked to domestic violence. The woman was stabbed at a house in Zabbar. According to One News, the victim is a nurse. The police confirmed that a stabbing has take...

The government has announced a list of places and establishments where one requires a valid vaccination certificate to go into as from Monday.The list is the final step before new regulations come into force on 17 January.The establishments where a v...

The Planning Authority has said that the reinstatement of the balcony on the Grade 2 building in Balluta housing the restaurants Piccolo Padre and Barracuda “is not a simple process, but requires the applicant to submit to the Authority a resto...

Abner Aquilina has pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of Paulina Dembska. He was arraigned before Magistrate Ian Farrugia.The 20-year-old gave journalists the middle finger as he was being escorted into the law courts.Earlier today, the p...

Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No. 1-ranked tennis player will be allowed to compete in the Australian Open de...

Paulina Dembska’s murder was not pre-meditated and she was not targeted because of who she was or because of her gender, a police spokesperson said in a crime conference preceding the arraignment of the main suspect in the case on Thursday.20-y...

The Covid-19 wage supplement will be extended to February and, if requered, even until March and April, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Thursday.He was speaking during a meeting with Chamber of SMEs.On Sunday, Abela had said that the wage supplem...

David Thake has announced his resignation from Parliament.This comes in the wake of his VAT scandal.Recent revelations have shown that Thake's companies Vanilla Telecoms and MaltaShopper LTD owe around €270,000 and €550,000 in VAT arrears r...

BERLIN (AP) — Most COVID-19 patients in intensive care in German hospitals aren't vaccinated, data published on Thursday indicates.The data from Germany's intensive care association DIVI showed that 62% of ICU patients whose vaccine status was ...

The state is owed six billion euro in taxes and the Opposition has the gall to criticise the finance minister for saying that companies can no longer get away with not paying tax.This at a time when one of its own MPs (who has temporarily suspended h...

 The authorities identified 462 new cases over the past 24 hours, and 1,261 people have recovered.Fearne said there are 108 patients at Mater Dei Hospital, of which eight are being treated in the Intensive Therapy Unit.In their daily update, aut...

Five hundred people have died with Covid, or as a result of Covid, since the pandemic hit Malta on 7 March 2020.Five hundred people, 315 men and 185 women, whose lives were cut short by the virus.We have seen a rise in the number of deaths in the pas...

The Planning Authority Board has approved an outline Planning Application for an incinerator in Maghtab.An outline development permission, which is what WasteServ is applying for, is an approval in principle of the full development subject to a numbe...

As of Monday, people who have taken the Covid-19 booster shot will no longer need to wear masks in public as long as they are not in groups of more than two people, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne has said.He added that mask wearing remains recomm...

Buckingham Palace said on Thursday that Prince Andrew's honorary military titles and royal patronages have been returned to Queen Elizabeth II with her “approval and agreement."More than 150 navy and army veterans had written to the queen askin...

Fiorentina reached the Italian Cup quarterfinals by beating Napoli 5-2 after extra time on Thursday in a match that included three red cards and a stoppage-time equalizer.Vincenzo Italiano’s side will next face Atalanta, which beat Venezia 2-0 ...

If Granit Xhaka getting sent off came as no real surprise, Arsenal holding out with 10 men at Anfield certainly was a shock.Liverpool failed to take advantage of Xhaka’s 24th-minute red card for a chest-high lunge on Diogo Jota and was held to ...

A local restaurant has been ordered to pay €5,000 to a waitress who was sacked for refusing to serve a cheesecake which had been left out of the fridge for two hours to clients.The Court of Appeal confirmed the industrial tribunal decision, and ...

Since the first week of the New Year, Benna, (Malta Dairy Products Ltd.) has increased its prices on several of their dairy products. Confirmed by local grocery stores and supermarkets, Benna has provided them with a new list of prices at which their...

The Care Home Operators Executive Committee within The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, is concerned about the shortage of nurses within care homes and across the health sector.The Malta Chamber urged the Government to meet the pri...

PN Whip Robert Cutajar said that the government failed to bring forth all studies on alternative sites on the location of the waste incinerator which is being proposed to be built in the Magħtab area. Cutajar told The Malta Independent in a pres...

Health Minister Chris Fearne together with Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia announced the launch of a new geriatric care centre at St Vincent de Paul Residence, with the intention of reducing pressure on Mater Dei Hospi...

Sliema murder suspect Abner Aquilina is expected to be arraigned in court at around 6pm today, The Malta Independent is informed.He was released from Mount Carmel Hospital yesterday and his police interrogation resumed.The 20-year-old is suspected of...

The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has ordered lecturing grades at the Junior College to initiate industrial actions from Friday.This decision has been taken following a trade dispute with the University of Malta and the Government, which was declared...

The country will bid a final farewell to Dr. Victor Calvagna, in a Celebration of Life service being held this afternoonCalvagna passed away on Tuesday, a week after he was hit by a car in Qawra. He was 63 years old. The popular oncologist, who was o...

It is good that politicians, in particular ministers, speak up when they see something wrong in matters not directly related to their responsibilities.When they do, they would be going beyond what is required of them in their official capacity. As we...

Virtu Ferries has announced the purchase of a new High Speed Ferry for the Mgarr, Gozo to Valletta, Malta route. This €7 Million investment indicates Virtu’s commitment to the Gozo route, the company said.The HSC “Gozo Express”...

Ten years have passed since the Costa Concordia cruise ship slammed into a reef and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio. But for the passengers on board and the residents who welcomed them ashore, the memories of that harrowing, freezing night r...

Over the period of a few days, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech turned his own version over the advice given by the health authorities regarding Covid-19 upside down, the Labour Party said."On 8 January he said that he was in favour of the new regulat...

A number of unions have demanded clarity over rumours that the government plans to make vaccination mandatory for employees in certain sectors. In a letter to the Prime Minister, F.O.R.U.M president Paul Pace called for an urgent meeting of the Malta...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is changing its compulsory quarantine rules for school children in an effort to keep pupils in school amid surging coronavirus infections, the country's health minister said Wednesday.Under the new system, schoolki...

The Nationalist Party has called on the government to scrap the measures set to be introduced on 17 January, “which effectively make the vaccine booster mandatory.”Given that two-thirds of the country have already taken the booster while ...

Four people have died while positive for Covid-19, the health authorities said in their daily update.Three of the four victims were men - aged 77, 87 and 88. The fourth victim was an 86-year-old woman. In total, 496 people have died since the start o...

Sliema murder suspect Abner Aquilina has been released from Mount Carmel Hospital and his police interrogation will resume, The Malta Independent can reveal. Sources said Aquilina will immediately return to a state of arrest and will have to be arrai...

A Homicide Squad inspector has confirmed that several senior Electrogas officers are not being investigated in relation to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, as he defended the 2019 decision to release former Electrogas Director Yorgen ...

Parliamentary Speaker Anglu Farrugia on Wednesday dismissed a breach of privilege complaint filed by ex-PN MP David Thake’s against tourism minister Clayton Bartolo, which was related to the former’s tax arrears.Recent revelations have sh...

23 clients of deceased notary Ivan Barbara have filed judicial proceedings against the notary’s widow, demanding she refund a total of approximately €165,000 held in escrow by the notary as deposits and taxes relating to various property c...

Australia’s prime minister said Thursday his government’s tough policy toward visitors who were not vaccinated for COVID-19 had not changed, as it nears a decision on whether to deport Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic.The men’s te...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce has called for the disqualification of businesses that do not pay taxes from public procurement processes."The Malta Chamber is unequivocable in its position that operators who are not tax compliant are putting compliant...