A man was critically injured on Friday evening after he fell down a staircase, the police said.The accident took place in a residence in Qasam Street, Swieqi, at 8.30pm.The man, aged 87, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.Magistrate Monica V...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Health authorities in Denmark said Friday that they were considering “winding down” the country's coronavirus vaccination program in the spring and see no reason now to administer a booster dose to childre...

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has sought an explanation from the Commissioner for Children on the presence of two ministers in a school.In his letter to the commissioner, Cassola said that Covid protocols have prevented parents from entering a...

The Labour party is a government which believes in a policy of wealth and prosperity, rather than austerity – an attitude adopted by the Nationalist Party, Labour Whip Glenn Bedingfield said on Saturday.During a press conference which was held ...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured in a crash in Rabat on Friday morning, the police said Saturday.The accident took place in Gorg Borg Olivier Road at 10.45am.The biker, a 48-year-old man from St Paul’s Bay, was involved in a crash with a T...

The examination period is very much upon our country’s younger generations at the moment, as children of most, if not all, ages across the country contend with their mid-yearly tests and exams.This editorial is born out of something related to ...

Around 75% of the 340,000 emergency calls received by the 112  hotline last year were hoaxes, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said on Friday.The minister said the emergency hotline should not be misused as people's lives were at stake.Ther...

Vaccinated travellers can enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday, after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to COVID-19.British residents and visitors who have ...

Silvio Zammit, accused of soliciting a €60 million bribe in return to influence then European Commissioner John Dalli to lift a retail ban on smokeless tobacco, has died, the Sliema local council said.He was 57.Zammit, a restaurateur, was well-k...

Three more men have died while positive for Covid-19, as health authorities reported 143 new cases in their daily update on Friday.Authorities said that three men aged 80, 85, and 92 respectively had died while positive for the virus, therefore takin...

Maltese MEP David Casa has presented the updated report on the Social Climate Fund to the European Parliament, a €72.2 billion initiative to ensure that the transition to a greener economy is also a social one. The report is expected to be table...

The 'exaggerated processes' of due diligence, which have become longer and more detailed due to Malta's position on the FATF grey list, are negatively affecting Maltese businesses as well as possible foreign investors, PN spokesperson Peter Agius sai...

Malta’s 2020 statistics for renewable energy used for heating and cooling accounts for 23.027%, on par with the total average of renewable energy used for the same purposes within the European Union in the same year, that of 23.090%.Eurostat st...

A Turk was grievously injured in a construction site accident in Kalkara on Friday, police said.In a statement, police said that the man, a 41-year-old Turk who lives in Gzira sustained injuries after he fell around a storey-and-a-half at a construct...

A man was grievously injured this morning when the car he was driving crashed into plastic barriers and heavy machinery parked on the side of the road, the police said.The accident happened in Ghajn Dwieli Road, Paola, at 3.45am.The man was driving a...

The Hal Far race circuit will be able to host four or five motorsports events annually, documents filed with the Environment and Resources Authority show.A Project Description Statement (PDS) was filed with the ERA detailing the circuit proposal. The...

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women.It's an uncommon outcome for any pregnancy but women with COVID-19 face an elevated risk. Authorities believe vaccination can help pre...

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said that plans on when and how police officers will vote are the responsibility of the Electoral Commission, not the ministry.At the end of last month, police officers were informed that they would be forced to ...

Discussions are underway with the Malta Union of Teachers after on a collective agreement for Junior College lecturers which led to an industrial dispute."The collective agreement has to be sustainable; it has to be one with added value benefitting t...

MADRID (AP) — Spaniards removed their facemasks or stuffed them into their pockets for the first time in nearly two months after the country’s outdoor mask mandate was lifted Thursday. Italians face a similar treat Friday.Both countries h...

The recent Public Accounts Committee meetings are quickly becoming a bit of a farce.The committee is looking into a report drawn up by the National Audit Office about the awarding of the tender of Malta’s gas-fired power station to Electrogas.K...

European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli is expected to visit Malta to attend the Special Olympics Malta event which will take place between May 14 and May 17.The upcoming Special Olympics in Malta will seek to showcase the skills and abilitie...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola visited the site of Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and met with members of the Caruana Galizia family during her first official visit to the country since taking office.Speaking with The Ma...

Accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic of Malta, the civil authorities and the Catholic Church of the country, Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Malta from 2 to 3 April 2022, a statement by the Curia read."The Pope wil...

If you want to see dinosaurs running in the streets of Valletta, here's your chance.The trailer of the upcoming movie "Jurassic World Dominion" was released today, and it looks like the film is going to be a great adventure.The film, partly shot in M...

Four people died while positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the health authorities said.Three were men, who were aged 62, 74 and 82 and one was a woman aged 92. The total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic has now risen to 576.118 new Cov...

 The European Commission's winter forecast projects Malta to have the highest economic growth in the EU in 2022Malta's Real Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow by 6% this year, dropping to 5% growth next year."Malta is expected to reach p...

A light aircraft was forced into an emergency landing on Malta International Airport’s main runway this afternoon.Malta International Airport said in a statement that its Rescue and Firefighting Services Team was dispatched to the scene immedia...

The head of the World Health Organization insisted Wednesday that “COVID isn't finished with us,” appealing for more support to fight the pandemic after his agency reported that new infections fell but virus deaths rose worldwide over the...

Winter signing Dušan Vlahović scored late for defending champion Juventus to squeeze into the Italian Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on Thursday.The former Fiorentina striker did well to go past Mert Müldür and was ...

Diogo Jota is squeezing every moment out of his understudy role in the Liverpool attack.Even with Egypt striker Mohamed Salah back available after a month away at the African Cup of Nations, Jota still started and scored both goals in a 2-0 victory o...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrated mass on the Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck at the Collegiate Church of St Paul's Shipwreck in Valletta.Archibishop Scicluna dedicated his sermon to explaining the kind of love that Malta should endorse, reflect...

An elderly woman was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Wednesday at 5pm, the police said in a statement.The accident occurred on Triq Misraħ il-Barrieri, Santa Venera. A 75-year-old woman from Birkirkara was hit by a Ford Ranger being d...

Bob Saget's death last month stemmed from an accidental blow to the head, his family said in a statement Wednesday.The comedian and “Full House” star was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room. He'd performed in the area the night...

A large number of organisations came together last Sunday to commemorate the 1,971 people who are known to have died at sea or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean last year. There are probably many more people who perished while tryi...

John Dalli was charged in court on Wednesday with trading in influence and bribery in connection with the snus scandal, an issue that dates back to 2012 when he was an EU Commissioner.Dalli has pleaded not guilty to the charges.The bulk of the three-...

The government has no intention to harass anyone and wants to work to strengthen the diplomatic services, Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo said today.Diplomatic Service members have been instructed by the UHM Voice of the Workers not to use any means...

The Public Accounts Committee descended into a farce-like shouting match yet again, as Konrad Mizzi and the PN MPs on the committee butted heads throughout the two hour meeting.The committee is looking into a report drawn up by the National Audit Off...

A 25-year-old Rabat man, Luke John Milton, has been charged in connection with the abduction of Carlos Schembri last month.He was granted bail by Magistrate Charmaine Galea after his arraignment. Bail was secured by a deposit of €3,000 and a per...

A Bill presented in Parliament by the government aims to introduce cyberstalking and cyberbullying as specific offences in the Criminal Code.The Bill, tabled by Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis, seeks to protect those who fall victim to any type ...

Floriana: Floriana Dispensary,29, Vincenzo Dimech Street; Marsa: Vivien Pharmacy, Patri Magri Street; Santa Venera: Collis Williams Sta Venera Pharmacy, 532, St Joseph High Road;Birkirkara: Brown’s Pharmacy, 32, Fleur-de-Lys Road; Msida: R...

A 92-year-old woman is the latest person to die while positive for Covid-19, as health authorities reported 172 new cases of the virus.304 people have meanwhile recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cases down to 2,097.79 Covid-19 pat...

The European Commission said on Wednesday it has decided to refer Malta to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.The Directive requires Member States to ensure that u...

Trust Stamp is the first tech start-up based in Malta quoted on NASDAQ, where Malta Enterprise’s support was critical for the tech company to be the first Maltese company to be listed on the world’s largest electronic exchange.This was an...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate could be lifted by the end of the month, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions."Provided the current encouragin...

Olivier Giroud's brace made it four goals in two games for the striker as AC Milan routed Lazio 4-0 to reach the semifinals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday.After scoring two late goals to help Milan beat league leader Inter Milan 2-1 on Sat...

The quickest goal of the season. A six-goal thriller featuring a sprinkle of Brazilian magic. A stunning late comeback.It was a wild night of action in the Premier League. Except, that is, at Manchester City, whose march to the defense of its title c...

The Customs Department is organising another sale by tender, the first one for 2022, consisting of 122 lots.Sealed Tenders for the tale quale purchase, and removal, for the following lots:• 42 Lots of Fine Wines;• 68 Lots of Alcoholic Bever...

The Chamber of Geologists has reacted to a Right of Reply sent by the Building Industry Consultative Council and the Building and Construction Agency, saying that it has been refused a place on the BICC Advisory Board.Right of Reply by the Malta Cham...

Malta's foreign policy strategy was announced on Wednesday by the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Evarist Bartolo.Bartolo said that this strategy is essential. In whatever circumstances we are going through, such as dealing with the pandem...

MEP Alex Agius Saliba will be in charge of the Socialists and Democrats’ Digital Agenda, the Labour Party said in a statement.“Following his record of accomplishments in the European Parliament on key digital files and issues, the Labour ...

Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, drive-in swab centres and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and p...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister on Tuesday decried calls from the main opposition party to suspend the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health workers, saying this would send a dangerous signal that authorities are c...

European Parliament President Roberta MEtsola will be in Malta on an official visit on Thursday. This will be her first official visit since being elected to the post last month.During her visit to Malta, Metsola will meet with President George Vella...

Professor Pierre Mallia has been chosen to be on the European Group on Ethics for Science and Technology (EGE), which answers directly to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, for a period of three years. As per its website, the...

Can you get long COVID after an infection with omicron?It’s too early to know for sure, but many doctors believe it’s possible to have long-term effects from the omicron variant of the virus.Long COVID is usually diagn...

This is something that many drivers would relate with.A driver parks his car, not realising that he has left it in an area covered by the need to indicate the time on the windscreen clock. Upon leaving the vehicle, he notices a warden nearby. The war...

In a preliminary ruling delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU” or the “Court”) on the 3 February 2022 in the case of JW, HD and XS (the “Passengers”) vs LOT Polish Airlines (the “...

A deficit of €310.6 million for registered trade in goods was recorded during December 2021, according to provisional figures released by the National Statistics Office (NSO).The NSO noted that the deficit for registered trade in goods in the sa...

A police inspector has told a court how one of the men accused of kidnapping Carlos Schembri had told her that he had wanted to "interrogate him" about a stolen van, before turning him over to the police.Inspector Sarah Zerafa testified at the end of...

Bank of Valletta (BOV) said on Tuesday that it has lost the Deiulemar case, with an Italian court ordering it to pay €370 million. The bank said it will be appealing the decision.The bank said that over €360 million had been put aside in 20...

23,085 Covid-19 vaccines have been given to children aged 5-11, Health Minister Chris Fearne said in Parliament on Tuesday.In his reply to Nationalist MP Graziella Galea, the minister said that out of the mentioned number of doses, 9,776 were second ...

Fewer Maltese believe that their voice counts in their own country than the EU average, the results of the latest EU Parlemeter survey show.While 53% of Maltese believe that their voice does count in Malta, it is far lower than the 58% EU average who...

A man who stole €20,000 worth of items from his former employer was caught after he listed the stolen wares on Facebook’s marketplace, a court heard on Monday. Steve Camilleri, 30, from St Paul’s Bay was charged with aggravated theft...

The Dental Association of Malta (DAM) has said that it is "very concerned about the outcome of the case instituted by Nathalie Bartolo against Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Alex Azzopardi."This is in reference to a case where the court ordered Pullic...

The recently filed Nationalist Party constitutional case against state broadcaster PBS has been deemed as a matter of urgency by the court, and therefore been given the utmost importance. The party said that all the relevant parties, including t...

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) as well as the Building Industry Consultative Council (BICC) have said that the formal consultation period has not even commenced on 'Section 1' of the new Maltese Building Code, but added that consultati...

The site plan of the Gozo area where the government is proposing a regional airport was tabled in parliament on Tuesday.A public consultation is to take place to get feedback on the proposal.In reply to a parliamentary question by PN MP Chris Said, G...

Out of the FA Cup, now out of the Premier League's top four.Manchester United is going through a rough spell under Ralf Rangnick — and Cristiano Ronaldo currently isn't in good enough scoring form to get the team out of it.Ronaldo didn't even s...

A pair of brilliant goals from Edin Dzeko and Alexis Sanchez ruined Jose Mourinho’s return to his former club Tuesday as Inter Milan beat Roma 2-0 to reach the Italian Cup semifinals.The match marked the first time Mourinho faced Inter at San S...

Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults" in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he wa...

An elderly man from Marsa has told a court how a Nigerian woman had disappeared with expensive gifts despite promising to marry him.Nadine Lia heard challenge proceedings filed against the Commissioner of Police by the 79-year-old victim on Tuesday m...

Prime Minister Robert Abela and Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli inaugurated the Ħas-Saptan National Distribution Centre on Tuesday evening.Through this project, fuel storage was moved from the heart of Bi...

A woman found dead in her home in Como is believed to have died more than two years ago, with nobody noticing until neighbours wanted trees in the garden to be cut down as they had overgrown.Italian media report that Marinella Beretta, 70, died sudde...

The number of planning applications and permits being granted in Gozo is on the rise, a Din l-Art Helwa Gozo spokesperson told The Malta Independent, saying that the percentage, when compared to the whole of the Maltese islands, is higher than it was...

An 85-year-old woman has become the latest person to die while positive for Covid-19, health authorities said on Tuesday as 186 new cases of the virus were reported.286 people have, meanwhile, recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cas...

Seven senior officials at Delimara power station have filed a judicial protest, accusing the chairperson of an Enemalta subsidiary of discriminatory behaviour towards them, which they described as “apartheid.”  The officials, Ludric ...

The dispute between the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) and the University of Malta over the conclusion of the collective agreement for Junior College lecturers is still ongoing, the President of the union, Marco Bonnici, told The Malta IndependentFoll...

A seated event is being organised to celebrate the feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck in Valletta this Thursday.The statue of the saint will be taken out of the church at 6.30pm and a band concert will follow, the Ghaqda Pawlini said on its Facebook ...

Let’s draft a plan that seemingly panders to some developers, that would essentially give them exactly what they want, while riding roughshod over other people. Check.Let’s try and sell this idea to the people.Check.The public backlash is...

The Federation for Hunting and Conservation Malta (FKNK) has called for the appointing of conservation officers in the Aħrax Reserve and Miżieb areas, in attempt to prevent further vandalism and environmental damage done at the site.The are...

The fuel companies that transferred millions to Darren Debono and Jeffrey Chetcuti’s businesses were not questioned by police during investigations, the court heard on Monday.Monday’s short hearing saw Inspector Omar Caruana cross-examine...

Vitals Global Healthcare and Steward Healthcare cannot be made out to seem as if they are two separate entities – theye are one and the same thing in connection with the deal the government reached to transfer three public hospitals under their...

Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo told Parliament on Monday that information on the expenditure on the Malta Film Awards is still being compiled and will be provided at a later stage.Bartolo was replying to a series of questions by PN MPs Jason Azzopa...

A French Navy military jet had to cut short a flight and land in Malta after it encountered problems with refuelling mid-air last night.A Malta International Airport spokesperson confirmed with The Malta Independent that a French Dassault Rafale mili...

Four people have been charged in court for inciting a person to commit suicide in November of last year, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri told Parliament on Monday.He was replying to a parliamentary question by Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi.The...

The Gozitan village of Sannat has adopted a new way of protecting its animals: by introducing a Community Animal Care Steward.The steward’s job is to take care of the street animals and pets which call Sannat – a largely rural Gozitan vil...

A 65-year-old man has become the latest person to die while positive for Covid-19, as health authorities reported 175 new cases of the virus on Monday.236 people have recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cases down to 2,331.90 patien...

Colonel Clinton O’Neill has been appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, the Home Affairs Ministry announced on Monday morning.O’Neill takes the place of Mark Mallia, who held the role for the past few years.The Mi...

Australia will open its borders to all vaccinated tourists and business travellers from Feb. 21 in a further relaxation of pandemic restrictions announced Monday.Australia imposed some of the world’s toughest travel restrictions on its citizens...

Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and use of racial slurs.Spotify CEO Daniel Ek also said in...

Two film industry associations have called on the Prime Minister to set up permanent working groups for “genuine” consultation on the industry.The Malta Producers Association and the Malta Entertainment and Artists Association said there ...

A 55-year-old man was grievously injured on Sunday evening after he was hit by a car in a traffic accident in Luqa.Police said that they were informed of the accident at around 19:00 in Triq Hal-Qormi in Luqa.Preliminary investigations on the scene r...

A study on demand for work in the aviation industry in Malta was presented by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg, on Monday. This report confirms that the aviation sector in 2019 directly supported more than 5,0...

Government’s newly proposed law, which introduces the concept of femicide to Malta’s Criminal Code, is, owing to a particular stipulation within it, discriminatory, some of the country’s top legal minds have said.Former European Cou...

Malta’s newly proposed law recognising femicide was the talk of last week for mostly good reasons, but was also the talk of this newspaper’s front-page on Sunday after the fully published Bill showed a point which was glaringly discrimina...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat would not comment on speculation about a possible political return.Speculation has been rife as to whether Muscat will be making a political return following a Facebook video he posted soon after his house was sear...

Four people have died while positive for Covid-19, while health authorities reported 158 new cases of the virus.Authorities said on Sunday that an 87-year-old woman and three men aged 38, 82, and 90 respectively had died while positive for Covid-19.&...

Prime Minister Robert Abela announced on Sunday that he will be contesting the fifth electoral district, but the date of the general election itself – which some though may be confirmed today – remains shrouded in mystery.Abela was addres...

A Maltese blood specialist has spoken about a “landmark” achievement after two of the first human patients to be treated with a revolutionary therapy that engineers immune cells to target specific types of cancer still possess cancer-kill...