Some Labour Party officials disgruntled at their party’s leadership of the country will almost certainly be opting to tear up their vote in the coming general election, The Malta Independent on Sunday can reveal.Officials who spoke to this news...

With every general election and electoral manifesto come property proposals. This time round it was no different as Malta’s main two political parties have chosen to target youths and low-income earners in their proposals about property.Last we...

Malta’s electoral system is not presidential. We vote for individual candidates who represent different political parties, with a single-transferable vote that passes on from one to the other until candidates obtain enough preferences to give t...

Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of Covid-19’s arrival in Malta.It was an inevitable situation. The virus was already spreading through parts of the world, including Europe.On 7 March 2020, the news of the first three Covid-positive patien...

Audrey Friggieri, Commissioner on Gender Based Violence & Domestic Violence, loves anything that is Italian, except for football. She would support anyone playing against Italy, she says.She loves tennis, and picks a Game of Thrones character as ...

The electoral campaign is only two weeks old, but we have already seen three massive U-turns by the Labour Party. The first was the decision to take a piece of virgin land in Zonqor back from the Sadeen Group.The second was to scrap the planned Marsa...

Two tracts of land have been transferred to Puttinu Cares and Richmond Foundation respectively so that two projects can be built and carried out, following the signing of an agreement presided over by Prime Minister Robert Abela.The land transfer wil...

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed ...

KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian paramedic who was shot while on her way to evacuate injured people from the outskirts of Kyiv was buried in the country’s capital on Saturday.Valentyna Pushych was known locally as “Romashka,” which...

A new Labour government would offer every business in the digital sector a tax credit of €50,000 if they move to Gozo, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Saturday.Addressing a political event in Sannat, the PL leader said that if the PL is re-e...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Saturday that the government cannot take credit for the positive step forward Malta has made with regard to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), when it was the government itself who ruined Malta’s rep...

APrime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday that the efforts on good governance and against money laundering made by Malta in the past months have been recognised by the Financial Action Task Force, which will now be sending a mission to Malta to conf...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has welcomed the update by the Financial Action Task Force but warned that much more work needs to be done for Malta to exit the grey list.He also said that the “damage has already been done and will remain for a...

Pharmacies open today9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pmValletta: Empire Pharmacy, 77, Old Theatre Street; Ħamrun: Chemimart International Pharmacy, 650, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Drugshop Dispensary, Vjal De La Cruz; Birkirkara (Ta' Paris): Mackie's P...

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has sparked an international outcry for the wronging being done on Ukrainian citizens as Russian troops attack major cities. The Malta Independent got in touch with Platon Dmitriyev, a Kharkiv born citizen who has ha...

Former Labour minister Konrad Mizzi, who was expelled from the PL parliamentary group two years ago, has announced what was already clear to many – that he will not be contesting the election. Mizzi, who stayed on as an independent MP and ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Saturday that the latest election campaign billboard which included journalist Manuel Delia has been removed and replaced.The billboard, which read ‘Bernard il-wiċċ tal-Passat’ (Bernard the fa...

The number of Covid-19 active cases has risen sharply again on Saturday, as one more death was recorded.The latest victim is a 64-year-old woman. The tally is now 608.Health authorities said that 121 new cases were registered, while 75 people recover...

Hibernians returned to winning ways and temporarily to the top of the standings beating Balzan with a late Ferdinando Apap strike in a keenly contested and balanced affair.Balzan, as expected gave Hibernians a very good run for their money and aklmos...

Jesse Marsch gathered his Leeds players in a huddle in the center circle at the end of the match and delivered what appeared to be an impassioned speech.So what was the American's message to his new team after his first match as an English Premier Le...

England striker Tammy Abraham is thriving at Roma after leaving European champion Chelsea.The forward whom Jose Mourinho convinced Roma to spend 40 million euros ($44 million) on in August was decisive for the second consecutive game as Roma beat Ata...

Arnold Cassola, independent candidate on the 10th and 11th districts, has demanded clear explanations from AFM Commander Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi and Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg with regard to a story of sexual harassment that concerns an army...

Both Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition Leader Bernard Grech submitted their nomination to contest the election earlier today.It will be the first time that the two major parties will be led into an election by new leaders.Both made it to the...

The afforestation project in Inwadar National Park, with an investment of €20 million over five years, has started, Energy Ministrer Miriam Dalli said Saturday.Some 50,000 trees will be planted, making this grove larger than Buskett's.Addressing...

Birżebbuġa residents, farmers and people keen on protecting Wied Żnuber said they are shocked at plans announced on February 12 for a miniature airstrip by the valley and the cliffs of the area. Plans for the airstrip were announced at...

The Labour Party will be implementing its proposed legal IVF amendments within 100 days after the election, if it is elected, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne said on Saturday.Fearne said that with such amendments there will be more couples who wil...

Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe in the most chilling turn yet in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine....

A man was taken to hospital with grievous injuries after he was hit by a car in Santa venera on Saturday morning.The accident took place in Cannon Road at 9.45am.The man, a 37-year-old from Santa Venera, was hit by a Citroen Jumper driven by a 25-yea...

The first cease-fire attempted in Ukraine to evacuate desperate civilians collapsed Saturday amid ongoing shelling as Russian and Ukrainian officials traded blame and Moscow tightened its grip on the war-battered country's strategic seacoas...

KYIV, Ukraine — The next round of talks between Ukraine and Russia will be held on Monday, Ukrainian official Davyd Arakhamia said Saturday.Arakhamia is head of the parliamentary faction of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the P...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has made the 'initial determination' that Malta has 'substantially' completed its action plan, and an on-site visit is expected to verify the implementation of reforms.Malta is currently on the FATF's grey list....

A man was critically injured on Saturday morning after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving a crashed, the police said.The accident happened in Bieb ir-Ruwa Street at 6.45am.The man, aged 20 of Mtarfa, lost control of a Peugeot, which crashe...

In another extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council meeting of the European Union, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo reiterated Malta’s support to Ukraine and its people while condemned once again Russia’s actions. Minist...

The electoral campaign was long in the offing, and long being mentioned. Dates were bandied around for months on end, as many sought to speculate and put their finger on when Malta will be going to the polls.Many expected a hectic and intense elector...

Travelling to the United States of America could get a lot more difficult for Maltese, as two congressmen have presented a Bill which would see a country’s membership from a visa waiver programme revoked if they sell passports.Two US congressme...

People who cannot work because they have to care for individuals with a disability on a full-time basis will see an increase of €4,250 if the PL is elected to government, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Friday. Speaking during a politic...

The Nationalist Party is prepared to campaign for the forthcoming general election, as it has been, but also prepared to govern the country, with the public’s interest at heart, said Opposition leader Bernard Grech, addressing a political event...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said Friday that the PN wants to create ten new economic sectors so that Malta will no longer remain dependent on a citizenship scheme that can be “exploited by criminals and corrupt persons.”He was speakin...

A superyacht belonging to a Russian oligarch who purchased a Maltese passport in 2018 docked at the Vittoriosa marina on Friday morning.The 70-metre Polaris, which is flagged in Malta, belongs to multi-millionaire Maxim Shubarev, chairman of Setl Gro...

There is a new millionaire among us, as the €1.3 million Superstar jackpot has been won by a single winner.Maltco said in a statement that the jackpot of €1,340,000 has been won by one winner – a person who bought their ticket from Va...

Lautaro Martínez scored a hat trick as Inter Milan ended its goal drought in spectacular style by beating Salernitana 5-0 to move to the top of Serie A on Friday.Edin D?eko also scored twice and Inter will remain top of Serie A for 48 hours at...

Hard drug ecstasy could have made its way into bottles of champagne, the health authorities said.The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health warned the public on Friday that following information received through ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela and Leader of the Opposition Bernard Grech will face off in debates organised first by the Chamber of SMEs and then by the Malta Chamber of Commerce.The Chamber of SMEs will host a debate between Abela and Grech where they...

The Covid-19 crisis has proved large challenges in various sectors of the world, significantly impacting greatly the economy, education, and health. Mental health, whilst seeing improvements over the years, is still an overlooked issue which the pand...

The Malta Chamber has expressed its full support with the Ukrainian people, agreeing to concrete actions to stand up against the violent stance adopted by the Russian Government. “The present humanitarian situation and the right of every countr...

The number of Covid-19 active cases is now 800 while the number of patients in hospital has dropped to below 30, statistics issued by the health authorities show.Ninety-eight new cases were recorded, while the number of recoveries was 78.No new death...

Ukrainian firefighters on Friday extinguished a blaze at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant that was ignited by Russian shelling, as Russian forces seized control of the site and pressed their campaign to cripple the country despite globa...

The European Court of Human Rights has found Malta in breach, over a decision to freeze the assets of a widow.Elnara Shorazova is the widow of Rakhat Aliyev. The latter had previously been married to the daughter of Nursultan Nazarbayev, who was pres...

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government said on Friday it will issue temporary humanitarian visas and residency permits for Ukrainian nationals and other individuals who have been affected or displaced by the conflict with Russia.The visas will b...

In two separate cases, Customs Malta intercepted a total of €30,373 in undeclared cash.A Romanian man was stopped by Customs Officers during a random currency control check at the ferry terminal and was found to be carrying €11,445 in undec...

When an election is approaching or the Pope is set to visit we tend to try to spruce up. We see more cleaners, roads are patched up or tarmacked, and there is a general sense that the country is getting a facelift. It’s like when we’re ha...

The London Stock Exchange has suspended trading in a number of companies which have strong links to Russia, including a company run by a Russian millionaire who acquired a Maltese passport through Individual Investor Programme (IIP).Company Polyus Go...

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, Heritage Malta and the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Malta have joined forces to work closely together on the research and conservation of a Phoenician stone sarcophagus discover...

Prime Minister Robert Abela, who hasn't held a press conference where journalists can ask questions for a few days, evaded journalists this evening, refusing to take any questions.He was attending an event in Luqa. Journalists from a number of newsro...

A 64-year-old man has died while positive for Covid-19, health authorities said in their daily update on Thursday.Meanwhile, the number of new cases has increased over the 100 mark once again, with 126 new cases of the virus being reported.88 people ...

A planning application for a massive solar farm on agricultural land in Mgarr has been rejected by the Planning Authority.The case officer’s report read that the site in question, located Outside Development Zone, consists of an area mostly cha...

The Labour party is making use of three tools during its electoral campaign, 'lying, copying and taking taxpayer's money,' PN Leader Bernard Grech said on Thursday addressing a party rally in Qormi.He said that Prime Minister Robert Abela's campaign ...

The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia's invasion topped 1 million on Wednesday, the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said, as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the country's second-biggest city, Kharkiv...

Prime Minister Robert Abela pledged to tackle the issue of lengthy bureaucratic processes which hinder investment. In a meeting with the Malta Developers Association (MDA), Abela stressed on the importance that labour government would give to this is...

The Nationalist Party will incentivize the renting of property to ensure tenants can benefit from subsidies as well as more affordable properties, in the aim of reducing the burden of expensive property currently reigning in the country, said PN MP I...

A 21-year-old man has been arrested over the alleged stabbing of another man in Marsa on Wednesday afternoon.Police said in a statement that a 28-year-old man from Zebbug had walked into the Hamrun police station and alleged that he had been assaulte...

The mayor of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius has come up with a novel way of punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine: by changing the name of a street.Mayor Remigijus Simasius said a quiet alley in downtown Vilnius where the Russian embassy is lo...

KYIV, Ukraine — A member of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia says the parties have reached a tentative agreement to organize safe corridors for civilians to evacuate and for humanitarian supplies to be delivered.Mykhailo Podolyak...

The U.N. human rights office says 227 civilians have been killed and another 525 injured in its latest count of the toll in Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s military invasion that began a week ago. The office of the U.N. High Commissioner f...

Din l-Art Ħelwa and The Archaeological Society Malta have filed an appeal to overturn the Planning Authority’s approval of 161 apartments in the Il-Girgħien area of Birżebbuġa, which they say will result in the total develop...

Faced with the threat of financial sanctions targeting Russians, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich announced Wednesday he is trying to sell the Premier League club that became trophy-winning machine thanks to his lavish investment.The decision by the bi...

Much of the focus of the media is on the two main political parties.As the campaign leading to the 26 March intensifies, the parties are holding daily activities ranging from press conferences to walkabouts, from rallies to discussions, and it is exp...

The Malta Employers’ Association has issued a memorandum to political parties, stating its position on a wide range of socio-economic matters, together with its recommendations for a better Malta in the coming years. In its preamble, the d...

Prime Minister Robert Abela, while addressing a Labour event in Santa Lucia, announced that if elected by the Maltese population, his government will be increasing educators’ salaries substantially as part of widespread investment in the educat...

Lawrence Abina, 30, from Ghana, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Rita Ellul, who was found dead inside her Ghajnsielem home on Saturday.The 49-year-old mother of three was strangled to death and was found in her bed. TVM reported that it was A...

The Nationalist Party would, if elected, look into land reclamation and building offshore wind farms, PN leader Bernard Grech said on Wednesday night.Speaking at a party event in Msida, Grech said that the party is willing to look into the possibilit...

Since Russia launched a full-scale military invasion into Ukraine on 24 February, more than 100 civilians have died while tens of thousands of Ukrainians were forced to leave a life they know to flee to other countries.Two who managed to escape in ti...

Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s security outlook, incl...

Malta has suspended citizenship applications for Russian and Belarusian nationals until further notice because it cannot currently effectively carry out due diligence on such applicants.In a statement, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Citizenship an...

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) has categorically condemned the Labour Party’s decision to include journalist Manuel Delia in its latest election campaign billboard.The billboard, which reads ‘Bernard il-wicc tal-Passat’ ...

The Church’s Migrants Commission and the Archdiocese of Malta today launched a humanitarian home-hosting initiative open to homeless migrants and refugees in our midst who have been forced to flee trouble spots like Ukraine.Known as Proġet...

Transport Minister Ian Borg said Wednesday the decision to scrap the Marsascala yacht marina had been a “collective one” and he had been “one of those who put forward the concerns expressed by district MPs.”Last week, Prime Mi...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech announced a pack of proposals aimed at addressing work-life balance.One of these proposals is to extend paid paternity leave to 15 days, rather than the current one-day paternity leave.Addressing a press conference, Gr...

Juventus forward Dušan Vlahović was greeted with plenty of whistles and jeers on his return to Fiorentina on Wednesday for the first time since his acrimonious departure last month.But Vlahović departed with a victory as his new club...

A 77-year-old man has died while positive for Covid-19, health authorities said on Wednesday.It means that 606 people have now died while positive for the virus in Malta.94 new cases of the virus were meanwhile reported along with 70 recoveries, mean...

Facing a crisis off the field, Chelsea was in a spot of bother on it Wednesday when the team fell behind not just once but twice to a lower-league opponent in the FA Cup.In the end, the most expensive player of the Roman Abramovich era bailed Chelsea...

The surviving members of Miriam Pace’s family have filed a judicial letter against the State Advocate, claiming that the state’s failure to enact clear legislation regulating the construction industry had been a factor in Pace’s dea...

Nationalist MP Adrian Delia has withdrawn a libel case he instituted against Lovin Malta after the news portal retracted a story it had published about him sending messages to the man accused of masterminding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.In A...

MOSCOW — A top aide for Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukrainians are on their way to Belarus for talks that have been scheduled for Thursday.“As far as I know, the Ukrainian delegation has already departed from Kyiv, is en route ....

The Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs is offering to cover the accommodation costs of Ukrainian nationals and their dependents in the hotels recognised by the Malta Health Authorities as quarantine hotels, for those who need to quarantine in ...

ADPD has presented its electoral manifesto, which includes a wide range of proposals that impact directly on citizens’ rights such as constitutional changes and clean politics, economy, environment, waste and transport, education,health, sexual...

Regeneration work in Luqa’s industrial zone has started, which aims to give a new and improved appearance to the zone and is to benefit 120 small and medium-sized businesses, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri announced on Wednesday.850 meters of...

Plans for a pontoon to be built in Balluta Bay to become a commercial port, which was approved by the Planning Authority, has officially been withdrawn, St Julian’s mayor Albert Buttigieg said yesterday.Fortina Group, an enterprise for tourist ...

The daughter of the woman who was murdered in Gozo has said that the only way she can comfort her own daughter is to tell her that her grandma became an angel.Rita Ellul was murdered in Ghajnsielem last Saturday. An autopsy confirmed Tuesday that she...

Ukraine’s leader decried Russia's escalation of attacks on crowded urban areas as a blatant campaign of terror, while U.S. President Joe Biden warned that if his Russian counterpart weren’t made to “pay a price” for the invasi...

Representatives of the Ukrainian community in Malta thanked the Maltese government and Maltese citizens for the support shown towards Ukrainian people in light of their current circumstances. The representatives met with Foreign and European Affairs ...

Around 14 tonnes of items have been collected to help Ukrainians, One of the collection drive organisers in Mellieha, Georgina Devlin-George, told The Malta Independent.It all started when a Polish national, Renata Kreglicka, wanted to collect items ...

While we may be in the middle of a general election campaign, world issues are dominating the conversation.Ukraine is the foremost topic on the list. Countries around the world are condemning the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, where a war rages on. R...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) is working to offer free accommodation covering the quarantine period required by law for Ukraine asylum seekers.The members of the MHRA expressed their solidarity with the citizens of Ukraine, "esp...

Malta has long been working towards more digital solutions. Offering digital public service and making it easier to conduct different businesses through the internet. How has this worked so far? This article presents a look at the Maltese Government&...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivered a rousing speech in the European Parliament about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, setting out 'four important principles for our future'.Firstly, she said, Europe can no longer remain reliant o...

Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy gave a heartfelt speech in the European Parliament calling for Ukraine to form part of the Union, claiming that "an integral Europe cannot leave Ukraine out."Starting off, Zelenskyy gave a brief roundup of the p...

Standing events out in the open without the need for a vaccine certificate can be held on the 10th of April, rather than the initial 11 April, upon consultations with several localities and the curia, including Archbishop Charles Scicluna, so that Pa...

The detention of the man accused of masterminding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia did not breach his human rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.Yorgen Fenech, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Caruana Galiz...