A man was critically injured this morning in a car crash in Santa Venera, the police said.The accident happened on the Regional Road just outside the tunnels on the way towards Tal-Qroqq at around 3.30am.The man, aged 22 from Naxxar, lost control of ...

Former Labour leader Alfred Sant says that he is not in agreement with the sale of golden passports but sees the campaign against the scheme as “farcical”.In his blog today, the head of the PL delegation at the European Parliament says th...

The third week of the electoral campaign has come and gone, and with less than two weeks to go until voting day, things are slowly beginning to heat up.While the electoral campaign remains a largely muted one, at least compared to the high-tension af...

Besieged Ukrainians held out hope Monday that renewed diplomatic talks with Russia might open the way for more civilians to evacuate, a day after Moscow escalated its offensive by shelling areas perilously close to the Polish border. Ukraine's leader...

LVIV, Ukraine — Fighting continued Monday on the outskirts of Kyiv, to the west, northwest, east and northeast, the Ukrainian president’s office said Monday. Regional officials are preparing more evacuations from the targeted areas.Air ra...

The Labour Party has been making some strong pledges to improve the environment. Prime Minister Robert Abela launched his campaign with a bold €700 million pledge for green lung projects. The PL will also seek to purchase private property to con...

William Hurt, whose laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of the 1980s foremost leading men in movies such as “Broadcast News," “Body Heat” and “The Big Chill,” has died. He was 71.Hurt's so...

There were elements of “corruption by omission” in the police force post-2014, former Police Inspector Mary Muscat, who was also an applicant for the post of Police Commissioner back in 2020, told The Malta Independent on Sunday.Muscat is...

“Change is very hard, but I believe we are on the right track,” said Christopher Siegersma, the recently-appointed and first ever Commissioner for the Welfare and Development of Prisoners. The conditions in the Corradino Correctional Faci...

Civil Protection officers worked to assist a driver who was involved in a bad accident on the Mriehel bypass, Sunday morning.The accident occurred at 11.15 am. The driver of a Mitsubishi Evolution lost control of the car, which crashed into a tree.Th...

More than half of the election campaign is over, and we now expect the momentum to be raised in last-ditch attempts by the political parties to convince the electorate that they are the better choice.Actually, these efforts are for that small part of...

Prime Minister Robert Abela is only interested in power and is unable to make his own decisions unless they are written for him, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said while addressing a political mass rally in Paola on Sunday."That is why he runs from...

Prime Minister Robert Abela warned on Sunday that the tax rebate cheques which all workers across the country will be receiving as from Monday will be their last if they elect Bernard Grech and the Nationalist Party to power.Abela was addressing a La...

After a week of unprecedented turmoil for Chelsea, Kai Havertz gave the club's fans and staff a reason to forget about their worries for a moment.In a game that came to symbolize the Premier League’s connections to so-called “sportsw...

Victor Osimhen scored twice and Napoli won 2-1 at Hellas Verona on Sunday to keep Serie A leader AC Milan within reach.The victory moved Napoli back within three points of Milan, which beat Empoli 1-0 on Saturday, while third-place Inter Milan needed...

171 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Sunday, as 51 people recovered from the virus.The number of active cases has risen to 1,309.48 Mater Dei Hospital patients currently have Covid, three of whom are in the ITU.1,249,336 Covid vaccines have been a...

Bullying, teachers’ accusations of lying and labelling certain behaviours as bad, is the childhood story of many late diagnosed autistic females or those assigned female at birth.This was the brutal reality for 20-year-old University student Na...

Waterpolo is in Dorian Pisani’s blood. After years of playing with Neptunes and Marsascala, he turned to coaching and is now leading San Giljan ASC. Pisani, a sales manager, is a lover of coffee and pasta.He enjoys music and chooses his family ...

ADPD - The Green Party spokespersons Carmel Cacopardo and Luke Caruana called for an immediate halt to the destruction of Gozo.ADPD Treasurer and candidate on the 12th and 13th District Luke Caruana said that although many issues impacting Malta have...

A new PN government will give special focus to athletes and the sports sector, to ensure that Malta becomes a professional sports hub, PN candidate Graham Bencini said during a press conference on Sunday.The PN aims to transform the sports sector int...

As we close off the third week of the electoral campaign, both main political parties have now unveiled their manifestos. The word “ambitious” would be an understatement to describe both sets of proposals. The PN and PL seem to be in a ra...

A 22-year-old man from Hungary, who resides in San Gwann, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident.The accident occurred at 9.45pm near Tigne in Sliema on Saturday night.The man lost control of his motorcycle and fell. He was taken to Mater Dei...

A U.S. journalist being treated at a hospital in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv says that he and a U.S. colleague were shot after they were stopped at a checkpoint just after a bridge in Irpin, a town near Kyiv.Juan Arredondo told Italian journalist A...

Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian threats to target foreign weapon shipments that are helping Ukrainian fighters ...

An election campaign divides Malta more than it already is, and so it was heart-warming to see a photo of two politicians from opposite ends shaking hands and smile.It happened in Rabat on Saturday, when Minister Aaron Farrugia stopped for a coffee i...

A man died this morning after he fell a height of nine metres, the police said.The accident took place in an establishment in Qormi Road, Luqa, at 10.30am.The man, Saviour Magro, aged 56, of Sliema, fell after a loft gave way.Magro, according to TVM,...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Saturday that under a new Nationalist government, Gozitans working in Malta would start being paid for work from the moment they board the ferry until the time they disembark.During a PN political event held in...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday that a new Labour government will build a breakwater at Marsalforn Bay.During a political event in Qala, Abela said that the project will be in line with the provided master plan for Marsalform. He added that...

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar today condemned, in the strongest terms, the destruction of a large Aleppo Pine outside Mdina Gate, which was felled, cut up and swiftly carried away in a truck by workers carrying out the ref...

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The number of active Covid-19 cases has gone up for the fifth day running, statistics released by the health authorities show.One more death has been recorded, that of a 99-year-old man, which takes the tally to 614.The health authorities said 127 ne...

A new Nationalist government would seek to develop a trackless tram system which passes through arterial roads in Malta in order to make better use of the space available in the country, the PN said Saturday.Nationalist MP Toni Bezzina spoke about th...

Sliema, St Julian’s, Pembroke and Gzira, forming part of the tenth electoral district, have seen a massive assault by developers on the right of residents to enjoy their homes in a peaceful and clean environment, independent candidate Arnols Ca...

Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque that was sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and Rus...

Hibernians finished the regular season with a bang, crushing leaders Floriana 4-1 with a majestic performance to finish on top of the standings with a two-point cushion over the same Floriana.Before yesterday’s match the Greens were almost tha ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored only his second Manchester United hat trick to clinch a 3-2 victory over Tottenham, sending his team fourth in the Premier League.Ronaldo made an instant impact returning from injury, striking from 25 yards (meters) in the 12...

AC Milan took another significant step toward its first Serie A title since 2011 by grinding out a 1-0 win at home to Empoli on Saturday.Victory sent Milan five points clear of defending champion Inter Milan in second place and six clear of third-pla...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s open for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Israel ,but only if there is a cease-fire in place.Zelenskyy said Saturday he told Israeli Prime Minister Naft...

A man was critically injured this afternoon after he lost control of the quadbike he was riding, and it overturned.The accident took place in San Anard Street, Victoria, at 12.30pm.The driver, a 31-year-old English man, was driving a Sheng FX400.He w...

Environmental NGOs said today that the main political parties' election programmes do not speak about the need to protest natural habitats, biodiversity and marine life.In a press conference this morning, the eNGOs said that as a united front of envi...

European Union leaders on Friday agreed to phase out dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports “as soon as possible” and decided to draw up a plan soon to support the continent's economies as they face skyrocketing energy prices ami...

The Labour Party has approved its electoral manifesto, exactly 15 days before Malta goes to the polls on 26 March.The approval came during a party General Council, and comes two weeks after the Nationalist Party released theirs – though the PL ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela spoke about his vision for the future of the country during a speech at the PL General Council meeting on Friday evening."I arrived from the European Council meeting and I came here to present an ambitious plan for the cou...

The Labour Party manifesto presented on Friday has nothing in it which shows a plan how to fix Malta’s reputation, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said in a first reaction.Malta has been grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force and is fac...

The Curia has announced that applications are being received from people who would like to attend the Mass Pope Francis will be leading on 3 April on the Granaries in Floriana, starting at 10.15am.Whoever would like to attend needs to be there early,...

The President of Malta George Vella and Mrs Vella met with 11 residents currently following a Caritas drug rehabilitation programme – the Prison Inmates Programme – outside the Corradino Correctional Facility. Some residents shared w...

A new public recreational space in Qormi has been announced by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri in the presence President Emeritus Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.The project will be located in Maempel Square.Schembri explained how this area will be revit...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech speculated on Friday whether Prime Minister Robert Abela was involved in the decision-making process to approve a Sannat, Gozo, development of 125 units.Speaking to constituents in Hal Tarxien, Grech said the Labour Pa...

The first ever debate between Robert Abela and Bernard Grech has come and gone.The debate took place at the University of Malta, and went about as one would have expected it to go.  Both major leaders repeated things which we have already heard ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Friday that, as a Member State, Malta will be contributing to the European Peace Facility for Ukraine, but insisted that this money should be used in a way that respects the Maltese constitution and should not be u...

The Maltese government is sending six containers full of medicines and medical equipment to the Ukrainian people. At the same time, it will accept donations from the Maltese public to help those affected by the war.In a statement, the government said...

A police inspector has told a Gozo court that a man accused of murdering his partner last month had confessed to strangling her because he suspected her of cheating on him.This emerged from testimony given by police Inspector Kurt Zahra before magist...

A goal on the stroke of time gave Santa Lucia a win over Balzan and three valuable points in their quest to avoid the drop. As for Balzan this was another set back and things are not looking that bright for them.Balzan and Santa Lucia faced off in a ...

A man died this morning following a crash involving a car and a sulky, the police said.The accident took place in Dingli Road, Rabat, at 9am.It involved a Skoda Yeti driven by a 49-year-old woman of Rabat and a sulky on which there were two men, aged...

European Union leaders said Friday they will continue applying pressure on Russia by devising a new set of “massive” sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv.Speaking at ...

The Labour Party’s proposal to lower corporate tax by 10% will apply to profits that remain in the company, and any dividends passed on to shareholders will be subject to tax structures, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said Friday.The proposed 2...

The Planning Authority’s decision to grant permission for an enormous block of apartments near the Ta’ Sannat cliffs proves Labour’s “hypocrisy” on the environment and Gozo, the PN said in a statement.It was referring to...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech today presented proposals which incentivize better transport and mobility within the country, particularly with the introduction of a trackless tram, as an alternative to the metro the Labour party has proposed. Speaki...

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations human rights office has received “credible reports” that Russian forces are using cluster munitions in Ukraine, including in populated areas which is prohibited under international humanitarian la...

 Russian strikes hit near airports Friday in the western Ukrainian cities of Ivano-Frankiivsk and Lutsk, far from Russia’s main offensive, possibly indicating a new direction in the war.The mayor of Ivano-Frankiivsk, Ruslan Martsinkiv, ord...

139 cases of Covid-19 have been reported by health authorities, with no new deaths adding to Malta’s pandemic tally.68 people have recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cases up to 1,149.49 patients are currently receiving treat...

The Planning Commission has approved an application by Gozitan Developer Joseph Portelli in Sannat, to add 73 apartments to a block of 125 apartments, Moviment Graffitti said.The proposed development is earmarked to take place around 300 meters from ...

European Union leaders meeting in France on Thursday ruled out fulfilling Ukraine’s demand for a fast-track integration with the bloc, as they discussed ways to help the country that's been invaded by Russia.EU nations have been fully united in...

Mario Azzopardi, poet and theatre director, has died, aged 77.Azzopardi, a teacher by profession, is one of Malta’s leading poets, a theatre director and cultural journalist. For many years he taught at the Sixth Form in Msida.He also wrote sho...

The Malta Maritime Forum said that the holding of the traditional regatta on 31 March is the latest challenge that will continue to undermine the recovery of the cruise industry.The country is in the midst of an election campaign – a campaign t...

Wednesday saw yet another blow to Malta’s reputation.This came in the form of a vote at European Parliament level, where MEPs stressed that ‘citizenship by investment’ (CBI) schemes, under which third country nationals obtain citize...

Malta is more than just a collection of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the fact that it's one of the world's smallest countries, it has become a popular destination for many tech entrepreneurs. Malta has risen to prominence as a European s...

The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) will host its highly anticipated annual conference on April 7.The hybrid conference will welcome participants for the day-long event at The Xara Lodge, Rabat, while the option to view online vi...

Prime Minister Robert Abela and Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech faced off for the first time ever in characteristically rowdy University electoral debate on Thursday – the first of four expected debates between the two main party leaders...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has once again disappointed by failing to react to the idea of a day-long electoral campaign pause to march for peace in Ukraine, said Opposition Leader Bernard Grech addressing a political event in Għarghur.During Th...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called on all political parties to join him in a peace march in solidarity with Ukraine and to pause the electoral campaign for one day.Grech made the proposal during his closing remarks of the first General Electi...

Since parliament was dissolved, the Labour Party has been announcing its proposed measures which have always been costed, said PL president Ramona Attard.During a political event in Pembroke, the PL president said that the PL has been ready for the e...

The Electoral Commission has notified that special arrangements are being put in place so that all those persons who are found to be COVID-19 positive or are in mandatory quarantine related to COVID-19 between the 12th March and the 25th March 2022, ...

The economic effects of the war in Ukraine this week seems to have cost Malta €200 million more in projected price increases this year, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has said.Finance Minister Clyde Caruana and President of the PN Administrative...

An application for a 125 unit complex in the Ta' Ċenċ area in Sannat, Gozo, submitted by developer Joseph Portelli has just had its recommendation changed from refusal to approval, Moviment Graffitti said.The proposed development is earmark...

Barcelona's newfound attacking verve vanished Thursday as the club was held to a 0-0 draw by Galatasaray at Camp Nou in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League.Barcelona is having a miserable season but had shown signs of recovery latel...

It was a tumultuous day off the field but business as usual on it for the club that is swiftly becoming one of the most talked about teams in the soccer world — for all the wrong reasons.Early goals from Trevor Chalobah and Mason Mount set Chel...

The number of active Covid-19 cases continued to rise as there were once again more new cases reported than recoveries.Health authorities said that 153 cases were reported, with 76 recoveries, which meant that the number of active cases is now 1,078....

Concerned that EU citizenship is for sale, the EU Parliament has proposed new common rules to address the many problems linked to ‘citizenship/residence by investment’ schemes.On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a legislative initiative report cal...

An airstrike on a hospital in the port city of Mariupol killed three people, including a child, the city council said Thursday, as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities, as the top Russian and Ukrainian diplomats met for the...

ANTALYA, Turkey — Ukraine’s foreign minister says talks between the top diplomats of Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he ...

The Board of Directors of APS Bank plc met on 10 March 2022 and approved the Group Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021.Financial Performance For the year ended 31 December 2021, APS Group registered a pr...

We’re living in eventful times.The Covid-19 pandemic has hit us all hard, and in the last two years we have had to adjust our behaviour while at the same time governments have had to juggle in between controlling the spread of the virus and mai...

When French President Emmanuel Macron picked the lavish Versailles Palace for this week's summit of European Union leaders, he didn't anticipate the grimness of the Ukraine war.With the coronavirus pandemic receding, the two-day meeting starting Thur...

A PL government does not truly care about educators, persons who want to make use of IVF services nor about the sport sector but is only addressing these issues because the election is round the corner, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said at a polit...

Addressing constituents in Siggiewi, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne focused on proposals which effect the pandemic and the health sector by announcing two new proposals from the PL manifesto aimed at aiding long-haul Covid-19 ...

In its judgement, decided on the 30 July 2021, in the names of J&C Properties Limited, bearing Maltese company registration number C 29114 vs. Nazzareno Pulis and Antonia Pulis, the Rural Leases Control Board (the "Board"), delivered by Magistrat...

The government will be doing everything possible to safeguard the Maltese economy from any shocks caused by the Ukraine-Russia crisis, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said Wednesday.The government had already allocated millions to absorb the increase ...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced that as from Monday 14 March, two sets of government cheques will start to be distributed to all those eligible. These two rounds will be including a total of more than 580,000 cheques. The two sets ...

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) has expressed its concern on the hostility directed towards a Times of Malta journalist while carrying out a vox pop among party supporters after Sunday’s rally.In a video that was posted online, a man...

Infrastructure Malta has called allegations that it is planning to build across farmland in Burmarrad as an "outright lie", saying that it has never had any plans for a new bypass in the locality.The agency was reacting to claims by independent candi...

 Real Madrid fans started the evening by applauding Kylian Mbappé and ended it by cheering Karim Benzema and celebrating another epic Champions League night the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.Benzema responded to another goal by Mbapp&e...

With Manchester City's progress to the Champions League quarterfinals never in doubt, even backup goalkeeper Scott Carson could be brought off the bench for his first appearance in the competition in 17 years.The 36-year-old third-choice goalkeeper r...

The number of active cases of Covid-19 has spiked over the 1,000 mark again, as two more patients have passed away while positive for the virus.Health authorities said that two men aged 90 years old and 80 years old respectively had died while Covid-...

Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice.The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust says the vessel lies 3,000 meters (10,000 fee...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has clarified that there is no LPG supply problem in Malta.Speaking to the press on Wednesday, he said that while there is an importer that has supply difficulties, Malta has a liberalised market for LPG and bulk LPG. &ldq...

The international humanitarian organization, MOAS,  has launched a fundraising campaign for a new program that aims to provide emergency mobile medical care to civilians affected by the war.MOAS will deploy Mobile Medical Units, and ambulan...

Ukrainian forces were bolstering defenses in key cities Wednesday as Russia's advance faltered amid fierce resistance in some areas, the general staff of Ukraine's armed forces said, while the strategic port city of Mariupol remained encircled as a h...

The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has committed €500,000 to six environmental projects supported through the Better Environment in our Local Urban Spaces (BELLUS) programme.This was announced by Minister for the Environment, Climate ...