A narrow diplomatic path stayed open as Ukraine and Russia planned another round of talks and Moscow’s forces pounded away at cities across the country, including the capital, in a bombardment that deepened the humanitarian crisis.Shortly befor...

WARSAW, Poland — The leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia are traveling on Tuesday to Kyiv, Ukraine's capital which is currently under fire, on a European Union mission to show support for Ukraine as Russia’s invasion intens...

Embroiled as we all are in the election campaign – a weak one from both major parties – few have noticed that the Covid-19 numbers are creeping up again.On the first full day of the election campaign, 21 February, the number of active cas...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has “categorically and absolutely” denied that he received any donations during a dinner he had with Gozitan contractors. The Shift News revealed that Abela was the “guest of honour” at a dinner org...

Prime Minister Robert Abela today denounced former Labour Minister Joe Debono Grech, saying that the PL had renewed itself to eliminate “that kind of speech”.Abela was giving a reaction after the veteran Birkirkara politician last week ad...

A PL government will take back the Covid-19 wage supplement handed out to businesses, said Opposition Leader Bernard Grech, while addressing a political rally in Siġġiewi on Monday.He said that Prime Minister Robert Abela will continue to r...

Prime Minister Robert Abela promised on Monday that, under a Labour government, the arts and culture scene in Malta will be given the much-needed boost it needs.Addressing constituents in Kirkopp, Abela also stated that the interests of Malta in the ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that sometimes he feels as though he is losing his patience with the banking sector.He was speaking during an event organised by the Chamber of SMEs, where he and Opposition Leader Bernard Grech responded to questions...

The government does not exclude that, if need be, it will give more financial hand-outs later in the year, given the effects of the developing situation in Ukraine, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said on Monday.“The Ukrainian conflict has resul...

The PN’s detailed costings for its ESG guidelines will be published within the coming days, said PN chief spokesperson Peter Agius. During an event held by the Chamber of SMEs on Monday Prime Minister Robert Abela criticised the PN’s...

Manchester City held a 13-point lead in the English Premier League two months ago. The next time the champions play, they could be in second place.In the latest twist in the title race, City stumbled against Crystal Palace — again — by dr...

iro Immobile converted a penalty to become Lazio’s all-time leading scorer in Serie A as the Rome club beat relegation-threatened Venezia 1-0 on Monday.The victory enabled Lazio to leapfrog Atalanta and Roma into fifth place, boosting its chanc...

Emma Muscat will be representing Malta with a new song title ‘I Am What I Am’ in the 2022 Eurovision set to take place in Italy in a couple of months.Muscat was initially going to represent Malta with a song titled ‘Out of Sight&rsq...

Clyde Caruana said on Monday that not all workers will want to join a union and one cannot force them to unionise. One of the points in the Labour Party’s general election manifesto stipulates how the party is, in principle, in favour of m...

WASHINGTON — The White House is weighing the possibility of President Joe Biden traveling to Europe in the coming weeks for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to three U.S. officials famili...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured in a traffic collision in Paola on Monday morning.The accident took place in Triq Fr. Charles Plater, at around 9:30am, the police said.The casualty, 43, from Zebbug, was riding a Honda 125 that had an impact wit...

As from today, Monday 14 March both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are no longer obliged to wear masks in public spaces. As explained in a press conference last February, Health Minister Chris Fearne said that while mandatory masks in public...

The number of active Covid-19 cases jumped up by more than 100 on Monday, figures released by the health authorities show.One more death was registered, that of an 89-year-old man, which takes the tally to 615.Only 38 persons recovered from the virus...

Banks are taking too long to open accounts for businesses, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana, expressing the same frustration the Prime Minister had showed earlier during an activity organised by the Chamber of SMEs.In his address, PM Abela said that he...

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 ...

Most of the Labour Party's 11 animal welfare proposals are not new as they are already in the process of being implemented, Commissioner for Animal Welfare, Alison Bezzina, said.In a Facebook post, delving into a detailed reaction to all proposed ani...

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...

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Labour Force Survey estimates that total number of persons in employment was 274,110, 5.0 per cent higher when compared to the previous year, the NSO said.Labour Force Survey estimates indicated that, during the...

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...

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...

Floriana: Chemimart Pharmacy, 14, St Anne Street; Ħamrun: Brown's Pharmacy, 706, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Pinto Pharmacy, 43, St Sebastian Street; Birkirkara: Pharmaplus, Ganu Street; Pietà: Charing Pharmacy, Mimosa Street; St Julian&r...

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...