As Mariupol’s defenders held out Monday against Russian demands that they surrender, the number of bodies in the rubble of the bombarded and encircled Ukrainian city remained shrouded in uncertainty, the full extent of the horror not ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday he was prepared to discuss a commitment from Ukraine not to seek NATO membership in exchange for a cease-fire, the withdrawal of Russian troops and a guarantee of Ukraine&...

An urgent investigation is required into what took place during the early voting day last Saturday.It was recently revealed that two prisoners who were not meant to be allowed to vote, are on the electoral register.Darren Debono, known as ‘it-T...

The Nationalist Party has written to the Electoral Commission, telling it to cancel the votes of prisoners who were ineligible to cast their ballot in the general election.Earlier, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said the PN was reserving the right t...

PL Leader Robert Abela is a serial tax Evader, as the thousands that he made from his property in Zejtun have not been declared in his tax declarations, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Monday.Speaking in Gzira, Grech said Abela is still refus...

In the final week of the election, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the Nationalist Party has been urging voters not to cast their vote on Saturday, hinting that the PN is hoping for a low voter turnout to maximise its chances.Addressing followe...

Several citizens have expressed concerns over their elderly relatives who have dementia being taken to vote without the relative’s prior knowledge or permission.On a Facebook post, Maltese television personality Peppi Azzopardi said that his mo...

Two elderly men have died while positive for Covid-19 as 251 cases of the virus were reported by health authorities on Monday.Authorities said that the men were aged 79 and 85 respectively, and their deaths take the total number of people who have di...

The chemical tanker which was stricken by heavy winds over the weekend has been towed to a bay of safe shelter.The 209-metre Chem P lost control amid gale force winds and was drifting inland towards the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast before it was stopped in ...

No survivors have been found as rescuers on Tuesday searched the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane carrying 132 people that crashed a day earlier on a wooded mountainside in China's worst air disaster in more than a decade.“Wreckage o...

Opposition leader Bernard Grech failed to clearly answer a question asked by the media over the costings of the PN's electoral programme, which have not yet been published.Addressing a press conference on Monday, Grech presented several proposals whi...

A PN government will grant an allowance to frontliners – including healthcare workers, those in the social fields, educators, and workers in disciplined forces, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said while addressing a press conference on Monday ...

Former FIAU official Jonathan Ferris has won €3,000 in a case against the Managing Editor of MaltaToday Saviour Balzan.The case is over a video blog five years ago. Ferris won €3,000 in libel damages.In the blog, Balzan drew comparisons bet...

The submission date for property contracts to benefit from the Covid related tax reduction has been extended till the end of September, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said on Monday.The scheme provides for reduced tax and stamp duty on the first &eur...

The Malta Refugee Council has urged the government to establish a Humanitarian Coordination Committee to help Ukrainian refugees arriving in Malta.In a statement, the council said the EU's rapid response has so far been impressive. Triggering the Tem...

Last week, a post on a popular animal Facebook group showed a real life scenario all pet owners fear; that is having to choose whether to fork out hundreds if not thousands of euros in treatment in hopes of curing them from an illness or having to pu...

Two cyclists have been hit by vehicles in separate accidents that took place almost simultaneously.One cyclist was hit in Luqa while the other accident took place in Qormi.The exact locations of the accidents is not yet known but several ambulances w...

A group of NGOs have published the responses received from PN, PL and ADPD 5th district candidates on Wied Żnuber area.The NGOs: Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa, Moviment Graffitti, BirdLife Malta and Din l-Art Ħelwa - sen...

WARSAW, Poland – The young Ukrainian girl who went viral for singing a hit song from the movie “Frozen” in a Kyiv bomb shelter has performed her country's anthem live on stage at a charity concert in Poland, where she is now a refug...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has said that the deficit for 2021 is looking like it will be lower than was originally projected.Asked whether the government met its financial targets for 2021, he said that the deficit figures will be published next ...

Gambling has flourished in recent years due to better gaming opportunities and a fairer and more affordable system of betting. The introduction of online gambling and online casino sites has aided an increase in its popularity along with the huge cir...

Problem gambling is characterized by excessive gambling that has significant financial repercussions. The structure of different types of payments, be it cash or credit cards, may have a profound impact on gambling as well as life. To resist pro...

We are now in the final week leading up to voting day, where politicians will be scrambling to convince as many voters as possible that they are the right person to represent them in Parliament for the next five years.Last week saw Prime Minister Rob...

Qala mayor Paul Buttigieg described a Labour Party pledge as “another step towards saving Hondoq ir-Rummien”, with the manifesto pledge meaning that both major parties have guaranteed that they will protect the site if they are elected.&l...

As it continued its barrage of the besieged city of Mariupol, Russia demanded that Ukrainians put down their arms and raise white flags on Monday in exchange for safe passage out of town.Ukraine angrily rejected the offer, which came hours after offi...

Since 2006, World Down Syndrome Day was marked each year on March 21, symbolizing the triplication of the 21st chromosome which causes Down Syndrome. For the campaign of World Down Syndrome Day 2022, inclusion is being promoted by encouraging people ...

Much is said, particularly come election time, about the power of incumbency and how it is used by the governing party to support their electoral campaigns.This year’s electoral campaign is no different.The past week has seen significant discus...

A China Eastern Boeing 737 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said.The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near the city of Wuzhou in Teng county. The fl...

Malta and Estonia signed a bilateral  agreement on collaboration on diplomatic studies between the two countries through which Estonia will offer Maltese students sessions about the Nordic and Baltic states and policies while Malta  will of...

Construction costs in Malta are rising due to the war in Ukraine and the lasting impact of Covid-19 on importation, The Malta Independent on Sunday is informed.The economic impacts of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine are being felt throughout Europe, ...

A 96-year-old woman is the latest person to die while positive for Covid-19, as 203 new cases were reported by health authorities on Sunday.90 people have recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cases up to 2,356 so far.55 patients are ...

Darren Debono, known as ‘it-Topo’, is one of the prisoners who has been allowed to vote in the general election this year despite being interdicted from doing so by the courts.Debono is a convicted bank robber, having plead guilty to his ...

No district will see exactly the same MPs elected as in 2017, meaning that Parliament could look significantly different to how it looked after the last general election.Malta goes to the polls on 26 March, and with the candidates list now out and co...

An associate of Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli has applied for yet another block of apartments in the village of Sannat, only days after the last of a group of three applications in the same street was controversially approved by the Planning Auth...

PN Leader Bernard Grech challenged Prime Minister Robert Abela to publish the report on the value of his ODZ villa which he made a contract for five days after the permit was issued, naming Abela a ‘serial tax evader.’Addressing a politic...

The theme of the Labour Party’s rally on Sunday afternoon was unity, as Prime Minister Robert Abela urged people to go out and vote in the election.“Just over two years ago, the PL chose me to lead the party. These two years were full of ...

Fan favorite Tammy Abraham scored two goals as Roma swept aside Lazio 3-0 in the capital derby in Serie A on Sunday.That took Abraham’s tally to 15 in the league this season and nine since the start of January. In 2022, only Bayern Munich's Rob...

A total of 8,224 votes were cast on Saturday in Malta’s early voting session ahead of the 2022 general election next week.The Electoral Commission announced the figure on Sunday, morning.The number of votes cast represented a turnout of 85.15% ...

Manchester City and Liverpool just can’t be kept apart this season.Engaged in yet another tight tussle for the Premier League title, the two rivals from northwest England must now squeeze an FA Cup semifinal meeting into their busy end-of-seaso...

We have entered the last week of the election campaign, one that lacked sparks, one full of promises that just confirm how materialistic our society has become.No long-term plans, no policies aimed to make life better, just hand-outs and freebies to ...

It is interesting to note that the public’s top of the head association when talking of professionals is with the medical and legal fields. What are your views on this?This is not surprising, given that these are two of the oldest professions a...

After winning last year's Formula One title on the last lap of the last race, Max Verstappen's title defense began with a different sort of drama — his critics might say karma — as his Red Bull car retired just laps from the end of the se...

Russian forces pushed deeper into Ukraine's besieged and battered port city of Mariupol on Saturday, where heavy fighting shut down a major steel plant and local authorities pleaded for more Western help.The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some o...

Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri announced a new garden project in the area of ​​St Dominic's Chapel in Dingli, between Triq il-Għajn and Triq Santa Marija, with an investment of around €420,000."The investm...

It is, by far, the most controversial proposal in what is otherwise a lacklustre election campaign, one in which all the political parties could come up with was a long list of gifts to hide their deficiencies of foresight.And it is a bad idea, one t...

Joe Brincat was born in Hamrun on 5 July, 1970. He is the son of Charles and Carmen nee’ Mallia. Joe is married to Rita and has got two daughters, Beverley and Mariah.How were Brincat’s first years on this planet? ‘It was a totally ...

A €4 million investment project in Birżebbuġa has been announced, which will lead to the regeneration of the ‘Pont tax-Shell’ area. For decades, the pier had been used by tankers carrying fuel to be unloaded at the 31st of ...

Simon Farrugia always wanted to become a journalist, and he has fulfilled his dream, working for TVM and also as a contributor to The Malta Independent.He loves to read autobiographies, enjoys traditional Maltese feasts and says life was much simpler...

LONDON — The bells of St. Paul’s Cathedral rang out Sunday as a gesture of support for Ukraine.The London landmark rang its 12 bells at 4 p.m. (1600GMT), the same time as church bells were due to sound in the Ukrainian city of Lviv. Durha...

A man died this morning as a result of a gas heater leak, the police said.The incident took place in Poezija Street, Qormi, at 11.30am.The man, aged 35 from Guinea Bissau, lost consciousness and was certified dead on site.Magistrate Josette Demicoli ...

A rescue operation is underway as a chemical tanker is out of control off Bahar ic-Caghaq, Transport Minister Ian Borg said.The tanker, the 202-metre long Chem P, is facing rough seas and strong winds which are hitting the islands.It is understood th...

Explaining the difference between the proposals in the election manifesto of both parties, Prime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday that the proposals by the Nationalist Party will leave 96% of all workers in Malta with a reduced wage.Addressing sup...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Saturday that “Prime Minister Robert Abela’s actions are an abuse of power in this country, and if the public wants to see a change, then one should vote for the Nationalist Party.”During a PN...

Voters who opted to take up the opportunity of early voting for different reasons cast their preference at the Naxxar counting hall on Saturday.At 7.30pm, the Electoral Commission issued a statement saying that the approximate percentage voting turno...

Valletta: Empire Pharmacy (Branch), 46, MelitaStreet; Ħamrun: Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Villambrosa Street; Sta Venera: Collis Williams St. Venera Pharmacy, 532, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp; Birkirkara: St. Bartholomew Pharmacy, 30, Triq ...

No matter the opponent, no matter the competition, Chelsea’s players are managing to maintain their on-field focus amid a troubling period for the club.It’s now six straight wins since Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich announced ...

Amid a tight race for the Serie A title, AC Milan is displaying more consistency than its rivals.On a night when defending champion Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Fiorentina, Milan won 1-0 at relegation-threatened Cagliari to extend it...

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has linked Prime Minister Robert Abela to the sale of a speed boat to Robert Agius, who is one of the Maksar brothers linked to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.In a press conference on Saturday hel...

The number of active Covid-19 cases has risen again on Saturday, as the number of new cases eclipsed the number of recoveries by more than double.Health authorities reported 286 new cases, with 115 people who recovered, which meant that the number of...

Candidates from the Labour party, the Nationalist party and ADPD have endorsed Qormi local council plans to protect the agricultural land in Mrieħel, Qormi Residents said in a statement. Qormi Residents, an association of residents in the locali...

The Xarolla windmill in Zurrieq has been severely damaged by the high winds that are currently sweeping over the Maltese islands.This is not the first time that the iconic Zurrieq landmark has suffered weather damage.Photos posted on social media sho...

The company which will be responsible for new crews on P&O Ferries ships is Maltese and was set up just four weeks ago by a Swiss shipping boss whose name was mentioned in the 2017 Paradise Papers leak, the Daily Mail reports. (see link here)58-y...

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc stunned Formula One champion Max Verstappen by taking a brilliant pole position Saturday for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.Verstappen was .015 seconds ahead of Leclerc on the last time split but the Red Bull star los...

BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the Swiss government to freeze the bank accounts of all Russian oligarchs.Swiss public broadcaster SRF reported that Zelenskyy, who spoke via livestream on Saturday to thousands of ...

Thousands of people have applied to attend the Mass which Pope Francis will be leading during his apostolic visit to Malta on the first weekend of April.In a statement, the Curia also published an artist’s impression of the stage that will be c...

We need to start considering the widespread impacts on health, agriculture and water harvesting as well as on the urgent need to beef up coastal protection in anticipation of a medium-term sea-level rise caused by climate change, Carmel Cacopardo ADP...

China's health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years driven by a surge in the highly transmissible omicron variant.The deaths, both in northeastern J...

A 223-foot (68-metre) luxury yacht owned by a former KGB agent and longtime acquaintance of Vladimir Putin, which is currently stranded at a Norwegian port, carries the Maltese flag.Norwegian authorities are refusing to sell fuel to the ves...

Two people have been arrested over drug possession, the police said.In a statement, the police said they arrested two individuals – a man and a woman – after receiveing information about drug trafficking.On Thursday, members of the drug s...

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar together with Charter endorsers Malta Chamber, Kamra tal-Periti, General Workers’ Union and Malta Union of Tourist Guides, today launched their environment Charter which has been presented to all political ...

As Russian troops rained lethal fire on Ukrainian cities, Vladimir Putin appeared at a huge flag-waving rally to lavish praise on his Russian forces, while Ukrainian’s president accused the Kremlin of deliberately creating “a humanit...

It has been a terrible month of March in terms of serious road accidents.People have died, others are in critical condition, and more were hurt as cars, bikes and even a sulky were involved in tragic events.We’re still to reach the end of the f...

The government is holding talks with wheat importers with the aim of keeping the price of bread under control, Prime Minister Robert Abela said today.Asked by The Malta Independent on what measures the government is taking to limit the effects of the...

Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne said on Friday that no Covid-19 measures were relaxed because of the upcoming election.He was asked whether he ruled out re-introducing measures after the election, especially in view of the increase in cases seen o...

We need to have enough skilled labour for the careers we are creating, as investors are talking about careers which give satisfaction apart from financial stability, said Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday.Abela said that Malta needs to cater for ...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s on-site visit to Malta will take place in April, Prime Minister Robert Abela has confirmed.Malta is currently on the FATF's grey list. The country was grey listed by the FATF in June 2021 after Malta was deeme...

The number of new Covid-19 cases registered today is again above 300, as active cases also continue to rise sharply.Health authorities reported today that there were 301 new cases, while recoveries totalled just 87.This pushed the number of active ca...

Voting for the general election for persons who are currently quarantined or have tested positive for Covid-19 will start Saturday, 19 March in special voting stations around Malta and Gozo.Chief Electoral Commissioner Joseph Camilleri gave a briefin...

From tomorrow the only survey which counts begins, said Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday on the eve of early voting beginning. He added that the decision which needs to be taken in the upcoming election is an important one for the country t...

A new PN government will focus on the physical and mental health sector and ensure the highest quality of services for the public, said Opposition Leader Bernard Grech, addressing a political rally in Mdina on Friday.“The PN will give due impor...

Rescue workers searched for survivors Thursday in the ruins of a theatre blown apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while scores of Ukrainians across the country were killed in ferocious urban attacks on a sch...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to lift the siege of Mariupol, allow humanitarian access and order an immediate cease-fire, Macron's office said.Macron spoke with the Russian leader...

When politicians make mistakes and are forced to resign in shame, they should not be given a termination package.This, in a nutshell, is what should happen in a normal country.But this is not what is happening today, and arguments that we are not liv...

Defending champion Chelsea was drawn Friday to play record 13-time European champion Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals.The first pairing drawn at UEFA headquarters sent Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to the London club where he won...

While parties strenuously deny ever giving out any electoral favours, it is clear that the practice remains alive and well as the fight for votes in next week’s general election continues.The latest evidence of this has come in the form of a sc...

The parties that were held over the Carnival weekend and the many activities and social gatherings being organised by political parties and individual candidates have led to a sharp increase in the number of daily and active Covid-19 cases in the pas...

BirdLife Malta today condemned the ORNIS Committee following yesterday’s decisions which clearly show that the ORNIS Committee is nothing but a political tool in the Government’s hands and nothing more.Above all, the Committee ignored ...

How important is pursuing a code of ethics and acting professionally for a professional in society? What is the true definition of a professional, as perceived by society? Research on the public perception of professionals in Malta shows that several...

Lies are the only weapon the Labour Party has left, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said during a political event in Mqabba on Thursday evening."The Labour Party started its election campaign with a lie by saying that I would not contest this distric...

A Labour Party government would revamp tourism areas around Malta and Gozo, starting with Bugibba Square, as it seeks to improve the country's tourism product, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Thursday.Speaking on the TV programme AWLA on Labour P...

Pharmaceutical company KELIX bio will be investing €48 million in a world-class manufacturing and distribution centre in Malta, a government statement read."This investment will be instrumental in its cause to develop and commercialize affordabl...

No verification casinos do exist. They are rare but they are online and you can gamble at one. This is not a common topic. Most players prefer creating an account at a casino, verifying it, and playing games. But, some gamblers just don’t like ...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the winning goal for Barcelona to secure a 2-1 victory over Galatasaray on Thursday and send the struggling European powerhouse into the quarterfinals of the Europa League.Fellow Spanish team Sevilla was knocked out o...

It is a well-known thing that online gambling is more than just popular. It is becoming more and more popular as we speak and this trend will last indefinitely. A real question here is why so many people love to gamble online. There are a few reasons...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured in a traffic accident that took place in Rabat on Thursday morning.The accident took place in Triq Ġorġ Borġ Olivier at around 11:30am, the police said.A collision took place between a Yamaha 400 d...

A Russian airstrike ripped apart a theater where hundreds of people have been living in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, as Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a “self-purification” to rid his country of an...

The St Julian’s local council has said that no permits have been issued for any activity associated with St Patrick’s Day.In a statement on Facebook, the council said that, in agreement with the Police and in accordance with the directive...

The Nationalist Party has pledged to seriously tackle the issue of excessive development in Malta, saying the matter has significantly reduced the quality of people’s lives.The PN also stated that it would give back spaces to the people to form...