The Malta Union of Midwives and Teachers is prepared to call a strike among nurses if the charges against a Mount Carmel Hospital (MCH) nurse over unprofessional conduct in 2017 and MCH manager Joseph Pace, are not dropped immediately, President of t...

BirdLife Malta is urging the Prime Minister to intervene and revisit a proposed change to the law that could jeopardize scientific bird studies.In a statement Wednesday, BirdLife Malta said it sincerely believes that PM Robert Abela is being misled a...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's military has made small gains in the east, pushing Russian forces out of four villages near Kharkiv, as his country's foreign minister suggested Ukraine could go beyond just forcing Russia back to a...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday as lawmakers beefed up President Joe Biden’s initial request, signaling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russian President Vladi...

Director of the Academy of Malta's Disciplined Forces John Charles Ellul issued an apology on Monday for a statement he made on Facebook.Ellul’s original comment that caused quite an uproar had read: "Is it possible that there aren't any e...

The Malta Rugby Football Union will play host to the Rugby Europe 7s Conference 2 competition this June, with Malta facing off against five countries in their quest for promotion up Rugby Europe’s ladder.In a statement, the MRFU announced that ...

Malta must completely block Russian exports and the golden passport schemes to aid in the fight against Russian aggression on Ukrainian land, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Addressing the Maltese House of Representatives on Tuesday, Ze...

On 7 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), in delivering a ruling in the case of Fuhrmann-2-GmbH v. B., adopted a consumer friendly approach by clarifying that for consumers to be validly bound by an electronica...

A worker has died in an accident at the Wasteserv incinerator in Marsa, the police told The Malta Independent.The worker has been identified as a 38-year-old from Marsaxlokk, who has been named as Joseph Ellul.The incident happened at around 9am near...

NFT or Non-fungible Token is a type of token representing any particular asset in digital form. The term non-fungible means the items that are irreplaceable for their innovative attributes. Now, this could be anything, starting from art to real estat...

Stakeholders from the iGaming industry have expressed their worry that Malta’s implementation of the measures imposed onto it by the Financial Action Task Force will lead to an “over-regulated” industry. During a panel discussi...

An Irish pensioner who suffered catastrophic injuries and was left wheelchair bound after being hit by a drunk driver while in holiday in Malta has settled an Irish High Court action for €3.1 million, according to Irish media reports.The Irish E...

123 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Monday, while two new deaths were also reported.167 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,659.1,527 swab tests we...

Revisions for the expanded Champions League format have been agreed on by UEFA officials, clubs and leagues with a scaled-back first phase and a curb on how past performances can earn qualification.The reformatted group stage would still grow from 32...

The government is showing that it does not care about the nursing and midwife professions, as the working conditions for nurses and the lack of nurses in Malta has become a national crisis, President of the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses Paul Pac...

Liverpool has ensured the Premier League's thrilling title race will stretch into the final week of the season.A come-from-behind 2-1 win at Aston Villa, sealed by a 65th-minute header by Sadio Mane, showed Liverpool's heart for the fight and moved J...

Minister for the Economy, European Funds and Lands Silvio Schembri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Chris Bonett held a consultation meeting with a number of social partners and associations on the Recovery and Resilience Funds.The Reco...

Minister for Gozo Clint Camillieri has announced an extensive restoration project for the iconic Gozo aqueducts. The project, which will cost an estimated €2 million, will give new life to the British-built aqueduct and will include works t...

Former judge Patrick Vella has passed away at age 78.Vella had been made a judge in 1998. He had served as a magistrate for 12 years before.Vella had originally become a lawyer in 1967.He had been arraigned in 2002 together with former Chief Justice ...

A pro-choice activist was assaulted on the roadside on Tuesday, the NGO Doctors for Choice said on social media.Professor Isabel Stabile is a well-known pro-choice activist and gynaecologist who is a founding member of Doctors for Choice – an N...

A team of Public Interest Litigation Network (PILN) lawyers and the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation are challenging Malta’s Freedom of Information Act (FOI) in the Constitutional Court, arguing that the remedies it provides are unconstitution...

A construction worker is in danger of dying after he fell around four storeys at the site he was working at in Gozo.Police said that their assistance was requested at around 11:45am at a construction site at Triq Manwel Magro in Marsalforn.Preliminar...

The government will remain consistent in giving its support the iGaming industry, said Minister for Economy Silvio Schembri on Tuesday. During a press conference hosted by the Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with WHPartners celebrating 20 y...

A new mental health hospital close to Mater Dei Hospital should be built next year, whilst the mental health sector needs to be made a government priority for the coming years “as it is a growing problem”, according to the Dean of Social ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country’s biggest patriotic holiday Monday without a major new battlefield success in Ukraine to boast of, as the war ground on through its 11th week with the Kremlin's forces making little or no prog...

One of the Ukrainian fighters holding out in the Mariupol steelworks said Monday they were still defending the city.Valeri Paditel, who heads the border guards in the Donetsk region, said the fighters were “doing everything to make those who de...

A 24-year-old Syrian man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a co-national in Marsalforn on Saturday.Maher Aljasem, who lives in Marsalforn, was charged with the murder of Fawez Najem, 25, who was stabbed in the heart.Aljasem was taken to the Gozo co...

The Director of the Academy of Malta's Disciplined Forces John Charles Ellul has apologised for saying that PN MPs should be pelted with eggs and tomatoes, after Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri asked the official to remove the social media post...

The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has said that the Future of Europe conference has proven that there was “a gap between what people expect, and what Europe is able to deliver at the moment.” “This is why...

The global price increase due to the Russian - Ukraine conflict has prompted the government to provide financial assistance in the agricultural and fishing industry in order to stabilise prices. The areas of Ukraine and Russia are the world&rsqu...

The PN has called for the setting up of a committee to put forward proposals to change Parliament’s Standing Orders. The announcement was made by PN Deputy Leader David Agius and PN Whip Robert Cutajar in a press conference on Monday. ...

The Director of the Academy of Malta’s Disciplined Forces John Charles Ellul has been the subject of a letter sent by NGO Repubblika to Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri over a Facebook post where he called on people to pelt PN MPs with egg...

Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne on Monday tabled a Bill proposing amendments to the IVF law in Parliament, as was promised in the PL's electoral pledges.Speaking about Mother's Day, which was celebrated last Sunday, he said tha...

The government should stop ignoring the work life balance directive now that it has until August to implement it, and must stop lagging behind and act immediately, Opposition leader Bernard Grech said on Monday.Speaking in Parliament, Grech added tha...

Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo was in no mood to reply to questions about his interrogation by police over the presence of a historical artefact inside his home on Monday.Refalo was asked a range of questions by journalists after it emerged last w...

70 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Monday, while two new deaths were also reported.It is the first time since 7 March this year that less than 100 cases of the virus have been reported in a single day.188 people meanwhile...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sought to cast Moscow's military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies and a necessary move to ward off a potential aggression.Speaking at a military parade on Red Square marking the Wor...

A planning application proposing the restoration of parts of the iconic Balluta Buildings has been filed.The site enjoys Grade 1 protection.The Restoration Method Statement that was submitted to the Planning Authority as part of the application, stat...

Following the end of this year's spring hunting season, BirdLife Malta notes that it was once again a season 'riddled with illegalities', mainly the targeting of protected birds including the European Turtle-dove (Gamiema)."While Minister Clint Camil...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Anton Refalo, together with Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights, Alicia Bugeja Said, launched the AgriFair 2022 on Monday, a Fair that will see representatives fr...

Russian forces pushed forward Monday in their assault on Ukraine, seeking to capture the crucial southern port city of Mariupol as Moscow prepared to celebrate its national Victory Day holiday.Determined to show a success in a war now in its 11t...

April brought busier days for Malta's International Airport, as 513,979 passengers travelled through the terminal during the month, a statement issued by the airport read.This figure marks a recovery of 78.7% of pre-pandemic passenger numbers, which ...

On PL MEP Alfred Sant's initiative, the Socialist and Democratic (S&D) Group at the European Parliament put forward a plenary amendment calling on the European Commission to pay due attention to the impact of state aid decisions on the connectivi...

Parliament officially opened on Saturday, as MPs took their oaths and the Speaker of the House was re-elected.This legislature, Malta has the largest number of MPs in history - 79.There are a few things that this newsroom would like to see done diffe...

A comic book designed by WasteServ to help educate children on waste separation and how students can make a difference in protecting the environment has been drawn up.The comics tell the story of two characters - Commander Yellow and General Buzz - a...

TOKYO — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will slowly phase out Russian oil imports in unity with the Group of Seven’s effort against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Leaders from the G-7 countries met online Sunday and announced ...

A man was killed in a fight in Marsalforn on Saturday evening, the police said.The victim is a Syrian man, aged 25, who was certified dead at Gozo General Hospital.The police said that a fight broke out in an apartment in Triq il-Wied, with several o...

A complex of tourist bungalows has been proposed as a replacement for two existing disused farms inside a Natura 2000 site in Marsaxlokk.Located in an area known as Il-Ballut, which contains sensitive saline marshlands, the application seeks to demol...

A protest in front of the Russian Embassy was held by the Ukrainian community in Malta on Sunday, denouncing the 'bloody and cruel' invasion of Ukraine.Sunday marked the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those who lost their lives during the ...

Nurses are an indispensable human resource in any hospital. It is safe to say that Malta has already had a taste of what such a nursing shortage could cause to its health department, as during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic nursing staff was stret...

A woman who was raped as a child has told The Malta Independent on Sunday that she wondered why she wasn’t getting paid for the abuse, like her mother, who worked as a prostitute. Yolanda Bonello spoke with this newsroom about the abuse she end...

119 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Sunday, as one more person has died with the virus.There are currently 2,825 active Covid-19 cases on the island.Since the start of the pandemic, Malta has had 92,848 cases of Covid-19, 88,918 of which have rec...

The compiling of the shadow Cabinet may not be as important as that of the list of ministers and parliamentary secretaries that make up the government but, nonetheless, it carries its own particular significance.Through it, the Opposition Leader dist...

Manchester City started celebrations to mark a decade since its first Premier League title by trying to prevent the sixth success being as tense or dramatic with a rout started and ended by Raheem Sterling.What had been a tight title race is now more...

Sandro Tonali celebrated his 22nd birthday by scoring two goals that took AC Milan a step closer to its first Serie A title in 11 years.Milan won 3-1 at Hellas Verona on Sunday thanks mainly to a goal in each half from Tonali after Davide Faraoni had...

His first day racing around the new Formula One circuit in Miami was absolutely horrible. Then he made a mistake in qualifying that cost him a spot on the front row.By the time race day rolled around, Max Verstappen had knocked it all out of his syst...

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian army said Sunday that Moscow was focusing its main efforts that day on destroying airfield infrastructure in eastern and southern Ukraine, in order to prevent Ukrainian air forces from operating effectively.At leas...

Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in the basement as Moscow's invading forces kept up their barrage of cities, towns and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine.The govern...

Davina Sammut Hili, a former mayor of Floriana, was one of the six women candidates who were elected to Parliament thanks to the gender-corrective mechanism.Here she tells us about her favourite pastimes, the food she likes and what she will take wit...

Russian forces kept up their barrage of southern Ukraine, hitting the major Black Sea port of Odesa with cruise missiles and bombarding the steelworks up the coast in Mariupol, where Ukrainian fighters remained trapped underground after the last civi...

French President Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated for a second term on Saturday, vowing to take action to avoid any further escalation of Russia’s war in Ukraine and promising he would promote France and Europe on the world stage.Macro...

President George Vella said Saturday that the government’s emphasis over the next five years will be the environment.Addressing MPs during a ceremony marking the start of the legislature, Vella highlighted the aims of the government for the nex...

The 14th legislature since Independence opened today with a ceremony that was held at the House of Representatives in Valletta.Mass was said at St John's Co-Cathedral, following which all 79 Members of Parliament walked up Republic Street to the Parl...

Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna said Saturday that Malta and its people need to work towards overcoming the tribal mentality of “you and us, them and us.”Scicluna was delivering his homily during a ceremonial Mass of the Holy Spirit at S...

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Health authorities today reported 132 new Covid-19 cases, while there were no deaths.The total number of victims remains 708.In all, 92,729 cases have been registered in Malta, with 88,728 people who recovered.The number of active cases has dropped t...

Singer Dr Lynn has launched a new song dedicated to all mothers.She has written it with her mother Carmen Chircop in mind on the occasion of Mothers’ Day, celebrated today.In her message on Youtube, Dr Lynn also mentioned her mother-in-law Eliz...

ADPD – The Green Party Chairperson said the new Parliament is a reflection of a legally rigged system that is meant to favour the PLPN. The electoral mechanisms that ADPD has insisted upon throughout the election campaign as being discriminator...

Michelle Muscat has been elected as new president of the Association of Catering Establishments.Muscat is a leading entrepreneur in the catering industry, ACE said in a statement.Matthew Pace is the new vice-president, Omar Vella is the new honorary ...

Ħamrun Spartans will play European football next season after winning a direct clash against Birkirkara by a solitary goal scored by Franklin Sasere in the first part of the match.This match was considered as a decider for a place in next season...

Frustration but no moaning from Jürgen Klopp, even after a title setback for Liverpool.Klopp's side being held 1-1 by tactically disciplined and defensively robust Tottenham on Saturday handed Manchester City an even greater initiative in the Pr...

Napoli won at Torino 1-0 despite missing a penalty and consolidated third place in Serie A on Saturday.Fabián Ruiz scored in the second half after Lorenzo Insigne had another spot kick saved.Napoli moved four points above fourth-placed Juventu...

Ferrari stormed to the front of the grid for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix as Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc and teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. locked up the front row in Saturday qualifying.It's the first time Ferrari will lead the fiel...

Efforts to evacuate more civilians from the tunnels beneath a sprawling steel mill were to go on Saturday as Ukrainian fighters make their last stand in Mariupol to prevent Moscow's complete takeover of the strategically important port city.Dozens of...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday authorized the shipment of another $150 million in military assistance for Ukraine for artillery rounds and radar systems in its fight against Russia’s invading forces.Biden said the latest spend...

Malta will from Monday scrap its red and dark red travel lists, Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on Friday.Speaking in a comment to state broadcaster TVM, Fearne said that as from Monday travellers coming from any country will no longer require...

Transport Malta announced that the financial initiative for the purchase of new or used Plug-in Hybrid vehicles has been fully taken up. For this reason, the scheme will be available only for cars ordered by 31 May 2022, the agency said in a sta...

Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri has revealed the government’s plans for an extension to the Xewkija helipad with a 450m runway for small aircraft. Speaking in a press conference, Camilleri said that a public consultation regarding the plans for t...

Former economy minister Chris Cardona appeared in court on Friday morning in a case filed by the heirs of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The family is requesting damages suffered as a result of Cardona’s now infamous...

Investigators found traces of murder victim Mario Farrugia’s blood smeared on the wall of Eliot Paul Busuttil’s bedroom, a court has been told as the compilation of evidence against Busuttil began before magistrate Astrid May Grima on Thu...

A lot has been said of many Maltese being experts at fattening their pockets.  But the fact is that, besides that, we continue to be experts when it comes to fattening up our own figure.That’s shown by the World Health Organisation, with t...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Friday that Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has refused to reach compromises over the appointment of important roles in the institution, such as the Parliament Speaker, the Ombudsman, and the Standards Commissioner...

70% of citizens are satisfied with the way public service in Malta is given, outgoing chief Mario Cutajar said on Friday.Speaking at a conference for Public Service Week 2022, titled “Investing in Quality,” Cutajar said that the public se...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address the Maltese Parliament on Tuesday afternoon.The announcement was made by Speaker Anglu Farrugia on TVM on Friday morning.Zelenskyy is expected to address MPs via video conference. Farrugi...

122 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Friday, while no new deaths were reported.285 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,995.1,569 swab tests were car...

A man was grievously injured on Friday morning in a fight in Siggiewi, the police said.The incident involved a man aged 59 of Tarxien, and two others aged 34 and 43, both of Siggiewi.The man from Tarxien suffered grievous injuries in the fight, and w...

The Church in Malta collected €358,366 for the benefit of the people in Ukraine, a Caritas Malta statement read."This is one of the initiatives the Church in Malta took to help the Ukrainian people. This fund raising campaign was led by Caritas ...

Principal Permanent Secretary for Public Service Mario Cutajar announced FRiday that he will be retiring.Speaking at a conference for Public Service Week 2022 in Ta’ Qali, Cutajar announced his retirement after 46 years as a public officer. Cut...

Lautaro Martínez may have saved Inter Milan’s title challenge.Martinez scored twice to help the defending champion recover from two goals down to beat Empoli 4-2 and move to the top of Serie A on Friday — for 48 hours at least.Inte...

Sta Lucia were relegated to the Challenge League after losing to Valletta by the odd goal in three. It was a match that the Saints had to win in order to keep up their hopes alive. Instead they left the pitch empty handed and Balzan are now safe foll...

A pillion rider was critically injured after the bike she was riding on was involved in a collision in Mosta on Thursday evening.The accident took place in Independence Avenue at 11.30pm.It involved a BMW 120D driven by a 28-year-old woman of Gzira, ...

Life expectancy at birth in Malta stood at 82.9 years in 2021, Eurostat figures show.The statistical office of the European Union said that this figure shows a return to the same expectancy that Malta had in 2019, after it had dipped to 82.3 years in...

In January 2022, 110 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in Malta, Eurostat data shows.In the EU in total, there were 52,865 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applying for international pro...

Pensioners received two increases to make up for a rise in the cost of living, Minister for Social Justice and Solidarity, the Family and Children's Rights Michael Falzon said Friday.He was giving a reaction to a cost-of-living survey carried out by ...

The Labour Party has always believed in the importance of having a social security department, Social Policy Minister Michael Falzon said on Friday, on the occasion of the department’s 66th anniversary.He added that this department has always m...

Ukrainian fighters in the tunnels underneath Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant held out against Russian troops Thursday in an increasingly desperate and perhaps doomed effort to deny Moscow what would be its biggest success of the war yet: the ...

It seems that the Nationalist Party’s wounds will never be allowed to heal. Not only has the party suffered another trashing at the polls, but now, one of its former top MPs has declared open war against its leader, Bernard Grech. And it seems,...

Former PN MP David Thake has withdrawn a libel suit he had filed against the Labour media station over a story on unpaid VAT.One News reported that Thake has reached an agreement with the tax department to repay the €270,000 bill owed by his com...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says the majority of Russian forces that had been around the port city of Mariupol have left and headed north, leaving roughly the equivalent of two battalion tactical groups there, or about 2,000 troops.Pentagon spoke...

Minister for Transport Aaron Farrugia defended the decision of issuing over €430,000 in direct orders related to the Malta Metro, saying that the government simply makes decisions according to the situation.The Malta Independent reported on Tues...