The worries expressed before the government passed a law allowing recreational use of cannabis have come to be, as children as young as nine years of age are being exposed to the drug, Caritas director Anthony Gatt said.This is one of the more &ldquo...

A Labour Party local councillor is seeking to get full development permission for a planning application he filed to construct a home for the elderly on ODZ land in Naxxar.A spokesperson for the Planning Authority confirmed that the applicant recentl...

Malta only finished 16th out of 18 countries in its Eurovision semi-final last Thursday, the results published after Saturday night’s Grand Final show.Emma Muscat represented Malta with the song ‘I Am What I Am’, and while there wer...

There is one fundamental difference between how Labour Party supporters view their leader, and the way Nationalist Party supporters consider him.History has taught us that, for the Labour Party, the leader is one whose word and actions are never to b...

Nurses in Malta have been recently advocating for better working conditions, as many have been left feeling burnt out, particularly at the height of the pandemic.Some hospital vacancies are harder to fill than others, as the type of job could not be ...

Malta’s foreign policy in the modern era has come to be defined by one main pillar: neutrality.It’s a subject which crops up in the public discourse every time an international conflict which may have some form of bearing on Malta occurs:...

Higher Specialist Trainee in Psychiatry Emma Saliba has sought to take it to the next level as she delivered the Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide training to a number of professionals in Rwanda, with the aim of increasing mental health ...

There is always more to be done to help vulnerable persons and low-income families in achieving a decent quality of life, NGO Caritas Director Anthony Gatt said.In an interview with the Malta Independent on Sunday, Gatt elaborated further on the mini...

Graziella Attard Previ was elected to Parliament from the tenth district, in a casual election to fill the seat vacated by Mark Anthony Sammut.A former Sliema deputy mayor, Attard Previ tells us about her passion for Formula 1, and fondly remembers h...

Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest in the early hours of Sunday in a clear show of popular support for the war-ravaged nation that went beyond music.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the victory, Ukraine's ...

Russian troops were withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow's forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern in...

Cardinal Mario Grech is being named as a possible successor to Pope Francis.In an article on the Times of London, Grech is listed among the possible “papabili” in succession to the ailing pointiff.Grech, 65, was elevated to Cardinal in 20...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A+' with a Stable Outlook.Malta's rating is supported by high per-capita income levels, a large net external creditor position and a pre-pandemic recor...

Din l-Art Ħelwa and The Archaeological Society Malta on Saturday decried the "abusive and illicit ongoing works" threatening the stability and safeguarding of a rock-cut chamber of historical interest in the area known as Tal-Papa in Birzebbuga....

Floriana: Vilhena Pharmacy, 3, St Anne Street; Ħamrun: Remedies Pharmacy, 678, St Joseph High Road; Santa Venera: Fatima Pharmacy, 82, Ferrovija Street; Birkirkara: Brown's Pharmacy, 32, Fleur-de-Lys Road; Msida: Remedies Pharmacy, 5, Tagliaferr...

Commissioner Helena Dalli is in Malta for the Special Olympics Invitational Games Malta 2022. Around 1200 athletes, officials, and volunteers from 25 different countries are participating to the event. Special Olympics serve athletes with intellectua...

This year's Eurovision Song Contest – an annual celebration of pop music in which nations compete to win the votes of judges and the public – takes place in Turin, Italy, today. And Ukraine is overwhelmingly the favourite to win.While the...

The health authorities on Saturday reported 86 new Covid-19 cases.No deaths were recorded, leaving the total tally at 713.The total number of cases registered in Malta is now 93,446, with 89,952 recoveries.The number of active cases is now 2,385...

A teenager suffered grievous injuries after she was hit by a car in Swieqi on Friday afternoon, the police said.The accident happened in St Andrew’s Road at 6.30pm.The 13-year-old girl, of Bulgarian nationality and resident in Msida, was hit by...

Add the FA Cup to the collection. Jürgen Klopp has now won every major title for Liverpool.A 6-5 victory over Chelsea on penalties in Saturday's final produced Liverpool's first FA Cup triumph since 2006 and kept it in contention for, potentiall...

Diego Perotti was in tears at the final whistle and had to be consoled by teammates after his late penalty was saved in relegation-threatened Salernitana's 1-1 draw with Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.Salernitana inched two points clear of the drop zo...

Two men were arrested by the police during inspections carried out in Paceville on Friday night, the police said.In a statement, the police said that in a parking area in St George’s Road, the police stopped a man who was seen acting suspicious...

The issue of connectivity between Malta and Gozo has once again been put on the agenda by the government, with a new idea – that of an airfield – being announced last week.The runway will be built in Xewkija on land which will adjoin to t...

Andy Byford points out the cathedral-like ceiling, the crystal-clear acoustics, the "pureness of the aesthetic" that surrounds him.The head of London's public transport system is rhapsodizing about a subway station — part of a new line he says ...

The recovery of our country’s economy from the impact of Covid should provide us with an opportunity to improve our policies; It is a unique occasion to plan better tourism that does not depend on numbers but focuses on quality. ADPD-The Green ...

Russian forces suffered heavy losses in a Ukrainian attack that destroyed a pontoon bridge they were using to try to cross a river in the east, Ukrainian and British officials said in another sign of Moscow's struggle to salvage a war gone awry....

 Journalists packed a small courtroom in Kyiv for the trial of a captured Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian in the early days of the war — the first of dozens of war crimes cases that Ukraine's top prosecuto...

KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said although Ukrainians are doing everything they can to drive out the Russians, “no one today can predict how long this war will last.”“This will depend, unfortunately, not only ...

Emma Muscat said that while last night's Eurovision result isn't what they expected, she feels very proud of her Eurovision performance,Emma was not among the top 10 in the Eurovision's second semi-final on Thursday, meaning that she drops out of the...

The Nationalist Party on Friday gave St Julian's Mayor Albert Buttigieg 24 hours to substantiate claims he made, the mayor told The Malta Independent.In an opinion article that was published in the Times of Malta, Buttigieg said that he, like a numbe...

No demolition and excavation works will be permitted within tourism areas between 15 June and 30 September 2022.This initiative, which is being co-ordinated between the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and ...

Bernard Grech has formally filed his nomination for the post of leader of the Nationalist Party.Grech will be the only candidate for the leadership election, which the party was tied to holding after the PN’s crushing 2022 general election defe...

The OHSA is investigating an accident on a building site in Fgura where a worker sustained slight injuries.The incident occurred at 2.45 pm on Triq San Tumas, Fgura. The worker was in an excavator on a roof, part of which collapsed, the police said.A...

A 13-year-old girl has been hospitalised after she was hit by a pick-up on Friday morning.Police said in a statement that the accident took place at around 11am in Triq Dun Karm Psaila in Birkirkara.Preliminary investigations showed that the 13-year-...

An elderly man from Ħal Qormi has suffered grievous injuries while he was trying to control a grass fire. The police was informed that there was the need for assistance in a field in Triq il-Ħofor, Ħal Qormi, at noon. The 76-year-old m...

Emma Muscat has failed to lead Malta to the Eurovision final night, as she bowed out of the competition in Thursday night’s semi-final.Emma was not among the top 10 in the Eurovision’s second semi-final on Thursday, meaning that she drops...

The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has been informed that measures were immediately taken to tackle an assault by a student in a Naxxar school.The Times of Malta had reported that the education authorities are investigating an incident at the Naxxar M...

The elimination of Emma Muscat from the Eurovision Song Contest final has made sure that Malta retained – and extended – a particular record.Malta holds the record of the longest wait for a first win, having debuted in 1971.Cyprus has tak...

Health authorities reported 111 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, with no deaths.This leaves the tally of victims at 713.The total number of cases registered in Malta so far is 93,360, with 89,807 recoveries.The total number of active cases is now 2,444....

The government probably saw it as a positive PR stunt when it invited the Ukrainian president to address the Maltese Parliament.To have Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the hero of Ukraine, address Maltese MPs at the invitation of our Foreign Minister would sure...

The Kremlin warned about taking retaliatory “military-technical” steps after Finland’s leaders came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment triggered by Russia's inv...

PEN Malta wrote to Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg and President of the EU Parliament Roberta Metsola urging them to protest 'in the most vociferous manner possible' with the Israeli government, in the wake of the killing of journalist Shireen Abu ...

Elon Musk said Friday that his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter is "temporarily on hold" pending details on spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid signs of internal turmoil over the proposed acquisition.In a tw...

PL MEP Cyrus Engerer has been entrusted by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats to be their representative on an official European Parliament mission to the European Union Asylum Agency in Malta focusing on migration. Engerer, wh...

KYIV, Ukraine —Ukrainian officials say their forces took out another Russian ship in the Black Sea.Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, said late Thursday the Vsevolod Bobrov logistics ship was struck as it was trying to d...

Selmun Palace is to receive a facelift according to a planning application that was filed.The application was filed by Selmun Palace Hotel Co Ltd, a company owned by the government, proposing the restoration of facades including the courtyard, roof s...

Part of Balluta Bay on Thursday turned white after construction waste from a development on the shore seeped into the sea.The images of the scene were uploaded by St. Julian’s mayor Albert Buttigieg on his personal Facebook.The waste is seeping...

Commissioner for Animal Welfare Alison Bezzina has presented the fourth set of recommendations to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo, and parliamentary secretary Alicia Bugeja Said.The three new recommendatio...

100 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Thursday.161 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,515.1,483 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, eq...

9 million young people between the ages of 15 to 30 in Europe are suffering from mental health problems, according to Mental Health Europe (MHE).The Office of the Commissioner for the Promotion of Rights of Persons with Mental Disorders presented thi...

Finland’s leaders Thursday came out in favour of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days, in a historic realignment on the continent 2 1/2 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine sent a ...

Former Labour Prime Minister and leader Alfred Sant said he is "unconvinced" on the idea of having an airfield in Gozo. "I remain unconvinced by the proposal for Gozo to develop an airport able to receive arrivals of planes from Malta carrying u...

Irish President Michael D. Higgins is in Malta on a state visit which will last for three days.Higgins is being hosted by President George Vella, and will meet Prime Minister Robert Abela and Opposition leader Bernard Grech while he is in the country...

For the seventh year in a row, Malta continues to occupy the number one spot on the Rainbow Europe Map, with a score of 92%.Published on Thursday, May 12, at the IDAHOT+ Forum in Cyprus, the ILGA-Europe's annual Rainbow Map and Index r...

Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the badly injured fighters trapped inside a steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol, as Kyiv began preparing for its first war crimes trial of a captured Rus...

A motorcyclist suffered grievous injuries after he was involved in an accident on Thursday morning in Naxxar.Police said in a statement that they were advised of a traffic accident in Triq Margaret A. Murray in Naxxar at around 7:15am.Preliminary inv...

MOSCOW — A top Russian official says that there is a growing threat of the fighting in Ukraine spilling into a direct conflict between Russia and NATO.Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vlad...

The Malta Chamber of SMEs and the Childcare Centres Providers Association (CCPA) are insisting that the authorities remove Covid restrictions affecting operations in this sector. To exert pressure, the chamber and association said that with immediate...

Despite our nation's tiny size, Malta boasts an agricultural industry so strong that an unending range of products we make use of on a daily basis can be supplied through local means.Given the hard work that farmers, fishermen, and all other industry...

From 14 to 16 June, a joint delegation from the EP’s EU monitoring UNCRPD Framework will join the 15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP15) that will take place at the United Nations Headquarters.MEP Alex Agius Salib...

In his usual style, Archbishop Charles Scicluna passed on a strong message in his homily during the Mass held last Saturday as part of the State opening of Parliament, the 14th legislature since Independence.One of his main points is that we should w...

Finland's president and prime minister said Thursday they’re in favor of applying for NATO membership, paving the way for the alliance to expand amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.The dramatic move by Finland was announced by President Sau...

Maltese journalists Neil Camilleri and Giuseppe Attard are producing a documentary about their recent experience in Ukraine, with the aim of raising funds for refugees living under the care of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Camilleri and Attard, who are...

Bernard Grech has been deemed as idoneous to contest for the post of leader of the Natioanlist Party, the party’s electoral commissioner said in a statement.Peter Fenech said in a statement that the Chairperson of the PN’s Candidate&rsquo...

Customs Malta intercepted a record breaking 1.494 tonnes of cocaine at the Malta Freeport.Customs officials, stationed at the Freeport Scanning Facility, seized 50 bags containing 1,494 blocks of cocaine, weighing one kilogram each, during a day-long...

Adrian 'Tal-Maksar' Agius had claimed in a sworn statement that Ryan Schembri had transferred €25 million to Dubai.This came out on Wednesday in court, during the compilation of evidence against Ryan Schembri, who is facing money laundering and ...

An ORNIS committee meeting had to be suspended after a “physical attack” by the chief executive officer of the hunting federation, Birdlife Malta said on Wednesday.“BirdLife Malta is shocked at the aggressive attitude and physical a...

Emergency services on Wednesday rescued a man who fell down a deep shaft inside a construction site in Rabat.The police later said that the man, from Turkey, suffered grievous injuries.The police were informed about the incident, which took place nea...

Businesses that availed themselves of a tax postponement measure that had been launched back in March 2020 are going to have to start paying their bills.As part of the packet of Covid-19 financial aid, the finance ministry in March 2020 had implement...

Prime Minister Robert Abela stressed on the government’s proposal to improve access to IVF treatment during a speech in Parliament, while also calling out Opposition Leader Bernard Grech for “disrespectful” comments made towards IVF...

With his four-goal burst and "Zen" celebration, Kevin De Bruyne did his best impersonation of a future Manchester City teammate on Wednesday.Erling Haaland is joining City next season as one of the most sought-after strikers in world soccer and ...

Inter Milan remained on course for a league and cup double by beating Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the Italian Cup final on Wednesday.Ivan Perišić scored twice in extra time after Hakan Çalhanoğlu had converted a controver...

The government’s Department of Information on Tuesday chose to totally ignore statements made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Malta’s resistance to a total ban on Russian oil exports and on the golden passport scheme as he a...

The Malta Independent's Editor-in-Chief Neil Camilleri and videographer Giuseppe Attard will be travelling to Ukraine to cover the current conflict and give daily, first-hand reports on the situation from the front lines.The aim of their journey will...

MITA Chairman Tony Sultana has been appointed as the new Chief Permanent Secretary, replacing the soon to be retiring Mario Cutajar.Sultana was nominated for the post by Prime Minister Robert Abela and approved by Cabinet.  His nomination was th...

The Malta Union for Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) has decided not to attend Wednesday's planned meeting with the Ministry for Health to discuss the situation surrounding Joseph Pace, a Mount Carmel Hospital (MCH) nurse and manager who is accused of misc...

A man was grievously injured on Wednesday afternoon after he fell off a ladder.The accident took place inside a residence in Triq Adeodato Gatt, Żebbuġ, at around 1:30pm, the police said.The man, 64, from Dingli, fell from a height of aroun...

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...

A man was grievously injured when he fell one storey when a bean gave way on a construction site, the police said.The accident took place on Wednesday morning at 9am in Triq il-Farfett, Marsa.The man, from Mali, and aged 25, was taken to hospital wit...

In recent years, I've noticed an increasing number of clients entering therapy due to feelings of anxiety, stress, burnout and general life dissatisfaction. These are people who, on the surface, have everything they need - a home, car, stable job and...

The wearing of face-masks onboard flights will no longer be obligatory as from 16 May, after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control announced a relaxation in its Covid-19 measures.The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and E...

The Malta International Airport is positive about the recovery of air traffic and passenger numbers for the upcoming year due to the easing of restrictions.Speaking at the 30th annual general meeting, MIA chairman Nikolaus Gretzmacher gave a brief in...

108 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday.191 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,576.1,468 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, e...

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...

A female journalist for Al Jazeera was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early Wednesday. The broadcaster and a reporter who was wounded in the incident blamed Israeli forces, while Israel claimed ...

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...