A man was grievously hurt in a fight that broke out at Ghadira Bay, Mellieha, on Wednesday evening.In the incident, which took place at around 8.30pm, a 28-year-old man from Nepal, who resides in Mellieha, was involved in an argument with another man...

9,106 workplaces were inspected by the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) during the last 2 years, the authority said in a statement. These varied from micro to large enterprises in the manufacturing, construction, and services sectors a...

The popular and well-known DJ Ian Lang has passed away at the age of 55, his wife said on social media on Thursday morning.Lang has been living in Malta for over 30 years, and was a well-known face in the local party scene as from the 1990s, when he ...

As expected, Bernard Grech will be the sole contender for the Nationalist Party’s leadership post.In spite of suffering a third consecutive electoral defeat, it is arguably the best scenario for a party that has gone through three changes of le...

The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered.Meanwhile, the firs...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv during the nation’s continuing battle against the Russian invasion.The v...

Several residents of Kharkiv, particularly those living in the city’s hard-hit Saltivka district, have been living without water and electricity for over two months. The Malta Independent’s team in Ukraine spoke to a number of residents w...

The European Commission has approved a €30 million Maltese scheme to support companies active in the importation, manufacturing and wholesale of grains and other similar products in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The scheme, which g...

The European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”), on 7 April 2022, delivered a preliminary ruling with regards to Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 which establishes common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boar...

A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian.Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head ...

A politically-connected businessman, recently outed in court as having allegedly handed over a database of records on Maltese voters to an IT company, has denied the claim in two judicial protests, calling for criminal action to be taken against the ...

Minister for Health Chris Fearne said that Steward Health Care is fully bound by the conditions of the original Vitals Global Healthcare contract for the running of the three state hospitals, and that the government is awaiting 'with interest' the ou...

A new gender wellbeing clinic will open in the coming months, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Chris Fearne said in parliament on Wednesday.Answering a parliamentary question on the health services and gender confirmation, Fearne said th...

Eintracht Frankfurt’s 42-year wait for a European trophy is over.The German club ended its title drought with a penalty shootout win over Rangers in the Europa League final on Wednesday.Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp came up with a big save at the end ...

76 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Tuesday, as Malta’s pandemic death count also increased by two.160 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,148...

PL MP Rosianne Cutajar called for the setting up of a registry of people with a history of domestic violence, where police can disclose information to women about their partner's domestic abuse history.Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Cutajar sai...

Discussions on setting up a special squad focused on security in Paceville will continue, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri has said.He was responding to a Parliamentary Question posed by PN MP Karol Aquilina on the subject, who asked for a defin...

A study conducted by EMCS Ltd revealed that ‘Toyota’, ‘GO’ and ‘Cisk’ were among the top most popular brands in Malta.The study, which was conducted through a survey, was titled ‘The Brands in Malta Survey 20...

The Opposition will be seeking a continuation of the investigation into the Electrogas deal when the Public Accounts Committee reconvenes.In a statement, the PN said that during a parliamentary group meeting held on Tuesday, it was deciced that the o...

Inspire Foundation Malta has taken the initiative to offer an eight-week programme to families of children arriving in Malta from Ukraine in the wake of the current war."In wartime, the most vulnerable members of society are often faced with a dispro...

A report has found that between six and almost 15 million tonnes of plastic waste end up in the oceans each year.Auditor General Charles Deguara presented the Joint Report on "Management of Plastic Waste in Europe" to the Speaker Anġlu Farrugia....

GO plc today announced the appointment of Mr Lassaad Ben Dhiab as Chairman of the Company with immediate effect. Mr Ben Dhiab has been an active Board Member of GO plc since May 2019.Commenting on his appointment, Mr Ben Dhiab said, “I am very ...

Key legislation, being led by MEP David Casa, received broad support today in a crucial vote taken today in the European Parliament, an EPP statement read.The vote in the joint EMPL-ENVI Committee comes after months of negotiations to find compromise...

Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated c...

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war has pleaded guilty to charges of killing a Ukrainian civilian.Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin pleaded guilty to the charges during his trial in Kyiv on Wednes...

Malta and France registered the lowest annual inflation rates in the EU in April, standing at 5.4%, statistics issued by Eurostat reveal.The highest annual rates were recorded in Estonia (19.1%), Lithuania (16.6%) and Czechia (13.2%). Compared with M...

As from 6 June, children under 12 years of age will no longer be obliged to present a negative PCR test in order to enter Malta, said Health Minister Chris Fearne on Tuesday.Answering a parliamentary question about what Covid-19 measures were still i...

Not one single week seems to go by without there being a serious accident in a workplace.Tens of workers are injured, some of them seriously, while others die, leaving grieving families and colleagues behind.It happens mostly on construction sites, w...

Maltese athletes won a total of 192 medals in the Special Olympics Malta Invitational Games which were held over the course of the last few days.The Games will end on Tuesday evening in a closing ceremony in Valletta.Out of the 192 medals, 65 of thos...

The Mriehel - Qormi project is still in the planning and consultation stage, and no final decision has been taken over it, Infrastructure Minister Aaron Farrugia has said.PN MP Jerome Caruana Cilia asked minister Farrugia, in a Parliamentary Question...

An 18 year-old MCAST student was arraigned for covertly filming students using the college bathrooms, charges which he is denying.Arraigned by Inspector Godwin Scerri before Magistrate Josette Demicoli on Tuesday afternoon, the San Gwann man was char...

The first Maltese baby conceived through a sperm donation was born over the last few days, said Health Minister Chris Fearne on Tuesday.Answering a parliamentary question which asked how many intrauterine insemination procedures have happened, Fearne...

A total of 22,000 people over the age of 65 have taken the second Covid-19 booster dose, said Minister for Health Chris Fearne on Tuesday.Answering a parliamentary question by PL MP Deo Debattista, he said that up until Sunday the total of elderly wh...

The Labour and Nationalist parties didn't receive a single donation that totalled over €7,000 in 2019, the year of the MEP elections, according to documents released by the Electoral Commission.According to party financing laws, information and ...

The Premier League title race is going to the wire. Remarkably, an unprecedented quadruple is still on for Liverpool.Tired and hit by injuries after winning the FA Cup final on Saturday, Liverpool fielded a second-choice lineup against Southampton an...

The wearing of face-masks will still be required on some Air Malta flights owing to regulations still in place in other countries despite recommendations to the contrary by the ECDC.The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre...

Three people were injured in a traffic accident in Rabat on Tuesday afternoon.Police said that it was informed of a traffic crash at around 12pm on Tuesday in Triq tat-Tabija in Rabat.Preliminary investigations showed that there had been an incident ...

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli launched #ClimateOn, a campaign which takes action against and raises awareness towards the climate change crisis. The theme of the campaign for this year is ‘Activate Change&rsqu...

110 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Tuesday, as Malta’s pandemic death count also increased by one.It is the first death related to the pandemic registered since 10 May.156 people meanwhile have recovered from the v...

Energy Minister Miriam Dalli said Tuesday that the government is looking for more possibilities of renewable energy, particularly looking to invest in offshore renewable energy.Answering journalists' questions about the government’s vision for ...

Two men in Qormi were arrested at 6.30pm yesterday after they were found in a vehicle with suspected drugs.The police were informed that on Triq il-Kanun, in Qormi, there was a vehicle being driven without a licence.The police saw a car on Triq il-Be...

The regiment that doggedly defended a steel mill as Ukraine's last stronghold in the port city of Mariupol completed its mission Monday after more than 260 fighters, including some badly wounded, were evacuated and taken to areas under Russia’s...

Two cases of contempt of court filed against MaltaToday after the publication of extracts from voice recordings exhibited in the compilation of evidence against Yorgen Fenech have been dismissed, with the court urging the legislator to update the rel...

A motorcyclist suffered life threatening injuries in a traffic accident in Gozo on Tuesday morning.Police said in a statement that they were advised of a traffic accident in Triq it-Tessuti in Xewkija at around 9:40am on Tuesday.Preliminary investiga...

A planning application to construct thirteen two-storey houses in Maghtab is 'objectionable from an environmental point of view,' the Environment and Resources Authority has said.The site location is described as "Disused Farm, Triq il-Kappella ta' S...

Oliver Scicluna has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Aġenzija Sapport under the Ministry for Inclusion, Voluntary Organisations and Consumer Rights.The appointment will come into effect on Wednesday May 18.The Ministry for Inclusion sai...

Wizz Air will set up a new airline – Wizz Air Malta – with its principal place of business in Malta, Minister for Transport Aaron Farrugia said.This is yet another indication that Malta is truly the preferred juri...

Around 88,196 outbound tourists were registered in the first quarter of 2022, the National Statistics Office said, spending a total of 654,094 nights abroad.During the first quarter of this year, a total of 42,035 outbound tourist trips were undertak...

Opera legend Plácido Domingo will be Joseph Calleja’s special guest at the Maltese tenor’s 25th anniversary concert being held in the spectacular surroundings of Fort Manoel in Malta on July 26.Acknowledged as one of the finest-eve...

Famous actor Russell Crowe is back in Malta, as per a post he uploaded on the social media platform Twitter earlier this morning.Crowe was the star of the Ridley Scott Roman-era epic Gladiator, which was partly filmed in Malta in 1999, with Fort Rica...

A PL local councillor is pushing ahead with an application to build a home for the elderly on ODZ land, in the green gap between Naxxar and Gharghur. He argues that because the land is committed, then this does not clash with his parties push to safe...

LVIV, Ukraine — The western Ukrainian city of Lviv has been rocked by number of very loud explosions.An Associated Press team in the city witnessed the glare of bright explosions which lit up the night sky to the west of the city shortly after ...

As the war in eastern Ukraine rages on, the Russian government insists that Kyiv’s forces have committed war crimes in the Luhansk and Donetsk region, while continuing to deny that its own soldiers executed civilians in Bucha.Despite the numero...

Minister for Social Justice and Solidarity, the Family and Children's Rights Michael Falzon criticized PN MP Claudette Buttigieg over a question she asked about a minister's partner, despite her never mentioning the names of said minister or his part...

Defence lawyers have attacked a law granting the prosecution "absolute discretion" in obtaining freezing orders over all assets belonging to their clients, as two high-profile money laundering cases continued on Monday.Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dim...

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has requested an investigation by the Standards Commissioner into a spate of direct orders handed out by Ian Borg to the Labour Party’s events supplier.In his request to Standards Commissioner George Hyzler,...

APS Bank has announced an application to be listed on the Malta Stock Exchange and a public share offer.The Listing is being sought in connection with a proposed public issue of 100,000,000 new ordinary shares (with an over-allotment option of an add...

64 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Monday.106 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,281.No new deaths connected to the virus were reported.1,120 swab...

The St Thomas Tower in Marsascala is being restored and will be turned into a museum of piracy.The restoration project, being led by the Malta Tourism Authority, costs close to €3.2 million, which is co-financed by EU funds. St Thomas Tower is t...

Since the Embryo Protection Authority was established until the end of 2021, 418 babies were born through assisted procreation - 404 were born through IVF and 14 through intrauterine insemination.This information emerged from the authority's annual r...

Sweden's prime minister announced Monday that Sweden will join Finland in seeking NATO membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a historic shift that comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country....

With his team's Champions League qualification ambitions in ruins, Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka felt it was time to deliver some home truths.“Disastrous” was how Xhaka summed up Arsenal's 2-0 loss to Newcastle on Monday that left Totte...

Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini bid goodbye to the Turin club’s fans during a 2-2 draw with Lazio in Serie A on Monday.After 17 seasons at Juventus, Chiellini recently announced he was leaving at the end of the season — likely for MLS ...

Bathers have been warned not to swim in the area near the Westin and Portomaso in St. Julian’s due to sewage contamination.The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health notified in a press release that as a pr...

The PN has called for the increase in government subsidies for hybrid and electric vehicles.PN spokesperson for transport, mobility and capital projects Adrian Delia and PN spokesperson for climate change Eve Borg Bonello condemned the government for...

WasteServ has seen a reduction in all waste streams in recent years. The Covid-19 period saw less waste being generated, it told this newsroom. Less waste was collected in 2021 when compared to both 2020 and 2019, data available on the Wast...

Bank of Valletta p.l.c has announced that it is organising a physical meeting for shareholders in the presence of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. The bank said that in this question and answer session, BOV shareholders can field q...

With its military bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia also lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European nations moved closer to joining NATO.Finland announced Sunday that it was seeking to join the alliance, ...

An unusual accident is causing a huge traffic jam in the Msida area.TVM is reporting that a horse fell to its death at the Msida end of the Regional Road (Mikiel Anton Vassalli)The horse, according to the report, fell onto the road from the street ab...

A woman has died after she fell around a storey inside a construction site in Marsa.Police said in a statement on Sunday that their assistance was requested on Sunday at around 2:15pm at a construction site in Triq Azzopardi in Marsa.Preliminary inve...

Another Eurovision Song Contest has come and gone.Unfortunately this year ended up being a disappointing one for Malta.  What promised much, particularly due to the exceptional musical talent that Emma Muscat possesses, translated into very litt...

The Circulation of European Literary Works, which is Creative Europe’s action supporting the European Cultural and Creative Book Sector, will support projects of translations, publishing, distribution, and promotion of work of fiction. The dead...

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...

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 ...

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...

62 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Sunday.124 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,323.1,224 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, equat...

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...

Floriana are the winners of the Izibet FA Trophy after defeating neighbours and eternal rivals Valletta by the odd goal in three after extra time.The final proved to be an entertaining match with over six thousand spectators watching from the stands,...

Another Premier League trophy was virtually in Manchester City’s hands. All it needed was Riyad Mahrez to convert a penalty, like he had done in each of his previous seven attempts from the spot this season.Not this time.There's still plenty of...

AC Milan’s lengthy wait for the Italian league title will last another week at least.Second-half goals from Rafael Leão and Theo Hernández saw Milan beat Atalanta 2-0 on Sunday and it now only needs one point from its final match ...

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:...

The public outcry against plans for a miniature airstrip on the outskirts of the picturesque Wied Żnuber has continued to persist, with Birżebbuġa residents and a number of NGOs calling for the withdrawal of the plans and the classific...

PN leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday that many of his party’s councillors are sick of seeing people use the PN for their own personal gain. During a telephone interview on NET TV, Grech said that it has never crossed his mind that a life...

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...

The environment will be the main objective of this administration, President George Vella said in a speech he delivered on the day when Parliament convened for the first time since the election.As is tradition, the speech was prepared by the governme...

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...