Infrastructure Malta awarded over €17 million through direct orders during the second half of 2021, information published in the Government Gazette reveals.The €17,266,156 was awarded through a total of 131 direct orders, with some costing ...

The €700 million investment in the environment the government is promising over the next five years will not balance out the over-development and destruction of certain areas in Malta and Gozo, Astrid Vella, Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar...

Bank of Valletta shareholders are going to be asked to approve a salary increase for the bank’s chairman and non-executive directors at an upcoming Annual General Meeting to be held in June.In a notice and circular to shareholders, sent ahead o...

Many people are diagnosed with cancer; some of them manage to survive while others do not have the same fate.Some might be lucky enough to be diagnosed very early on, while others start treatment late in the day and, at times, this is not enough.Jesm...

Newly-appointed parliamentary secretary for Reforms and Equality Rebecca Buttigieg said that there needs to be holistic discussions over what type of Parliament Malta truly needs.Buttigieg entered Parliament by virtue of a casual election held on the...

We’re not halfway through the year yet, but we already had more traffic fatalities than we registered in the whole of 2021.We have had 12 deaths on the road so far, apart from a long list of other accidents which led to serious injuries, with p...

The cost of a single ticket to cross between Malta and Gozo on a small airplane when the airstrip project is completed is set to cost between €25 and €35, the Gozo Regional Development Authority CEO Mario Borg told The Malta Independent on ...

PN MP Adrian Delia has called for immediate action from the authorities over loud music coming from party establishments during the night.In a Facebook post, Delia said that the noise coming from establishments in Rabat, was an "invasion of privacy a...

Naomi Cachia was one of the Labour Party candidates who made it to Parliament via the gender-corrective mechanism employed to have more women elected.She tells us that she loves reading, follows Manchester United, and has fond memories of her childho...

Six months have not even passed since the recreational cannabis law was enacted and a reputable organisation such as Caritas is already sounding the alarm.Children as young as nine are being exposed to the drug, the NGO’s director Anthony Gatt ...

With Russia claiming to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, concerns grew about their fate as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals.Russia has declared its ...

Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissio...

Residents and farmers from Mġarr addressed a press conference to express their anger at the appeal launched by Electrofix against the decision by the Planning Authority to refuse the company’s application to construct a sprawling solar far...

The Government will be providing financial assistance to newspaper publishers, as they currently face significant challenges due to the substantial increase in the price of paper.During a meeting held with Prime Minister Robert Abela at Auberge ...

Two men were grievously injured in an accident involving three cars in Floriana, the police said.The accident took place in Great Siege Road at 11.15am.It involved a Toyota Aygo driven by a 34-year-old woman of Pieta, a Toyota Vitz driven by a 61-yea...

Seventy-three new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Saturday, while the number of active cases has dropped to below 2,000, statistics published by the health authorities show.The last time the number of active cases was below 2,000 was on 17 March.One ...

Valletta: Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate; Marsa: Trinity Pharmacy, 32 Marsa  Road; Qormi: Anici Pharmacy, Anici Street; Birkirkara (Fleur-de-Lys): Marrit Pharmacy, 1st of May Street; Pieta: St Anthony Pharmacy, 56, St Joseph Street; St ...

 In what would be its biggest victory yet in the war with Ukraine, Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilian...

Climate change is, rightly, at the top of many agendas at the moment.  As the world gets hotter and hotter – something which Malta will no doubt be reminded about again over the coming summer – the need for solutions becomes greater....

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) will be bringing War Graves Week to Malta and offering free tours from 21st until 27th May 2022.The initiative is aimed at encouraging people from the local community to discover the World War h...

KYIV, Ukraine -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devoted his nightly video address to Ukraine’s demand that Russia be held financially responsible for the damage its forces are inflicting on Ukraine.Just on Friday, he noted, the Russian army fire...

Foreign Minister Ian Borg said that more than ever before, in this unprecedented time we are living in, we must ensure that our peoples have the protection, respect and guarantee of fundamental human rights as enshrined in the European Conventio...

Over the past months, the Planning Authority (PA) said it has been at the forefront aiding all local clubs and każini, to ensure they survive the financial difficulties incurred during the pandemic and emerge ready to continue to carry out their...

ROME (AP) — Fiorentina edged Atalanta for Serie A’s final berth in Europe with a 2-0 win over Juventus on Saturday.With goals from Alfred Duncan and Nicolás González, Fiorentina claimed seventh place and a Europa Conference ...

Charles Leclerc’s perfect weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix was almost ruined when his Ferrari spun to a stop late in qualifying.Instead of panicking, Leclerc showed championship-caliber cool.He got his car back to the garage for a new set of t...

Australia’s prime minister conceded defeat after an election Saturday that could deliver a minority government.Scott Morrison acted quickly despite millions of votes yet to be counted because an Australian prime minister must attended a Tokyo s...

Between Monday and Wednesday next week, six MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee will assess progress in the investigations, trials, and reforms that followed the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia during a visit to Malta.Two and a half years after th...

A dead carcass of a young turtle has been recovered in Maltese waters by the Armed Forces of Malta, with the turtle having died likely due to the ingestion of balloons.Nature Trust – FEE Malta announced the sad news in a statement, appealing ag...

Residents in one of Balzan’s main arterial roads were left fuming and sleepless by roadworks which were carried out through the whole night until around 4am.The works, which appeared to entail trenching and resurfacing, were carried out in Triq...

European and American health authorities have identified a number of monkeypox cases in recent days, mostly in young men. It's a surprising outbreak of a disease that rarely appears outside Africa.Health officials around the world are keeping watch f...

The body of Lassana Cisse will finally be returning home, to the Ivory Coast, for burial.Cissa was 42 when he was murdered in cold blood as he walked home on 6 April 2019.  Two soldiers, Francesco Fenech and Lorin Scicluna, stand charged with hi...

69 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Friday.136 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,015.1,235 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, equat...

A 43-year-old man from Victoria, Gozo was arrested during a police operation by the Anti-Drug Squad after he was found with drugs and firearms.After receiving information about the possibility of drug trafficking during some Carnival activities in Go...

A man was grievously injured when he was attacked by an unknown person in St Julian’s early on Friday, the police said.The attack took place in St George’s Road at 1.30am.The police said that a French man, aged 26, by attacked by another ...

Earlier this week, the European Parliament's Industry Committee approved a report on the Digital Decade, a report which MEP Cutajar negotiated on behalf of the Socialists and Democrats.In this regard, MEP Cutajar said that she is truly honoured for t...

The fate of hundreds of Ukrainian fighters who surrendered after holding out against punishing attacks on Mariupol’s steel factory hung in the balance Thursday, amid international fears that the Russians may take reprisals against the prisoners...

Political party financing is a subject which many have had a bone to pick with. It has long been said that the two major political parties are far too beholden to the people who donate money to them and prop up their campaign.  That in itself is...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States for the $40 billion aid package, which got final congressional approval on Thursday.“This is a demonstration of strong leadership and a necessary contributi...

When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, elderly and infirm people started calling Galina and her husband Sergey to help them by taking them food, medicines and other supplies. Within a few days, the Kharkiv couple had set up a volunteer NGO that ...

The police said that a man who was wanted for a court appearance has been found.On Friday, the police issued a call for public assistance in search of the man Christian Mifsud?He is wanted by order of the Magistrate after failing to appear for court ...

The European Commission today decided to refer Malta to the Court of Justice of the European Union for taxing used cars imported from other Member States more heavily than used cars purchased on the Maltese market, a commission statement said.In...

Minister for the Economy, European Funds and Lands, Silvio Schembri announced six different Artificial Intelligence projects aimed at making our lives easier.These six projects were set out in the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy and are to ...

85 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Thursday.151 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 2,082.1,346 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, equ...

In 2021, foreign students attending English language courses at local licensed English Language Teaching (ELT) schools numbered 27,853, equivalent to an increase of 68.9 per cent over 2020, the NSO said Thursday.In 2020, the number had drastically de...

Over the past few years, business leaders have been looking forward to a time when consumer behaviour would return to some kind of normality. Just when it looked like we might be reaching that moment, events taking place around the world are reshapin...

Vangelis, the Greece-born electronic composer who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the film "Chariots of Fire" and music for dozens of other movies, documentaries and TV series, has died. He was 79.Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights Anton Refalo, together with Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights Alicia Bugeja Said, launched a public consultation on the preparation of a National Animal Welfare ...

When Dominic Calvert-Lewin headed the ball into the net, Everton fans were ready to start celebrating their team's Premier League status being preserved.A combination of astonishment and relief sent supporters flooding onto the Goodison Park field on...

The Malta Development Bank has launched the MDB Subsidised Loans Scheme following the approval of the European Commission under the Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid.This support measure is intended to ensure the security of supply of grains, ...

A 39-year-old motorcyclist was grievously injured in an accident in Gozo.Preliminary investigations, the police said, indicate that the man, from Munxar, lost control of his motorcycle on Triq Ta' Sannat, in Sannat, at 12.30pm and fell. He was taken ...

Following the adaptation of the European production standard EU-GMP, Panaxia will start production in the local facility in Malta.Obtaining the licence allows immediate start of export and marketing of finished medical cannabis products in European s...

Recovery from the pandemic, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and high import and rising costs are all factors resulting in a greater shift in credit requests. The Malta Business Weekly speaks to JOSEF BUSUTTIL, Director General, Malta Association of Cre...

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 ...

The temperature is set to hit and exceed 30 degrees for the first time in 2022 next week, as summer draws ever nearer.Forecasts by the popular social media page Maltese Islands Weather show that sunny weather will persist for the foreseeable future.W...

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine has testified that he shot a Ukrainian civilian on an officer's orders.Vadim Shishimarin could get a life prison sentence prison if convic...

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...

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...