Government needs to help reduce the red tape to employ foreigners in the short term to address the issue of a drastic shortage of human resources, the newly-elected president of the Association of Catering Establishments Michelle Muscat said.Answerin...

A biker was critically injured on Sunday afternoon in a traffic accident in Mosta.The accident happened in Triq Ragusa at 6.30pm.The biker, a 24-year-old man of Mgarr, was riding a Herald Maverick which was involved in a collision with a Mercedes Ben...

Russia took aim Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad, as Vladimir Putin warned that any Western deliveries of longer-range rocket systems would prompt Moscow...

Britain's governing Conservatives will hold a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson that could oust him as Britain's leader.Party official Graham Brady says he has received enough letters from lawmakers demanding a vote on Johnson's lead...

Almost €30,000 in Facebook advertising connected to the 2022 general election listed as being paid for by Bernard Grech was not declared in the Nationalist Party leader’s post-election financial declarations.The Party has insisted with The...

A third man was grievously injured after the fireworks explosion on Saturday.The explosion occurred on Saturday afternoon in a fireworks factory in the limits of Mosta.The police said on Saturday that 11 people were on site at the time of the blast. ...

Malta’s new Parliament, with a record-breaking total of 79 MPs, is costing the taxpayer at least €1,460,819.7 annually.   Through the gender quota mechanism, which was passed into law just over a year ago, 12 more women MPs were ...

The more optimistic were thinking of a 90 per cent plus endorsement for Bernard Grech as he sought confirmation of the Nationalist Party leadership.His detractors were hoping that the result would have been somewhere in the region of 70 per cent, whi...

Four persons were injured in a fight involving a Polish couple and two Syrians in Marsalforn on Sunday morning.The police said the incident occurred in Triq il-Port at 7.30am.It involved a Polish man, aged 25, a Polish woman, aged 29, and two Syrians...

In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the balcony of Buckingham Palace Sunday, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day of festivities marking the monarch’s 70 years on...

Two second half goals gave Malta a precious win against San Marino.The match kicked off Malta’s commitments in the Nations League, League D, group 2.San Marino had also been beaten 2-0 by Estonia, the other team in the group.Malta got off to a ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his world record-extending 116th and 117th goals for Portugal on Sunday. Erling Haaland got his 17th and 18th at a faster rate for Norway. Gavi opened his Spain account at age 17.Ronaldo had gone five games and nearly nine mo...

Weeks of back spasms were not going to stop Gareth Bale's mission to lead Wales back to the World Cup.Try stopping the captain taking to the field when there is a 64-year drought to end.Try stopping a free kick from a forward who was once the world's...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said that he hasn't received any update from the police on investigations regarding a drone that had flown close by to his house in February, despite having filed a police report.Grech spoke on Sunday during an intervi...

If Malta continues to manage its groundwater within a comprehensive water management framework, then there is no risk of it reaching critical levels, but this also requires that every person does their part to ensure an efficient use of water, t...

66 new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Sunday, as one more person passed away with the virus.This takes the total number of cases up to 95,210, with 92,699 recoveries. There are currently 1,392 active Covid-19 cases in the country.723 people have ...

The new IVF amendments discriminate against persons with disabilities, essentially saying that persons with disabilities ought to be discarded, chairperson of the Life Network Foundation Miriam Sciberras told The Malta Independent on Sunday.Governmen...

Rafael Nadal, a French Open champion for the 14th time at age 36, is, in obvious ways, different from Rafael Nadal, a French Open champion for the first time all the way back in 2005 at age 19.His hair is thinning on top. The chartreuse T-s...

Since the beginning of the war, how has your job description changed from a cardiac surgeon to a medical frontliner?After the Russians invaded our country, particularly in the Kharkiv region, my role changed completely. We moved from our planned pati...

A man and two women were taken to hospital after two traffic accidents took place Saturday evening.At around 6.30pm, the first accident occurred on Triq Villabate, Żabbar.The investigation revealed that a collision occurred between a DAF bowser,...

 Actor Manuel Cutajar, part of the cast of Ic-Caqqufa which will be returning to the screens later this year, tells us that he wanted to be a pilot when he was young.But his love for acting took over, and you can see that even in the choice he m...

Mina Jack Tolu, ADPD International Secretary, has been elected as a member of the European Green Party (EGP) Committee. Tolu thanked the European Green family "for their trust and electing me to the EGP committee. I look forward to working with my ne...

Summer is now upon us and, with the Covid-19 pandemic practically behind us, Malta is seeking to restore its tourist market, which is vital to our economy. But once again, the most visible product we have to offer is stifling heat, choking dust and d...

Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg officially inaugurated the Embassy of the Republic of Malta in Brazil, in the capital city of Brasilia.Minister Ian Borg stated that the Maltese Government's decision to open this embassy i...

Now we know what is in Queen Elizabeth II’s handbag.The long-time mystery was solved Saturday when the British monarch made the second star turn of her career, appearing in a mini-movie to kick off a concert celebrating her 70 years on the thro...

Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put a contested province under Moscow's co...

An explosion occurred in a fireworks factory in the limits of Mosta on Saturday afternoon, injuring two men.No major injuries were reported after the blast, which took place just after 3.15pm, the police said. The police said that 11 people were...

Five European Union nations on the Mediterranean who fear possible waves of refugees driven by hunger out of Africa called Saturday for an end to the EU's “voluntary” solidarity on migrants and a better way to redistribute the burden of c...

On the occasion of World Environment day Nature Trust appeals to the general public and the authorities so together we may actively reduce the amount of litter much of which ends up in our seas, and to take actions to mi...

A Spanish man who earlier this week was arrested after attacking people in a Paceville restaurant was charged in court today.Gonzalo-Noel Sanchez Fernandez, 38, was charged before Magistrate Gabriella Vella with attacking four persons, all foreigners...

A man was grievously injured when a gas cylinder exploded in Valletta on Friday evening, the police said.The accident took place in the kitchen of an establishment in Ordnance Street at 10pm.The man, aged 44, from Valletta, was taken to Mater Dei Hos...

Valletta: Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate; Marsa: San Raffael Pharmacy, 247, Qormi Road; Żebbuġ: De Rohan Pharmacy, Sant'Antnin Street; Birkirkara: St Jude Pharmacy, 213, Valley Road; San Ġwann: Brown's Medical Plaza Dispensing...

A biker was injured in a collision with a car whose driver kept on going, the police said.The accident took place in Mdina Road, Zebbug, on Saturday at 8.30am.The biker, a Pakistani man aged 31, resident in Zebbhug, was riding a Yamaha. He was taken ...

England slumped to its first loss to Hungary in six decades by 1-0 in the Nations League on Saturday.Dominik Szoboszlai converted a second-half penalty after being fouled by Reece James.The last time Hungary beat England came at the 1962 World Cup, w...

Seventy-six new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Malta on Saturday.This takes the total number of cases to 95,144, with 92,603 recoveries.No new deaths were recorded, which leaves the total number of deaths at 722.The number of active cases is now 1,4...

A campaign for more safety at sea was launched today by the Ministry of Transport and Transport Malta.The summer season in Malta brings with it an influx of people making use of our coast to spend some time at sea, so it is important that we enj...

Malta wants to further improve its bilateral relationship with Brazil, Foreign Minister Ian Borg said. "That's why we chose to open our first embassy in Latin America, in this country," he said during several official meetings he had with variou...

Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said in a statement released Saturday.“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the two said in a statement released by...

 Iga Swiatek is so efficient, so smooth, with a racket in her hand, seemingly never flustered a bit and, for months now, never beaten.The only time she looked even the slightest bit shaken Saturday at Court Philippe Chatrier was after her 6...

When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the country. But as the invasion reached its 100th day Friday, Moscow seemed increasingly unwilling to relinquish the ter...

Two future monarchs will pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at a special concert in front of Buckingham Palace on Saturday, the third day of the Platinum Jubilee extravaganza marking her 70 years on the throne.Prince Charles and Prince Willi...

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday renewed his call for an immediate halt to violence on the 100th day of the war in Ukraine.The U.N. chief also called for urgent protection for civilians, unfettered access to pr...

The short answer is: because we are journalists, and this is what journalists do – they go where the story is. This might be obvious to many of our readers, but we felt the need to write this editorial because many others simply do not get it. ...

 A court has determined that the man accused of raping and murdering Paulina Dembska was insane at the time of the murder and is therefore unfit to stand trial.Magistrate Marse-Ann Farrugia ruled on the matter on Friday after hearing the testimo...

From 1952 to 2020, the mean maximum air temperature increased by 1.54 °C, and the mean sea temperature increased by 1.89 °C from 1978 to 2020.Rainfall has also decreased significantly, although the number of days with thunderstorms has increa...

The general approach reached in the Transport Council yesterday on an aviation fuel proposal was a first step in the legislative process that will now pave the way for negotiations with the European Parliament, Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia has s...

PN Spokesperson for Home Affairs Joe Giglio has said that the position taken by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri on the issue of the arrest warrant against Iosif Galea, is becoming a worrying situation. In a statement on Friday, the Opposit...

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, joined other members of Britain’s royal family on Friday for a church service honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, making their first public appearance in the U.K. since stepping back fr...

enmark stunned titleholder France 2-1 in their opening Nations League match at the Stade de France on Friday, ending the world champion's seven-match winning streak.After Karim Benzema put the hosts in front, substitute Andreas Cornelius scored twice...

The security cameras installed in four main tunnels across the country aim to assist in tackling traffic congestion and driver safety, and were not installed with the aim of issuing fines, the Transport Ministry told The Malta Independent."They were ...

APS Bank CEO Marcel Cassar confirmed that six hours after the opening of the initial public offering of shares by the bank, it was closed due to the immense interest it saw.The official closing of these shares was expected to be on 17 June, but due t...

Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Transport Malta.The appointment comes into effect on Monday 6 June 2022. In a statement, the government said that Brigadier Curmi has a long military career."He joi...

118 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Friday.104 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 1,438.1,102 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, equa...

Planning Minister Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi has not yet selected a new nominee for the post of chairman of the Planning Authority.Anthony Borg, who was the government's nominee to become the new chairman of the Planning Authority, had admitted to Parli...

The Malta Police Union has called for an independent probe into the police's failure to arrest a man wanted in Germany. Iosif Galea left Malta multiple times in spite of being subject to a European Arrest Warrant. Galea, a former Malta Gaming au...

The government and the OHSA have underlined the usefulness of a free interactive risk assessment platform, that is aimed at mainly supporting small and micro enterprises identify health and safety risks and providing them with prevention and control ...

Jesmond Muscat has been appointed CEO of the Buildings and Construction Authority. He succeeds Karl Azzopardi, whose term expired, the government said in a statement.Public Works Minister Sefan Zrinzo Azzopardi congratulated Azzopardi for his appoint...

Ukrainian forces locked in a grinding battle for control of the country's east struggled to hold off Russian troops and buy themselves some time Thursday while they await the arrival of the advanced rockets and anti-aircraft weapons promised by the W...

A man was remanded in custody after being charged with injuring his brother during a fight over a bottle of water.Ignazio Mifsud, 58, of Qormi, was charged before Magistrate Doreen Clarke on Friday morning.The incident took place on Wednesday evening...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Ghaxaq on Thursday evening, the police said Friday.The accident took place in Dawret Hal Ghaxaq at 9.30pm.It involved a biker, a 46-year-old Zabbar woman who was riding a Kymco Agility, a...

The United States and its allies are vowing to hold Russia accountable for crimes committed by its forces since they invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.U.S. Undersecretary of State Uzra Zeya told a U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday on strengthening acco...

The police force has been one of the entities which has been under the microscope the most in the last decade.We had years under the Joseph Muscat administration where police commissioners were cycled through on an almost annual basis, and after year...

In its judgement delivered on 25 February 2021, in the names “Dr. Antoine Naudi as special attorney on behalf of the foreign company UR s.r.l vs. Talocan Ltd of Malta”, the Civil Court (Commercial Section), presided over by Hon. Justice J...

Bank of Valletta held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, during which the highlights of last year’s performance were presented, together with the Bank’s objectives for the current financial year. For the third year in a row, the...

APS Bank plc has issued a company announcement informing that it intends to close the IPO at 3pm on Friday, the same day that ot opens. This decision is being made based on information received from Authorised Intermediaries and preliminary indicatio...

Moviment Graffitti has demanded that the government takes urgent action to return the Blue Lagoon in Comino to the public and stop deckchair vendors from covering the entire shoreline with deckchairs and umbrellas.“The island of Comino should b...

A court has denied bail to a man arraigned on charges of having sexually abused his partner's teenage daughters.Vice Squad Inspector Joseph Busuttil charged the 40-year-old Syrian man with corrupting the two girls, aged 12 and 15, participating in se...

The Nationalist Party wants the new Chief Permanent Secretary Tony Sultana to publicly sever all ties and contacts with the Labour Party, and to no longer be a Labour delegate in charge of the party’s IT systems. Apart from that it also wa...

Consumer Rights Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli has asked the Competition Office within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority to investigate the rise in tariffs by three major telecommunications companies in Malta, to check whether co...

Focused on keeping Cristiano Ronaldo in check, Spain left another Portugal substitute completely unmarked to spoil the start of its bid to reach consecutive Nations League finals.Ricardo Horta scored his first goal for his nation to help Portugal ear...

Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on social media that another six babies have been born through IVF over the past few days. The Deputy Prime Minister said 425 babies have been born in Malta through IVF so far. After introducing IVF in the publi...

93 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Thursday, while one Covid-19 patient has also passed away while positive for the virus.98 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currentl...

Repubblika President Robert Aquilina said Thursday that an official request had been submitted in court in order to prompt Prime Minster Robert Abela and Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri to request a proper investigation into the Iosif Galea arr...

Summer is still to arrive but the first weekend of June will bring with it the hottest days yet, as temperatures are set to climb to 35 degrees Celsius (feel like 37), according to the Met Office.The temperature today, at 32 degrees, is expected to i...

Representatives of Russian companies are no longer allowed to enter the premises of the European Parliament, President Roberta Metsola said on Twitter."We must not allow them any space to spread their propaganda and false, toxic narratives about the ...

ADPD has called for the government to grant the usually annual Cost of Living Allowance as early as July, rather than waiting until the Budget, as inflation continues to affect prices. “The government is failing to tackle head on in an imm...

Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne got underway Thursday with a display of British military traditions stretching from the days of horse and cannon to the jet age.Formal celebrations for the Plat...

On the occasion of Environment Day 2022, which is observed annually on 5 June, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) appeals to the authorities to protect agricultural land and open spaces, to focus on alternative sources of energy and urgent...

The Malta College of Art, Science and Technology said it took action to strengthen its administration prior to a report which exposed shortcomings, the college said in a statement.MCAST was replying to the publication of a report which said that the ...

The number of inbound tourists in April amounted to 194,545, the National Statistics Office said, while total nights spent in Malta amounted to 1,215,521. The NSO said that 175,067 inbound tourists visited Malta for holiday purposes, while 10,760 tou...

Given that 2021 did not turn out to be as good as was being predicted, the English Language Teaching (ELT) industry is being cautious for this summer. The CEO of the Federation of English Language Teaching Organisation Malta (FELTOM), Caroline Tissot...

The U.S. and Germany pledged Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long desired for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery, as Russian forces closed in on capturing a key city in the east.Germany said it will ...

LVIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile hit rail lines in the western Lviv region, a key conduit for supplies of Western weapons and other supplies, officials said.Lviv region Gov. Maksym Kozytskyy said five people were wounded in the strike, adding ...

A woman was grievously injured after she was hit by a car in Gozo on Wednesday.The driver of the car kept on going, the police said in a statement.The accident took place in Independence Square, Victoria, at 5.30pm.The woman – no details were g...

Medical ethics professor Pierre Mallia sent an important message on the way Malta should tackle the subject of euthanasia, if and when it takes centre-stage.In an interview he gave to The Malta Independent on Sunday, Mallia said that the political pa...

A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor more than $10 million and vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about Depp abusing her befo...

Former waterpolo goalkeeper and long-time coach Charles Mock has died, his son announced on the social media."With great sadness, our father Charles Mock passed away peacfully this morning," his son Michael announced.Mock, who was soon to turn 86, pl...

The Malta Gaming Authority’s former chief technical officer Jason Farrugia transferred thousands of euros to accounts controlled by Iosif Galea, a court heard on Wednesday.Farrugia also tried to circumvent the blocking of his MGA acco...

Buying a used car is an important decision, which is why it's crucial that you shop carefully and take good care of it. Shop for the right car the first time around, not after breaking down on the side of the road. Research your options to make sure ...

A fine imposed on the now defunct bank Satabank by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has been slashed from €327,500 to €68,000 after the bank appealed the penalty, The Malta Independent can reveal.In an updated notice published on Tu...

Not a single one of the 388 “normal” embryos frozen since the embryo freezing law came into effect has been adopted so far, Doctors for Life said on Wednesday.The group said it was concerned with the recent proposal to introduce PGD - Pre...

115 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday.95 people meanwhile have recovered from the virus, meaning that the number of active cases currently stands at 1,430.1,370 swab tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, eq...

Retired judge Franco Depasquale is leading a probe into why Iosif Galea was allowed to travel in and out of Malta repeatedly despite being subject to a German arrest warrant for over a year, the Home Affairs Ministry confirmed in a statement.Depasqua...

Venezuela beat Malta 1-0 yesterday at Ta’ Qali in the first ever international match between the two countries. A Rondon header in the first half was all that diveided these two sides at the end of the 90 minutes. Venezuela were the better team...

The roofing project for the Santa Venera tunnels is expected to cost €35 million, Energy and Environment Minister Miriam Dalli said on Wednesday.She was replying to a parliamentary question by PN MP Darren Carabott, who asked for a general updat...

Energized at Wembley by Lionel Messi's assists, Argentina's players threw their superstar teammate in the air after he inspired them to a second title in a year.National team success is finally coming for the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, late...

Nationalist Party MP Julie Zahra has put forward proposed amendments in order for the arts sector to be protected in the Constitution.The spokesperson for arts and culture said the PN believes that in a modern country, the government should not only ...

Seven people were arrested in two operations carried out by the Police’s anti-drugs unit between Monday and Tuesday. The seven were apprehended in Hamrun and Tal-Qroqq after a considerable amount of cocaine was found, packaged in such a ma...

The Malta Police Union is calling for the resignation of the Attorney General over the plea deal for Daren Debono in the failed HSBC heist case.The union had previously filed a judicial protest against the Attorney General after Debono’s charge...