The government has not answered questions on the amount that the Sadeen Group will be compensated for the expenses it incurred on architect and Planning Authority fees for its American University of Malta project. Last week, Parliament approved a res...

Naxxar Mayor Anne Marie Muscat Fenech Adami has appealed for the immediate suspension of the application to the Planning Authority by Infrastructure Malta to develop a part of the Coast Road into a temporary caravan site.The decision on PA 4988/21 wi...

An unwritten source of law, it has been held in legal literature, is that of conscience. The judiciary, for instance, refer to it continuously in their workings.Freedom of conscience is also part of the written laws of Malta. We find it enshrined bot...

The NGO Moviment Graffitti has decried an attempt at striking a “balance” in Comino as a lie, as it published a video on Monday which they shows that there is no such balance on the idyllic island, despite political promises.The NGO had c...

A Malta Red Cross lifeguard braves rough seas on Sunday to save a man from drowning in Sliema.The rescue was caught on camera and shared to social media by the Malta Red Cross, who praised the lifeguard for performing the rescue even though he was no...

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States.Scientists say the variant &nda...

Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rushed to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field Sunday as the governing Conservative Party was expected to set a tight timetable for the election.Candidates released s...

Health Minister Chris Fearne shows more respect to doctors than he does to nurses, the president of the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, Paul Pace, said.Malta is the only European Union country whose government has taken the nurses’ union to...

405 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Sunday, as three more patients died while positive for the virus.430 recoveries from the virus were reported, taking the number of active cases down to 7,862.1,827 swab tests were carri...

The Nationalist Party’s sports spokesperson Graham Bencini has said that former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has no place whatsoever in sports, saying that all he brings is division to something which should instead provide unity.“It&rsqu...

Many will not go beyond the headline. It will probably be one of the least read articles this week. When people see “mental health”, they tend to move on. Maybe it’s because when mental health is mentioned, many think of the extreme...

Only nine of the 159 patients who were seen by the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team (CRHT) were deemed to need further treatment at Mount Carmel Hospital, the hospital’s CEO Stephanie Xuereb told this newsroom. Around eight months ago,...

Police have arrested a man in connection with cannabis-related findings in a Gozitan field.Police said on Sunday that its anti-drugs squad had spent days keep an eye on a field in the limits of Xewkija following a tip-off that the field was being use...

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday that he trusted parents to make the right decisions when it comes to the topic of IVF genetic testing. He explained how during last week, the PN proposed the introduction of what is known as ...

At least 15 people were killed when a Russian rocket hit an apartment building in the eastern Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar and more than 20 people may still be trapped in the rubble, officials said Sunday.The Saturday night rocket assault is the latest...

A memorandum of understanding has been signed by the Sannat Special Unit and a Belgian Academy for teachers from different European countries to receive special training in Gozo.Funding for this is to be provided by the European Union through its Era...

Vince Fabri is remembered mostly for his songs for the highly popular and revolutionary Ahna Ahna jew m’ahniex television series of the late 1980s, and for his later participation for many years in the TV programme Xarabank.Vince, who is now a ...

Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read on his foe’s big serves. Waited until his own level rose to the occasion.Djokovic is not bothered by a deficit &mdas...

Charles Leclerc had kept putting on a brave face as success escaped him and tensions mounted at Ferrari in a run of five F1 races without a podium spot for the driver. After winning the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, Leclerc's beaming smile was back....

Before rising for the summer recess – after less than two months of sittings and earlier than usually happens – Parliament approved amendments to the IVF law, which sees the introduction of genetic testing.Doctors will now be allowed to p...

Maltese athlete Steve Sammut Nurminen later this month will run 365km from one side of the island of Sicily to another to spread awareness on mental health.Sponsored by PragmaticPlay, Sammut Nurminen has partnered up with mental health NGO Dr Klown t...

St Andrew’s Road – which links the Coast Road to the Regional Road – will be closed to traffic for several nights, starting from Tuesday.Infrastructure Malta said on its Facebook page that between Tuesday and Monday, 12 to 18 July, ...

Russian forces are raising “true hell” in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, despite assessments they were taking an operational pause, a regional governor said Saturday, while another Ukrainian official urged people in Russian...

A biker was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Marsa on Saturday evening, the police.The accident took place in Aldo Moro Road, at 9.15pm.The biker, a 37-year-old man from Birzebbuga, was riding a Honda which was involved in a collision with...

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race ruled himself out of the contest Saturday.Defence Minister Ben Wallace said after “careful consideration” and discussion with colleagues and...

The Italian navy on Saturday began relocating the first 600 migrants from the Sicilian island of Lampedusa after its refugee identification centre became overwhelmed with new arrivals and photos circulated of filthy conditions.July has seen a sustain...

President of Malta George Vella once again refused to say who will be signing the IVF bill into law, but indicated that he did his utmost to influence the Members of Parliament in the right direction.During an interview with Andrew Azzopardi on 103 M...

The Committee of Advocates and Legal Procurators will be examining the award of warrants for about 100 candidates for the profession of a lawyer and 10 candidates for the profession of legal procurator, the justice ministry said.This will be carried ...

The Malta Meteorological Office on Sunday marks 100 years since the Maltese Islands national weather services provider was established, the office said in a statement.During the past 100 years, the Meteorological Office has operated from four differe...

A man was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in San Gwann.The accident happened at 1pm in Vjal ir-Rihan.The man, aged 37, from Albania, was hit by a Mercedes, driven by a 34-year-old man of Birkirkara.He was taken to hospital for treatment.H...

Valletta: Regent Pharmacy, 70, Merchants Street; Ħamrun: Chemimart International Pharmacy, 650, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Anici Pharmacy, Anici Street; Birkirkara (Ta' Paris): Mackie's Pharmacy, L. Casolani Street; San Ġwann: Brown's Phar...

SAN ĠILJAN JP PROJECTS SLIEMA FRANK SALT 8-6 (1-1), (1-2), (4-1), (2-2)Sliema Frank Salt suffered another psychological blow to their season as lost another direct encounter. Although the league will be decided by play-offs, this defeat means th...

From his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper stories, to his populist campaign leading Britain out of the bloc and reneging on the post-Brexit trade deal he signed, outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson&nbs...

Elderly people residing at St Vincent de Paul Home for the Elderly are being locked up because of the government’s incompetence, the Nationalist Party said in a statement.After an elderly person vanished from the residence and has still not bee...

The health authorities said Saturday that 471 new Covid-19 cases were officially registered, while two more deaths were recorded.The number of victims has now climbed to 756.In all, 108,283 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Malta since the pandemi...

A biker was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Siggiewi on Saturday morning.The accident took place in Tigrija Street at 8.30am.The motorcyclist, a 20-year-old man from Siggiewi, was riding a Jmstar JSD which was involved in a collision with...

One of Malta’s most defining energy sagas took an altogether definitive turn this week, when a court determined that people have in fact been overcharged on their electricity bills.A court this week found that a billing method used by Automated...

Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday. He was 79.Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fo...

World champion Max Verstappen comfortably won the sprint race from pole at the Austrian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead, while Ferrari teammates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. almost collided as they scrapped behind him.Verstappen ma...

Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship.Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and h...

The rationalisation exercise should be discarded forthwith and land which used to be considered outside the development zones (ODZ) should be returned to that status,” ADPD chairperson Carmel Cacopardo said on Saturday.He was addressing a press...

Over the past few days, Transport Malta officials have conducted a number of roadside inspections on major roads and in different locations around our country, the agency said in a statement. These roadside inspections were carried out in collaborati...

Former Prime Minister and Head of the Labour Party Delegation at the Socialist and Democratic Group (S&D) Alfred Sant voted against the revocation of the European Commission’s Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act on climate change m...

Leaders around the world condemned the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as “despicable,” “cowardly” and “terrorism” while recalling him as a man devoted to peace, secur...

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday by a gunman who opened fire on him as he delivered a campaign speech on a street in western Japan, shocking the country.Here's a global look at other high-profile political a...

Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak formally launched his campaign to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, leaping to the front of what is set to be a large pack of Conservative Party contenders — even as so...

NEPTUNES VIDEOSLOTS.... 15 EXILES........................................ 6 (3-0), (4-1), (2-2), (6-3)Captain Stevie Camilleri showed why Neptunes are on top of the Premier League and haven’t lost a single point. The champions were in a class o...

A Ukrainian regional official warned Friday of deteriorating living conditions in a city captured by Russian forces two weeks ago, saying Sievierodonetsk is without water, power or a working sewage system while the bodies of the dead decompose in hot...

Minister for the Economy, European Funds and Lands Silvio Schembri announced that Tech.mt is now an accredited institution by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority, whilst at the same time launching Excelerate, a...

Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri has launched two schemes aimed at incentivising the tourism sector in Gozo.At the launch of these schemes, Minister Camilleri said that despite the fact that the tourism sector is recovering and establishments are re...

Financial assistance amounting to €700,000 will be given to fishermen due to rising fuel prices due to the war between Ukraine and Russia.Agriculture minister Anton Refalo and the parliamentary secretary responsible for fisheries, Alicia Bugeja ...

President George Vella again refused to say this morning who will be signing the IVF bill into law.Asked by The Malta Independent on Friday, Vella would not be drawn into committing himself to signing the controversial law, simply stating that &ldquo...

The General Workers’ Union (GWU) has temporarily suspended the wardens’ industrial action after a “much more advantageous financial package” was offered.The GWU recently issued a directive for LESA officials not to issue traff...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.Abe, 67, was sh...

Agenżija Support, within the Ministry for Inclusion, Volunteering and Consumer Rights, has signed a social agreement with the voluntary organisation known as Embrace Diversity, with an investment of €624,100.The agreement is set for the nex...

Infrastructure Malta is starting the second phase of a project to rebuild the old breakwater and its adjacent quays in the inner part of Marsascala Bay.This was announced by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia d...

In light of yesterday’s European Parliament vote on sustainable aviation fuels, a legislative proposal which forms part of the Fitfor55 Package, MEP Dr Josianne Cutajar reiterated that the specific challenges related to islands are still not be...

Health authorities on Friday recorded 506 new Covid-19 cases, with one more death.There has been a slight drop in the number of active cases, which fell by two from 7,941 on Thursday to 7,939 on Friday.In all, there have been 107,892 cases reported i...

This deficit was less daunting for Novak Djokovic. The tension less palpable. It's not that he wants to fall behind in matches, of course. It's that when he does, he knows how to deal with it.“It's amazing how the whole game can ...

Both Mercedes cars crashed at the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday in a dramatic ending to a qualifying session that set the field for Saturday’s sprint.Lewis Hamilton and George Russell walked back to the paddock after separate crashes, while For...

A worker was grievously injured on Friday morning when he was hit by a metal pipe which was being transported by a fork-lifter, the police said.The accident took place in a warehouse at the San Gwann industrial estate at 11am.The worker, a 61-year-ol...

Five years after Joseph Muscat’s government gifted the Sadeen group with a huge tract of virgin land at Zonqor point, Robert Abela’s government says it has taken it back.“We stuck to our promise of giving Zonqor back to the public,&...

The property price index rose by 6.7% in the first quarter of this year, when compared to the same period in 2021, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO).The PPI shows the price changes of purchased residential property. I...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured in a traffic accident in St Julian’s on Thursday afternoon.The accident took place on Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, at around 1:30pm, the police said.The casualty, 76, from Ta’ Xbiex was riding a Kymco ...

The popular August Moon Ball in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation will be held on August 6, 2022.During the launch on Friday, the President of Malta George Vella highlighted the period that everyone had to face during the pandemic, say...

The Malta Chamber of SMEs has once again won first prize at the National Supporting Business Awards under the remit of the Ministry for the Economy. The Award was won on the basis of supporting businesses in their sustainable transition and support e...

A Conservative leadership contest will take place in coming weeks after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday he is resigning as the party's leader — though he will continue to serve as prime minister until a success...

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on Friday, a rare positive outcome for the pair who were among soccer’s most powerful figures before being embroiled in corruption investigat...

Nationalist MP Carm Mifsud Bonnici said he would have voted against the IVF bill, but he was unable to be in Parliament on Wednesday because he is positive to Covid-19.He becomes the fourth PN MP to express his dissent towards the bill. On Tuesday, A...

President George Vella insisted on Thursday that the new IVF bill will be signed into law, but was not clear on whether he would be signing it himself. On Wednesday, Parliament approved a bill that will see the introduction of pre-implantation geneti...

A 35-year-old man from Tarxien has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the alleged rape and defilement of a 15-year-old girl during a sleepover at his house.Inspector Joseph Busuttil told magistrate Josette Demicoli that the accused, Keith Vell...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, acknowledging that it was “clearly the will” of his party that he should go.He stepped down immediately as leader of his Conservative Party but plans to remain as prime minister whil...

Floriana had to settle for a scoreless draw yesterday at Ta’ Qali against Moldova’s Petrocub, leaving the Conference League qualification issue wide open next week at Chisinau.The Greens were the better team yesterday and deserved somethi...

A soft goal scored with a low shot from the edge of the area, punished Hamrun Spartans yesterday in Yerevan, on their return to european football after a 30year wait.Coach Branko Nisevic fielded a re-furbished Hamrun side, with the inclusion of six n...

He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to “get Brexit done.”But Boris Johnson's time as prime mini...

As restoration works continue at a steady pace at the Grand Master’s Palace, the remains of a nymphaeum that used to adorn the palace’s orange garden have been discovered. Upon the project’s completion, the public will be able to se...

There were 624 new Covid-19 cases reported to the authorities, figures released by the health authorities on Thursday show.This has taken the number of active cases to 7,941, the higher they have been since 15 April.One other death was reported, taki...

Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its offensive in Ukraine as the Russian military attempts to reassemble its forces for a renewed assault.On Wednesday, Russian forces made no claimed or assessed territorial gains in Ukraine "for ...

The metal crowd barriers which surround Parliament will not be going anywhere any time soon, with Speaker Anglu Farrugia saying that they will remain in place until a “permanent solution” to ensure the protection of the building is found....

Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon because of a torn abdominal muscle on Thursday, a day before he was supposed to play Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals.It is the first time since 1931 that a man pulled out of the oldest Gran...

Ons Jabeur's steady progress from year to year — up the tennis rankings, through the draws of various tournaments and, now, at Wimbledon — has carried her to a Grand Slam singles final, the first African woman and Arab woma...

While one cannot expect the government to fully offset the impact of inflation, there needs to be a balance between this and controlling the deficit, economist JP Fabri has told The Malta Business Weekly. This newsroom reached out to Fabri and Clint ...

When Paceville is in the news it is almost always for the wrong reasons.The most famous locality for nightlife in Malta inevitably is also a place where tempers flare very easily, probably because of the high levels of alcohol that are consumed. It o...

Nine environmental awareness groups from all across the Maltese islands have united as a new coalition, Koalizzjoni għal Futur Sostenibbli (KFS), in the fight against litter.This coalition consists of Nadur Nadif, Din l-Art Ħelwa Mellie...

An Italian worker was grievously injured after he fell off a ladder in Mellieha.The accident took place in a residence in Triq il-Marfa, at around 8:30am, the police said.The man, 51, from St Paul’s Bay, was taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambul...

Parliament has approved amendments to the IVF law, which will see the introduction of genetic testing. Most Opposition MPs voted in favour of the amendments, but three refused to toe the party line and voted against. The three MPs were former PN lead...

Carmelo Abela told a court that police had no questions for him when he recently voluntarily made himself available to the investigation into the 2010 HSBC heist.Former Minister Carmelo Abela took the stand in an ongoing libel case he filed agai...

The government will be refunding the Sadeen group the money it spent on architects and Planning Authority applications, according to a resolution that was approved in Parliament on Wednesday evening. The resolution will see Sadeen renounce its e...

The PN’s motion to repeal a legal notice that allows the playing of loud music in Valletta until 1am was rejected in a vote in Parliament on Wednesday.Following several controversial views by the Opposition, as well as protests by Valletta resi...

Parliamentary Secretary Alison Zerafa Civelli has drawn anger and ire from Valletta residents, after saying in Parliament that they felt ashamed about saying where they are from.Zerafa Civelli – who is Robert Abela’s sister-in-law –...

Pope Francis has announced his intention to continue giving top roles to women in the Roman Curia, particularly by appointing two women to the body that helps the pontiff appoint new bishops.In an interview with Reuters, Francis spoke of his intentio...

Wincing from abdominal pain, unable to ply his customary relentless style of tennis, Rafael Nadal thought he might need to stop playing in the Wimbledon quarterfinals against Taylor Fritz.Up in the Centre Court stands, N...

The Nationalist Party is demanding that the government gives an account of the way in which two Direct Orders were given to a private company to set up a tracking system that follows school children on their way to and from school. This comes fo...

A biker was grievously hurt on Wednesday morning when he lost control of the bike he was riding and crashed.The biker, aged 35 of Qormi, was riding a Honda CBH in Triq ix-Xatt at 9am when the accident happened.He was taken to hospital with grievous i...

The Labour Party on Wednesday marked its first 100 days in office following the general election in March. During a press conference on Wednesday, PL Deputy Leader Daniel Micallef and PL MP Cressida Galea gave a brief roundup of the proposals th...

614 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday, as another patient died while positive for the virus.549 recoveries from the virus were reported, taking the number of active cases up to 7,845.2,263 swab tests were carried ...

Ukrainian Eurovision song winner Jamala will be performing at a peace concert in Malta on 8 July.Since the war in Ukraine, Jamala has been campaigning for her country and has performed in peace concerts across the world. The One Love, Celeb...

The Maltese flag registered a record increase of over 51% in the registration of superyachts over 24 metres – thus making the Maltese flag the jurisdiction of choice and one of the leaders in this sector with over 1,030 super yachts r...

European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc's list of sustainable activities, backing a controversial proposal from the bloc's executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups.Th...