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Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:35:00 +0100
Mental well-being of employees needs to be addressed by management – MEA director general
Top management in businesses need to address any issues that are related to the mental well-being of their employees, Director General of the Malta Employers’ Association (MEA) Joseph Farrugia has said. The Malta Independent sat down with ...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:07:00 +0100
Planning application to officially change Wied Fulija into public park filed
A planning application has been filed proposing the official change of use of the rehabilitated Wied Fulija landfill to a public park.In July, Prime Minister Robert Abela had said that Wied Fulija had been converted from a dumping site to an open spa...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:18:00 +0100
Mgr Philip Calleja passes away aged 93
Mgr Philip Calleja, a prominent member of the Church for many years, has passed away at the age of 93.Calleja, who was born on 8 December 1928 in Valletta, died in the early hours of this morning, at 3:45am at the Dar tal-Kleru in Fleur de Lys.Callej...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:25:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Gozo development, hitting the nail on the head
Former Prime Minister and Labour MEP Alfred Sant made an interesting point on Sunday.Writing on Facebook, the Labour MEP said that “too many people (mostly Gozitans)” agree that development in Gozo has reached unsustainable levels. There ...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:15:00 +0100
Ship captain arrested in connection with alleged illegal fishing
The captain of a ship that was allegedly fishing illegally in Maltese territorial waters, the police said Monday.In a statement, the police said that officials from the Fisheries Department, the AFM and the police inspected a Tunisian vessel that ber...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:33:00 +0100
Operation Pedestal: The heroes who helped save Malta from starvation
Monday commemorates the 80th year since the final part of the famous Operation Pedestal convoy arrived in Malta. The battered and bruised merchant carrier SS Ohio laboured its way into Valletta on 15 August 1942, as Malta felt the worst of the S...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:44:00 +0100
BirdLife Malta shearwater boat trips
Hundreds of people, amongst them families and children, during July had the opportunity to enjoy one of the most spectacular natural phenomena that occurs during this time of year when hundreds of Scopoli's shearwaters gather in flocks under Ta' ...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:51:00 +0100
Two grievously injured in Birkirkara establishment fight
An argument broke out between a group of people in a Birkirkara establishment on Sunday at 5.15pm, the police said.The establishment is located on Triq is-Santwarju.The police went on site and preliminary investigations revealed that a group of peopl...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:48:00 +0100
Man caught with stolen items tried to resist arrest
A man injured police constables while he was being arrested, a police statement read.The police said that at 10.45pm Sunday night, the Hamrun police depot was informed about a suspicious man walking around parked vehicles and trying to break in.The p...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:53:00 +0100
Proposed organic processing plant in Maghtab requires Environment Impact Assessment - ERA
A proposed Organic Processing Plant within the ECOHIVE complex in Maghtab requires the submission of an Environment Impact Assessment, the Environment and Resources Authority has said.The construction of the plant was foreseen to be implemented in th...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:17:00 +0100
24 new Covid-19 cases reported
24 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Monday.This brings the number of active cases down to 477. No more deaths have been reported.Since the start of the pandemic, 113,558 virus cases have been registered, of which 111,888 have recovered. 797 peop...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:53:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: The next Standards Commissioner
George Hyzler will soon be stepping down as the Standards Commissioner to take up a post with the European Court of Auditors.He has conducted his work well and proved to be well-suited for the role. He was never afraid to state if there was a breach ...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:30:00 +0100
Hyzler says composition of Standards Committee puts ‘unfair pressure’ on the Speaker
The composition of the Parliamentary Standards Committee puts ‘unfair pressure’ on the Speaker of the House to act as a referee, Standards Commissioner George Hyzler said.In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, Hyzler, who w...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:56:00 +0100
Cyclist grievously injured after accident with truck
A male cyclist was grievously injured in a traffic accident with a truck occurred on Sunday afternoon on Dom Mintoff street, Cospicua.The police were informed around 4.15pm that their assistance was needed.When the police arrived they noticed that th...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:23:00 +0100
Núñez sent off as Liverpool draw 1-1 with Palace in EPL
Two glaring misses then a red card for a reckless headbutt.It was a home debut to forget for Liverpool's big offseason signing, Darwin Núñez.Fortunately for the Reds, another South American came to the rescue at Anfield as a dazzling in...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:21:00 +0100
Di María shines as Juventus top Sassuolo; Napoli win 5-2
In the absence of the injured Paul Pogba, it was another new signing who starred for Juventus as the Bianconeri kicked off its season with a 3-0 win over Sassuolo on Monday.Ángel Di María scored the opener and set up the team's third fo...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:02:00 +0100
Archbishop speaks about Mosta Dome WW2 bomb, Operation Pedestal during homily
Archbishop Charles Scicluna spoke about the bomb that struck the Mosta Dome in WW2 and didn't explode, getting slightly emotional during his homily on Monday.He expressed his admiration for Saint Mary during the mass of the Solemnity of the Assumptio...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0100
16-year-old grievously injured in crash
A 16-year-old girl is suffering from grievous injuries after a traffic accident between two cars took place on Sunday, at 6.30pm within the limits of Tas-Salib, Rabat.There was a collision between a Hyundai Amica driven by a 66-year-old man from Mtar...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0100
Businesses should put their money where their mouth is on mental health at workplace – psychologist
Psychologist Patrick Psaila states that businesses should “put their money where their mouth is” when talking about the importance of mental health at the workplace.“They need to have a corporate wellness programme in place, which m...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0100
'Robert Arrigo put his finger on one of the harsher realities of political life' – PN deputy leader
Robert Arrigo put his finger on one of the harsher realities of political life, newly elected PN deputy leader Alex Perici Calascione told The Malta Independent on Sunday.Internal disputes in the PN over recent years are well-known. At the end o...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 07:30:00 +0100
Watch: 10,000 fireworks all set to light up Mqabba feast tonight
Some 10,000 fireworks on a 55-metre high tower are all set to light up the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Mqabba today.The St Mary Fireworks Group in Mqabba is well-known for being one of the island’s top- notch fireworks’ ...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 07:42:00 +0100
Gozo: It's ambiguous to be concerned about over-development, but in favour of tunnel, airport - Sant
It’s a contradiction to be worried about over-development in Gozo, and then be in favour of the construction of a tunnel to Malta and an airport, former Labour Prime Minister Alfred Sant said today.Writing on Facebook, the Labour MEP said that ...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 12:24:00 +0100
Government photographer Kevin Abela passes away
Government photographer Kevin Abela passed away on Saturday at age 44.Abela will be remembered as a loyal friend by all those who had the opportunity to work with him, the Department of Information said.Several of Malta's top officials offered their ...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:30:00 +0100
Shipwrecks could act as benchmarks to measure marine litter – Maltese marine archaeologist
Exploratory workshops are being held to investigate the innovative idea of using Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) sites to study and survey marine litter.These workshops are being funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants.T...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 15:22:00 +0100
Moviment Graffiti says deckchair operators brought over people to Comino to try and disrupt protest
 A dinghy owned by Joseph Portelli left from Zewwieqa, in Mgarr, Gozo with thirty people onboard at 7am on Saturday to disrupt the Comino protests, Moviment Graffiti claimed in a Facebook post.On Saturday Moviment Graffiti organised a protest on...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:15:00 +0100
Battle of the Bridge 2: Coaches clash as Chelsea, Spurs draw
Call it the Battle of the Bridge, Part 2.This time, Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte were the main protagonists in the latest feisty match between Chelsea and Tottenham that ended in a 2-2 draw because of a goal deep into stoppage time from Harry Kane...

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:18:00 +0100
Dybala hits post as Roma win 1-0 at Salernitana in Serie A
Former Juventus forward Paulo Dybala hit the post but couldn’t score in his Roma debut as José Mourinho’s team opened its Serie A campaign with a 1-0 win at Salernitana on Sunday.Bryan Cristante scored the only goal of the match in...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 12:35:00 +0100
33 new Covid cases reported as active cases continue to decline
33 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Sunday, as the number of active cases continues to decline.There are currently 507 active Covid-19 cases in the country and no more deaths have been reported.Since the start of the pandemic, Malta has had 113,53...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:30:00 +0100
TMIS Editorial: Muscat’s shadow on Abela
Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat thinks that Malta’s institutions, or at least some of them, buckle under pressure.That is what he wrote on social media the moment it became known that Fredrick Azzopardi was to be arraigned in court over all...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0100
Conversations with a friend … on IVF genetic testing
As the heat of our coffee radiated into our fingertips, we sat in a secluded corner of a frequented coffee shop both with our laptops open, working on our most recent project, both of us deep in thought. As the air in the room became saturated with t...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:07:00 +0100
Maltese interior designer in UK sparks row with plans for 18th century lodge - report
A Maltese interior designer has sparked a row over an 18th century hunting lodge in the UK.The Daily Mail reports that a war of words broke out between interior designers over the installation of electric gates at the Odiham lodge that is locate...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 21:44:00 +0100
Updated: Biker critical, another three in hospital after Marsascala by-pass crash
A biker is in crtical condition after he was involved in an accident on the Marsascala bypass on Saturday evening.The police said that the accident, apart from the bike, a Piaggio, involved three cars.The cars were a Mazda Demio, driven by a 44-year-...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 06:23:00 +0100
Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, attacker charged with attempted murder
“The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.Rushdie remained hospitalized with serious injuries...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 09:30:00 +0100
Kayaking duo take on new challenge: ‘We both have a never-say-die attitude’
Kayak for Charity duo Dorian Vassallo and Albert Gambina are taking on a paddling challenge to raise funds for the Inspire Foundation.The Malta Independent on Sunday spoke with Vassallo about the duo’s journey, which includes paddling around Ma...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0100
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Sun, 14 Aug 2022 06:24:00 +0100
Russian shelling heavy in east; Ukraine strikes key bridge
Russia's military pounded residential areas across Ukraine overnight, claiming gains, as Ukrainian forces pressed a counteroffensive to try to take back an occupied southern region, striking the last working bridge over a river in the Russian-occupie...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:41:00 +0100
Watch - Updated (2): Activists argue with police, beachgoers in protest to 'reclaim Comino'
Moviment Graffitti activists this morning ended up arguing with beachgoers and the police as they turned up on Comino to "reclaim" the island.Beachgoers were heard telling the protesters that they had been waiting for a year to go to Comino for a day...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:04:00 +0100
Elderly man injured in five-car crash
An elderly man was injured when he lost control of a car he was driving and crashed into another vehicle, with both cars then ending up careening into three other parked vehicles.The accident happened on Friday at 10.15pm in Valley Road, Msida.The po...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:56:00 +0100
Three balconies collapse in Marsascala
Three balconies have collapsed in Marsacala, the locality mayor has said.The accident has taken place in Zonqor Street this morning.No-one has been injured, mayor Mario Calleja said.It is believed that the top balcony of the three-storey building col...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0100
Pharmacies opening today 9am-noon, 4-7pm
Valletta: Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate; Marsa: San Raffael Pharmacy, 247, Qormi Road; Żebbuġ: De Rohan Pharmacy, St Anthony Street; Birkirkara: St Jude Pharmacy, 213, Valley Road; Gżira: O'Hea Pharmacy, 128, Manoel de Vilhen...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:18:00 +0100
Famous Italian journalist Piero Angela dies, aged 93
Famous Italian journalist Piero Angela has died, aged 93, his family has said.Angela was the producer and presenter of Rai TV programmes such as Quark and Superquark, programmes which dealt with science, geography and history, and which drew millions...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 11:35:00 +0100
30 new Covid-19 cases reported
Health authorities yesterday reported 30 new Covid-19 cases, while the number of active cases continues to drop.In all, the country has registered 113,501 cases since March 2020, with 111,784 persons who recovered.The number of active cases is now 52...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:34:00 +0100
More Supermarkets: Ryan Schembri’s business partner details fraudulent invoice payments
Ryan Schembri’s business partner, Darren Casha, detailed how the accused lured him into his various business ventures before eventually fooling him into taking over the failing More Supermarkets chain.Casha testified in court on Friday morning ...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:40:00 +0100
San Ġiljan recover in the last session to move one win away from the title
SAN ĠILJAN JP PROJECTS....... 7SLIEMA FRANK SALT.............. 6(2-2), (1-3), (1-1), (3-0) San Ġiljan JP Projects are just one win away from clinching their 12th league in their history. For most of the match, they didn’t look th...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 06:09:00 +0100
Meltdown: Man United feels heat after 4-0 loss at Brentford
Temperatures soared in England on Saturday and no one was feeling the heat more than Manchester United’s latest manager, Erik ten Hag.On another humiliating day for a massive club in freefall, United conceded four goals in the first 35 minutes ...

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 06:13:00 +0100
Lukaku swiftly opens Inter account in 2-1 win at Lecce
It took Romelu Lukaku just 82 seconds to mark his return to Inter Milan with a goal.But it was Denzel Dumfries who decided the game with a stoppage-time winner to see Inter snatch a 2-1 victory at newly-promoted Lecce on Saturday, just as the Nerazzu...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:37:00 +0100
TMID Editorial - Loud music in Valletta: Repealing the legal notice is the solution
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo said that more enforcement is the solution to complaints about loud music being played until late at night in Valletta.No, minister, the solution would be to repeal the legal notice which the government decided to int...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:42:00 +0100
Air Malta saga: taxpayers 'footing the bill' – Malta Chamber
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry said it believes that termination packages for Air Malta employees "appear to be absurdly high and illustrative of how the bargaining power of overly protected groups results in unfair outcomes f...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:07:00 +0100
Pre-electoral ‘guarantees’ for Air Malta employees were just empty promises – ADPD
It is evident that the Labour Party uses politics as a game in which empty promises may be made in order to buy votes, ADPD – The Green Party Chairperson Carmel Cacopardo said in relation to the latest developments with respect to Air Malta.It ...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:33:00 +0100
Workers who got salary raise should not get full COLA – Malta Chamber
Workers who had a salary raise this year should not receive the full cost of living adjustment expected to be announced in the budget later this year, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry is suggesting.They should only get the diffe...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:00:00 +0100
Updated (2): Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing
Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New Y...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 07:49:00 +0100
Portugal: EU eyes Iberia-Italy pipeline to get gas to Europe
European authorities are considering a liquefied natural gas pipeline from Spain to Italy as a way of getting around France’s opposition to a gas link-up across the Pyrenees between the Iberian peninsula and central Europe, Portugal's prime min...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:12:00 +0100
Updated: Marsaxlokk parish priest allegedly laundered €500,000, police tell court
The parish priest of Marsaxlokk was arraigned in court on Friday morning, pleading not guilty to charges related to misappropriation of funds and money laundering.Fr Luke Seguna, 39, appeared under arrest before Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech on ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:09:00 +0100
Updated: Body of missing diver who was AFM Sergeant found at sea
The body of a diver who went missing on Thursday afternoon was recovered from sea on Friday morning, police told The Malta Independent.The body of Sgt. Christian Degabriele was found at around 8.45am Friday morning between Buġibba and ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:04:00 +0100
Part of Mosta main road dug up again as rain takes its toll on newly laid asphalt
One of Mosta’s main roads once again became the centre of works, after the rain which fell in the past two days damaged the newly laid asphalt.Triq il-Kbira, which stretches from close to Ta’ Qali to the Mosta square, has been the subject...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:35:00 +0100
Former PN candidate Frank Psaila appointed to two government boards
Former PN candidate Frank Psaila has been appointed by the Social Ministry as the chairman of the Medicines Review Board and the Periti Warrants Board, for a period of three years.The appointment was formally announced in The Malta Government Ga...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:23:00 +0100
Ferratum Bank fined €653,637 by FIAU over number of shortcomings
A €653,637 administrative penalty has been issued against a credit institution for a number of failings, the FIAU has said.The compliance review of Ferratum Bank P.L.C revealed that the Bank's Business Risk Assessment had various shortcomings th...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:19:00 +0100
44 new Covid-19 cases registered
44 new Covid-19 cases were registered in Malta, as the number of active cases continues to drop.There are currently 570 active cases in the country. No more deaths have been reported.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 113,471 cases of t...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:07:00 +0100
‘Stronger enforcement’ is solution to Valletta late-night loud music complaints – Clayton Bartolo
More enforcement is the solution to complaints about loud music being played until late in the night in Valletta, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo told The Malta Independent.After hoteliers lamented that tourists are complaining because of loud music...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:10:00 +0100
Shortage of health workers must be immediately addressed by government, union says
The Allied Health Care Workers Union (AHCWU) is requesting that the government take immediate action to address the shortage of health workers.The AHCWU expressed its disappointment with the health sector in Malta. It added that this mainly has to do...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:32:00 +0100
MEA calls severance package at Air Malta ‘obscene and unprecedented’
The Malta Employers' Association described the severance package offered to redundant Air Malta employees as the most obscene agreement in Malta's industrial relations history."If the details as mentioned in the media are correct, 350 employees repre...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:11:00 +0100
Central Bank revises Malta’s GDP growth forecasts downwards
The Central Bank of Malta expects Malta's gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5.2% in 2022, 4.5% in 2023 and 3.7% in 2024.Compared to the previous projections, the bank's latest forecast represents downward revisions of 0.2% in 2022, 0.4% in 2023...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:02:00 +0100
Alleged fuel smuggler wants police to investigate rumour linking him to Caruana Galizia murder
Alleged fuel smuggler Gordon Debono has requested an urgent police investigation aimed at identifying the government-based source of rumours which had falsely connected him to the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.The request cites the conclusions of ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:59:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Gozo losing its charm - stating the obvious
The Gozo Tourism Association on Wednesday published the results of a survey which it carried out over the past couple of weeks which, amongst other things, found that Gozo is losing its charm as a result of over-development.The survey focused on Gozo...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:15:00 +0100
95% of GWU members approve Air Malta termination deals
95% of the General Workers’ Union members who work at Air Malta have voted in favour of an agreement reached between the union and the government on termination packages.The vote took place across two meetings held on Wednesday and Thursday, an...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:24:00 +0100
ITS Smart City campus given the green light by Planning Authority
The Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) will relocate to Smart City after the Planning Board approved planning permission for the development of a new hospitality campus to cater for local and foreign students.The application, which was filed way back...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:51:00 +0100
Heroic Spartans: Hamrun beat Levski Sofia to move to the play-off stages of Conference League
Hamrun Spartans wrote a golden chapter yesterday, not only for themselves but for the whole Maltese football, becoming the first local side to make it to the playoff stages of the UEFA Europa Conference League.It was a heroic per4formance for the Spa...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:19:00 +0100
Barcode to refund back any unredeemed digital tokens over €1
The Festival and events bar operator Barcode has announced that the company will be refunding back the unredeemed digital tokens of over €1 from a number of festivals. These festival include Food Festival Gozo (Xewkija), Farsons Beer Festiv...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:03:00 +0100
Daphne Foundation welcomes analysis of media committee feedback, says it must be published
The Daphne Caruana Galizia foundation has welcomed the news that the government is analysing feedback from the Committee of Experts it appointed in the wake of the Public Inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination. “One of the pr...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:39:00 +0100
Watch: August rain reaches Malta, roads flooded
A burst of rainfall hit various parts of Malta this morning and early afternoon, as had been predicted by the Met Office.Localities such as Mrieħel, Qormi, Birkirkara, Msida and Marsa were hit harder than other localities, and most of the street...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:06:00 +0100
Ryanair to stop offering €10 flights; lowest prices will be between €40 to €50 for next five years
The airline Ryanair will no longer be in a position to offer flights at very low prices, according to the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary. In an international report published by The Guardian on Thursday, it was reported th...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:54:00 +0100
Sliema set title showdown against San Ġiljan after another win against Neptunes
SLIEMA FRANK SALT........... 10NEPTUNES VIDEOSLOTS...... 7(2-3), (3-2), (3-1), (2-1) A second consecutive win in the space of three days for Sliema Frank Salt permitted Beto Fernandez’s team a deserved place in the best out of three final ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:56:00 +0100
Conference League - Another Latvian stumbling block for local champions
After losing 1-3 to RFS in the second leg at the Centenary Stadium yesterday evening, Hibernians were ousted from the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League by a Latvian team for the second year in a row.The Latvian side will the...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:06:00 +0100
Woman injured in quad bike accident in Gozo
A woman suffered grievous injuries in an accident at 1pm on Thursday.Preliminary police investigations found that the 32-year-old woman from Portugal was riding pillion on a quad bike being driven by a 29-year-old man who is also from Portugal. The q...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:11:00 +0100
49 new Covid-19 cases reported
49 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Thursday, health authorities said in their latest pandemic update.The number of active cases has dropped to 625.Since the start of the pandemic, 113,427 Covid cases were registered in Malta, 111,609 of which r...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:38:00 +0100
Walls are not the solution to the migration phenomenon – Cyrus Engerer
“It is unacceptable that other European Member States are building walls while leaving countries like Malta and Italy to face the realities of migration alone,” Labour Member of the European Parliament Cyrus Engerer said on Wednesday.Whil...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:30:00 +0100
Man in danger of dying after fall in garage
A man is in danger of dying after he fell while carrying out works in a garage in Vittoriosa.Police said in a statement that a 32-year-old man was injured when he fell around a storey at 11:45am while he was working in a garage in Triq San Lawrenz in...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:28:00 +0100
Man hit by car following fight in San Gwann
A man is in hospital with grievous injuries after he was hit by a car following a fight in San Gwann on Wednesday evening, the police said.The man, a 27-year-old Polish resident in San Gwann, was involved in a fight with two men whose identity is sti...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:30:00 +0100
Final preparations underway for SummerDaze Festival
The final preparations for the return of the SummerDaze Festival musical concert are going on at a good pace, after a two-year absence due to the restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. During a visit made by Tourism Minister Clayto...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:10:00 +0100
Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
Ukraine said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea that appeared to be the result of a Ukrainian attack, which would represent a significant escalation in the war.Russia de...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:59:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: Shelving the tunnel, metro projects
The document put forward by the Malta Employers Association as the government prepares the budget for 2023 gives so much food for thought.It offers myriad suggestions, but the one that stood out the most is its description of plans for the building o...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:54:00 +0100
Vacancy advert for new headmaster at St Albert College creates further tension among teachers
A vacancy advert posted on Facebook calling for new headmasters for St Albert the Great College has created further tension among teachers at the school, some of whom have resorted to expressing their disapproval through comments on social media.The ...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:38:00 +0100
Gozo losing its charm due to over-development – unanimous verdict in GTA survey
All establishments that took part in a survey organised by the Gozo Tourism Association said that the sister island is losing its charm because of over-development.During the past two weeks, the Gozo Tourism Association said conducted an online surve...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:55:00 +0100
Greece: Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks
Greek authorities were conducting a major search and rescue operation Wednesday for dozens of people missing at sea east of the island of Karpathos after a boat reportedly carrying up to 80 migrants sank during the night.The coast guard said that by ...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:42:00 +0100
Environmental Health Officers industrial action lifted by UHM
The Industrial action that came after discrimination against Environmental Health Officers (EHO) has been lifted by the UHM after multiple talks between the union and the Health Ministry.This dispute came about because the government refused to honou...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:55:00 +0100
43 new Covid-19 cases reported, one patient dies
43 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Wednesday, as one patient passed away while positive for the virus.The number of active cases has dropped to 696.Since the start of the pandemic, 113,378 Covid cases were registered in Malta, 111,489 of which ...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:59:00 +0100
Responses to proposed journalism reforms being analysed, Justice Minister says in meeting with IGM
The responses of a committee of media experts to a number of proposed reforms to the journalism sector are being analysed by the government as it gets ready to table legislative changes in parliament, Justice Minister Jonathan Attard told representat...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:06:00 +0100
Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win UEFA Super Cup
This time, there were only two goals.David Alaba and Karim Benzema scored in each half for Real Madrid to win the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.Alaba prodded the opener home from close range in the 37th minut...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:13:00 +0100
27 people arrested for living in Malta illegally, set for deportation
27 people have been arrested for living in Malta illegally and are set to be deported, the police said in a statement on Tuesday.The police said that its Immigration squad and the Marsa Community Police team carried out a number of inspections across...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:19:00 +0100
Dangerous driving by e-scooter users 'represents serious danger to visually impaired' - foundation
The Malta Guide Dogs Foundation, which trains visually-impaired persons to become independent in their mobility through the use of the white cane and guide dogs, has aired a number of concerns over e-scooters.The Foundation believes that the introduc...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:44:00 +0100
Fishing vessels blessed as Lampuki season gets underway next week
A traditional scene could be witnessed in Marsaxlokk on Tuesday night, as the locality’s parish priest Fr Luke Seguna blessed fishermen’s vessels prior to the opening of the lampuki fishing season. The tradition is done every year in...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:24:00 +0100
E-scooter rider injured in St Paul’s Bay accident
An e-scooter rider was injured after he was hit by a car on the St Paul’s Bay by-pass on Tuesday evening, the police said.The rider, a Spanish man aged 25, resident in St Paul’s Bay, was crossing the road when he was hit by a Hyundai Getz...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:26:00 +0100
Musician, actor Jesmond Tedesco Triccas passes away
Guitarist, actor and singer Jesmond Tedesco Triccas has passed away, his niece Roberta Metsola announced.He was 59.My superstar uncle Jesmond Tedesco Triccas or It-Triccas as everyone in Malta knew him, passed away last night, the President of the Eu...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:49:00 +0100
Employers calls on government to shelve ‘airy fairy projects’ to bring finances back on track
The Malta Employers’ Association (MEA) has called on the government to shelve what they described as “airy fairy projects” and use the money for more pressing infrastructural priorities and to get the country’s finances back o...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:26:00 +0100
81-year-old man accused of sexually abusing 5-year-old girl
An 81-year-old man was on Tuesday accused in court of having sexually abused a five-year-old girl.Carmelo Refalo pleaded not guilty to defilement of the minor, facilitating her defilement, committing sexual acts with a person under the age of 16, and...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:22:00 +0100
TMID Editorial: How election in Italy can affect Malta
A general election will be held in Italy in September, earlier than anticipated.Once again, the Italians are called to select their representatives, and the outcome of the election will also have a bearing on Malta, at least where irregular migration...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:02:00 +0100
Fredrick Azzopardi seeks magistrate's recusal, claims charges are time-barred and extinct
Former Infrastructure Malta CEO Frederick Azzopardi has requested the recusal of the magistrate tasked with hearing the criminal case filed against him over breaches of environmental protection legislation, on the grounds that the same magistrate had...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:31:00 +0100
47 new Covid-19 cases reported, one patient dies
47 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Tuesday, as one patient passed away while positive for the virus. The number of active cases has dropped to 799.Since the start of the pandemic, 113,335 Covid cases were registered in Malta, 111,344 of which r...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 18:25:00 +0100
Archbishop meets with staff of St Albert the Great College
Archbishop Charles Scicluna met with the staff of St Albert the Great College and expressed his hope that initiatives of inclusiveness be implemented in Church schools in the spirit of openness and dialogue with all stakeholders, particularly in scho...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:02:00 +0100
Far-right sympathiser Eman Cross charged with threatening his mother, carrying unlicensed firearm
Eman Cross, a 20-year-old far-right sympathiser from Hamrun, has been arraigned in court this morning, charged with threatening his mother and her partner, as well as making threats and insults in excess of the limits of provocation, during a domesti...



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