The trial of the two men accused of being the triggermen in the fatal 2017 car bombing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has begun, just two days short of the fifth-year anniversary of the assassination.George Degiorgio, 58, known as iċ-Ċ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has written to the Chairman of the Committee of Experts saying he finds 'no objection' to the committee holding consultations on the proposed media reform bills, adding that he will freeze the bills tabled in Parliament at...

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard together with Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri have proposed a bill to stop those accused of crimes from attempting to be granted bail by delaying the court hearing process as much as possible. The current crimin...

Moviment Graffitti is calling for the immediate demolition of the sham sheep farm in Wied tal-Ħżejjen, Bidnija, a valley as yet unspoilt by construction, and for the site to be returned to its natural state at the developer’s expense....

The closure of the childcare centre at Mater Dei Hospital has put Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne in a bit of a pickle.First of all, let’s begin by saying that the centre should never have been allowed to close in the first place. Doctors an...

The Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa has formally written a letter to the Prime Minister Robert Abela regarding the pending issue on the Wied Żnuber area in Ħal Far. This letter follows three previous letters sent on 24 Feb...

A video of  police officer Luca Brincat gesturing in a threatening manner using a penknife while seated in front of "a black person" was posted in a Whatsapp group, a Court was told on Thursday."In the video, Brincat is heard telling the man tha...

Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar said Thursday it has successfully challenged an application for an open-air cafe in a quiet residential street in Sliema which would have set a precedent for others to set up in purely residential areas.The open-...

Prison director Robert Brincau is expected to be charged in connection with an argument in Għadira in August 2022 when it is alleged he pointed a gun at a man, Times of Malta reports today.Brincau denies the claim. The home affairs ministry...

A cyclist was grievously injured on Wednesday evening after a crash with a vehicle, the police said.The accident took place in Kottoner Avenue, Fgura, at 11pm.The cyclist, aged 41 of Paola, was involved in a collision with a Toyota driven by a 40-yea...

Three persons were injured in a crash involving two cars on the Birkirkara by-pass on Wednesday afternoon, the police said Thursday.The accident took place in what is officially known as Dun Karm Road, Msida, at 1.30pm.It involved a Citroen Nemo, dri...

With its dozens of “revolving door” governments, Italy might give the impression that carving out new ruling coalitions is quick work.But the process can take weeks, even months, especially if a new government's formation is prompted by t...

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding th...

The Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) reported 19 fatalities at work between 2019 and 2021.A statement by the Naitonal Statistics Office (NSO), read that almost all fatalities at work which took place in the past three years involved ma...

Football fans will this weekend get a rare opportunity to see their reflection in the iconic UEFA Champions League trophy, which is being brought to Malta by Melita.As the Champions League matches – which can be seen live on the TSN sports chan...

George and Alfred Degiorgio, two men accused of carrying out the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, are appealing a ruling by a judge against their request to postpone the upcoming murder trial.The Degiorgios are asking the constitutional c...

23 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Thursday, and no more deaths were recorded.There are currently 294 active cases.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 114,941 Covid cases in the country, of which 113,445 recovered. A total of 806 p...

Last week, a court ruled that the owners of a property in Birzebbugia that had been taken away from them to accommodate a Labour Party club were to receive nearly €1 million in damages for being deprived of the full enjoyment of what belonged to...

Deputy Minister and Minister for Health, Chris Fearne promised to reopen the childcare centre at Mater Dei Hospital and revealed that it was closed because it was hardly used.He said this during parliament and expressed his disagreement with it closi...

The police are investigating an incident wherein a fisherman allegedly passed security at the Fisheries Department and attacked an official engaged with the department, The Malta Independent has learnt.The incident occurred on Friday 30 September, wh...

The government must withdraw the three media protection bills it tabled in Parliament and launch a public consultation exercise, the Nationalist Party has said.The PN launched its public consultation process on the three bills today.PN Leader Bernard...

The Permanent Commission against Corruption started investigating the Marsa flyover scandal after last Friday it received a formal letter sent by PN’s spokesperson for justice Karol Aquilina, the MP said in a statement.Together with the letter ...

The number of final deeds of sale relating to residential property amounted to 1,016 during September 2022, a decrease of 24 deeds when compared to those registered a year earlier, the NSO said. In September 2022, 972 promise of sale agreements relat...

A group of parents of students from St Albert the Great school have appealed for the college rector to be replaced, after stating that he 'instigated' a division between the teachers of the school.The parents started off by saying that they have full...

Civil society group Repubblika has accused the parliament of wanting to forget the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.In a statement, Repubblika said that although the parliament constantly organises debates on everything, it has chosen not to h...

The reform of the Maltese Insolvency framework will include an early detection process, which will detect any negative financial developments within a business.This is part of the pre-restructuring bill which focuses on implementing an early detectio...

Barcelona was twice dragged back from the precipice of a humiliating Champions League elimination by Robert Lewandowski’s late goals on Wednesday.An instant classic at Camp Nou saw Barcelona draw 3-3 with Inter Milan and barely cling ...

There has been no agreement on the use of over €55 million worth of funds collected by the Planning Authorities through schemes for localities, information tabled in parliament reveals.Minister for Public Works and Planning Stefan Zrinzo Azzopar...

Mater Dei Hospital’s childcare centre is not open after all, despite Health Minister Chris Fearne saying that it was, The Malta Independent is informed.Parents were left in the lurch on Monday morning when they took their children to the childc...

There will be around two million fewer plastic bottles in use every year, thanks to the initiative by the Water Services Corporation, where hundreds of water dispensers were installed in various locations, such as public schools and Mater D...

The peak summer season (June-September) ended with 2.66 million passengers, of which 658,569 travelled through Malta International Airport in September, MIA said in a statement issued through the Malta Stock Exchange. At 86.4 per cent, September&rsqu...

The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) has expressed its serious concern that three police officers are being accused of abducting and assaulting foreign nationals."It appears that the alleged victims were chosen by the alleged ...

There are 90 patients who are on the organ transplant list awaiting a kidney.Answering a parliamentary question, Health Minister Chris Fearne said that there are 90 patients waiting for a kidney transplant, and 20 patients waiting for a cornea transp...

247 refugees were relocated to other Member States in the European Union in 2021 and during the first six months of 2022.Answering a parliamentary question, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri revealed that the refugees were relocated through the a...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that up until September 2022, government has invested more than €20 million to incentivize people to go for projects which safeguard Maltese architectural characteristics.In a pre-Budget meeting with the Malta De...

Eight new Covid-19 cases were registered on Wednesday, as no new deaths were again recorded.This leaves the total number of deaths at 806. No deaths have been reported for 14 days.The total number of Covid-19 cases is now 114,918, with 113,422 recove...

The gender wellbeing clinic has been relocated to Paola and now offers a more modern space where specialised health services for trans people will be offered.The gender wellbeing clinic first opened its doors in 2018 when it started operating in Mtar...

Angela Lansbury, the scene-stealing British actor who kicked up her heels in the Broadway musicals “Mame” and “Gypsy” and solved endless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV series “Murder, S...

One photo that was making the rounds on the social media last week was a combo of two pictures, on one side showing Iranian students fighting for their freedom, and on the other side Maltese University students fighting to grab as many €5 notes ...

Since 2010, the police have received 20 reports of child grooming, with ten cases ending up in court, data tabled in Parliament shows. The information was provided by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri in response to a parliamentary question by Na...

Fifty-eight indigenous or protected trees had to be uprooted this year to make way for infrastructure projects, but these were replanted elsewhere, infrastructure minister Aaron Farrugia told Parliament on Tuesday. He was replying to a parliamentary ...

SummaryOn the 11 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), in delivering a ruling in the case of Bank Sepah v. Overseas Financial Limited & Oaktree Finance Limited, clarified that a creditor of a sanctioned e...

King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.Tuesday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace comes amid...

Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized in a “heartbreaking&rdq...

A 22-year-old man died of what is believed to have been a heart attack while playing football at St Aloysius College on Monday.Times of Malta reported that efforts to revive Justin Tabone through CPR proved futile.The incident took place on Monday at...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that there has been continuous consultation with the Institute of Maltese Journalists on the proposed media reform bills which were tabled in Parliament this week.The bills have been a topic of controversy both for th...

A judge has rejected a request to delay the trial of two men accused of carrying out the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.The decision comes after brothers Alfred and George Degiorgio had filed an application before the First Hall ...

Health Minister Chris Fearne said that the Mater Dei childcare centre has been reopened – only a day after it was suddenly closed.Some parents were left in the lurch about the situation when on Monday morning they took their children to the chi...

Magistrate Monica Vella has rejected a request to expunge testimony given last week by Melvin Theuma in the criminal case concerning his phantom government job.Charges were filed against several government officials, including former OPM chief of sta...

Prime Minister Robert Abela announced on Tuesday that all government schools will receive €10,000 to be used specifically to offer financial help to students.Abela was speaking at a Cabinet meeting held at the St. Nicolas Secondary School Colleg...

Happy or not, Kylian Mbappé continues to score goals for Paris Saint-Germain.Manchester City, meanwhile, just isn’t the same without Erling Haaland.Still, City — despite a 0-0 draw at FC Copenhagen — joined holder R...

A 29-year-old man was seriously injured after he fell from the machinery he was operating in a scrapyard, on Tuesday at 10:30 am.The police said that the accident took place in a scrapyard in Triq Valletta, Luqa.The man is from Mali and resides in Se...

Minister for Home Affairs, Byron Camilleri, said that he was content with how the Police Force dealt with the three police officers who have been charged with abducting and beating migrants.In comments to the media, Camilleri said that the actions of...

The Coeliac Association said it keeps receiving complaints from members and the general public on the numerous issues coeliacs experience when eating out. These are some examples experienced by coeliacs: - Gluten free burger: asked whether it is suit...

Twenty-three new Covid-19 cases were registered on Tuesday, as no new deaths were again recorded.This leaves the total number of deaths at 806. No deaths have been reported for 14 days.The total number of Covid-19 cases is now 114,910, with 113,403 r...

Russia retaliated Monday for an attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its most widespread strikes against Ukraine in months, a lethal barrage that smashed civilian targets, knocked out power and water, shattered buildings and killed at ...

The Nationalist Party launched a public consultation on the protection of media and journalists, saying that government wants to forcefully approve laws in parliament without public consultation. “Instead of listening to the Institute of Maltes...

A third police officer has been arraigned in connection with two separate incidents in which migrants were allegedly first abducted and beaten and then abandoned in an uninhabited area.20-year-old Police Constable Luca Brincat from Qormi was arraigne...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat took the stand this morning in an ongoing court case which he had filed against lawyer Christian Grima, as attempts at reaching an amicable settlement between the parties have so far been unsuccessful.Muscat took G...

Magistrate Nadine Lia on Monday rejected another recusal request made by the president of rule of law NGO Repubblika Robert Aquilina.This is the second case in which Robert Aquilina has requested that Lia recuses herself. This case was in his name, w...

Several Mediterranean nations, including Malta, said last week that the European Union’s border agency, Frontex, needs to work inside third countries to stop smugglers from endangering the lives of migrants by sending them off to Europe on risk...

The PN is calling on the government to publish the entire presidential pardon given to Melvin Theuma, without any censorship. The party made the call after Melvin Theuma refused to testify against five men accused of giving him a phantom government j...

Medical staff have taken to social media to express their frustration with the sudden closing down of childcare services at Mater Dei Hospital.Speaking to medical staff who have been affected by this decision, The Malta Independent was informed that ...

What is being alleged is disgusting, Home affairs minister Byron camilleri said about the alleged police abuse case.Two police constables have been charged last Sunday with abducting and grievously injuring foreign nationals. A third police officer w...

Police inspections tied to irregular migration took place on Thursday, assisted by Detention Services officials as well as officials from the Occupational Health & Safety Authority (OHSA).They conducted inspections on construction sites in St Pau...

Minister for Health Chris Fearne revealed that there are 1,627 third-country national (TCN) nurses registered in Malta with the council of nurses and midwives.1068 of these are Indians, which make up 65.64% of the total number. There are also 238 nur...

Fiorentina got a blast of Lazio's impressive domestic form when the visitor won 4-0 and moved into third place in Serie A on Monday.Ciro Immobile scored one and set up another while Sergej Milinković-Savić also starred with two assists in a...

17 inspectors and 64 police sergeants have been appointed in a ceremony at the Police headquarters in Floriana.4 of the new inspectors also took their oath as new members to the police force. After this appointment, the inspectors will attend a two y...

The Conventual Franciscan Order in Malta announced the death of exorcist Fr Elija Vella, at the age of 81.Vella was a popular figure on televised discussion shows. Beneath the announcement, many shared their condolences. "Eternal rest dear Fr Elia. E...

Prime Minister Robert Abela and the Chamber of Commerce discussed how to strengthen the private sector for entrepreneurs and businesses to thrive, during a pre-budget meeting in Castille.Ministers Clyde Caruana, Ian Borg, Silvio Schembri and Miriam D...

Former Marsaxlokk parish priest Fr. Luke Seguna had been contacted by his bank over his payments to pornographic websites, which the bank had thought were the result of him being scammed, a court has heard.Fr.Seguna is currently the subject of crimin...

'You're in for a lot of surprises', Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said when asked to reveal under what minister and administration the Air Malta pilots collective agreement was signed.Last week it was revealed that the government is planning to offe...

Cabinet has approved a legislative framework that will regulate what is known as platform work, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced in a pre-Budget meeting with the UHM Voice of the Workers.Details about a set of new robust rules will be given by t...

327 people have died while positive for Covid-19 this year alone. Information requested from the health ministry shows that this number is higher than what was recorded in 2020 and 2021, where the figures stood at 219 and 260 respectively. ...

An education that is simply driven by concerns of profitability is an impoverished one that does not respect the human being in its totality, Kurt Borg, a philosophy of education lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies told The Malta Indepe...

21 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Monday, and no more deaths were recorded.Currently, there are 294 active Covid-19 cases.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 114,887 Covid cases in the country, of which 113,391 recovere...

A court has rejected a prohibitory injuction filed by St. Albert the Great College with the intention of stopping the Malta Union of Teachers from issuing directives to its members at the school.In a statement, the MUT said that it had been proven th...

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) is requesting the withdrawal of the bills related to the media as presented by the government and is prepared to withdraw from the Committee of Experts unless a "meaningful consultation" exercise takes place...

Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least eight people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings that brought back into focus ...

Malta’s Finance Minister has said that the government will not create any new taxes or raise any tax rates. On the other side of things, he said that the government has no intention of reducing any tax rates. The minister said this during an in...

The dates when Malta will be playing its games against Italy and England have been revealed.Malta was drawn to play against the two football giants in the preliminary round of the Euro 2024 championships.Both Italy and England have solid following in...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana told The Malta Independent on Sunday that government has "no intention at all" to reduce any tax rates, but reiterated government’s pledge for no tax rate increases.The minister sat down for an interview with The ...

If the PN was in government today, it would also be subsidising the energy sector, the PN’s spokesman on energy, Mark Anthony Sammut, said. However, the PN MP says that the exercise would cost government much less since we would most likely hav...

Parents have written to the Education Minister to seek his help in solving what they say is a crisis at St Albert the Great College.The school was in the spotlight all through summer after its headmaster Mario Mallia was dismissed. The Malta Union of...

Two police constables were charged on Sunday with abducting and grievously injuring foreign nationals.Rica Mifsud Grech, 22-years-old from Floriana and Jurgen Falzon, 24-years-old from Santa Venera, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Sunday as they...

Amid the controversy surrounding the relaxation of entry requirements into Junior College, the University of Malta’s rector Alfred J. Vella has said that there was also a relaxation in entry requirements for the University of Malta.Speaking in ...

Malta has been grouped with England, Italy, Ukraine and North Macedonia in their EURO 2024 qualifying group.The Euro 2024 group draw took place on Sunday.At a time when UEFA is considering changes to revive interest in European Championship qualifyin...

Business 1st serves to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and government services, the CEO of the company, Marika Tonna, said.In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, Tonna explained how the company’s main goal is to be the first...

A man was seriously injured in Għajn Tuffieħa at 4.30pm yesterday.The police said that the man was injured during a sports activity around Triq in-Naħħalija, limits of Mellieha.The 30-year-old man from Gzira was injured during a r...

There are conflicting views on the Campus Hub at the University of Malta, with the University Students' Council (KSU) saying that it represents the suffocating overdeveloped nature of Malta, while the University of Malta (UM) said it provided additio...

The back-to-back shipwrecks of migrant smuggling boats off Greece has once again put the spotlight on the dangers of the Mediterranean migration route, the risks migrants and refugees are willing to take and the political infighting that has thwarted...

The Labour government didn't have a single contract that doesn't have a serious smell of corruption, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday.He was being interviewed on PN media. Grech made this comment when he was asked about the Marsa projec...

Gzira United registered their third consecutive win when they found the going easy against Sirens. This win meant that the Maroons are still unbeaten after six matches.On the other hand the St Paul’s Bay outfit are still in search of their firs...

Bukayo Saka has come a long way since missing that decisive penalty in the shootout at the European Championship final.More than a year later — and with his most important spot kick since — Saka stepped up and coolly converted his effort ...

Udinese never give up.The latest example of the Italian team's fighting spirit saw it recover from two goals down to draw 2-2 against high-flying Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.Nehuén Pérez and Gerard Deulofeu canceled out goals from Ade...

Renowned Maltese chef Rafel Sammut had a good idea of what he was to see before he travelled to Ukraine last month, but nothing could have prepared him for the stories he was to hear. Sammut travelled to the Kyiv region in early September as part of ...

Pope Francis on Sunday denounced Europe's indifference toward migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea as he elevated to sainthood an Italian bishop and Italian-born missionary whose work and life paths illustrated the di...

Actress, producer and TV presenter Clare Agius made a fascinating choice when asked with whom she would like to have dinner. Rather than pick four people, she chose four types of people, indicating that she prefers personalities to names.But what is ...

That the tourism industry is picking up nicely after the mayhem brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic is welcome news.The latest statistics show that in the first eight months of this year the number of tourists was nearly 91% of the total that had ...

Max Verstappen is now a two-time Formula One world champion, both titles awarded under bizarre and unprecedented circumstances long after he crossed the finish line.The Red Bull driver won the rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and didn't l...