Former PN MP Karl Gouder has opted not to throw in his hat for the casual election to replace the late Robert Arrigo.Gouder said that at this point in time he prefers to focus on his career as chief operating officer of the PN media.“First of a...

 Rishi Sunak is due to be installed as Britain’s third prime minister of the year by King Charles III on Tuesday, before appointing a Cabinet that will have to wrestle with the U.K.’s economic and political crises.Sunak, th...

People around the world are reporting problems sending and receiving messages on the popular chat app WhatsApp.According to Downdetector, which tracks outage reports, people started reporting problems around 3 a.m. EDT.A WhatsApp spokesperson said th...

As the October sun sets, all eyes turn to Parliament as the night of the Budget is upon us once again.It’s the first Budget of this legislature since the March 2022 general election, but it’s also the tenth consecutive budget under a Labo...

Prime Minister Robert Abela praised the Budget for offering support to people to combat the high cost of living, while also implementing measures which he said are ambitious and look towards the future."The future is bright," he said.He said that it ...

The impact of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine on economies around the world is there for all to see. It is a difficult time, when prices and inflation are rising internationally and also locally.Everyone is in Europe is, in some way, being impacted.T...

The Cost of Living Allowance for 2023 will be €9.90, the highest it has ever been since its inception in 1990, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced in his Budget speech this evening.This will be given to all workers, pensioners, and those on...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said that the 2023 Budget is a 'Budget in the red,' describing the government's plan as one which continues to increase debt.Grech said that this Budget does not address the quality of life of the Maltese people, nor d...

Energy bills in Malta would have more than doubled had the government not intervened, the finance minister said on Monday.Delivering his budget speech, Clyde Caruana said that if the government had not stepped in to cushion the impact of rising globa...

In the Budget 2023 document, it was revealed that tax credits will be introduced on particular activities which support businesses and families, and that invest in sustainability and digitalisation. He said that plans were to reduce income tax, howev...

From 2023, new medicines and treatments will be introduced for free, including Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations, medicines for those suffering from multiple sclerosis, medicines treating the conditions of diabetes and osteoporosis, and updated...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana hinted on Monday that more tough decisions are in the pipeline for Air Malta, but insisted that the country has and will still have a national airline.“Air Malta was a great challenge over the past two years. Deci...

Tax reduction schemes for first-time property buyers, second-time buyers and buyers of property in Gozo are to be extended for another year, the government revealed on Monday for the 2023 Budget. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said that the governmen...

The government will be introducing social assistance “with prudence and wisdom”. We are spending within our means, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said.“As Finance Minister I could have spent €1 billion in direct help. I am cert...

The government will be purchasing a €1.6 million CT scanner for St Vincent de Paul Home for the elderly, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said.Another €0.5 million will be spent on the renovation of St Joseph Hall while also investing in comm...

The Children’s Allowance will be increased by €90 per child, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said.Over the course of this legislature, the increase will be of €450. This measure will affect 41,000 families with 62,000 children, and wil...

Inflation is set to be the biggest challenge our country will face for the coming years, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said.While talking about the economic environment of Malta during his budget speech, Caruana explained that due to the Federal Res...

Another 1,200 electric charging points will be set up by 2024, the budget revealedCurrently there are already 340 such points around the country. Additionally, the government is hoping to encourage private companies and businesses to switch their fle...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said that in relation to the legal advancements Malta has made this year, more is yet to come in terms of addressing the inefficiencies of the court, addressing the framework for journalists and also increasing the numb...

Reactions have started to pour in as the government presented its budget for 2023.Malta Employers Association - A budget that is focused on short-term stabilityOn a macro scale, the main feature of the budget is government’s decision to sh...

Physical education lessons will be extended in 2023 and there will be an established minimum number of PE lessons, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced on Monday. Caruana said that there is already a pilot project underway where students have a d...

A man whose identity is still not known has died after being hit by a car in Triq Diċembru 13 in Marsa on Monday afternoon.The driver of the car, a Mercedes, is a 66-year-old Fgura man.A police spokesperson said that the accident happened at aro...

Those following the budget speech later today will realise that Finance Minister Clyde Caruana is this year carrying a red suitcase, instead of the traditional black. The briefcase utilised by Minister Caruana is a nod to Malta’s British p...

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the Conservative leadership race Monday — and now faces the huge task of stabilizing the party and country at a time of economic and ...

The Nationalist party has expressed its disappointment towards government’s decision to cut funds for the Richmond Foundation’s 24/7 mental health helpline.The Malta Independent on Sunday had reported that the €10,000 a month in gove...

The Nationalist Party expects the Prime Minister to publish his declaration of assets and that of his ministers and parliamentary secretaries before the Finance Minister presents the budget for 2023.In a statement signed by Karol Aquilina, the PN sai...

A planning application to excavate and construct 182 garages, 118 apartments and two shops in Marsascala is set to be discussed by the Planning Authority board on Thursday.The proposal is located in the area known as Zonqor within the periphery of th...

In the third quarter of 2022, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 3,322 over the previous quarter. At the end of September 2022, the stock of licensed motor vehicles stood at 422,576. Out of this total, 74.9 per cent were passenger cars...

A crane has toppled over in Sliema this morning, with no reports of injuries.The police confirmed that the crane toppled over in Tower Road.Officers are on site.

Today, Monday 24th October 2022, His Holiness Pope Francis appointed His Excellency Mgr Savio Hon Tai-Fai SDB, Titular Archbishop of Sila and currently Apostolic Nuncio in Greece, as the new Apostolic Nuncio in Malta, the Curia said in...

The Malta Union of Teachers said that the rector of St Albert the Great College is appointing a police officer to carry out some duties at the school, including serving as a supervisor to students.The college and the police have denied this.The MUT s...

Inflation in September rose to 7.52%, up from the 6.98% in August, the NSO said Monday.In September 2022, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Price Index was 7.52 per cent, up from the 6.98 per cent in August 2022.The 12-month movi...

Albert Buttigieg is the first candidate to apply to contest the election to replace the late Robert Arrigo in Parliament.Arrigo died last week.The St Julian's mayor announced on Facebook that he had filed his application to contest the casual electio...

Today is budget day. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana will head to Parliament and unveil the government’s proposed measures for next year.Over the past weeks unions, employers organisations, the opposition and others have issued their proposals f...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending a short-lived, high-profile attempt to return to the prime minister's job he was ousted from little more than three months a...

Rescuers searched the waters near a southern Italian island Sunday for a 2-week-old baby girl reported missing after a migrant boat capsized.Italian authorities said the boat overturned a day earlier near the uninhabited islet of Lampione, part of th...

A damaged Korean Air plane remained stuck in the grass at a Philippine airport Monday after it overshot a runway in rainy weather the night before. No injuries were reported among the 162 passengers and 11 crewmembers who escaped from the a...

The president of the Malta Developers Association, Michael Stivala, disagreed that what Malta is experiencing is over-development, insisting that development must continue in order to stimulate the economy.In an interview with The Malta Independent o...

Some 500 yearly partial or full foot amputations take place in Malta every year, professors in the Department of Podiatry at University of Malta have said. Professors Alfred Gatt and Cynthia Formosa, along with a team of podiatrists and engineers, ar...

Social media was flooded with posts of condolences and messages of remembrance following the tragic passing of PN MP Robert Arrigo earlier this week.A prominent businessman and a pioneer in the travel and tourism industry, Arrigo served first as the ...

President of NGO Repubblika Robert Aquilina alleged that Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa has evidence of two people who obstructed the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigations in hand.Aquilina addressed a protest held on Sunday, where he issued a...

Government funds, which were being granted to the Richmond Foundation’s 24/7 mental health helpline, will be stopped in November, Richmond CEO Stephania Dimech Sant told The Malta Independent on Sunday.As concern over the growing number of suic...

"Von der Heyden Group's Real Estate development arm remains the principal activity of our Group, driving our growth ambitions and supporting the Group's diversification strategy. Over our 33-year history, the Von der Heyden development brand has been...

Infrastructure Malta said it will be submitting new plans to the Planning Authority for the Msida Creek Project development applications. Addressing a press conference, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia s...

A board has been appointed to investigate sexual harassment claims at the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), a source close to the orchestra have said.Source said that an employee decided to seek alternative employment and resigned. In the resignati...

Floriana and Balzan produced no goals and few emotions in a low profile match, with both sides happy with the point earned at the end of the ninety minutes.It must be said however that although attempts at goals were few, these few chances could have...

Newcastle’s rise to becoming a team ready to compete in the Champions League seemed inevitable following the buyout of the northeast club by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund a year ago.Few predicted it would happen this quickly.With a...

José Mourinho’s physical Roma squad came closer than most teams have to keeping high-scoring Napoli out of the net.In the end, though, Napoli’s vast array of talented forwards again proved too much to handle.Victor Osimhen scored 1...

Lawyer Ann Fenech was on Friday elected as the new President of the Comite Maritime International ("CMI")  by the General Assembly of the CMI held in Antwerp. She was nominated by the Maritime Law of Association of Australia and New Zealand and ...

The two men who were each sentenced to 40 years in prison after they admitted to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, could be out by 2043-44, lawyer Joe Giglio told The Malta Independent on Sunday. The sentence was given on 14 Oc...

Max Verstappen and Red Bull started the United States Grand Prix determined to honor the memory of founder and team owner Dietrich Mateschitz and the racing powerhouse he built.Driver and team both delivered, overcoming self-inflicted race drama to c...

The budget is 'how we fulfil what we promised', Prime Minister Robert Abela said whilst delivering a speech in Naxxar.In explaining how the last months were instrumental for the Government to plan and carry out its objectives, he said that in the bud...

I expect the next budget to be a good one, PN Leader Bernard Grech on Sunday.During an interview on party media, he said that as from all the funds used to campaign the "propaganda" and convince many that this is going to be a great budget, "I am exp...

21 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Sunday, and no more deaths were reported.There are 349 active Covid cases in the country.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 115,197 Covid cases on the island, of which 113,644 recovered. A total ...

A woman died after she lost control of the bike she was riding and crashed, the police said Sunday.The accident took place in Mdina Road, Rabat, on Saturday at 5.30pm.The woman, aged 45, of Mgarr, was riding a Yamaha. She was later identified by TVM ...

Former museums director Fr Marius Zerafa has passed away at the age of 93.Dominican friar Zerafa is best known for his role in the recovery of  Caravaggio's St Jerome. His book, "The Stolen Caravaggio" told the story of how the painting had been...

Nearly 300 migrants disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto on Saturday after their rescue at sea in five different operations by the crew of a humanitarian vessel operated by Doctors Without Borders.About half of the 293 rescued passenge...

Malta yesterday paid its last respects to Robert Arrigo, a former deputy leader of the Nationalist Party, whose death sparked an outpouring of sorrow that transcended the political borders of a divided country.He was the first mayor of Sliema, the pr...

Clinton Buhagiar, 37, works as a ‘Channel Manager – Enterprise Group’ of a leading IT distributor. But he is more well known as a journalist on ONE, where he has been working for the past 20 years.He has produced and presented both ...

A Maltese resident, who is of English descent, found himself caught in the midst of the Russian bombing attacks in Kyiv on 10 October.He said that he experienced first-hand how drones blew up residential areas in the Ukrainian capital city.“I s...

Injections, culture shock and hygiene should not refrain someone from volunteering to help people in need abroad, a local volunteer says. Michaela Cassar Pickard, a volunteer from Karibu Malta (a non-profit group), spoke to The Independent on her vol...

Malta paid its last respects to former Nationalist Party deputy leader Robert Arrigo, who died last Tuesday, aged 67.The funeral was held at the St Julian's parish church and was followed by a private interment at the Addolorata Cemetery. Arrigo died...

Giorgia Meloni, whose party with neo-fascist roots finished first in recent elections, was sworn in Saturday as Italy's first far-right premier since the end of World War II, pledging to work to help Europe and the United States with common challenge...

A worker was critically injured on Saturday in a fall on a construction site, the police said.The worker, whose identity is unknown, was injured in a one-storey fall in Ugo Carbonaro Street, San Gwann.The accident took place at 11.30am.Magistrate Gab...

NGO Repubblika on Saturday presented a formal written complaint to PBS editor Charles Dalli and Head of PBS News Norma Saliba with regard to what the NGO said was "a misleading report" on the removal of Magistrate Nadine Lia.Repubblika claimed that t...

The Broadcasting Authority has refuted independent candidate Arnold Cassola's complaint on the lack of PBS reporting that Iosif Galea had been extradited from Italy to Germany.By doing so, the Broadcasting Authority is now openly endorsing the PBS po...

Moviment Graffitti, Animal Liberation Malta, Association for Abandoned Animals (AAA), Island Sanctuary, Animal Protectors Malta, Nature Trust Malta, Real Animal Rights Foundation (RAR), Extinction Rebellion Malta, Animal Guardians Malta, CSAF, Dolphi...

Valletta: Empire Pharmacy, 77, Old Theatre Street; Ħamrun: Darwin Pharmacy, 152, St Joseph High Road; Qormi: Evans Pharmacy, 96/98, St Sebastian Street; Birkirkara: Remedies Pharmacy, Tumas Fenech Street; Gżira: St Matthew's Pharmacy, Prome...

The lightning-fast race to replace Liz Truss as British Prime Minister got even wilder Saturday as former leader Boris Johnson jetted back to the U.K amid speculation he will run to reclaim his former job.Johnson was ousted by a series of ethics scan...

A goaless draw between Valletta and Gzira United broke negative and positive trends respectively. The Citizens were on a run of four consecutive defeats whereas their opponents Gzira had won their previous four matches.Darren Abdilla’s boys mad...

A first-half brace from Brahim Díaz helped AC Milan to a 4-1 win over Monza in Serie A, making it an unhappy return to San Siro for former Rossoneri CEO Adriano Galliani on Saturday.Divock Origi scored his first goal for Milan and substitute R...

Liverpool’s mini-revival came to a halt with a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.But Chelsea and Manchester United continued to progress under respective managers Graham Potter and Erik ...

Two minors were found dead Friday on a migrant boat carrying nearly 40 people in the Mediterranean Sea and a search was under way for a woman reported missing from the vessel, Italy's coast guard said.A coast guard statement said 36 people were found...

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will start on pole position for the United States Grand Prix after season champion Max Verstappen finished third in Saturday's qualifying session that began shortly after his Red Bull team learned that founder and owner Di...

Seventeen new Covid-19 cases were recorded Saturday, with one more death registered.Health authorities said that the total number of cases recorded in Malta is now 115,176, with the number of deaths now reaching 808.The number of active cases is 353,...

A serious environmental strategy requires a long-term vision because decisions concerning the environment – if implemented properly – require their due time to leave the desired results, ADPD believes. Many studies carried out over the ye...

Her heart steeped in far-right tenets, as a young teen Giorgia Meloni embarked on an ideological quest that has propelled her — 30 years later — to the height of government power.The Sept. 25 election victory of Brothers of Italy, a fast-...

On the initiative of the Maltese Embassy in Spain, from 21st October to 5th December 2022, Pjazza San Ġorġ will be hosting the international exhibition ‘Enlightened Universe’ by the artist Cristobal Gabarron,...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago -- jockeyed to make a comeback Friday as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country’s leader...

In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of living. People across France took to the streets to demand pay increases that keep pace with inflation. Czech demonstrators rallied against gov...

This week threw up a court case which, as far as we know, is unprecedented in Malta’s legal history.For the first time ever, a Magistrate was forcibly removed from a case which she was assigned to.  This happened this week when Judge Ian S...

The government released a statement following the EU Council meeting that took place over the past couple of days, saying the work on the joint purchasing of gas between the 27 member states will be intensified in the coming days."European leaders ag...

The Planning Commission has once again sought further downsizing of a controversial apartment block which is being proposed on the border of the Outside Development Zone in Nadur.Planning Commission chair Stephania Baldacchino and her two colleagues ...

A judge’s recent order for the substitution of the magistrate hearing a case against the Commissioner of Police was first suspended this morning, following urgent requests filed by the State Advocate, only for the same court to reverse that dec...

The General Workers Union (GWU) is seeking the option for workers to work a 40-hour week over four days in its 2023 pre-budget proposals, which were published yesterday.The union said that if there is an agreement between trade unions for employees a...

Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain's economy. But the tumult that resulted was not exactly what she had in mind: Markets recoiled, the pound currency dived, her party revolted &mda...

Giorgia Meloni on Friday formed Italy’s new ruling coalition, giving the country its first far-right-led government since the end of World War II and becoming the first woman tapped to serve as the country's premier.A presidential palace offici...

President of NGO Repubblika Robert Aquilina has filed a court application asking Magistrate Nadine Lia to recuse herself from another court case.This court case was instituted after Aquilina filed a police report over a comment made about him on Face...

A worker was grievously injured while using machinery to cut wood, the police said.The accident happened on a construction site in Triq ta’Gorf, Xaghra, at 3.30pm on Friday.The worker, a 46-yearold Albanian man who resides in Xewkija, was taken...

A woman was grievously injured after she slipped in the yard of her residence, the police said.The accident took place in Santa Lucija Street, Naxxar, at noon.The woman, aged 76, was taken to hospital for treatment.

 Juventus could be back on track after a dismal few weeks for the Bianconeri.Adrien Rabiot scored twice late on to add to goals from Weston McKennie and Moise Kean as they beat Empoli 4-0 on Friday for their second straight victory.Juventus was ...

Sirens and Zebbug Rangers shared six goals yesterday to earn a point in a spectacular 3-3 draw, a result that leaves both sides hovering just above the relegation zone.Zebbug had a commanding first half with striker Lokoli Ngoy scoring a hat-trick an...

Minister for Public Works and Planning, Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, and Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue, Andy Ellul, addressed a special session of the Maltese Council for Social and Economic Development (MCESD) which dealt with the subject ...

A lawyer and one-time PN MEP candidate has been ordered to pay damages to a tourist who suffered permanent disability after he had run her over in 2018.In his sworn reply, Kevin Plumpton had not contested his liability for the incident, in which his ...

23 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Friday, while no deaths were recorded.There are currently 354 active cases in the country.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 115,159 Covid cases in the country, of which 113,602 recovered. There ...

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term marred by economic policies that roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party that obliterated her authority.After just 45 days...

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri has said that he will  not suspend prisons director Robert Brincau, despite the latter being charged in court.Brincau was charged with slight bodily harm, threatening a man with a weapon, insulting and threa...

In the second quarter of 2022, the General Government recorded a deficit of €120.8 million, the National Statistics Office said.At the end of June, General Government debt stood at €8,599.1 million, or 55.1% of Gross Domestic Product . This...

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey on Thursday in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star’s career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown actors in Broadway plays in 1986.The v...