St Julian’s mayor Albert Buttigieg has been elected to Parliament, filling the seat vacated by former PN deputy leader Robert Arrigo who died last week.The casual election was held today in Naxxar, with Buttigieg facing off against Emma Portell...

A car ended up overturned at the Tal-Qroqq skate park after the driver lost control, the police said.The accident took place in Mikiel Anton Vassalli Street, Msida, on Thursday at 10.45pm.The driver, a man aged 29 of Hamrun, lost control of the car h...

New plans have been filed for the redevelopment of the Mellieha Bay Hotel, with a reduced number of rooms when compared to previous plans.The new plans propose a hotel with 359 guest bedrooms. This is a reduction from previous plans which proposed 42...

NGO Repubblika slammed the decision taken by the government to slash the funds of the office of the Standards Commissioner.The cuts were announced in the budget last Monday.The government is cutting the funds of this office – which keeps the go...

29,000 lives. That’s how many died while making the migration journey to Europe since 2014, the author report by the International Organization for Migration said. 29,000 people leaving families behind to mourn their loss. 29,000 people who lef...

A man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf Thursday and stabbed five people, killing one and wounding four others, including Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari, Italian authorities said.Police arrested a 46-year-old Italian man suspected in the att...

The U.S. and its Western allies on Thursday dismissed Russia’s claims that banned biological weapons activities are taking place in Ukraine with American support, calling the allegation disinformation and fabrications.Russia’s U.N. ambass...

The Justice and Peace Commission has criticised the government's decision to cut the budget for the Standards Commissoner's office for 2023, saying this does not bode well for the principle of good governance.The Standards Commissioner has been vocal...

The government financially assisted the Richmond Foundation’s mental health helpline, particularly during Covid-19, until it could set up its own services, Health Minister Chris Fearne said.The government has been criticized for deciding to sto...

The Nationalist Party (PN) filed a motion to amend Legal notice 201 of 2022 from the European directive on work-life balance. During a press conference, the spokesperson for the maritime sector and employment Ivan Castillo, the spokesperson for ...

The European Central Bank piled on another outsized interest rate hike aimed at squelching out-of-control inflation, increasing rates Thursday at the fastest pace in the euro currency’s history and raising questions about how far the bank inten...

The government won't make any decisions about the Steward hospitals concession agreement until January, when the courts will rule on whether the contract should be rescinded or not.The government, said Health Minister Chris Fearne, will wait for Mr. ...

A total of 44,000 people over 55 years of age have gone to health centres to receive the seasonal influenza and the Omicron variant of COVID-19 vaccine, since the roll out was started 10 days ago.Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday that 63%...

The German non-governmental organization Sea-Watch on Wednesday accused the Libyan coast guard of threatening to shoot down their monitoring plane that helps the group document the interception of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.According to an aud...

A dead body was found floating out at sea in the area known as Hurds Bank on Thursday, police said in a statement.The police said that they were informed that a body had been spotted at around 3pm around 15 nautical miles off of Malta’s coast a...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to the Manchester United lineup to seal a 3-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday that secured a spot in the knockout round.Ronaldo was brought back into the fold by United manager Eri...

A workforce strategy for the health sector will be presented in the coming days, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday.The minister said that the World Health Organisation has recognised the lack of workers within the health sector as a threa...

The university student who graduated while battling a terminal illness has died, the University of Malta said on its Facebook page.“Our deepest condolences go to the family and friends of Miguel Borg, who has sadly passed away earlier this morn...

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses’ industrial action is costing Mater Dei hospital 100 beds, Health Minister Chris Fearne said on Thursday.Last July, the MUMN had ordered that staff at St Vincent de Paul and other homes for the elderly are...

A board that was appointed to investigate sexual harassment claims at the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) has suspended its investigation, following police involvement in the case, a source close to the orchestra told The Malta Independent.The sex...

The Nationalist Party wants Prime Minister Robert Abela to correct his asset declaration for the year 2021 to reveal how much money he earned from renting property to Russian citizens.In a statement, the PN's spokesman for justice Karol Aquilina is a...

The Royal Malta Yacht Club (RYMC) has been ordered by the courts to vacate its premises in Ta' Xbiex.The decision by the Court of Appeals follows a saga dating back to 2002.The Malta Playing Fields Association had said, in the judgement, that on 29 A...

23 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Thursday, and no more deaths were recorded.The number of active cases in the country stands at 374.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 115,294 Covid-19 cases, of which 113,716 recovered. A total o...

The body of a woman was pulled out from the sea in Gozo, after it was spotted next to Marsalforn at 11:15 am this morning, police said in a statement.Members of the Armed Forces of Malta were called onto the scene and retrieved the body before bringi...

Next year’s Budget confirms that the government is going to continue moving in the right direction, the Labour Party said in a press conference on Thursday.“Before the challenges we are facing, we choose to be with the people.  That&...

APS Bank plc announced the publication of the financial results extracted from the Group and Bank unaudited management accounts for the nine months ended 30 September 2022, (also referred to as the "period" or "9M") as presented to the Board of Direc...

As well as being a splendid destination to which sun-seekers flock for a holiday, Malta is renowned for its authority as a regulator in the online gaming space. The island is home to several hundreds of online gaming operators. Thanks to an attractiv...

Never has Italy’s failure to come to terms with its fascist past been more evident as it marks the 100th anniversary Friday of the March on Rome that brought totalitarian dictator Benito Mussolini to power, a date that has only gained more scru...

Constance J. Milstein, US Ambassador to Malta, presented her credentials to George Vella, President of Malta, today.  Milstein is accompanied by her husband, Saïd Abu-Kaud.  In December 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Milstein to s...

The government’s ‘selfish move’ to cut funds on a mental health helpline operated by Richmond Foundation shows a lack of respect towards the foundation’s employees and robs people needing support of stability they desperately ...

As from November, the government will stop giving funds to the Richmond Foundation to run is 24/7 mental health helpline.The service has helped hundreds of people who needed comfort and attention at a time of difficulty, with the numbers growing duri...

Rishi Sunak faced the opposition in Parliament for the first time as Britain's prime minister Wednesday, promising to restore economic stability after his predecessor’s tax plans triggered market tumult.Sunak ripped up more of predecessor ...

A Maltese chartering company owner and four employees have been acquitted of supplying vessels for the evacuation of mercenaries from Libya in breach of EU sanctions.James Fenech, who owns Sovereign Charters, had been arraigned in court in 2020 along...

Three judges of the Constitutional Court have dismissed an appeal filed by Yorgen Fenech, the millionaire businessman indicted for allegedly commissioning the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, confirming a previous rejection of Fenech’s claim t...

“The Government is allocating 10% of its 2023 Budget to ensure stable energy bills and fuel prices because we do not want families and businesses to relive the economic hardships of the 2008 energy price hikes,” Energy Minister Miriam Dal...

The Malta International Airport will be on the receiving end of €12 million in tax credits in order to compensate for losses sustained due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The news was announced by the MIA in a filing with the Malta Stock Exchange on We...

A man arraigned on drug trafficking charges has pleaded not guilty.Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the force had received a tip-off that a drugs sale would take place on Monday, and immediately began following a vehicle which was being dri...

A motorcyclist suffered grievous injuries after he was involved in a traffic accident in Zejtun on Wednesday morning.Police said in a statement that the accident happened at 11am on the corner of Triq Alfredo Cachia Zammit and Triq l-Isqof Antonio Za...

A teenager was critically injured when he was hit by a car in Hamrun on Tuesday evening, the police said.The accident took place in St Joseph High Road at 9pm.The 18-year-old Syrian man, resident in Fgura, was hit by an Opel Corsa being driven by a 2...

Over 1,300 migrants were rescued by Italian authorities on Wednesday, from a Search and Rescue (SAR) zone shared between Malta and Italy.NGO Alarm Phone alerted the authorities about the people in distress on Tuesday who left from Tobruk, Libya.The N...

Barcelona was eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday even before enduring yet another 3-0 beating by Bayern Munich.Atlético Madrid also went out following an extraordinary sequence around a penalty awarded by video review after the ...

The man who died in a traffic accident on Tuesday has been named as Anthony Bongailas, a member of the Beland Band.Bongailas, 69, was hit by a truck in Triq Xrob l-Ghagin.He died in hospital some time later.He was a resident of Zejtun, and became the...

They are two photos taken exactly seven weeks apart, capturing the traditional and ceremonial rites of the monarch meeting the British prime minister-in-waiting to ask them to form a new government.They are also bookends.Between the taking of the fir...

28 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Wednesday, and no more deaths were recorded.The number of new cases is identical to the number of new cases reported on Tuesday.The number of active cases in the country stands at 362.Since the start of the pa...

No new major infrastructural projects were announced in the budget, and the omission of others on which there was so much public discussion in the past years likely means that they are no longer a priority for the government.In his budget speech last...

A 73-year-old man was hospitalised early on Wednesday morning after he was involved in a motorcycle crash.Police said in a statement that they were informed of a traffic accident at 6am in Triq Birzebbuga in Birzebbuga.Preliminary investigations show...

It is a constantly changing world and Malta needs to keep diversifying its economy without neglecting the central pillar of the manufacturing industry, Peter Agius, EU official and prospective MEP candidate, said during a visit to ST micro-electronic...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has declared in his asset filings that he owns three properties and has over €370,000 in savings in various bank accounts.The declaration was made public after the Cabinet’s asset declarations for 2021 were tabl...

An official remembrance for the late Robert Arrigo was held in Parliament on Tuesday, as the former MP's wife, Marina, and their two sons, Andrew and Alan, were in attendance.MPs in Parliament bid farewell to their colleague.Opposition Leader Bernard...

Repubblika's lawyer has rejected the State Advocate's accusation of "forum shopping," with regards to the challenge proceedings it filed over the Commissioner of Police's failure to press charges against several Pilatus Bank officials, saying it had ...

A man who was critically injured on Tuesday morning after he was hit by a car, has died in hospital, the police said.The accident happened in Triq Xrob l-Ghagin, Zejtun, at 9am.The man, aged 69, was hit by an Isuzu Elf driven by a 62-year-old man. Bo...

A few protestors from four organisations held an impromptu protest at the Msida creek, holding up placards while the traffic lights were red in the road, with the message that they want safer roads with more investments going towards public and activ...

Four people connected to organised crime and who are allegedly involved in a drug trafficking ring and money laundering were arrested by police during an operation on Monday.Police said in a statement that the force had received a tip-off that a drug...

More than 29,000 people have died on migration journeys to Europe since 2019, with 5,000 perishing in the last two years, the International Organization for Migration said in a report issued Tuesday.The Missing Migrants Project of the U.N. agency war...

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...

The man who died after being hit by a car in Marsa on Monday has been identified, the police said.He is a 24-year-old man from Venezuela, the police said in a statement.His name is Jesus David Reina Quero, who worked as a chef.He had been in Malta fo...

His first goal was a nonchalant, outside-of-the-foot finish. His second was pretty much his trademark — fast feet outside the area and then a precise curler into the corner.Lionel Messi kept up his stellar pre- World Cup form to help ...

A 90-year-old man suffered grievous injuries in a traffic accident on Tuesday morning, police said.Police said in a statement that the accident happened at around 9:10am in Triq Hal Tarxien in Gudja.Preliminary investigations showed that the accident...

Minister for Social Policy and Children’s Rights Michael Falzon said Tuesday that in 2023 €1.95 billion will be spent on social expenditure.Addresing a press conference with the theme “Malta, Certainty and Stability,” Falzon ex...

 Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year on Tuesday, tasked with taming an economic crisis that has left the country’s finances in a precarious state and millions struggling to pay their food and energy bil...

28 new Covid-19 cases were registered on Tuesday, and no more deaths were recorded.The number of active cases in the country stands at 349.Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 115,243 Covid-19 cases, of which 113,690 recovered. A total of...

During academic year 2020-2021, students enrolled in pre-primary, primary and secondary education totalled 58,047, a decrease of 0.4 per cent over the previous academic year, the NSO said.Pre-Primary, Primary and Secondary Formal Education: 2020-2021...

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 ...