The Malta Film Commission is primarily concerned with attracting foreign films, rather than supporting local filmmakers, says producer Pierre Ellul. “All the focus is on the foreign projects and the Maltese filmmaker is left out in the cold.&rd...

New admissions at St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly are unlikely anytime soon as negotiations between the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) and government are at a standstill.“There can be no place for negotiations, before Rhys Xu...

Tuesday, 29 November marks a thousand days since the first case of Covid-19 was registered in Malta.It was on 7 March 2020 that the first case was announced, sending Malta into panic mode as so little was known about the virus at the time, except tha...

Government’s fragmented approach to amend the abortion law without the necessary backup support structures for women can do more harm to society, former independent MP Marlene Farrugia said. Last Monday, government tabled amendments to make it ...

Gozo Channel company announced that due to the rough seas, its operations may experience delays or cancellations."Due to bad weather forecast, Gozo Channel ferry operations may be delayed or even cancelled today Sunday 27th November 2022," it said on...

Maltese hip hop artist Chris Birdd went number one on the popular iTunes charts, as well as on Malta’s leading radio station 89.7 Bay Radio.Birdd, the award-winning artist making waves in London and Los Angeles, has received international recog...

A Bill that will make the termination of a pregnancy legal when the woman’s life is “at risk or her health (is) in grave jeopardy” because of a “medical complication” was presented in Parliament on Monday. The Bill ...

Fleeing shelling, civilians on Saturday streamed out of the southern Ukrainian city whose recapture they had celebrated just weeks earlier.The exodus from Kherson came as Ukraine solemnly remembered a Stalin-era famine and sought to ensure that Russi...

Heavy rainfall triggered a massive landslide early Saturday on the southern Italian resort island of Ischia that destroyed buildings and swept parked cars into the sea, leaving at least one person dead and up to 12 missing.The body of a woman was pul...

A man has died after an explosion took place at the fireworks factory in Kirkop on Saturday morning, the police said.The St Joseph Musical Society, in a Facebook post, said that one of their members had died in the explosion, which took place at 7.10...

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri told people to be vigilant as a storm is hitting Malta and things will get worse.In a post on Facebook, the minister made reference to the Kirkop fireworks factor explosion, saying that since the blast the weathe...

The police said that photos of lost number plates should not be uploaded on the social media.It has become a habit for people to post photos of number plates of cars which are carried away when there is heavy rain and flooding.This practice should st...

The man who on Saturday died in a fireworks factory explosion had survived a similar blast 10 years ago.Leonard Camilleri, 64, died when the San Ġużepp factory exploded on Saturday morning.Camilleri was a keen fireworks enthusiast and had s...

Valletta: Royal Pharmacy, 271, Republic Street; Ħamrun: The Cross Pharmacy, 859, St Joseph High Road; Żebbuġ: Tal-Grazzja Pharmacy, Franġisk Farrugia Street; Birkirkara: St Anne Pharmacy, 24, Misraħ Sant’Elena; Gżi...

This Black Friday is the closest one to pre-Covid levels with shoppers flocking the streets for Black Friday, from the early hours of the day, the Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises said. Shop owners said the eagerness and will to shop was evid...

The information in the Register of Beneficial Owners must remain accessible to journalists and civil societies, the Nationalist Party said on Saturday.In a statement, the party said it considered the decision of the Malta Business Registry (MBR) to c...

Lionel Messi was almost in tears as he grabbed and shook his jersey in front of Argentina’s celebrating fans, then blew a kiss and looked to the sky.With one of the most important goals of his career, Messi led Argentina to a 2-0 victory over M...

More than 400 people have successfully completed the courses offered during the last academic year for the Pastoral Formation Institute (PFI), the Curia said in a statement.The annual graduation ceremony took place on Friday 25 November, and was led ...

The majority of young youths and young adults in Malta (77% of Millenials and 72% of Gen-Z) would rather live outside of Malta, a survey conducted by EY has found.The statistic shows an increasing trend in people preferring to live abroad.Only 28% of...

France advanced, and Kylian Mbappe got them there.The French became the first defending champions to reach the round of 16 at the World Cup since Brazil in 2006, beating Denmark 2-1 Saturday with Mbappe scoring both goals.“Kylian is a...

Finally!Robert Lewandowski at last scored a goal in a World Cup match on Saturday, helping Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 and boosting his team’s chances of reaching the knockout stages.Lewandowski shed tears after scoring in the 82nd m...

 Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 on Saturday to revive its chances of advancing from the group stage at the World Cup.Mitchell Duke gave Australia the lead midway through the first half with a header.Defending champion France and Australia ...

European Union interior ministers on Friday weighed proposals to ease tensions between France and Italy over migrants arriving on their shores without authorization, including a possible crackdown on charity-run ships doing search and rescue work in ...

Maltese laws should provide for an abortion in those instances where the life or health of the pregnant woman is in danger ADPD – The Green Party said Saturday.The amendments presented in Parliament this week are a step in the right direction, ...

European officials are scrambling to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter winter months, pledging Friday to send more support that will mitigate the Russian military’s efforts to turn off the heat and lights.Nine month...

A crowd of people met in Floriana and marched to Valletta to protest against femicide, demanding justice for women who were murdered.The protestors met outside the police headquarters in Floriana on Friday evening, and walked towards the capital city...

A 42-year-old man has been granted bail after being charged with defiling his partner's five-year-old son.The man, whose name is subject to a reporting ban, appeared in court before Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit, was charged with corruption of a ...

“Better employment and salaries are the top scoring factor for both generations. Gen-Z also have a hunger for new experiences and feel a constraint in Malta’s size. Millennials also would like new experiences but give a greater priority t...

A judge has refused a request by Pilatus Bank's former risk manager, Antoniella Gauci, to be included as a party to Repubblika's case against the Attorney General, over the failure to prosecute senior officials at the now shuttered bank.In the case, ...

BOV Asset Management is now the official representative of Fidelity International in Malta, CEO of the BOV Group, Kenneth Farrugia, said during an event organized for all financial intermediaries of BOV Asset Management held on Friday. The conference...

At the end of October 2022, Central Government debt stood at €8,738.0 million, an increase of €771.4 million from 2021, the National Statistics Office said.The increase reported under Malta Government Stocks (€729 million) was the main...

The judge presiding over Repubblika's Constitutional case over a magistrate's refusal to recuse herself has abstained from presiding over the case, following yesterday's Constitutional Court decision.In a decree delivered in chambers this mornin...

Loud jeers rang around the stadium. England’s fans were not happy. The United States had frustrated them yet again at a World Cup.That’s three times and counting that the teams have met on soccer’s biggest stage and England is still...

Inspired by captain Énner Valencia, Ecuador impressed again at the World Cup on Friday in a 1-1 draw with favored Netherlands in a game La Tri deserved to win.Valencia has become a talisman on the biggest stage and his 49th-minute leveler agai...

 World Cup host Qatar was eliminated on Friday, just six days and two matches into the tournament.Qatar can't advance to the knockout round after losing to Ecuador in the opener and to Senegal on Friday.It was the earliest exit by a host na...

Repubblika is urging the government to launch a genuine public consultation for the Whistleblower Act as it is "persisting down the wrong path... on this very important law".Repubblika together with the help of the Whistleblower International Network...

 Rishi Sunak has been Britain’s prime minister for a month. In the tumultuous world of U.K. politics in 2022, that’s an achievement.Sunak, who took office a month ago Friday on Oct. 25, has steadied the nation after th...

Joy for the Williams family of Spain on Wednesday at the World Cup. Then despair for the same Williams family, who are also of Ghana, on Thursday.Williams brothers Iñaki and Nico have managed to mark both sides of their family's heri...

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Nationalist Party expressed its sorrow that the day is darkened by the latest femicide in the country.This was in reference to the murder of Bernice Cassar. H...

Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored in the eighth minute of stoppage time to break a scoreless stalemate and Iran went on to defeat Wales 2-0 at the World Cup on Friday.Cheshmi's strike from outside the box was just beyond the diving reach of Wales back...

Enemalta has completed repair works on the sub-sea Malta-Italy interconnector cable, after it was damaged by a vessel anchor in a storm back in March. Over the past three weeks, a team of Enemalta engineers and technicians, together with a technical ...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana made a promise earlier this week.The government has learnt its lesson from the greylisting, and will not repeat the same mistakes, he said when he addressed journalists during the presentation of the Financial Intellige...

Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa and Moviment Graffitti today called for the immediate suspension of operations at the tuna recycling plant in Birżebbuġa.The local council has already complained about the matter too.The two...

Roderick Cassar has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his estranged wife Bernice Cassar.The arraignment took place this afternoon at 2.30pm.He is the first person to be charged with willful femicide, an aggravated version of the homicide offence.&n...

"Domestic Violence is everyone's business" is the new theme for the campaign launched by Lydia Abela, the Prime Minister's wife, at the Office of the Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence.At the launch of the campaign which will s...

MP Rosianne Cutajar has told a court that she felt author Mark Camilleri was threatening her life in a Facebook post where he warned that he would become her “worst nightmare” unless she left politics.The Labour MP testified this morning ...

The Nationalist Party said today it remains the only political force in favour of life after the government chose to propose an amendment to the law that will make abortion legal.The PN expressed its position after the parliamentary group met to disc...

A good turnout from the Black Friday sales is expected this year, with the Chamber of SMEs anticipating that figures will reach pre-pandemic levels. The Malta Business Weekly spoke with CEO at the Chamber of SMEs Abigail Agius Mamo, who said that Bla...

Pilatus Bank’s former risk manager, Antoniella Gauci has asked to be included as a party to Repubblika’s case against the Attorney General, over the failure to prosecute the bank’s top brass.In the case, which is being heard by Mr. ...

Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has requested the Standards Commissioner to investigate Education Minister Clifton Grima.The Standards Commissioner’s seat is still vacant after George Hyzler took on an appointment as Malta’s represen...

Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China, including in a city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as the number of COVID-19 cases hits a daily record.Residents of eight districts of Zhengzhou, home to 6.6 million people, were to...

With Neymar limping off the field with an ankle injury, Richarlison came through for the “Seleção.”A spectacular acrobatic kick followed an easy tap-in from close range as Richarlison scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 victor...

The European Parliament approved the provisional agreement on Establishing the 2030 Policy Programme "Path to the Digital Decade", that MEP Cutajar worked directly on as a negotiator on behalf of the Socialists and Democrats. In her address just befo...

The government has announced that two separate investigations are underway on alleged use of force by carers at St Vincent de Paul home for the elderly.Four members of staff at the home have been suspended while the investigations take place. The pol...

Cristiano Ronaldo closed his eyes, took in a deep breath and then made World Cup history.The Portugal striker became the first male player to score at five World Cups with his 65th-minute penalty in a 3-2 win over Ghana on Thursday.Andre Ay...

Another favored team has failed to impress in the early stages of the World Cup.This time it was South Korea holding South American power Uruguay to a 0-0 draw on Thursday, a result that probably favors the Asian team.The draw at Education City ...

Breel Embolo’s goal lifted Switzerland to a 1-0 win over Cameroon at the World Cup on Thursday and he kept his promise not to celebrate scoring against the country where he was born.The Swiss forward from Yaounde struck with a right-f...

Government has presented the motion of the first reading of the Bill amending the Act on Standards in Public Life.Earlier this week in parliament, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the government's wish is that the position of the Commissioner fo...

The system has failed Bernice Cassar, "as well as all other women whose experiences of violence and abuse continue to be minimised or dismissed," the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) has said.The brutal femicide of Bernice Cas...

The lead suspect in the murder of a woman in Kordin was arrested by the police after a 17-hour operation.Roderick Cassar, the woman's husband, was arrested in his home.He was taken to hospital for a check-up and was released a few hours later. The po...

"Stop killing women, stop beating women, stop abusing women." These words were spoken by EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola in the European Parliament on Wednesday, following the murder of Bernice Cassar a day earlier.Cassar was shot dead on Tue...

Payments amounting to a total of €10.2 million will be made to people who suffered injustices in their employment in the past, or were subject to anomalies, the government said.The 5,306 people will receive payments according to the terms of thr...

A 26-year-old man from Serbia was arrested on Wednesday just a few minutes after allegedly committing theft, the police said.The 26-year-old man allegedly entered an apartment on Pjazza Toni Bajada, Naxxar, with a 42-year-old Dutch man and a 29-year-...

More than 80 academics have signed a position paper on the government’s amendments to the abortion law, which make it legal for doctors to intervene when the pregnant woman’s life is in danger.The academics are suggesting the setting up o...

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri and Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa must resign following the murder of Bernice Cassar, as their actions and decisions had "direct consequences" that exposed Cassar to danger, civil society group Repubblika said....

PN MPs Adrian Delia, Darren Carabott and Mark Anthony Sammut grilled Finance Minister Clyde Caruana over the financial details of Steward Healthcare, Electrogas as well as new domestic violence magistrates.During parliamentary questions on Wednesday,...

Another earthquake was felt in parts of Malta and Gozo on Wednesday at 1:31pm.According to the University of Malta's Seismic Monitoring and Research Group, the earthquake epicentre measured 3.3 on the Richter scale, which was some miles north of Gozo...

Kevin De Bruyne threw his hands up in disgust as another pass went astray. Eden Hazard was easily knocked off the ball. Michy Batshuayi was hauled off by his angry coach after a lazy flick to no one at all.Belgium didn't live up to the hype of being ...

Spain’s young squad got off to a high-scoring start at the World Cup, routing Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday.Not long after Japan surprised Germany 2-1 in the other Group E match, Spain avoided any chance of an upset with Dani Olmo, Marc...

Another World Cup day, another World Cup shock.Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals Wednesday to give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany.Both Doan and Asano play for German clubs.“I believe it&rsquo...

The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its invasion of and actions in Ukraine.In a lopsided 494-58 vote with 48 abstentions, the EU legislature sought to increase pressu...

“My visit to Malta reminds me of the kindness of the Maltese”. These were the words of Pope Francis during an audience he had with Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg during a visit to the Vatican.During the ...

A woman was critically injured and a man was hurt in a fire that engulfed their residence in Mqabba early Wednesday morning, the police said.The police were informed of the fire in Karmnu Street at 4.45am.Members of the Civil Protection Department we...

Following Parliament's overwhelming approval of the report negotiated by MEP Alex Agius Saliba within the Internal Market Committee, the EU will better protect the resilience of its critical infrastructures and essential services that affect the live...

Morocco held 2018 finalist Croatia to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup on Wednesday in another strong performance by a team from an Arab country.Morocco’s promising performance came 24 hours after Saudi Arabia sparked the first World Cup i...

The First Hall Civil Court (the "Court") presided by Mr Justice Neville Camilleri on 6 July 2022, in the case "Kunsill Malti għax-Xjenza u t-Teknoloġija vs. Access UK Limited" held, among other things, that the plea of the Covid-19 pandemic...

Valletta Cruise Port, a subsidiary of Global Ports Holding, is the winner of the ‘World’s Best Cruise Terminal for Sustainability 2022’ awarded by the ‘World Cruise Awards’, the company said in a statement.Stephen Xuereb...

The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of the British government. The judgment is a setback for the Scottish government’s campaign to break away ...

The National Council of Women today insisted that the government should act decisively to change a system that at present sees domestic violence victims waiting for months or even years to have their cases heard in court.“Let us not keep talkin...

Two blasts went off near bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing a Canadian teenager and injuring at least 18, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinians.The first explosion occurred near a typi...

The World Cup is underway in Qatar.It is an anomalous event. It’s the first time it is being held during the European autumn – it is usually held in late spring/early summer. It has meant that European football leagues have had to be trun...

Bernice Cassar’s husband is the main suspect for her murder, Police Commissioner Angelo Gafa confirmed during a crime conference on Tuesday evening.Addressing a crime conference at around 7pm on Tuesday, Gafa said that at 8am the police receive...

An earthquake was felt in parts of Malta and Gozo on Tuesday afternoon.It was around 1.40pm that buildings shook.The earthquake epicentre. 4.4 on the Richter svale, was some miles north of Gozo.The tremor was felt in several parts of Malta, including...

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard told The Malta Independent that the domestic violence case involving Bernice Cassar had already started being heard, as a protection order had been issued by the courts.Earlier in the day, Home Affairs Minister Byron ...

Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri said that murder victim Bernice Cassar had taken the main murder suspect to court in August, where the court had issued a protection order in favour of the woman.Cassar was killed in a shooting in Kordin ...

 Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United “with immediate effect,” the Premier League club said Tuesday, days after he gave an explosive interview criticizing manager Erik ten Hag and the club's owners.It wasn't ...

The terms and results of the inquiry, assigned to retired judge Geoffrey Valencia, looking into the murder of Bernice Cassar will be made public, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri has said.The minister, responding to a parliamentary question pose...

A sister of the woman who was murdered in Kordin on Tuesday morning has accused the authorities of ignoring the victim’s cries for help.Bernice Cassar, who was shot to death, was "scared" and "fighting for her safety" before she was killed, her...

Manchester United's American owners confirmed Tuesday they would consider putting the iconic Premier League club up for sale.United said the Glazer family was exploring outside funding to enhance growth — a move that could pave the way to a pot...

France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup.In Karim Benzema's absence, Kylian Mbappe scored one and set up the second of Olivier Giroud's two goals to help the defending champions beat Australia 4-1 Tuesday.Gir...

The Ministry for Education has launched the National Curriculum Framework Review Board, with the aim of strengthening the educational system based on student's skills."A good, complete educational system, which looks at the individual, must ensure th...

A group of experts in medicine, science, social and family policy, philosophy, ethics, psychology and law say that the government’s amendment to the law freeing doctors and pregnant women from the threat of criminal prosecution if a pregnancy i...

A TVM journalist has been the victim of sexist comments after she erroneously referred to the “queen as being happy” about England’s World Cup win.Joanna Camilleri wrote on her Facebook page that since her comment she has been hit b...

The 90-minute soccer match is turning into 100-plus at the World Cup — and that is what FIFA wants to give fans more entertainment.The nearly 14 minutes added at the end of Argentina's shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday mean...

 Arab teams are making an impact at the first World Cup in the Middle East.Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw Tuesday, three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset.Befor...

Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.Messi’s quest to win the one major title to elude him got off to a shocking start and brought back memories of Cameroon’...

Michael Debono Group has submitted an application with the Planning Authority for the regeneration of a site they own in Zebbug.Over the past years, Michael Debono Group, through its company Rohan Arch Limited (RAL), has been working on a comprehensi...

The government said that an investigation into two separate cases of use of excessive force at the St Vincent de Paul Home for the Elderly has been launched.In a statement, the government said that the matter was also being investigated by the police...

The opposition had agreed on both names submitted for the position of commissioner for the standards in public life and ombudsman, said Prime Minister Robert Abela, but had expressed the contrary in writing later.We had a deal, but the Nationalist Pa...