No official declaration has as yet been made, but pressure is building on the President as Parliament seeks to pass a law making the termination of a pregnancy legal if there are health concerns for the mother.Times of Malta today reports that Vella ...

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses has requested an urgent meeting with the Hon.Prime Minister and Hon deputy prime minister and Minister for Health regarding the termination of pregnancy in cases of "life threatening" situations.The proposed dra...

When responding to claims made by the Nationalist Party (PN), Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the abortion law exemption bill does not make abortion legal.Abela said that after consulting with the State Advocate, it was revealed that Malta's an...

Bernice Cassar was killed by a gunshot to her face, a court heard on Tuesday as the compilation of evidence against her husband began.The compilation of evidence against Roderick Cassar started on Tuesday with Inspector Wayne Camilleri testifying on ...

Japan will probably not win the World Cup, but their fans have already lifted the trophy as the cleanest and most civic-minded.Footage of Japanese fans bagging garbage in the stadium after a match – irrespective of the result – is always ...

The Nationalist Party is concerned that Malta is losing its human resources, as an EY Survey showed that many youths would rather live outside Malta.The EY 5th Generate Youth Survey revealed that 77% of Millennials and 72% of Gen-Z said that they wou...

The Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts, and Local Government has said that it is currently in the advanced process of making the first group of acquisitions of private properties presently leased or used by social band clubs that are under thre...

Heavy rain has resulted in traffic and caused flooding in some areas around the Maltese islands.The Facebook Group Malta Roads Traffic Update reported that the slip road coming from University roundabout direction towards Iklin was closed by police s...

His Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, will make a historic visit to Malta next week during which he will meet refugees as well as the sizeable Orthodox Christian community on the isl...

Scandal. Titles. More scandal.Successes and controversy are never far apart at Juventus, which is back in crisis mode following the resignation of club president Andrea Agnelli and the team’s entire board of directors following an inv...

Christian Pulisic kicked the ball, scored the goal and crashed into the goalkeeper, a collision that sent the American star to a hospital and the United States into the second round of the World Cup.More than an hour later, he contacted his teammates...

Marcus Rashford dropped to his knees and pointed up to the sky.The England forward had just scored against Wales at the World Cup, starting off a 3-0 victory that sent his team into the round of 16.His celebration, he said, was in tribute t...

The Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP) has expressed concern over ongoing attempts to differentiate between physical health and mental health in the debate over government's bill to amend abortion laws."MAP believes that healthcare needs to be h...

A court has called on the authorities to consider limiting gambling adverts which are hounding gambling addicts to keep playing.The accused gambler was Oreste Zammit, a 63-year-old former customs officer who was accused of money laundering, misapprop...

Senegal can now put the disappointment of 2018 to rest.Kalidou Koulibaly led his team into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday by volleying home the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Ecuador, four years after the African champions were...

The Netherlands finished off the worst showing by any World Cup host nation by beating Qatar 2-0 on Tuesday.The Dutch advanced to the round of 16 by winning Group A while the Qataris, who were already eliminated, became the first ...

A performance audit on the 'Care for the Elderly in Gozo' has elicited 'mixed results' in the provision of community and residential care services.Auditor General Charles Deguara presented the performance audit to the Speaker of the House of Represen...

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici has said that information on the funds to run the popular British reality show Love Island in Malta is of a confidential nature.Bonnici was asked a parliamentary question by PN MP Graham Bencini, who raised questions abo...

Civil Protection Malta (CPD) firefighters responded to a second floor apartment fire yesterday in Msida, and rescued a dog trapped inside.Posting on Facebook, the CPD said that once inside, firefighters managed to locate and rescue a dog that was tra...

Malta’s local films are not getting the attention they deserve. The government seems to be all too focused on attracting foreign films, and as such local filmmakers end up playing second fiddle.In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sund...

44 NGOs, organisations, groups, and associations, together with former President of the Republic Marie Louise Coleiro Preca have appealed to the government to take note of concerns raised by the Group of 80 experts on the proposed bill regarding Malt...

The EU road transport reform has increased the transportation expenses to Malta by €360 more on each container when compared to other countries, prospective Nationalist Party MEP candidate Peter Agius said.In February 2020, the European Parliame...

Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says it has rescued three stowaways found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria. The men, found on the Alithini II oil tanker at the Las Palmas port, appeared to...

The government and opposition sparred over a proposed bill to allow doctors to carry out the necessary medical procedures on prospective mothers who are facing severe pregnancy complications in Parliament on Monday.Health Minister Chris Fearne said i...

There is enough prima facie evidence to indict the CEO of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) over allegations that he suborned witnesses from giving information on an alleged criminal act, a court declared on Monday.Magistrate Gabriella Vella, wh...

Juventus' board of directors and president Andrea Agnelli resigned en masse on Monday.The stunning move follows a preliminary investigation by the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office into fraudulent accounting, of alleged hidden payments to players.At t...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has been awarded the “Donna e innovazione” award.The award was given by TuttiMedia, an institution that deals with communications issues, with particular attention to the changes brought about...

The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup broke with tradition by deviating from the regular tournament calendar to accommodate footballers not used to the intense heat of Qatar. Although 20th November signalled the start of the World Cup, the colder we...

An Iranian national was injured in an argument in St Julian’s on Monday night, police said in a statement.Police said that they were informed of an argument at around 10:30pm in Triq San Gorg in St Julian’s on Monday night.Preliminary inv...

Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii’s Big Island to be ready in the event of a wors...

An Armed Forces of Malta soldier who tragically died while out diving last summer might have been hit by a boat, police believe.In a statement, the police said referred to an incident on 12 August, when the body of 35-year-old Christian Degabriele &n...

Prime Minister Robert Abela is abusing his position and will be legalising abortion via a misleading amendment, the Nationalist Party said Monday.In a statement ahead of the start of the debate in Parliament this afternoon, the PN said that what Abel...

Bernice Cassar had written her thesis campaigning against the sexual objectification portrayal of women, focusing on policewomen in her study.Cassar, a mother of two, was shot dead shortly after 8am at Corradino industrial estate in Paola last Tuesda...

A number of NGOs have said that the introduction of the legal amendments which would allow an abortion to take place if the mother’s life or health is in grave danger are the “least that can be done” and that a broader discussion on...

Cristiano Ronaldo wheeled away in celebration, acting as though he had scored once again at the World Cup.Not this time.Instead, it was Bruno Fernandes eventually credited with the goal that set up Portugal’s 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday...

Malta was rocked by the shocking murder of Bernice Cassar last week – the third incidence of a woman being violently murdered by a man this year, with Paulina Dembska being the first and Rita Ellul being the second.Each time such cases are gree...

A protest against the introduction of abortion is being organised by the Life Network Foundation in collaboration with Doctors for Life and I See Life.The protest will be held on Sunday 4 December, starting from in front of Castille Square, Valletta ...

From time to time, we are looking for a new hobby and a way to experience bright emotions. Many people find them in gambling. It offers a unique atmosphere and allows you not only to play fun games but to suit up, make new friends, and be treated as ...

Brazil struggled without Neymar at the World Cup on Monday. Still, the five-time champions played well enough to secure a spot in the next stage.Brazil overcame the absence of its injured star to beat Switzerland 1-0 and make it to the roun...

Mohammed Kudus said there wasn’t much difference between the way Ghana played in its opening World Cup match against Portugal or its second game against South Korea.Except the result, of course.Kudus scored twice, including the go-ahe...

Malta will receive €21.8 million from the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), the European Commission said in a statement.Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Malta, the Europea...

Cat lovers and Real Animal Rights Foundation volunteers Jade Borg and Fiona Broome Camilleri say that the cat population problem is spiralling out of control, and unless the matter is addressed in a serious manner, the situation will only become wors...

As part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to regenerate Valletta, Malta Strategic Partnership Projects (MSPP) said that it has issued a request for proposals to rehabilitate the Evans Building site in the lower part of the capital city, an...

Search teams have recovered seven dead, including a 3-week-old infant and a pair of young siblings, buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a densely populated port city on the resort island of Ischia, officials said Sun...

Substitute Vincent Aboubakar scored one goal and created another as Cameroon rallied from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Serbia at the World Cup on Monday.He lobbed goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in the 64th minute and then set up striker Eri...

Riots broke out in several Belgian and Dutch cities after Morocco’s 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup Sunday.Police detained about a dozen people after they deployed water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds in Brussels and e...

On Friday 25 November, a conference with the theme Understanding Mental Health and Well Being of Students was held at the Catholic Institute in Floriana. This international conference was organized under the auspices of the Ambassador ...

The Gozo Channel service is back in operation after a storm on Sunday led to the suspension of trips between the two islands.Gozo Channel said on its Facebook page that the service is being operated from the Cirkewwa south quay.On Sunday, the service...

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...

People who shift their own blame onto others can be likened to the behaviour of perpetrators, the Malta Women’s Lobby said in a statement.It was referring to what Prime Minister Robert Abela said Sunday with regard to the killing of a woman las...

Only a win for Germany in the final group game will give the four-time World Cup champions a chance to avoid a second straight early elimination.At least they’re improving.Substitute Niclas Füllkrug scored in the 83rd minute Sund...

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 ...

A biker was grievously injured in an accident on the Birkirkara by-pass on Sunday morning.The accident took place at 6.15am, involving a Ford Fiesta driven by a woman aged 52 of Dingli, and the biker, who was riding a Honda PCX.The biker, aged 45 of ...

There was a whole day of traffic chaos in the road leading to Mgarr Harbour as Gozo Channel announced delays and/or cancellations due to the inclement weather.The service was eventually suspended in the afternoon as the conditions worsened "util furt...

A man was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in Hamrun on Sunday, the police said.The accident took place in St Joseph High Road at 11am.The man, aged 34 of Hamrun, was hit by a Suzuki Swift driven by a 49-year-old man of Cospicua.The pedest...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that his government has no plans to remove laws making abortion illegal in Malta, adding that legal amendments set to be debated in Parliament next week were to give legal certainty to doctors and mothers in the case ...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said that medical intervention on a woman in case of difficulties in pregnancy has already been happening for several years in the country, and that the amendments on the abortion law is too quick and will allow aborti...

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 ...

Andrej Kramaric scored a pair of goals and Croatia crushed Canada's hopes of advancing at its first World Cup in 36 years with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.Alphonso Davies scored Canada's first-ever World Cup goal seconds into the match but the ...

Morocco pulled off yet another World Cup shock, and it was Belgium’s aging “Golden Generation” that took the hit this time.The 2-0 upset left Kevin de Bruyne and the 2018 semifinalists in peril of a group-stage exit at wha...

Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou mysteriously disappeared before kickoff of his team's World Cup game against Belgium on Sunday.Bounou was named in the starting lineup, came out with his team and sang the national anthem before kickoff as ...

Keysher Fuller scored in the 81st minute to lift Costa Rica to a 1-0 victory over Japan on Sunday, leaving both teams with three points after two games in Group E of the World Cup.Fuller took advantage of a defensive error when Japan failed to c...

The Left think-tank organisation Zminijietna on Sunday appealed to the cabinet to legislate to make it illegal to hire persons for work without a 'work contract'. Companies caught exploiting these people should have their license withdrawn ...

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...