Transport Malta are set to turn Għadira Bay into the largest boat mooring area in the country, stretching a whole 2km – the equivalent of Valletta and Floriana together, Momentum said in a statement.“Transport Malta confirms that new...

Andrea Waltzing's 15-year-old son Max, who is leaving the Guardian Angels Resource centre due to automatically becoming a school-leaver at the age of 15, has been accepted into the Post-Secondary Educational programme, Waltzing said in a social media...

The Labour Party’s councillors in Siggiewi have requested an independent audit into the local council’s finances after a Nationalist councillor was charged with misappropriating €2.3 million from her place of work.Francine Farrugia, ...

22 turtles have hatched from a turtle nest in Għadira, the Environment and Resources Authority stated on Saturday.The ERA said that following the start of the hatching three nights ago, an excavation took place on Saturday to determine why few h...

Triq Patri Giacintu, part of the Marsalforn Road bypass, will be opened to the public following a lot of work which has been conducted during the last few weeks, the Ministry for Gozo and Planning stated.The ministry said that this major infrastructu...

The Nationalist Party has demanded an “independent investigation” into what it described as the “auditing failures” at MCAST after one of its own politicians was charged with defrauding the school of €2.3 million.Francine...

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology has said that it has commissioned an audit firm to conduct "a comprehensive review of its processes," after a senior employee was charged with defrauding €2.3 million from the school.Francine Fa...

Boat tours, guided snorkelling, beach cleanups, and information sessions led by staff from the Ministry for the Environment, Energy, and Public Cleanliness were among the activities organised for ‘Marine Awareness Week’, hosted by Ambjent...

PN MP Darren Carabott has spoken of “anger” and “betrayal” in reaction to an alleged fraud of €2.3 million by ex-PN local councillor Francine Farrugia from her place of work at MCAST.Francine Farrugia, who worked as a fin...

The PN is insisting that insists that the the government’s controversial planning reform bills, which were hastily presented before Parliament in the peak of summer, “must be withdrawn without delay.”The Bills in question have been ...

Summer Carnival 2025 has officially launched and become an annual event for Maltese and Gozitan families, as well as tourists visiting the country, the Ministry for Culture, Lands, and Local Government stated.The ministry said that this year’s ...

The first phase that will lead to a new primary school in Naxar has begun, the Ministries for Education and European Funds stated.The ministries said that an infrastructural project that will lead to the rebuilding of the Naxxar primary school, which...

A united front of NGOs are once again calling on Prime Minister Robert Abela to immediately withdraw the two controversial planning bills presented in Parliament at the end of July, and instead launch "a genuine consultation process through the publi...

The European Commission has announced the disbursement of €48.7 million to Malta as the third payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which forms the core of the NextGenerationEU programme. This payment was made following Malta...

Israel said early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City, in another escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas. The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls ...

ADPD – The Green Party has asked the Auditor General to investigate MCAST’s internal financial controls after the school’s financial controller was arraigned with defrauding the school of €2.3 million on Thursday.Francine Farru...

The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation has announced the appointment of Colonel Dr Mark Mallia, who is the chief of staff to Prime Minister Robert Abela, as its new President, effective 1st August 2025.Ever since it was established in 2001 follo...

Professor Kristian Zarb Adami has been appointed as Chairperson of the National Commission for UNESCO in Malta, the Ministry for Culture, Lands, and Local Government stated on Friday.The ministry said that the National Commission aims to advance UNES...

One of the biggest challenges any government faces is weighing commercial interests against the needs of the public.Driving the economy forward is an important factor which any government must strive to achieve, but at the same time, this must be don...

Nationalist Party local councillor Francine Farrugia has been charged with defrauding MCAST, where she works, to the tune of €2.3 million - money which allegedly went towards property, cars, and designer clothing.Farrugia, who is 31 years o...

The government has opened a month-long public consultation period on two controversial planning reform bills as well as two draft legal notices, it announced in a press statement on Thursday.The government said that it wants to implement a reform "in...

Francine Farrugia, the local councillor charged with defrauding MCAST of a staggering €2.3 million, has resigned from all roles within the Nationalist Party and as councillor in Siggiewi, the PN said in a short statement on Thursday.“Follo...

PL MP Edward Zammit Lewis has welcomed the setting up of a working committee on the controversial planning reforms, but slammed Prime Minister Robert Abela's choice of members appointed to it.Posting on social media, Zammit Lewis said: "I am pleased ...

Magistrate Nadine Sant Lia has recused herself from hearing the compilation of evidence on the double murder of Dennis Mifsud and Anthony Agius.Carmelo Ciantar, known as 'Id-Durga', appeared in court on Thursday charged with the double murder of...

Heritage Malta has launched a capsule exhibition, in collaboration with Azzopardi Studio, at the Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu. Titled Couture and Spectacle, the new display features four couture gowns alongside a historical fashion piece from Malta's...

The 138 construction helpline has received over 39,000 calls in the first year of its operation, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) said in a statement on Thursday. “We are mark...

At the start of August, the crypto market was plunged into turmoil again. Affected by the Trump administration's new round of tariffs, investor confidence plummeted, putting pressure on crypto assets across the board. XRP was the hardest hit, falling...

There were over 850 applications for this year’s SEC revision classes which are offered by Jobsplus for students who either did not pass their O-Level exams or wish to improve their grades, the Ministries for Education and Home Affairs stated.T...

PN MP Albert Buttigieg has come out in favour of the MDA's statement criticising the alleged free granting of public land to develop affordable housing plots. He said that developers are set to reap hefty profits through this manoeuvre; Housing Minis...

The MHRA Q2 2025 Hospitality Survey published on Thursday morning shows that a "record-breaking" 1.1 million tourists visited the Maltese islands during the second quarter of 2025.This marked a 10.4% increase from Q2 2024, which recorded just over a ...

Momentum has expressed serious concerns over a series of recent decisions by the Maltese justice system and other institutions, which, taken together, show a worrying disregard for the public interest, transparency, and fundamental rights. “The...

A second turtle nest has started to hatch, this time in Għadira Bay, the Environment & Resources Authority said on social media.This nest was the second one found this summer, and began to hatch overnight between Wednesday and Thursday.The E...

A 42-year-old Somalian man, who is a resident of St Paul's Bay, has been taken to hospital after crashing into a hair salon in Santa Venera on Thursday morning.Police said that the incident occurred at 8AM and involved a Toyota Yaris, which the drive...

The Malta Tourism Authority has completed a €3.39 million EU co-funded restoration of Marsascala’s St Thomas Tower, as this 17th century coastal fortification reopened its doors as a state-of-the-art museum experience that brings Malta&rsq...

Former PN MP Jason Azzopardi has turned to the Constitutional Court for redress after he lost a libel case filed against him by PL backbencher Carmelo Abela.Azzopardi was found guilty of defaming Abela last year when he alleged that the former minist...

Three people were hospitalised on Wednesday after two separate traffic accidents, police said on Thursday morning.The first accident happened at 11:30am in Triq is-Salini in Naxxar between a Nooma Bravo GLE motorcycle being ridden by a 48-year-old Bu...

Established by Ulas Utku Bozdogan in 2019, Kebab Factory rolls out a double saving program, giving 10% savings for Malta's government staff and 15% for police, soldiers, and firefighters. In its sixth year, this admired Turkish restaurant chain encou...

The Mental Health Association Malta expressed “serious concern and disappointment” following reports that a patient under the care of Mount Carmel Hospital managed to leave the facility unsupervised and was later found with life-threateni...

Malta’s courts handle plenty of cases every day.  Some make headlines, some don’t. One that did make it to the newsreels this week was a sexual harassment case, where the accused pleaded guilty and was handed a suspended prison sente...

The Malta Development Association has called on the government to “abandon” its affordable housing project being done in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Malta.The developers issued a statement on Wednesday calling for the government...

A tourist who was filmed riding a motorcycle completely naked down in Pieta was arraigned in court on Wednesday morning.Amine El Makhfi, a German national, was charged with being indecently dressed in a public setting. The 26-year-old man was also ch...

A project aimed at transforming Marsa Square into a vibrant and accessible public space that respects its cultural heritage has been officially launched by the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Miriam Dalli, the government said."We are restori...

The PN has expressed concern over recent news regarding the mental healthcare sector."Following media reports that the Government has once again halted the process that was supposed to lead to new mental health care facilities at Mater Dei, as well a...

Italy cleared the way Wednesday to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive €13.5 billion euro infrastructure project that has been long delayed by debates over its sc...

Antonio Zanghi, a businessman who was featured in a police 'wanted' notice, said that he was never contacted by the police beforehand.Earlier this week the police had issued a public appeal for information on two people, one of whom was Zanghi, and i...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) ramped up enforcement efforts in 2024, concluding 387 investigations and imposing 134 enforcement actions, including nearly €1 million in penalties.In a statement on Wednesday, the MFSA said that the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at wider military action in devastated Gaza on Tuesday, even as former Israeli army and intelligence chiefs called for an end to the nearly 22-month war.The new pressure on Netanyahu came as Gaza's Hea...

Environment Minister Miriam Dalli did not comment as to whether she agrees or disagrees with a proposal which could result in land Outside the Development Zone (ODZ) being able to be rezoned or reclassified.When speaking to journalists on Wednesday, ...

Two men were grievously injured in altercations in Gozo.On Tuesday evening, at 9:45 PM, the police were informed of an argument near a shop in St. Francis Square, Victoria, Gozo.The police went to the scene, where they found a 44-year-old Syrian man,...

A Palestinian flag was placed along part of the Senglea fortifications during the UEFA Europa League match between Hamrun Spartans and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening.Activists had held a protest against Israel ahead of the Hamrun Spartans match ...

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing support of global leaders for nuclear weapons as a deterrence.With the numb...

On the 109th anniversary of the birth of former Prime Minister of Malta and Leader of the Labour Party, Dom Mintoff, Prime Minister Robert Abela, together with the Labour Party Administration, placed flower wreaths on Mintoff's monument in Cospicua."...

Two 27-year-olds have been charged with smuggling cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy pills from Sicily into Malta.Osmajic Branko, a man from Montenegro and Nikolina Vranic, a woman from Serbia were arraigned on Tuesday morning, and pleaded not guilty to t...

Plans to build an elderly home and 203 new residential units on part of the old Birzebbuga gas plant site are set to receive the green light by the Planning Authority’s Board on Thursday, after a case officer recommended that the project is app...

25 people who were found to be residing in the country irregularly have been arrested, the Ministries of Home Affairs and Transport stated on Tuesday.The ministries said that the police also arrested a Maltese man who is expected to be taken to court...

In Run Logistics Limited v Il-Kummissarju tal-Pulizija u l-Uffiċju għall-Irkupru tal-Assi, decided by Mr Justice Henri Mizzi in the Civil Court (Asset Recovery Section) (the "Court") on 3rd June 2025, the Court went into a detailed analysis...

Our colleagues at the Times of Malta on Monday reported that they had been hit by a court temporary injunction from a private company to stop them from publishing an article.The Times said that Papaya Ltd had filed an urgent court injunction the day ...

PL MEP Thomas Bajada has called on the European Commission to immediately investigate alleged illegal fishing of Lampuki (Common Dolphinfish) by Tunisian and Italian fishers, warning that some may be profiting unfairly while Maltese small-scale fishe...

The Ministry for Justice and the Reform of the Construction Sector has issued a public call for the appointment of two Judges and two Magistrates. The Ministry said that eligible applicants who satisfy the criteria established under the Constitu...

A former police officer admitted to facilitating illegal immigration into Malta and also to providing false documentation.The 46-year-old, who cannot be named due to a court order, was sentenced to 13 months in prison, suspended for three years. He w...

The Nationalist Party has called on the government to ensure that the safety of Regatta rowers is protected, as it raised concerns that training for the event is being interrupted by boats not following the law.“The National Regatta, a sporting...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said that government is cracking down hard on unpaid taxes, vowing that no individual or business will be spared if found in breach of tax laws.Speaking in Parliament during a debate on amendments to tax law, Caruana si...

On Monday 4 August 2025, an exercise was carried out by architects from the Ministry for Gozo and Planning, in collaboration with members of Din l-Art Ħelwa Għawdex, to mark the trees along the Marsalforn Road between Victoria and Marsalfor...

Five people died in road accidents in the second quarter of 2025, the National Statistics Office said, two more deaths than the same quarter in 2024.The number of reported traffic accidents during the second quarter of 2025 (April, May and June) reac...

For the first time Malta will have security stewards in a regulated manner at places where sports events are held, these stewards will complement the work of Police officers, who will now be able to focus more on their main duties with the aim of mak...

KM Malta Airlines has said that its crew members had tested negative for alcohol and drugs.Newsbook had reported that an investigation was launched after two members of the KM Malta Airlines cabin crew were allowed to operate a flight despite failing...

The Institute for Maltese Journalists expressed its deep concern regarding the temporary gagging order imposed on the Times of Malta at the request of Papaya Ltd to prevent the publication of an investigative story."Such legal actions pose a serious ...

The country is still waiting for a real way forward to tackle the traffic situation, and realistically speaking the issue will not be solved without major investment and a move away from the line of thought that transport infrastructure should be gea...

Repubblika said that companies and politically powerful individuals should not be allowed to hide their secrets behind judicial gag orders, commenting that the law should not be used to hide the truth.The civil society NGO said that it condemns two r...

The coming week could mark a pivotal moment in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for the Kremlin to reach a peace deal approaches - or it could quietly pass without consequence.Trump's special envoy&nb...

Mayumi Santos Patacsil has been found guilty of murdering her partner, Marcelino Montalban Saraza.The 48-year-old Filippino woman was also convicted of filing a false police report.The case dates back to July 2021, when Saraza was found in a pool of ...

A man and a woman were arrested after being found in possession of various substances suspected to be drugs, with an estimated street value of around €650,000, the police said.The two individuals - a 27-year-old man from Montenegro and a 27-year...

Housing Minister Roderick Galdes told The Malta Independent on Monday morning that "social services can be received if one contributes to the State supplying those social services," emphasising that Malta must protect its welfare state and not grant ...

Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia on Monday officially adjourned Parliament for the summer recess, announcing that sittings will resume on Monday 15 September.This came after Parliament convened unusually during August. While Parliament typically b...

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela has said that the government is ‘considering’ stronger road safety enforcement, involving the Health, Home Affairs, and Justice Ministries, in response to last week’s traffic fatalities.Speaking to j...

The Nationalist Party has demanded answers from the government following a report that cabin crew members were allowed to operate a flight after failing pre-departure alcohol and drug tests."Following recent incidents which have highlighted safety sh...

A parent of a child with severe disabilities has slammed existing gaps in the education system for children with severe disabilities, pointing out the irony that the Guardian Angels Resource Centre lacks basic onsite services.Andrea Waltzing, whose 1...

A new organ support and treatment escalation policy has been implemented at Mater Dei Hospital to ensure that patients showing signs of deterioration receive rapid, specialised medical intervention, Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela said.In a press co...

Lawyer and former MP Jason Azzopardi has said that the front door to the apartment block in which he resides was vandalised over the weekend."The fact that you maliciously removed the little protection behind the door is bearing the fruit that you wo...

In a social media post, the police asked anyone with information about Nadi Saad Fadil to contact them. The police said that he is wanted by order of the Magistrate in connection with a pending court case"Anyone with any information, is kindly asked ...

Approximately 145,000 beverage containers were collected through the pilot project of mobile RVMs (Reverse Vending Machines), a door-to-door initiative allowing people aged 60 and above to call for their collection. With an average of 250 bookin...

The National Book Council has officially launched its five-year 2025-2050 strategy, the Ministry for Education stated on Monday.It said that the strategy consists of a forward-looking, structured plan to support and strengthen the Maltese publishing ...

A 28-year-old man was grievously injured in a traffic accident on Monday, the police said in a statement.The man, who resides in Gharghur, was taken to Mater Dei Hospital at around 7.45am on Monday morning after a road accident.The accident took plac...

Total outbound tourists for the second quarter in 2025 were estimated at 208,988, an increase of 11.6% over the corresponding quarter of 2024, the National Statistics Office said."Total nights spent increased by 23.9% and amounted to 1,493,684.During...

Housing Minister Roderick Galdes said on Monday that the government will be extending its "Nikru biex Nassistu" Scheme, whereby landlords and property owners can lease their vacant properties to the Housing Authority so that it can be used for social...

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don't return after dozens of them left the state in a last-resort attempt to block redrawn U.S. House maps that President Donald Tru...

The Labour Party has declared war on the environment to appease greedy developers, law professor Kevin Aquilina writes today in The Malta Independent on Sunday.Government launched two bills in July (numbers 143 and 144), whose main purpose is "to ass...

Times of Malta has been hit by a court injunction preventing it from publishing an article about e-money firm Papaya, the newspaper wrote.Papaya, through their legal team, said that the article the Times planned to publish would breach...

On a sleepy summer Friday afternoon, the government tabled two Bills in Parliament that seek to introduce wholesale - and highly contentious - reforms to Malta's planning system, particularly in the appeals sector.Bills 143 and 144 have dominated the...

Giving people a choice to die is not mercy, palliative care is mercy, Tonio Fenech, the chairperson of the Life Network Foundation, said, answering questions about Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia.The Life Network Foundation had organised the campaign O...

Society as a whole has become much more impatient, with people wanting everything "here and now" and expecting to arrive at certain places quickly, Professor Michael Briguglio, a sociologist and associate professor at the University of Malta's Depart...

Marsaskala mayor Mario Calleja said he backs the proposed ferry project linking the locality to the capital city, calling for patience and unity from his community as he believes that this service will improve quality of life by easing traffic conges...

Opposition leader Bernard Grech has criticised the Labour Government for introducing key environmental reforms during the summer, claiming the public is being denied the opportunity to properly challenge legislation that affects their rights and qual...

Two drivers were caught speeding at 159 kilometres per hour by police as they intensified their traffic controls during the hours of the night.In a statement, the police said that in traffic controls held between 8pm and 4am in the months of June and...

ADPD – The Green Party has said that the government’s proposed miscarriage leave legislation offers only the “bare minimum” to grieving couples. Party Chairperson Sandra Gauci acknowledged the initiative as a step in the right...

Andrea Waltzing's 15-year-old son Max is due to leave the Guardian Angels Resource Centre this summer, but weeks before the new school year, she and other parents still have no idea where their children will go next.Max, like other students at the Gu...

If the Malta Developers Association (MDA) was the only organisation to welcome, with open arms, the government's proposed planning reforms, then it is painfully clear whose interests these changes are designed to serve. When every other entity that h...

It was one of those golden evenings in July when the sea lay still like glass, the sky streaked in pastel hues, and the cliffs of Ta' Ċenċ stood quietly watching over the horizon. A boat trip along the southern coast of Gozo might sound lik...

Two motorcyclists are in hospital after being involved in a crash between themselves on Sunday morning.Police said that the accident happened on Triq tal-Barrani in Zejtun at around 8:15am.The accident was between a 66-year-old man from Zabbar who wa...

 Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of thousands of young people on Saturday to have the courage to make radical choices to do good, as he presided over his first big encounter with the next generation of Catholics during the highlight of the Vati...