The General Workers' Union (GWU) said Friday it has been formally informed by the management of Carlo Gavazzi Limited of the company's intention to wind down its Malta operations.In a meeting held this morning at the company's request, the Swiss-base...

The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) has welcomed plans for the introduction of random roadside alcohol and drug testing, describing it as an important step towards more responsibility and safety on Malta's roads.The Malta Indepen...

Hamrun Spartans wrote history on Thursday as they qualified to the League Phase of the UEFA Conference League.Hamrun are the first ever Maltese side to qualify to the League Phase, where the Spartans will have six more matches in the group.This is a ...

The Notarial Council has expressed grave concern over the enactment of Legal Notice 150 of 2025, known as the Protection of Agricultural Land Regulations, warning that the new measures risk undermining citizens’ constitutional rights to propert...

The news that Neville Gafà has returned to Castille in a position similar to the one he held during Joseph Muscat's tenure as Prime Minister - now under Robert Abela - is a proof of how the fascist faction within the Labour Party is continuing...

The Malta Chamber of Construction Management (MCCM) welcomes the recent announcement by the Government of Malta regarding the launch of a new diploma course in Construction Management by the University of Malta. This important educational initiative ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Thursday visited 15-year-old Ibrahim Mahir Wasfi Wishah, a youth from Gaza who is receiving medical treatment in Malta and making steady progress through therapy provided by professionals at St Luke’s Hospital. In...

Over 6,000 youths have taken up the government's offer of a free gym membership, The Malta Independent has been told.The Youth Fitness Support Scheme was first announced by the government in the last Budget, and was formally launched by Prime Ministe...

San Ġiljan have once again etched their name into Maltese waterpolo history, clinching the BOV Water Polo Premier League title after a commanding 2-0 victory in the best-of-three playoff series against arch-rivals Neptunes.It...

Good luck Manchester City, Tottenham, Juventus and Monaco - one of them will have to travel north of the Arctic Circle in mid-January to play a Champions League game.All four were drawn Thursday as away opponents for Norwegian champion Bodo/Glimt, wh...

More than 12,000 students attending SkolaSajf this summer were given the opportunity to strengthen their financial knowledge and practical money management skills through a series of activities focusing on value, responsibility and saving.The initiat...

A tense debate in the Mexican Senate descended into a brawl between two of the chamber's most senior politicians on Wednesday.Senator Alejandro Moreno, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), grabbed the president of the Senate, Ge...

Fifteen per cent of the 20,600 eligible members cast their vote on the first day of early voting to elected the new Leader of the Partit Nazzjonalista, held on Wednesday,  the Nationalist Party saidOn this first day of voting, members entitled t...

Provisional estimates indicate that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2025 amounted to €6.1 billion, registering an increase of €295.8 million, or 5.1 per cent, when compared to the same quarter of 2024. In volume t...

The Nationalist Party and the Labour Party have traded arguments over a recent housing scheme.The PN issued a statement first. It said it is fully aware of the social challenge many young people are facing, including that of becoming homeowners. "It ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod and Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, as a member of the Dicastery for the Clergy, the Gozo Diocese has said."In recent years, Pope Francis had already appointed Cardinal Grech as...

After securing their votes, the Labour councillors in Qala, Gozo - led by Mayor Paul Buttigieg - have turned their backs on the very residents who elected them, failing to fulfil even the most basic duty required of them by law: attending council mee...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) on Thursday called for a national debate on substance abuse and its impact on workplaces.Employers are increasingly left to face this growing problem alone, even as their legal responsibilities for ...

BirdLife Malta has been awarded the Environmental Stewardship Award for Voluntary Organisations at the ERA Awards 2025, held yesterday at Verdala Palace under the auspices of President Myriam Spiteri Debono.Presented by the Environment and Resources ...

Pope Leo XIV demanded Wednesday that Israel stop the "collective punishment" and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as he pleaded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the besieged territory amid preparations by Israel for a ...

The government's decision to appoint Chris Cardona as an Education Ministry consultant is a profound misstep that again raises serious questions about the principles of meritocracy and good governance. This appointment does not only undermine public ...

 Israeli and U.S. officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel's military called the evacuation of Gaza City "inevitable" ahead of a new offensive and no sign of a ceasefire was in sight.The meeti...

A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance. But they are inconsistent...

Pembroke residents presented a petition to their town's local council on Wednesday, expressing outrage at an agreement that it reached with developers db Group and stating that they do not have confidence in any councillors to represent them on the P...

A man has died after he was electrocuted while working in Ghajn Tuffieha, the police said Wednesday.The 41-year-old from Zebbug suffered an electric shock and fell into a ditch in Pamla Street at 12.30pm.He was taken to hospital where he was certifie...

The 44-year-old woman accused of being six times over the legal alcohol limit when she crashed into a motorcyclist on the Coast Road has pleaded guilty to four out of five charges.Yoana Valentinova Gatt, an IT manager and single mother from St Paul's...

A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck some of the nearly 200 children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of vio...

A united front of NGOs on Wednesday expressed alarm at the Government's intention to plough ahead with a legislative package that would enable a total developers' takeover of our planning system, while also regularising all sorts of illegalities acro...

Manchester United sank to a new low under Ruben Amorim by getting eliminated by fourth-tier Grimsby Town after a marathon penalty shootout in the second round of the English League Cup on Wednesday.Grimsby won 12-11 on spot-kicks at 9,000-capacity Bl...

José Mourinho and Fenerbahce fell short of returning to the Champions League on Wednesday, losing 1-0 at Benfica in the qualifying playoffs on Wednesday.Benfica - the first club Mourinho coached - had two goals disallowed on video review in th...

Lombard Bank Malta p.l.c. has announced a profit before tax of €12.9 million for the Group in the first half of 2025, up from €11.4 million in the same period last year. The Bank's standalone profit before tax, however, edged lower to &euro...

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA), together with the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) and the Paceville Town Centre Management Committee said that cleaning work will commence on the site, where the Tanya Flats building in Triq Paceville in S...

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) said it strongly supported the newly announced measures introducing random roadside testing for drugs and alcohol, alongside mandatory prison sentences in cases involving fatalities.MHRA said in a s...

Twenty-two additional Maltese film and audiovisual projects have been awarded €860,000 in funding through the Screen Support Scheme, bringing total investment in local productions to more than €2.6 million this year.The announcement was mad...

Early voting begins today in the PN Leadership election, which, as provided for in the PN Statute, will culminate in a General Convention of members on Saturday 6 September, when the new Leader of the PN will be elected.This follows the closure ...

Denmark's foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influenc...

The Standards Commissioner's ruling clearing Nationalist MP Justin Schembri of allegations that he was shirking his duties as a teacher has exposed a darker, more cynical side of politics - one where smear campaigns are launched to distract from scan...

 It's a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday.In a five-photo joint post on Instagram, the superstar singer and football player revealed their engagement, the fa...

The number of claims in respect of non-fatal accidents at work in the first half of 2025 decreased by 44 cases compared to the corresponding period in 2024, the NSO said Wednesday. Four fatal accidents at work were reported between January and June 2...

An effective jail-term is being proposed by the government for drivers responsible for deaths while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Prime Minister Robert Abela said Tuesday.In a post on Facebook, Abela said that the courts of law wou...

The Medical Association of Malta (MAM) on Tuesday condemned the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) for allowing the "International European University (IEU)" to operate in Malta, leaving many foreign students stranded, out...

A Law Report of Bill No.133: The Establishment and Jurisdiction of the Commercial Court (Amendment) Act, 2025. Malta is on the cusp of a significant judicial reform with the publication of Bill No.133, entitled "Various Laws relating to the Esta...

Francine Farrugia allegedly sought approval for last-minute payroll adjustments even after the audit file had already been submitted and reviewed, MCAST HR Director Valerie Attard told a court on Tuesday.Francine Farrugia is currently facing multiple...

A biker was grievously injured on Tuesday afternoon following a collision with a vehicle in Zebbug, the police said Wednesday.The biker, a 28-year-old man from Siggiewi, was riding a Benelli bike that was involved in a crash with a Peugeot 2008 drive...

The Labour Party has decided no further action is necessary after Labour deputy mayor of Mqabba Jonathan Dingli issued a half-hearted apology following a sexist comment he posted on Facebook which has led to calls for his resignation or removal.Deput...

The Nationalist Party gave credit to itself and to civil society for pressuring the government into introducing changes to Malta’s road safety laws.“Strong pressure from the Opposition and civil society has today pushed the Government to ...

A court was told how police investigations led to the identification of a man who was uploading child sex abuse material online.  Mladen Terzic, a 69-year-old Croatian man, residing in St Paul's Bay, was charged with knowingly acquirin...

The Champions League is heading to Kazakhstan for just the second time, and newcomers from Norway and Cyprus also advanced Tuesday to the elite league phase.Kairat Almaty goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov saved three penalties in the shootout to lift the...

A man is in serious condition after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and overturned, the police said.The accident took place in Kanal Street, Xewkija, at 8.45am.The man, aged 71 of Xaghra was driving a Tuk Tuk.He was assisted by members ...

The Safeguarding Commission has congratulated former PN Minister Joe Cassar on his appointment as Coordinator of the Focolare Movement's worldwide Safeguarding Commission.In a statement on Facebook, the Commission publicly thanked Cassar for his dedi...

Libya's coast guard fired upon a vessel belonging to a humanitarian group as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, the nonprofit said on Monday.The attack, which took place the day before, appeared to be one of the most...

Malta's and Gozo's leading environmental non-governmental organisations (eNGOs) said Tuesday they are urging an immediate halt to the planned online vote, scheduled for 25 and 26 September, to elect a representative member on the Planning Authority B...

The University of Malta on Tuesday issued a statement clarifying concerns over the classification of the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), following reports that hundreds of graduates between 2010 and 2013 were mistakenly given transcript...

A motorcyclist was grievously injured on Monday evening following a crash in Mellieha, the police said Tuesday.The biker, aged 23 of St Paul's Bay, was riding a Daelim which was involved in an accident with a Citroen C4 driven by a 36-year-old man of...

Minister for Energy Dr Miriam Dalli and Enemalta Executive Chairman Ing. Ryan Fava visited the cable-laying works in Ħal Qormi, as part of the new Siġġiewi Distribution Centre project, the ministry said Tuesday.This is a major infrastr...

Total guests in collective accommodation establishments during the second quarter of 2025 stood at 761,184 while total nights spent amounted to 3,314,260, the NSO said Tuesday.In the second quarter of 2025, the largest share of guest nights was repor...

The government’s proposed controversial planning reforms, which are currently open for public consultation, “remain broken” even as Planning Minister Clint Camilleri said that there are plans to scale back certain amendments being p...

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) on Tuesday condemned the killing of five Palestinian journalists in Gaza in an Israeli military attack on a hospital.Journalists Hussam al-Masri (Reuters), Mohammad Salama (Al Jazeera), Mariam Abu Daqqa (fre...

Mqabba Deputy Mayor Jonathan Dingli has come under fire after posting a Facebook comment under a ONE News post, in which he implied that women like being beaten.Dingli, who was elected to the local council on the Labour Party's ticket, wrote a commen...

The selection of locations for elderly care homes in Malta is one that brings up much debate. There have been a number of applications over the years for such homes to be built in the countryside, on land that is located outside the development zone....

Planning reforms must lead to a planning system that is transparent, accountable, enforceable, and fair to residents and third parties alike, the Commissioner for Environment and Planning within the Office of the Ombudsman, Alan Saliba, said.The Comm...

HSBC's  Swiss private bank has launched a cull of more than 1,000 wealthy Middle Eastern clients, as it faces scrutiny from regulators over high-risk customers, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.The bank will terminate its relationships wit...

The Nationalist Party has decried a ministerial consultancy granted to Chris Cardona, for which the former minister is being paid €36,000 for 10 hours of work per week.Cardona, a former Economy Minister who was left out of Cabinet in 2020 after ...

The Nationalist Party on Monday demanded that the government withdraw its planning reform bills entirely and restart the process with serious consultation.In a statement, PN MPs Stanley Zammit and Rebekah Borg said that the government’s plannin...

31 drivers who were stopped by police officers at a routine checkpoint on Monday were found to be living in Malta illegally.In a statement, the police said that the inspection was done in Triq Burmarrad in St Paul’s Bay and over 45 vehicles wer...

The Armed Forces of Malta rescued two people after a distress call out at sea, the same AFM said in a statement on Monday.The Malta Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) received a 112 call about a boat taking on water near the Marsascala fish farms on Mo...

Firefighters fought an industrial fire at a factory in Qormi, Civil Protection Malta said on Monday at around 3.30pm, adding that the fire was localised and extinguished but that officers remained on site in order to monitor the situation.Civil Prote...

The Environment and Resources Authority has found that an application for the construction of an elderly home on land located outside the development zone in Marsaskala is "objectionable from an environmental point of view."The application in questio...

Sixteen-year-old substitute Rio Ngumoha scored a sensational last-gasp winner as Liverpool overcame 10-man Newcastle 3-2 in a Premier League game for the ages on Monday.Newcastle played the second half with 10 men after Anthony Gordon was sent off ju...

Inter Milan got its Serie A campaign off to the perfect start when Marcus Thuram scored twice in a comfortable 5-0 win over a dismal Torino on Monday.Alessandro Bastoni glanced a header home from a corner kick after 17 minutes and Thuram added a seco...

This year's Santa Marija feast period saw mirrored tourism performance trends when compared to last year, "though with a noticeable decrease in overall guest expenditure," the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) told The Malta Independent...

The Nationalist Party has called on government to apologise to traffic police officers arraigned in the alleged overtime racket five years ago, after the Court acquitted the first four officers out of 40 and condemned the authorities for staging a &l...

A new diploma-level course in construction management has been launched, with the aim of establishing higher standards in construction through education, the Ministries for Construction Reform and Education said on Monday.Justice and Construction Sec...

A 35-year-old man from Siġġiewi was on Monday charged in connection with an alleged violent incident that took place whilst on holiday with his partner in Slovakia.The case came to light when the Slovakian consulate informed the Maltese aut...

Momentum expressed deep concern at the government's "continued disregard for the Freedom of Information Act, following yet another case in which the Film Commission failed to provide information about the Mediterrane Film Festival's extravagant spend...

The Nationalist Party must embark on a "renewal" that involves more than communication, organisation and mobilisation. It has to have "internal unity and stability". Its structure and organisation need "shaking up from the foundations."These were som...

On average, Malta records one or two newly-diagnosed cases of ALS each month, with the incidence rate averaging out to around 2.5 cases of ALS per 100,000 individuals per year, Professor Ruben J. Cauchi, Professor of Neurogenetics at the University o...

Alex Borg and Adrian Delia come from two different generations. Their approach to the election for the Nationalist Party leadership has exposed a diverging strategy, and the numbers that have been analysed also confirm this.According to the latest av...

YMCA Malta CEO Anthony Camilleri painted a clear picture of the homelessness situation in Malta during an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday.In 2024, 335 individuals were classified as being at risk of homelessness in Malta. Camilleri sai...

Ethics teacher Luke Fenech has called for a fundamental rethink of Malta's education system, warning that it is merely preparing students for the job market at the expense of their personal growth, as he put forth a 100-policy document titled the Man...

The government is carrying out a revision exercise of penalties and consequences linked to negligent and drink driving, Prime Minister Robert Abela said, stressing the need for stronger deterrents alongside enforcement and education campaigns.Speakin...

Civil Protection Malta officers successfully rescued two hikers who found themselves lost while exploring Wied Babu in Zurrieq, using specialised rope rescue techniques to guide them safely back.In a post on Facebook Saturday, Civil Protection Malta ...

Repubblika has condemned the appointment of former minister Chris Cardona as a consultant for the Education Ministry.It was reacting to an article by the Times of Malta that Cardona returned to the government as a paid policy consultant within the mi...

In 2024, 335 individuals were classified as being at risk of homelessness in Malta. But what does that risk actually look like on the ground?In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, YMCA Malta CEO Anthony Camilleri said that "many of the...

During the feast of Santa Marija in Gozo, Cardinal Mario Grech delivered a homily that deserves not only our attention but our collective examination of conscience. As Pontifical Legate and Secretary General of the Synod, his role is global, but his ...

The Labour Party this evening published what it said were documents showing PN MP Rebekah Borg had voted in favour of a development at Mellieha Heights.The PL said Borg had issued a statement "seeking to deceive the people and saying that she never v...

Manchester United is still searching for its first win of the season in the Premier League after squandering the lead in a 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday.Everton did get off the mark, though, beginning life in its new waterfront home at Bramley-Moore D...

Jonathan David scored on his debut as Juventus beat Parma in their Serie A opener.The Canada striker prodded home Kenan Yildiz's cross with just under an hour played.Juventus were reduced to 10 men in the 83rd minute when full-back Andrea Cambiaso wa...

The Nationalist Party has strongly rejected claims that it voted in favour of granting public land in Mellieħa to private interests, describing them as "fake news" and accusing Economy Minister Silvio Schembri of misleading the Standards Commiss...

Prime Minister Robert Abela is substantially more trusted than either of the two PN leadership contestants, Alex Borg and Adrian Delia, a MaltaToday survey issued on Sunday shows. Borg fares better in a direct contest with Abela than f...

Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him. He now appears to be fulfilling that campaign promise while threatening to expand his powers well beyond Washington.On...

The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing multiple international postal services to pause shipping as they await more clarity on the rule.The exemption, known as the " de m...

Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice.For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate carin...

Fourteen residents and a number of staff personnel working in a hotel in Sliema were evacuated following a fire early on Saturday, the Civil Protection Department said.This morning, firefighters from Stations 2, 4, and 11 responded to a ground-floor ...

The responsibility for the health and welfare of an animal falls on the animal owner, the Malta Pyrotechnic Association said in a statement replying to a video shared on social media showing horses appearing distressed in a field as fireworks went of...

U.S. President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in his bid to prod Moscow and Kyiv closer to peace, announcing he had begun arranging for direct talks between Russia's Vladimir Putin and ...

The European Union needs to do a better job of defending itself in a new world dominated by war and cutthroat geopolitics, former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi warned on Friday."For years, the European Union believed that its economic size...

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The Nationalist Party has issued proposals to tackle waste collection, and a number of the points made would help lead to cleaner streets.One proposal is for the introduction of underground bin systems. "Underground bin systems consist of large waste...