Adrian Delia's experience and Alex Borg's appeal to younger voter demographics are the positive points of the two PN leadership candidates most mentioned by sources in the Nationalist Party who spoke with The Malta Independent on Sunday in the past f...

The CEO of the Institute for Education (IfE), Joanne Grima, believes that compulsory education - that is, schooling up until the end of secondary school - should be a growth experience in which the assessment of children and adolescents is reformed a...

For more than a decade, Malta's English Language Teaching (ELT) sector has seen little progress. Despite the number of schools growing to around 34, the flow of international students coming to the islands to learn English has stalled, remaining betw...

Alex Borg stands one electoral vote of making Maltese political history.A dashing young lawyer hailing from Gozo, Borg has risen through the Nationalist Party's ranks at breakneck speed - going from a prospective electoral candidate to a potential ne...

Another year, another parade of roadworks.Minister for Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works Chris Bonett has once again taken to the podium, this time boasting that 319 infrastructure projects have been completed over the past 12 months. That'...

A month has passed since Malta commemorated the 7 June 1919 riots - an occasion during which the Speaker of the House of Representatives traditionally reflects on the state of parliamentary work and proposes ways to improve it. Yet year after year, i...

Presenter and animal activist of the Vuċi għall-Annimali programme, Althea Galea, has called for urgent regulatory change on Malta's exotic pet ownership through the introduction of a "positive list" - a system that would limit ownership of...

Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed ...

Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican's child protection advisory commission on Saturday.Verny, 59, replaces American Cardi...

Ask someone what a calling is, and they'll probably say something like "doing work you love." But as a management professor who has spent two decades researching the history and impact of calling, I've found it's much more than personal fulfilment.Th...

The Nationalist Party will only take a position on the government's proposal for a reform to introduce voluntary assisted euthanasia in Malta once the bill is tabled in Parliament, The Malta Independent has been told.The eight-week long public consul...

The IĠM (Institute of Maltese Journalists) said Saturday it disagrees with the rules issued by the Nationalist Party Electoral Commission that regulate the relationship between the media and journalists, and the prospective candidates in the par...

The Ministry for Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects, together with the Malta Freeport Corporation, said Saturday it has secured EU funding for the second phase of the provision of onshore power supply within the Malta Freeport. A project prop...

A traffic accident in Mellieħa this morning has left a motorcyclist with serious injuries, the police said.At around 11am, police were informed of a collision that occurred in Triq il-Kbira, Mellieħa.Officers responded immediately to the sc...

Valletta Royal Pharmacy, 271, Triq ir-Repubblika; Ħamrun Brown's Pharmacy, 706, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp; Qormi Brown's Pinto Pharmacy, 43, Triq San Bastjan; Birkirkara St. Anne Pharmacy, 24, Misraħ Sant'Elena; San Ġwann Brow...

The body of a man who died on Saturday afternoon while on a fishing vessel was brought to shore at Ta' Xbiex, a spokesman for the police said.The vessel was some 100 nautical miles off Malta when the man fell ill.He was brought to shore at around 5pm...

Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said Friday, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neigh...

Players from Liverpool and Portugal's national team joined family and friends for the funeral of their teammate Diogo Jota and his brother on Saturday, two days after the siblings died in a car crash in Spain.Liverpool captain Virgil Van Di...

Kylian Mbappé's spectacular bicycle kick was among three goals in second-half stoppage time, and Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a Club World Cup quarterfinal match Saturday as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois used his fingertips to palm ...

 Désiré Doué scored in the 78th minute, and Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer to another trophy with a 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup on Saturday, a game marred by a grue...

The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works, Chris Bonett, has inaugurated a major regeneration project at San Tumas Bay in Marsaskala, the government said. Over recent months, Infrastructure Malta, in collaboration with the Tourism Z...

Formula 1's hot topic is where Max Verstappen might go next season. There was no doubt about where he belonged on the grid as he snatched pole position for the British Grand Prix.As his title rivals from McLaren made small but costly errors...

At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country, including more than 20 from a girls camp, after a storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain and sent floodwaters spilling out of th...

Life truly is a fickle thing.  It is capricious and unpredictable.  It doesn't follow a set playbook - it is fair but equally unfair.  And sometimes, it can go away without the slightest of warnings.Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota in ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg underscored the importance of the ongoing shift to quality during a visit to Noru Hotel, a luxury four-star hotel in St Julian's.Borg met with the management and staff, as th...

Australian actor Julian McMahon, famed for roles in popular series like Nip/Tuck, FBI Most Wanted and Charmed, has died aged 56.His wife said the actor passed away in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday. He had been diagnosed with cancer."Julian loved ...

While acknowledging that road works need to be done, ADPD Yhe Green Party on Saturday highlighted issues faced by residents in Birzzebuga where works have been ongoing for months.As we've seen over these last few months, there has been a considerable...

The State has been ordered to pay just over €200,000 in compensation to the owners of a building in Pieta which used to be a Labour Party club.A Civil Court presided over by Judge Audrey Demicoli on Friday ruled that while the Labour Party had f...

Two men were remanded in custody on Friday following their arraignment in connection with a series of armed robberies earlier this week.Antoine Agius, a 42-year-old homeless man, and Ans Algheziwi, a 36-year-old Libyan construction worker residing in...

The Nationalist Party on Friday raised alarm over Malta’s growing financial imbalance and record levels of government debt during a press conference held by PN Members of Parliament Graham Bencini and Jerome Caruana Cilia. The two MPs accused P...

Infrastructure Malta said Friday it has installed the third of six steel sections forming the main flyover structure of the Msida Creek Project.Weighing 46 tons and measuring 26 metres in length by 7.5 metres in width, this major component has taken ...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights Anton Refalo, together with Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights Alicia Bugeja Said, have announced that nominations are now open for the Animal Honours Awards 2025...

Family and friends of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother gathered at a chapel where their bodies were brought for a wake on Friday, a day after the Portuguese soccer players were killed in a car crash.Some hugged and wept bef...

Starting Monday, 7 July 2025, a programme of public activities will be launched to mark the 211th anniversary of the founding of the Malta Police Force.The public is invited to meet members of the Police Force in a relaxed atmosphere and watch perfor...

A petrol station explosion early Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 40 people, including 11 police officers and one firefighter, but immediate rescue intervention avoided a much more tragic outcome, local authorities and rescuers ...

Extensive renovation and modernisation works are currently underway at the Adrian Borg Primary School in Birkirkara, located in Psaila Street, which will cost just over €2 million.The project is part of the EDU Infrastructure Programme, which wi...

An agreement between the Victim Support Agency (VSA) and the Malta Football Association (MFA) will see the launch of the 'StoptheHate' campaign during the upcoming football season organised by the MFA, a government statement said.This time, the campa...

Famed competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last year's gastronomic battle in New York for the coveted Mustard Belt.Chestnut, 41, consum...

A man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash in a robbery on a Tarxien shop on Friday, the police said,The police said they were informed about the robbery at 2pm.Officers immediately went to the scene where, from preliminary investigations, it ...

Chelsea scored the go-ahead goal on Malo Gusto's 83rd-minute shot that went in after a pair of deflections, beating Palmeiras 2-1 on Friday night for a spot in the Club World Cup semifinals.Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 16th minute but Est&eci...

Repubblika on Friday issued a strong warning against Bill 137, recently published by the government and expected to be passed into law before the summer recess. The NGO argues that this bill will seriously undermine Malta's already fragile ...

Each year, workers from the Public Works Department collect more than 2,400 tonnes of waste from 16 kilometres of underground stormwater tunnels. This work, often unnoticed, has a direct and indirect positive impact on around 70,000 residents.During ...

A 53-year-old Nigerian man has been charged with importing cocaine after authorities discovered upon his arrival in Malta that he had ingested 100 capsules of the drug.Stanley Anayo Chukwu Chukwukere, who is currently unemployed, was also charged wit...

Civil society activist Manuel Delia has been awarded €1,000 in libel damages after a court found that two blog posts by Professor Simon Mercieca were defamatory.The case revolved around claims made by Mercieca in which he accused Delia - who ser...

Two draft laws in favour of persons with disabilities that were launched for public consultation in recent days have been well received both locally and by the European Disability Movement, the government said Friday. These two laws aim to guarantee ...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Active Ageing, Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, visited the Floriana Residential Home, where he observed first-hand how elderly residents are enjoying new experiences through Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) te...

The Nationalist Party’s two leadership hopefuls will not be allowed to partake in any debates or even be allowed to mention each other during media interviews in the run-up to the election for party leader, according to a strict set of media ru...

The Addolorata Cemetery stands as Malta's largest and most prominent place of repose - a site of profound cultural, historical, and personal importance for thousands of families across the country. Yet, despite its central role in the national landsc...

The end of public consultation on assisted voluntary euthanasia is not the end of the consultative process, Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms Rebecca Buttigieg said on Thursday, as she added that she has other meetings scheduled in the...

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Wednesday inaugurated the breakwater and ferry landing project in Buġibba, reaffirming "the government's commitment to strengthening domestic sea transport".Speaking at the opening ceremony, Abela announced that a ...

The PN has said that patients are being given a new type of ADHD medication which is coming with instructions which are only in Croatian, meaning that patients are not able to become aware of what possible side effects they may face.“Patients c...

A total of 36 local film producers will benefit from a total investment of €2 million in their projects, the Ministry for Culture and the Arts said on Thursday, as it added that Arts Council Malta has announced the list of projects selected unde...

Children from across Malta are using art to advocate for the environment as part of the ‘Young Artists Big Impact’ Children’s Art Expo held at Spazju Kreattiv. This initiative, organised by the Sustainable Development Directora...

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday.The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the nort...

Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Graham Bencini has called on the public to oppose a proposed redevelopment of the Speedy fuel station along the Sliema promenade, warning that the project poses serious environmental health, and urban planning c...

The European Union's new anti-SLAPP law is being put to the test as Greenpeace International, headquartered in Amsterdam, challenges a $666 million US court judgment levelled against it by Energy Transfer - the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeli...

A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece's southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels and homes.The fire department said 230 firefighters bac...

A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after violently assaulting his ex-partner, leaving her with permanent facial injuries.The Somali-born plumber, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm, harassment, threats, and i...

Denmark launched its presidency of the European Union on Thursday with a call for Europe to unite to take on war in Ukraine and chaos caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff hike which are likely to mark the Nordic c...

National Lottery today announced a major overhaul of the nation's favourite Super5 Jackpot game, introducing significantly enhanced prize tiers and larger jackpots. The updated format launches tomorrow, 4 July, 2025.Tomorrow's jackpot of €500,00...

Once a quaint fishing village defined by boats bobbing in a quiet bay and narrow streets lined with limestone houses, St Julian's has now morphed into a symbol of urban excess and systemic neglect. In its transformation from serene seaside town to Ma...

Justice Minister Jonathan Attard on Wednesday presented a new bill which aims at legally protecting persons who occupy public roles and in public entities, by establishing State responsibility which covers for public officials in civil cases, if the ...

Jason Azzopardi has landed himself in hot water after recordings of him allegedly influencing a man accused of issuing false residence permits were played out in court.The man in question is Bernard Attard, who along with Maria Spiteri, was char...

The Life Network Foundation today concluded its campaign related to the government's eight-week consultation on voluntary assisted euthanasia, which came to an end today.As part of Oqtol l-Ugigħ, Mhux Lili, the foundation delivered 11,571 p...

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism is sending 250 tonnes of flour to the people of Gaza in coming weeks, as Malta’s total humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people over the last five years surpasses €1.1 million. On Wednesd...

A sum of just over €1.3 million has been collected from third-country nationals using Mater Dei Hospital's medical services as of 2025 so far, Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela revealed in Parliament on Wednesday.During Wednesday's plenary sessio...

Two men were arrested by the police in connection with two robberies that took place within a space of 9 hours.In the first incident, two men armed with a knife made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from an outlet in Sliema early on Wednesday, ...

Three months have passed since Minister Bonett gave us a presentation lasting over an hour and a half explaining how he was going to solve the traffic problem. Today, when we were meant to start seeing results, we are still exactly where we were, the...

Malta's Minister for Finance, Clyde Caruana, shared demographic data in Parliament on Wednesday relating to the number of Maltese youths aged 16-30. This data illustrates that the number of Maltese young people has decreased by about 15,000 persons w...

A 43-year-old man who was reported missing to the Police on Wednesday has been found safe and sound, the police said Thursday.Jonathan Farrugia had last been seen in the St Julian's area and was wearing an orange shorts and a white t-shirt.The police...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen.Trump announced the development as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister&nb...

Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life.The mixed result came on the thir...

According to figures tabled in Parliament, 89,841 Maltese women were in employment as of the end of January 2025. This marks a 35% increase since the end of December 2013, when this figure stood at just 66,414 Maltese women.This data was published by...

The National Council of Women Malta (NCW) has declared its "principled opposition to the legalisation of euthanasia."The Council maintains that the deliberate ending of human life is incompatible with the ethical foundations of medicine, the protecti...

A man has died while he was swimming at Ghadira Bay in Mellieha on Tuesday afternoon, the police said Wednesday.The man, aged 55, of Mellieha, found himself in difficulty while swimming at 6.30pm.He was helped ashore by other bathers before being ass...

The public rightly expects that officers whose job it is to ensure safety on our roads are in a condition to perform that duty, the Nationalist Party said Wednesday. It is unacceptable that, in addition to the dangers that already exist on our roads,...

A man was grievously injured on Tuesday evening when he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a wall, the police said.The man, an Albanian aged 22, and a resident in Zebbug, Gozo, lost control of the Renault Megane he was driving an...

The swimming ban at Marsascala's Fajtata Bay has been lifted.The bay had been closed for swimming on Monday, two days after it had been awarded the blue flag for its water quality.In a statement on Wednesday, the Environmental Health Directorate with...

Malta Public Transport on Wednesday announced the replacement of 100 buses in its fleet with new buses. This significant €28 million investment goes beyond the concession agreement requirements, and reflects the company's commitment to deliverin...

Political party Momentum has announced a set of new laws aimed at ending the secrecy around politicians' wealth and how public money is spent. The proposal is a reaction to the fact that the Prime Minister has, for a second year, blocked the release ...

ADPD on Wednesday criticised the government's consultation document on assisted voluntary euthanasia for being overly narrow and lacking depth. It treats the issue as merely a legal procedure, failing to address the real-life suffering caused by chro...

As summer kicks in, major heat waves have become the norm, and Europe right now is going through one.Heat waves across southern Europe earlier this week pushed temperatures above 40 C in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authoriti...

Moviment Graffitti said it has submitted its feedback to the Government's proposal on assisted voluntary euthanasia, affirming its support for the right of individuals to choose to end their suffering when faced with terminal or incurable i...

The government said Tuesday it is postponing the introduction of the mandatory skills pass for Maltese and EU nationals, from the originally planned date of 1 January 2026, to 1 January 2027.The skills pass was introduced in May 2024 as part of a pla...

At this point in time, Malta does not have the legal, clinical, or institutional structures required to safely and ethically implement such a law, The Maltese Association of Psychiatry (MAP) said in a position statement it issued on the proposed intr...

Three University of Malta students and a lecturer, who faced criminal charges after revealing security vulnerabilities in an app with good intentions, have been granted a Presidential pardon under Article 93 of the Constitution of Malta, the governme...

The government has launched a new scheme whereby pet owners would have access to a emergency veterinary services even outside office hours.Following an assessment of the veterinary services in the country, the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and ...

PN MPs Adrian Delia and Alex Borg met to find 'common ground' on their leadership bids, the times of Malta reports.A video showing Delia and Borg, as well as PN MP Ivan J Bartolo seated at a hotel in what appears to be a slightly heated moment, was p...

In 2021, Directive 2009/103/EC was amended by Directive (EU) 2021/2118 (the 'Amending Directive'), (both instruments collectively referred to hereinafter as the 'Motor Insurance Directive' or the 'Directive'). This prompted Malta to amend its insuran...

The diver who last Sunday was rescued after finding himself in difficulty in Cirkewwa has died in hospital, the police said Tuesday.The diver, a man aged 59 from Iklin, was taken to hospital on Sunday morning in a serious condition.The police said Tu...

A growing chorus of voices across Malta are calling on the Government to prioritise compassionate, life-affirming palliative care over the legalisation of assisted suicide, a statement by a campaign against assisted suicide read."A recent survey carr...

What is taking place in Gaza is a humanitarian tragedy, Prime Minister Robert Abela said as he delivered a ministerial statement in parliament on the European Council meeting of 26 June.The Prime Minister said that one of the primary topics discussed...

The newspaper Kullhadd must make reference to the names of the MPs who asked questions which the journal previously reported on in a recent issue, Speaker Anglu Farrugia decided in a ruling on media reporting on Tuesday.Speaker Farrugia said that dur...

Breakout tournament star Gonzalo García scored his third goal of the Club World Cup to power Real Madrid past Juventus 1-0 in the round of 16 on Tuesday afternoon and into the quarterfinals.García has started all four of Real Madrid's m...

Serhou Guirassy scored a pair of first-half goals, both assisted by Karim Adeyemi, and Borussia Dortmund held off Monterrey 2-1 Tuesday night in the final round of 16 game at the Club World Cup.Guirassy drove a shot just inside the left post in ...

Barcelona recorded its hottest month of June since records started over a century ago, Spain's national weather service said on Tuesday as Europe remained in the grip of the first major heat wave this summer.The Fabra Observatory, located on a hill o...

Three wardens were dismissed after a video circulating showed them snorting cocaine inside a van, the Times of Malta reports.It quotes sources as saying that the incident prompted LESA management to take immediate action.It said that LESA management ...

With effect from today, Tuesday 1 July, the law regulating contractors in the construction sector came into force, the Building and Construction Authority said Tuesday.Contractors working in the demolition, excavation, and construction sectors are as...

Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister for the Political System, Justice and Anti-Corruption emphasized the importance of jointly resolving the Mozura case during a meeting with Malta's Attorney General of Malta Victoria Buttigieg."A central topic o...