A man is set to be charged with the murder of another man at Mount Carmel Hospital last July, the police said Tuesday.In a statement, the police said it had received information from the Correctional Services Agency that a man who was being kept at t...

Plans have been filed to demolish the existing White Dolphin Hotel complex in Qawra and replace it with a 10-storey, 144-room budget hotel.Situated on Triq Dawret il-Qawra a stone's throw away from the coast, the White Dolphin is a complex of budget ...

Promises made by Prime Minister Robert Abela that laws will be amended to suspend construction works u til all appeals are exhausted have not materialised, Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar coordinator Astrid Vella said Monday.Addressing media at the site ...

The testimony of two Transport Malta officials on Monday revealed forged signatures and questioned the validity of social benefits as the compilation of evidence continued in the social benefits racket case.The compilation of evidence continued again...

A man from Msida was arrested in St Julian;s after he was found in possession of drugs, the police said.The arrest was made on Monday and the man, aged 28, is set to be charged in court later today.He was arrested by officers on patrol in St George's...

An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said.The...

For several years, soldiers stationed in Mġarr, Gozo have been promised a new premises to which they would be relocated but, so far, this has remained nothing but empty promises, the Nationalist Party said Tuesday. The current site's condit...

The guarantee given by Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector Jonathan Attard regarding construction sector enforcement was most welcome.Asked by The Malta Independent if he could guarantee that the authorities wouldn't fear using...

Work on the first phase of the Msida Creek project is expected to begin next month and completed by 2027, journalists were told on Monday.Infrastructure Malta (IM) CEO Steve Ellul said that the first phase of the project will see work on the Msida sh...

Minister for Health and Active Aging, Jo Etienne Abela, announced the initiation of the first phase of the development and regeneration project of the Gozo General Hospital on Monday afternoon.Minister Jo Etienne Abela explained that in the coming da...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has condemned the Nationalist Party for its treatment of the local police and the disciplined forces, saying that the party has tried to belittle the police "at every opportunity."Abela called for the PN to retract its sus...

The Nationalist Party on Monday launched an email address through which people can share their ideas for the party’s general election manifesto.The PN said in a statement that as announced by the PN leader Bernard Grech on Sunday, the Malt...

A six-year-old girl was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a steel basketball structure fell on her while she was playing on Sunday afternoon, the police said Monday.The accident took place in a playground in Robert Mifsud Bonnici Street, ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela's decision to re-open the trapping season for seven species of finches "under the guise of research" defies the European Court of Justice's ruling against Malta, BirdLife Malta said as the NGO spoke to the media outside of...

In September 2024, the annual rate of inflation as measured by the RPI was 1.2 per cent, down from 1.5 per cent in August 2024, the NSO said.Price changes and effects on inflationThe highest annual inflation rates in September 2024 were registered in...

48% of driving tests for the B category licence (cars) were failed, Transport Minister Chris Bonett said on Monday as he replied to a question from Nationalist Party MP Mark Anthony Sammut.Sammut asked the Minister to detail the rate of people who di...

Approximately 20 tumuli of land within Wied Incita will be transformed into a public green space after the PA's Planning Commission granted permission for the works to commence. This project aims to rehabilitate the area, enhancing its accessibility ...

Three ministers out of four ministries that responded to a particular Parliamentary Question said that there has been at least one sexual harassment report within their ministry since the beginning of the legislature.The ministers were responding to ...

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Minister for Justice and Reform of the Constr​uction Sector Jonathan Attard said that a guarantee can be given that ...

The green walls, which cost taxpayers €600,000, are another instance of the "Labour government's staggering incompetence and blatant squandering of taxpayer money," the Nationalist Party said in a statement."This debacle is not just an environme...

Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo said that 4,082 candidates have registered for the iSkills Pass since its inception.PN MP Mario de Marco made a parliamentary question to Bartolo asking how many people have applied for the iSkills Card since its intr...

The General Workers' Union (GWU) presented its proposals for the 2025 Budget, which, it said, advance its aim for a holistic national vision and plan for Malta.The proposals prioritize citizens' quality of life and cover various aspects concerning wo...

A man was arrested on Sunday after he was found to be in possession of sachets containing cocaine, the police said.The man, aged 28 of St Paul's Bay, was arrested in his hometown, in Port Ruman Street.Officers on patrol noticed the man using a mobile...

Israel's military announced Sunday it is now taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah's financial arm and will attack a "large number of targets" in Beirut and elsewhere. Explosions began in Beirut's southern suburbs about an hour later.Evacuation w...

Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country's path toward European Union membership, electoral data showed Monday, following a ballot that nearly caused a major setback for the pro-Western president, who accused "crimina...

Social media is one of the inventions of the contemporary age that has had the most impact on society on a global level.On the positive side, it means that we are more connected than ever before with our friends, those around us, those near, those fa...

Residents of Paola are raising urgent concerns to the Environment and Resource Authority (ERA) over what they say are "toxic emissions" and foul odours being emitted by the Thermal Treatment Facility in Marsa.The Malta Independent on Sunday spoke wit...

Sociologist Michael Briguglio wants policymakers to open an evidence-based discussion on the overall impact of social media on our lives.With Malta being one of the most fixated EU countries on social media, this analysis should determine whether any...

"I always felt she had something special," Kacey Sciberras' mother, Doris said of their beloved daughter, who tragically lost her life in a car accident on 21 May 2023.Just 17 years old, Kacey Sciberras, from St Paul's Bay, was riding as a passenger ...

Photo: Aron TantiBirdLife Malta is calling on the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) to turn its 2020 light pollution guidelines into enforceable law to protect breeding seabirds and other species that rely on darkness. Reducing light pollutio...

Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg "has my support, as do all other constitutional bodies", Justice Minister Jonathan Attard told The Malta Independent on Sunday.The Attorney General has faced many calls for her resignation since being appointed in ...

The Organising Committee of the Augustinian Oratory of Tarxien, which is composed of nine ex-members of the same Oratory, said that on the occasion of the 90th birthday of Fr Hilary Tagliaferro O.S.A. on Monday 28 October, 2024 a ceremony and a reuni...

A family is seeking help as a 17-year-old young man is undergoing a series of surgical interventions abroad to correct severe scoliosis he was born with.The young man has undergone one operation in Birmingham, Doninu Malta charity said, but requires ...

University of Malta Academic George Vital Zammit will be responsible for the Nationalist Party’s new “redeeming” general election programme, party leader Bernard Grech announced on Sunday.Speaking at a political dialogue event in Bi...

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday spoke of the need for “targeted incentives” in order to address and increase Malta’s birth rate, which is currently amongst the lowest in the world.Abela was speaking at a discussion event organ...

The autumn songbird trapping season opened today under what the Gozo Ministry described as “strictly monitored conditions”, with seven species of birds able to be trapped.The Gozo Ministry, which is responsible for hunting, said that the ...

Mohamed Ali Ahmed Elmushraty, also known as Lilu King, has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to assaulting a man earlier this month.On Sunday morning in front of magistrate Gabriella Vella, Elmushraty was charged with causing light injuries ...

Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari its first United States Grand Prix victory since 2018 with a commanding drive Sunday, and Red Bull's Max Verstappen strengthened his lead in the F1 season championship with a podium finish awarded by a late pena...

Liverpool is looking more and more like Manchester City's main title rival after beating resurgent Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday to stay top of the Premier League table.After City needed an injury-time header from John Stones to beat last-place Wolves 2-1 in...

Shortly after Inter Milan president Giuseppe Marotta lamented that the fixture list needed to be cut in order to safeguard the players, the Nerazzurri lost two key members of its team to injury on Sunday.Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Francesco Ace...

The idea of mandatory trade union membership has again picked up the pace in recent weeks, after the government indicated that it is to present its plan in the short term. The concept, which no other European country embraces, has been endorsed by un...

 Over the past four years, judges at Washington's federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation's democracy. On the cusp of the next presidential election, s...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plan to end Ukraine's nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far.The "victory plan" that Zelenskyy outlined at home and abroad includes a formal invita...

The administrators of a popular weather page have suspended their services after they received heavy criticism for their forecast this weekend, spurring a surge of comments for them to reconsider.The page, "It-temp madwarna", which has 73,000 followe...

The Nationalist Party is asking why a prison official was transferred if, according to the government, she had done nothing wrong.In a statement on Saturday, the PN referred to the stories published on various news portals about the decision not to t...

In today's fast-paced, ever-changing workplace, the role of human resources (HR) professionals has evolved significantly. No longer limited to recruitment, payroll, and compliance, HR has become a crucial driver of organisational culture and employee...

The Ministry for Education said that the number of educators being recruited is 'significantly higher' than educator resignations, a statement said Saturday.The Ministry referred to recent information presented by the Education Minister in Parliament...

The Nationalist Party and Labour Party exchanged words on local plans on Saturday.In a statement, the PN said it is insisting on full transparency regarding the Labour Government's sudden plan to change the Local Plans.It is unacceptable for the Labo...

Hamas confirmed Friday that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and reiterated its stance that hostages the militant group took from Israel a year ago will not be released until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and a with...

 King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Sydney on Friday for the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade, a trip that has rekindled debate about the nation's constitutional links to Britain.The Sydney ...

Milan rang the changes and was reduced to 10 men and still beat Udinese 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday.Theo Hernández was suspended and Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori and Rafael Leão were dropped by Milan. The Rossoneri's task became harder w...

Arsenal blew the chance to go top of the English Premier League after a shock 2-0 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday.In one of the biggest upsets of the burgeoning season, 10-man Arsenal lost for the first time.Mikel Arteta's team finished runner-up in ...

Birkirkara continued with their flying start when in Matchday's 8 top clash they defeated reigning Champions Ħamrun Spartans by the odd goal in five. This was the Stripes 7th consecutive win and are now in pole position to win the Opening Round ...

McLaren's Lando Norris edged Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the pole at the United States Grand Prix on Saturday as Formula 1 returned from its autumn break with those two resuming their fight for the drivers' season championship.V...

Floriana Vilhena Pharmacy, 3, Triq Sant' Anna; Ħamrun The Cross Pharmacy, 859, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp; Żebbuġ Tal-Grazzja Pharmacy, Triq Franġisk Farrugia; B'Kara St. Bartholomew Pharmacy, 30, Triq Fleur-De-Lys; San &#...

The government's decision to change the rules to accommodate the Tal-Franċiż project (Garnet Investments) became blatantly obvious when the Planning Authority issued the document initiating the Local Plan review for Villa Rosa earlier this ...

Manuel Delia has filed a constitutional case in a bid to challenge the Criminal Court's ban on "writings, declarations or public discussions" about the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.This emerges from a court application filed on Friday by lawyers ...

The police need more support in the performance of their duties, ADPD - The Green Party leader Sandra Gauci said Saturday.Addressing the media, Gauci said "As we have witnessed recently, the sense of order and respect towards the police is slowly bei...

Moviment Graffitti won an important court case this week, one that highlights the need for the government and authorities in this country to be more open and transparent.The NGO had, in 2022, filed a Freedom of Information request asking for a copy o...

A crash involving two cars on the road between Xemxija and Mellieha forced the temporary closure of the most popular link to and from the north of Malta.The accident took place on Saturday at 10.30am, and involved a Kia Picanto and a Toyota Vitz, the...

The Active Ageing Award 2024 was celebrated with a ceremony recognizing the commitment, dedication, and contribution of individuals and organizations that work extensively in favour of Active Ageing, government said.A government statement said that t...

The second national conference which focuses on youth at band clubs has been held.Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research, and Innovation Keith Azzopardi Tanti, together with Manager of Youth Empowerment within Agenzija Zghazagh Maria Borg and Pr...

Immigration can no longer be looked at through traditional solutions as such methods have not worked, and so there is a need for innovative solutions, Prime Minister Robert Abela said when he spoke during a summit of the European Council in Brussels....

A parliamentary committee has agreed on a resolution which will see land in Marsa transferred to the Malta Rugby Football Union and other separate resolutions which will see pockets of land be granted to a number of football clubs.The National Audit ...

Svetlana Muscat, a prison official who allowed people into her office to meet Yorgen Fenech, the man accused of masterminding the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, has been found not criminally liable and transferred from the Corradino Correct...

This December, Malta will once again become the epicentre of soulful harmonies and enchanting melodies as world-renowned Maltese Tenor Joseph Calleja graces the stage for a Christmas Concert unlike any other. Set for the 20th December 2024 at the Mal...

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a €30 million agreement with Bank of Valletta following a selection process to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) as the first phase of a joint facility to stimulate the competitiveness...

Government has launched the Family Community School Link (FCSL) program at the Bormla Primary School, a programme that connects family, community, and school.A government statement said that this program will be an important tool in further nurturing...

The projects that will receive funding under the 2024 scheme by the National STEM Community Fund were officially announced.The National STEM Community Fund is managed by the National STEM Engagement Working Group, under Science Malta, in collaboratio...

During the third quarter of 2024 – which encapsulates the summer season – sea transport between Malta and Gozo registered increases in trips and vehicles, and a decrease in passengers, when compared to the corresponding period of 2023.Bet...

Government has announced the establishment of a new Authority for Elderly Standards (OPSA), as part of its commitment to strengthen elderly care.During a business breakfast themed 'Regulating to ensure the wellbeing and rights of older persons,' whic...

The trapping season for song thrush and plover birds is set to open on Sunday and on 1 November respectively under strictly supervised conditions, the Ministry for Gozo and Planning said on Friday.Detailing the 2024 derogation for the trapping of son...

Minister for Lands and the Implementation of the Electoral Programme Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, together with the Minister for Gozo and Planning Clint Camilleri, inaugurated the new office for the Land Registration Agency in Rabat, Gozo. Minister ...

European Union leaders on Thursday lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers following a recent surge in support for the extreme right, which has f...

Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year's attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. Troops appeared to have run across him unknowingly in a battle, only to discover afterwa...

The European Commission does not have the ability to intervene in the criminal matters or the administration or the judiciary of any individual European Union member state, European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said to Nationalist Party M...

Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary is doing his job when he seeks to bring over more people to Malta. He is, after all, responsible for the airline he manages, and it is his duty to see it grow and make more profit.But his latest statement that he wants t...

Launched at the Malta Enterprise Start-Up Festival, a new 12-week online course will train and empower people with disabilities who wish to start their own business or become self-employed.As the latest initiative offered by the Foundation for the Pr...

The President of the European Parliament and Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola said that only a coordinated European approach on migration can ensure the integrity of our Schengen area.Participating during her first European Council meeting in Brussels sin...

The owners of the site known as Villa Rosa said they "fully welcome and support the public discussion initiated by the Planning Authority to update the local plan for the area".Garnet Investments  said in a statement they "see this process ...

The European Court of Justice has found Malta to be in breach of its EU obligations over discharges from waste water treatment plants, with the court finding that two treatment plants did not have the necessary capacity to ensure that all water was p...

A car overturned on Triq Andrea Debono in Naxxar, the police confirmed.Reports of the incident started coming in at around 4:20PM, the police said.No injuries resulted from the incident, the police confirmed. Two vehicles were involved, an Opel and a...

Minister for Health and Active Aging, Jo Etienne Abela, inaugurated a new MRI machine at the Gozo General Hospital, with an investment of €3 million.Minister Abela stated that through this investment, the installation of the new 3.0 Tesla MRI ma...

It is not a question of resources or solutions, rather the only thing needed is the political will to have the strength to implement measures so that those in the "bottomless pit can be raised a little bit higher", Nationalist Party MP Ivan Bartolo s...

During today's Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) meeting, the government announced the launch of a transformative initiative to define a comprehensive and forward-looking Vision for Malta 2050, which will set the country'...

A German movie about a migrant rescue is being filmed in Malta, Deadline.com reports.Netflix has unveiled its movie about real-life NGO Jugend Rettet and its ship, the Iuventa, which rescued thousands of migrants in 2017 before it was impounded by It...

European Union leaders used a summit Thursday to seek ways to make the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers following a recent surge in support for the extreme right, which has fomented opposition to foreigners.As the summi...

The Police Force has said that body camera footage of an altercation which left two police officers injured and five people charged in court was leaked in a selective manner and in a manner which ignores the law.A three minute snippet of footage from...

The activity rate for the 15-64 age group increased from 74.1 per cent in 2018 to 80.7 per cent in 2023, with females playing an important role in labour market growth, the NSO said.The NSO presented a number of key indicators emerging from the Labou...

The Nationalist Party is requesting that Government MPs who are members of the House's Permanent Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Development Planning declare whether they agree to hold an urgent meeting of the same Committee, the pa...

In 2022, 46.8% of persons aged 18-69 participated in some form of formal and/or non-formal education or training, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said."The Adult Education Survey (AES) aims to collect data on the participation of adults in vario...

Isabelle Bonnici, the mother of Jean Paul Sofia, is requesting an invitation from Prime Minister Robert Abela or Justice Minister Jonathan Attard in order to continue discussing changes to the law regarding inquiries which are carried out in cases of...

Daphne Caruana Galizia was a leader, who brought “to light truths that nobody suspected or could deny,” Repubblika President Vicki Ann Cremona said during a demonstration marking the seventh anniversary of the journalist’s murder.Da...

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said.Buenos Aires p...

SKY ThinkTank, a leading aviation sustainable innovation company, in partnership with its sister airline SKY Mobility (Malta) Ltd. both based in Gozo, has obtained operational authorization for flight tests from TM CAD, paving the way for Malta&rsquo...

“The strength of our collaboration lies in the different perspectives we embrace.” This was the main message from Prime Minister Robert Abela as he attended the first summit between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC...

Activists and others attending in remembrance of Daphne Caruana Galizia gathered in Bidnija at around 3pm on Wednesday to attend a vigil being held on the seventh anniversary of Daphne's death.The investigative journalist was killed in a car bomb nea...

The Research, Innovation and Development Trust of the University of Malta (RIDT), in collaboration with APS Bank present Harmony of Hope 2 at Sir Temi Zammit Hall, University of Malta, Msida, on Friday 8 November 2024 at 7.30pm.This is a live concert...

The government is pushing for punishments against people who use violence against members of disciplined forces, including the police, to become harsher.The amendments, which have been presented in Parliament, will see fines and jail-terms increased ...