A World Health Organisation (WHO) report based on data from 280,000 children in the world has found that over 10% of Maltese children aged 11 have had alcohol.The report, titled 'Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children', states that 10% of Maltese 1...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said that the healthcare system in the country needs to change, as 'it is not sustainable'.Muscat was responding to a question posed by The Malta Independent about the hospitals deal signed with Vital...

An architect has been remanded in custody after she was accused of stealing three vases and a clock  from inside the Grand Master’s Palace during the swearing-in ceremony of President Myriam Spiteri Debono on April 4. 52-year-old...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has left people guessing as to whether he will contest the upcoming European Parliament elections, saying that “things will be clear” by Monday – when nominations for candidates officially close.T...

The new format being proposed for Malta’s Premier League “will not be the damnation or salvation of Maltese football”, Malta Premier League chairman Joseph Muscat told the media in a briefing where the intricacies of the new, much-t...

The Broadcasting Authority has found PBS guilty of bias it its multi-hour programme regarding the swearing-in ceremony of new President Myriam Spiteri Debono.The BA was acting on a complaint by the Nationalist Party with regard to the panel of politi...

NGO Repubblika said Wednesday that it does not understand the government's decision to bring back employees accused of serious crimes after their suspension from public service.Repubblika was referring to remarks made by Parliamentary Secretary Rebec...

During the past two months, a significant number of property owners have enrolled in the innovative government subleasing initiative, “Nikru biex Nassistu”, to lease more than 100 apartments.This was announced by Minister for Social and A...

The Malta Police Force has said that there were no break-ins reported in Swieqi this year, up until 18 April in a right of reply to an editorial carried by The Malta Independent earlier this week.In its Right of Reply, the Police Force referred to th...

The Elderly Persons Standards Authority has conducted a total of 254 inspections in elderly homes between January and March of 2024, noting 272 shortcomings, 20 of which were related to the food provided in these homes.Active Ageing Minister Jo Etien...

Jurgen Klopp’s hopes of a dream send-off were left in tatters after a 2-0 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool’s Premier League title bid on Wednesday.Goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Goodiso...

Atalanta advanced to the Italian Cup final with a 4-1 win over 10-man Fiorentina on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Juventus for the trophy.The decisive goal by Ademola Lookman in stoppage time was initially ruled offside. Then the goal was awarde...

The Electoral Commission said Wednesday that those persons whose name appears in the Electoral Register published on 20 April, 2024, subject to additions, deletions and corrections ordered by the Revising Officer, will have their voting doc...

Peace and security in the region require a common and equitable Mediterranean prosperity, Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg has said."There is no doubt that a strong and successful Libya is an indispensable part of a strong and successful Mediterrane...

The European Parliament Office in Malta has again penned a letter to the Broadcasting Authority on Wednesday, calling for the immediate suspension and revision of the directive it issued regarding reporting activities related to EP President Roberta ...

NGO Repubblika said Wednesday that Social Policy Minister Michael Falzon must take responsibility over the disability benefits racket, and must stop running from the consequences of his carelessness.In a statement, Repubblika condemned Falzon for ref...

The Nationalist Pary is committed to continue its work to improve conditions for workers, the party said in a statement.Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said that the PN meets regularly with all stakeholders as it believes that regular contact is esse...

Growing outrage against the proposed Triq Marsalforn road-widening project catalysed over 50 people to attend MALTA-ARCH’s and Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar's guided nature excursion into Wied tal-Grazzja and advocacy meeting, the two N...

A Building and Construction Authority team will be investigating the “dangerous” structure part of which collapsed last Saturday, killing Albanian worker Bari Balla, aged 51.In a statement Wednesday, the BCA said that from initial investi...

The European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) survey 2023 revealed that the material and social deprivation rate stood at 9.2 per cent, whereas the severe material and social deprivation rate stood at 4.1 per cent, a statement by ...

In a dispute concerning a conflict of international jurisdiction, the European Court of Justice (First Chamber) ruled on the applicability of the Brussels Ia Regulation to agreements conferring jurisdiction from the perspective of the existence of an...

Police officers and public prosecutors did not reply to an offer made by one of the men accused in the social benefits fraud racket to give sworn testimony that promised to provide information relating to a public official who was involved, the man i...

A court has decreed that there is sufficient evidence to indict five men accused of organising a benefit fraud racket, rejecting their lawyers' attempts to raise doubts about legal controls over how court experts examine evidence.The compilation...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government scored a victory Tuesday with the Senate approving a law allowing anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies. The development revives tensions around the i...

The Broadcasting Authority’s directive which effectively limits reporting of activities and speeches made by European Parliament President Robert Metsola is another low point in our democracy.What is worse is that the directive is a clear attem...

It's springtime in Europe — time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest.Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual competition will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent'...

The 51-year-old Albanian national who died last Saturday after a ceiling collapse in Sliema has been identified as father of six, Bari Balla.Balla, who is from Librazhd, had been living in Zebbug and working in Malta for the past two years, Newsbook ...

The CEO of the Building & Construction Authority Jesmond Muscat has resigned, the government announced on Tuesday morning.In a statement, the Justice and Construction Ministry said that Minister Jonathan Attard was informed by the Chairman of the...

Due to a National Air Traffic Control Strike in France, KM Malta Airlines said in a statement Wednesday that it has been forced to cancel flights KM478/KM479 between Malta and Paris Charles de Gaulle and KM466/KM467 between Malta and Paris Orly on Th...

The Gozo Regional Council has announced the official registration of the Victoria 2031 Foundation, marking a significant milestone in Gozo's cultural development. Completed on April 3, 2024, this crucial step enables the foundation to commence i...

PN MP Stanley Zammit said that yet another resignation, that of the CEO of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Jesmond Muscat, has confirmed the government’s incompetence in the construction sector.In a statement on Tuesday, Zammit wa...

Opposition leader, Bernard Grech addressed parliament on Monday speaking about the detrimental repercussions of a government that doesn't plan ahead,Parliament was discussing the Annual Report on Sustainable Development for the Year 2022.Regarding th...

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour, Miriam Dalli addressed parliament on Monday, saying that sustainability by a 'horizontal and holistic' yet ambitious plan can give tangible results.Parliament was discussing ...

The proposed uprooting of trees and the uptake of land along the Marsalforn road is mostly to make room for a proposed 2.5-metre cycle lane, stretching approximately 4 kilometres, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri said in Parliament.During his interventi...

Arsenal earned its biggest win ever over Chelsea as Kai Havertz scored twice against his former team in a 5-0 rout on Tuesday that solidified the Gunners' place atop the Premier League standings.Ben White also got a second-half double against a disma...

A late goal that Timothy Weah set up for Arkadiusz Milik earned Juventus a spot in the Italian Cup final on Tuesday — keeping alive the Turin squad’s chances of winning its first trophy in three years.While Lazio won the second leg of the...

A quick-thinking receptionist managed to raise alarm on an armed robbery late on Monday night, as he escaped the thieves and locked himself into a room.The police on Monday were informed that a robbery had occurred at a hotel in Windsor Street, Sliem...

The chaos in Leadership and the lack of consistency is not helping the Building and Construction industry, President of the Malta chamber of Geologists Peter Gatt has said.Gatt, through a Facebook post, was reacting to the building and Construction A...

Manfred Galdes has been appointed as the new Chairman of HSBC Bank Malta, succeeding John Bonello who announced his decision to retire, after 11 years of service, during the AGM held in April. The retirement of John Bonello from Chairman and Director...

Agriculture Minister Anton Refalo and Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government Alison Zerafa Civelli launched the finance scheme called 'Ġonna fl-Urban', aiming to fund the purchasing of olive and orange trees by local councils, which will b...

A man was grievously injured after being hit by a car in Floriana on Tuesday, the police said.The accident took place in Independence Avenue at 11.30am.The man, aged 29 from Pakistan, was hit by a Seat Ibiza driven by a 23-year-old man of Kalkara.The...

The PN on Tuesday again appealed to the government to push a bill that would include the environment as a fundamental right onto Parliament's agenda, and to take a collective vote in support of it.PN MPs Rebekah Borg and Darren Carabott, as well as P...

The General Workers’ Union (GWU) has stressed upon the need for “all-round enforcement on whoever is breaking the law and abusing foreign workers” after the death of a 51-year-old Albanian man this weekend in a Sliema ceiling collap...

A boy was critically injured on Monday afternoon when he was hit by a car in Naxxar.The accident took place in Leli Falzon Street at 6.30pm.The boy, aged 5, was hit by a Chevorlet Cruze that was being driven by a 52-year-old man of Zebbug, Gozo.The b...

The Broadcasting Authority said Monday that the directive it issued regarding reporting on activities related to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola were to ensure a level playing field at a time when elections are approaching.Without menti...

BirdLife Malta has said that illegal hunting and trapping was uncovered in the limits of Marsascala."On Sunday morning, Environmental Protection Unit (EPU) police officers were called to investigate an incident where a hunter was seen shooting down a...

The Gozo Business Chamber last week, during an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, highlighted the need for better connection between Malta and Gozo.Daniel Borg, CEO of the Gozo Business Chamber, said that without a permanent link between...

The government will be setting up a new Construction Directorate, Prime Minister Robert Abela told journalists on Monday as he faced questions after another death in a construction site last Saturday.Following questions regarding an incident in Sliem...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that there has been 'no changes' to the circumstances since he last demanded an apology from independent MP Rosianne Cutajar to consider her re-entry into the Labour Party.Speaking to The Malta Independent on Monday, ...

The Ministry for Health and Active Ageing has announced a call for tenders for the reconstruction of the Msida elderly home.The Msida elderly home will be rebuilt in a project which will cost the government some €13.5 million, the Health Ministr...

The former president of NGO Repubblika has compared Malta's 'half-hearted efforts' to charge top Pilatus Bank officials, to the tenacity shown by Italian anti-mafia police.Robert Aquilina was called to the witness stand on Monday in challenge proceed...

There are a total 68 public encroachments for tables and chairs across Sliema and Gzira, Lands Minister Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi told Parliament on Monday.The bulk of the encroachments are located along the seafront in Triq ix-Xatt, which spans across...

The Nationalist Party on Monday said that Prime Minister Robert Abela must take action instead of complain about the current situation around the construction sector in the country.The PN was reacting to comments Abela made to the media on Monday, wh...

The Energy and Water Agency (EWA) and the Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS) are collaborating to distribute ‘Water – Be the Change’ gift packs including water saving gadgets. The aim of this initiative is to continue pro...

Winning the derby ended up being the cherry on top of a special night for Inter Milan.Holding off AC Milan 2-1 on Monday clinched for Inter the Serie A title that had been sign-posted for weeks, and earned a coveted second star on its jersey for winn...

A man was remanded in custody on Monday after he was charged with offences relating to the possession and sharing of extreme child pornography.Inspector Dorianne Tabone charged 33-year-old Filipino Msida resident Rheo Victoriano Loberiza with produci...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that balance must be reached between the needs of operating businesses and the rights of citizens to walk freely in streets, adding that authorities are progressively working to find a solution to this issue.Abela was...

In the last quarter of 2023, the General Government recorded a deficit of €596.9 million, the NSO said Monday.At the end of December 2023, General Government debt stood at €9,767.8 million, or 50.4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).D...

The Nationalist Party is very concerned about the situation concerning Probation Officers, who had declared a strike months ago due to the government's attitude, PN Spokespersons said.PN MPs Ivan Castillo, Darren Carabott and Karol Aquilina said that...

The Ministry for Social and Affordable Accommodation inaugurated a regeneration project in the social housing area Santa Luċija, the third such regeneration project in the last year. With co-financing from the European Regional Development ...

An NGO is claiming it is anticipating changes to the planned project to widen the road between Marsalforn and Victoria, but says that it is still awaiting confirmation from the Gozo Ministry.As the situation stands, planned roadworks for Marsalforn R...

The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE), as Malta' national equality body, has underlined that employers have a legal duty to protect their employees from sexual harassment."Employers in both the public and private sector are bou...

The Home Affairs Ministry has issued a total of 154 long term residency cards in 2024, information tabled in Parliament showed.Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri replied to a parliamentary question made by PN MP Albert Buttigieg who asked the Mini...

Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity.Th...

Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.Their home was hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before midnight Saturday. Until that moment, the family was like so many other Palestinians trying to shelter from the war ...

In a scathing statement shared on its official social media page, the Swieqi local council said that “all the residents of Swieqi are very worried about the current situation where there are a number of suspicious individuals roaming around our...

A 69-year-old motorcycle rider was grievously injured in a traffic accident on Monday at 7am.The accident occurred on Triq Anton Buttiġieġ in Żejtun. Preliminary investigations found that the Piaggio Vespa, ridden by the 69-year-old wh...

The Electoral Commission has notified the general public that the revised Electoral Register for General Elections and for Local Councils as well as the European Union Electoral Register have been published in the Government Gazette of the 20th April...

Without a permanent link between Gozo and Malta, there should be heavy investment in the vessels that serve as transportation means, and possibly an increase in the fleet of ferries, Daniel Borg, CEO of the Gozo Business Chamber, said.At present, fou...

On Tuesday 16 April 2024, the LifeCycle Malta Foundation presented a donation of €25,000 to RIDT in support of kidney research at the University of Malta."This donation will guarantee the ongoing research in polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a ge...

The ministry responsible for hunting needs the assent of the ministry for the environment for any decisions taken on the sector, since laws pertaining to the hobby are, by law, under the responsibility of the latter, BirdLife contends.This means that...

The parties subject to the United Nations Security Council resolutions that were adopted since 7 October relating to the Gaza war need to respect and implement those resolutions, Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg told The Malta Independent on Sunday....

Last year, a UN Security Council Resolution led by Malta resulted in a much needed humanitarian pause for a few days in the conflict in Gaza.The conflict began on the 7th of October 2023, after Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing over a thous...

Malta's neutrality is not outdated, and “it’s far more relevant today”, PL MEP candidate Clint Azzopardi Flores told The Malta Independent on Sunday."You need to have people who are honest brokers. My interest is for the EU to advan...

Prime Minister Robert Abela issued a rallying cry to voters who are considering abstaining from voting in the upcoming elections on 8 June, saying that they are voting for their quality of lives and that they should not allow the PN to turn the clock...

“The government has failed many of us, and failed significantly,” the Leader of the Opposition Bernard Grech said during the opening of Nationalist Party’s General Council on Sunday.The political event opened up with PN MP Mark Anth...

Valletta’s desperate struggle against a historic relegation continued yesterday as the Citizens squeezed past Balzan in a drab affair to gain three valu‐ able points.With Mosta beating Hibernians in the previous match at the Tony Bezzina ...

Manchester United set up another FA Cup final against fierce rival Manchester City in a way no one could ever have imagined.In a semifinal match on Sunday that will live long in the memory, United blew a three-goal lead against second-tier ...

Atalanta followed up its elimination of Liverpool in the Europa League with a 2-1 win at Monza in a regional Serie A derby on Sunday.Ademola Lookman assisted on both goals, first providing the corner kick that Charles De Ketelaere...

A Memorandum of Understanding between the Justice Ministry and the University of Malta’s Faculty of Law will allow the latter to start publishing an annual academic journal of an international standard.Announced on Sunday, the Justice and Educa...

Three people were injured in two separate motorcycle accidents on Sunday morning.In one accident, an 18-year-old man from Rabat lost control of his motorcycle at around 11am while riding at the motocross track in Ta’ Qali.He was given medical a...

The Nationalist Party has set itself a target for the coming elections in June.The top priority is to grab three of the six seats in the European Parliament. The second aim is to win back the majority in localities which it dominated in the early yea...

Parental alienation has detrimental effects on both minors and adults, and while according to a psychologist targeted children are prone to long-term mental health issues, a lawyer believes that the courts should be doing more to address the growing ...

Football is undoubtedly the most popular and widely viewed sport in Malta, so it is only natural that with the advent of esports, football has also established itself as one of Malta’s premier esports categories.The Malta Independent on Sunday ...

An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities said Saturday, as Israel pursued its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory...

Another Formula 1 race. Yet another victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.The three-time defending champion won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday starting from pole, his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 extend...

A construction worker has died and another was taken to hospital after a ceiling collapsed in Sliema on Saturday, the police said.The victim is a 51-year-old man from Albania who resides in Zebbug.A report about the incident was filed to the police a...

The European Parliament Office in Malta has requested the Broadcasting Authority to suspend a directive it issued which effectively limits reports regarding its president Roberta Metsola.In a letter to the BA, the European Parliament Office in Malta ...

The man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, police said.The New York City Police Department told The Associated Press early Saturday th...

The Nationalist Party and the government engaged in an argument on teachers’ wages, with the PN saying it expects the government to introduce long-awaited improvements to teachers’ wages without delay, with the government replying that it...

Three new priests have ordained by Archbishop Charles Scicluna in a ceremony held at St John’s Co-Cathedral.They are Rev. Malcolm John Saliba from the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ħ’Attard, Rev. Karl Andrew Schembri from t...

Valletta Empire Pharmacy, 77, Old Theatre Street; Ħamrun Darwin Pharmacy, 152, St. Joseph High Street; Qormi Evans Pharmacy, 96/98, St. Sebastian Street; Birkirkara Remedies Pharmacy, Tumas Fenech Street; San Ġwann Brown's Medical...

Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown...

ADPD The Green Party is urging the public to vote for its candidates at the European Parliament elections in June.“If you want to send a strong message loud and clear, you must get out to vote – do not stay at home and let others decide u...

Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici launched the Malta Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, in Italy. The pavilion was commissioned by Arts Council Malta, where Malta will be represented by solo artist Matth...

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said Saturday that an agreement has been reached between the BCA and the Kamra tal-Periti (KTP) "following several constructive meetings between both parties".These discussions primarily centred around th...

Manchester City’s European rule is over — its domestic dominance is not.Even on a day when Arsenal rose to the summit of the English Premier League with a 2-0 win against Wolves, City kept its pursuit of back-to-back domestic do...

Floriana lost the leadership of the BOV Premier League when they were defeated by a Sunday Akinbule goal against Marsaxlokk in a tight match played at the National Stadium.This defeat means that Hamrun Spartans are now in pole position to win their t...

 Napoli's title defense is going from bad to worse.The team's third coach this season apologized to fans following a disheartening 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Empoli on Saturday that left Napoli at risk of failing to qualify for Europ...