Malta’s economy on solid ground, concerns on corruption remain – Moody’s Malta’s economy is on solid ground but the concerns about rule of law and the control of corruption remain, according to a periodic review of the country carried out by credit rating agency... Comments (1) Share latest comment from John, 25/05/2024 07:36: How can an economy be on solid ground if it is riddled with serious corruption? New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Environmental NGOs to challenge ERA’s refusal to publish Carrying Capacity Assessment for Comino Seven environmental NGOs will be supporting an appeal against a decision by the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) to not publish a visitor Carrying Capacity Assessment for the island of... Comments (0) Share
Man critically injured after being hit by car A man was critically injured on Friday evening when he was hit by a car, the police said. The accident took place n Luqa Road, Qormi, at 10.30pm. The man, aged 34 of Mosta, was hit by a... Comments (0) Share
Agreement reached on new collective agreement for teachers An agreement has been reached between the government and the Malta Union of Teachers for educators to get a new collective agreement, thereby avoiding any possibility of further strikes. The... Comments (0) Share
Updated: Maltese fugitive caught in Libya, wife believed dead A Maltese man who was on Europol’s most wanted list has been caught in Libya, while his wife was found dead.... Comments (2) Share latest comment from Stephen Forster, 24/05/2024 08:24: Can't we just leave him there? New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Teachers’ agreement the best ever for the profession, Abela says The agreement reached with the Malta Union of Teachers is the best ever for the profession, Prime Minister Robert Abla said Friday. The two sides came to terms at the 11th hour as an ultimatum... Comments (0) Share
Vincent Moran Health Centre to begin offering numerous services in the community The Vincent Moran Health Centre in Paola will begin offering numerous services in the near future, standing as a strong example of community-based healthcare for the people, a government statement... Comments (0) Share
Heritage Malta and Project Green in partnership to revive Villa Portelli gardens Heritage Malta and Project Green have entered into a landmark agreement to rejuvenate the ample green spaces surrounding iconic Villa Portelli in Kalkara, a joint statement by the two entities said... Comments (0) Share
Updated: PN wins all cases related to Siggiewi voter fraud The Nationalist Party has won all 99 cases it brought related to what has been described a voter fraud in Siggiewi, Justice spokesman Karol Aquilina said on Facebook. The cases were heard by 22... Comments (10) Share latest comment from Spiru Friggieri, 25/05/2024 06:42: Is this is the first instance of gerrymandering?? You are not aware about previous cases??? Hallina!!! How hypocrite you can be. We have a history of gerrymandering throughout whole decades by our childish politicians who believe that our electorate is so gullible!!!! New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Top UN court orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah; Israel is unlikely to comply The top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. While Israel is unlikely to comply with any such order, it... Comments (1) Share latest comment from Joe Agius, 24/05/2024 19:56: Israel will only stop after Hamas is destroyed without the possibility of reviving, and ALL hostages retrieved, dead or alive. After they will deal properly with Hezbollah! New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
PL doing all it could to retain power, including fraud – Grech The Labour Party is doing all it could to retain political power, going as far as to commit fraud, Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech said Friday. Speaking in activities in Hamrun and... Comments (0) Share
Qajjenza development application should be withdrawn following PM commitment, NGOs say NGOs on Friday said that following the Prime Minister’s commitment, the application for development at Qajjenza, limits of Birzebbuga, should be withdrawn. Last Sunday, Prime Minister... Comments (0) Share
Court denies Repubblika interested party status in Vitals criminal charges Repubblika has been denied participation in the criminal charges against a slew of public officers and private actors implicated in the Vitals privatisation scandal. Magistrate Leonard Caruana... Comments (1) Share latest comment from RF, 24/05/2024 20:07: The Prosecution will still be under the spotlight in case it does not do its job well. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Domestic violence commission calls for ban on psychiatrist’s name to be removed The Gender and Domestic Violence Commission is calling upon a magistrate to remove the ban she ordered on the publication of the name of a psychiatrist who has been charged with domestic... Comments (1) Share latest comment from RF, 24/05/2024 10:44: To protect one psychiatrist, the magistrate has cast doubts on all others. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
TMID Editorial: Abela’s establishment contradictions Robert Abela has made the term ‘establishment’ his rallying cry for the currently ongoing electoral campaign, alleging that this establishment is doing everything from declaring war on... Comments (2) Share latest comment from Angus Black, 24/05/2024 15:08: Abela is a product of a political party built on lies, fraud, violence and spite to the extent of calling Mintoff, once named as 'is-Salvatur', a Traitor to boot, and banned him from entering the Centru Nazzjonali Laburista for 14 long years. Truth is, that the PL can never be proud of their leaders from Mintoff down to Abela as three have been tainted with scandals and/or violence, and one even froze Malta's application to join the EU as a full member. And this not to include KMB who was prime minister when arguably, the most violent acts took place. Abela is running out of places to hide and excuses that hold water, and he is visibly shaken, unable to convince his own faction, appears tired, and confused, and evidently desperate to the point of hysteria. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Juliana Scerri Ferrante becomes first Maltese person elected to UN Committee on Rights of the Child Juliana Scerri Ferrante was elected to the United Nations’ Committee on the Rights of the Child, becoming the first Maltese national to serve on this prestigious body, the government said... Comments (0) Share
Government unveils new national education strategy 2024-2030 On Friday, the Minister for Education Clifton Grima unveiled the new national education strategy 2024-2030.... Comments (0) Share
Man critically injured after three-storey fall A man was critically injured on Thursday afternoon after he fell three storeys while working in a theatre in Victoria, the police said. The accident took place in Republic Street at... Comments (0) Share
Fourth edition of the ‘State of the Nation’ Conference launched by President The President of Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, launched the fourth edition of the National Survey and Conference on the ‘State of the Nation’, which will be held on June 20, 2024, at... Comments (0) Share
Interconnect Malta finalising tender for the procurement of the subsea cable Preparations for the second interconnector have reached a new stage as Interconnect Malta (ICM), the entity leading this project, is finalising the tender for the procurement of the subsea cable... Comments (1) Share latest comment from Angus Black, 24/05/2024 14:48: Oh! now, Interconnectors with the European Grid, mostly paid by the European Union, have become the adopted solution! The brainchild of the NP once ridiculed by the PL, is now the way to go. But this raises a question: Since last year's power cuts, were not because demand outstripped supply, what in heavens sake do we need more supply? After all are we not still bound, for the next dozen years or so with buying gas from SOCAR at their inflated prices irrespective of cheaper world prices? One hopes that in view of this government's past fraudulent deals involving taxpayers' money and possibly EU funds, it behoves the EU to keep a sharp eye on every euro of the funds it provides, ensuring that such funds are spent on legitimate expenditures sans commissions for the infamous few. New Comment Reply Click to rate 1 0
Education Minister skirts around questions on end date of MUT collective agreement negotiations The Education Minister, Clifton Grima, skirted around several questions as to whether the end date of the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) collective agreement negotiations was near. However, the... Comments (0) Share
General Workers Union denies strong speculation of industrial action before Muscat arraignment The General Workers Union's Director General Josef Bugeja categorically denied that there is planned industrial action for Court workers on Monday, a day before the scheduled arraignment of former... Comments (1) Share latest comment from Spiru Friggieri, 24/05/2024 05:20: Speculations over a planned industrial strike came after former MP Jason Azzopardi!!! The same liar!!! Ask Adrian Delia!!!!!! New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Bernard Grech files judicial protest to receive copy of hospitals' magisterial inquiry Opposition Leader Bernard Grech filed a judicial protest in court on Thursday, requesting the Attorney General to provide a copy of the magisterial inquiry into the Vitals case to him, as well as... Comments (1) Share latest comment from RF, 23/05/2024 20:41: Abela's demeanour changed drastically to the worse after perusing the Vitals inquiry. His insistence with AG not to.pass copy to Opposition Leader suggests his name appears in the inquiry and not in a good light. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
EU Commission opens three infringement procedures against Malta Infringement procedures have been opened by the European Commission against Malta for failings on environmental justice, energy efficiency and the digital economy. "The European Commission... Comments (4) Share latest comment from John Jones, 24/05/2024 13:29: The EU commission is guilty of dragging Malta to the brink of war with Russia, China and Iran and of ignoring a genocide in occupied Palestine. Those are pretty big infringements. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
No injuries reported in Qormi house fire No injuries were reported in a house fire in Qormi, the police told The Malta Independent. Large plumes of smoke were from Birkirkara in the direction of Qormi, on Friday, the Malta Independent... Comments (0) Share
PM Abela denies government dishing out goodies because election is approaching Prime Minister Robert Abela today denied that the government is dishing out cheques and allowances because the election is approaching, stating that what is being distributed in the past weeks is been... Comments (10) Share latest comment from Simon Oosterman, 23/05/2024 20:41: Of course the government is and of course the government denies that it is. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Biker grievously injured after collision with car A biker was grievously injured on Thursday afternoon following a collision with a car in St Julian’s, the police said. The accident took place in Mikiel Anton Vassalli Street at... Comments (1) Share latest comment from Joe Tabone Adami, 24/05/2024 09:12: Road accidents involving motor-cyclists - too many, too often and too dangerous! New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Government offered ‘unprecedented increases’ for teachers in discussions with MUT - Abela Prime Minister Robert Abela said Thursday that government has proposed a set of "strong" proposals as well as "unprecedented" increases for teachers in the ongoing discussions with the Malta Union of... Comments (1) Share latest comment from J Briffa, 23/05/2024 14:41: We have been hearing this for years, but the pay has remained the same. Stop taking teachers for a ride. The shopping trolley has doubled and so should the pay. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Planning Authority approves business centre on former Savoy hotel site The Planning Authority on Thursday approved the conversion of the former Savoy Hotel into a business centre, imposing a €40,000 planning gain to be used for urban improvement projects in Sliema... Comments (1) Share latest comment from Andrew Caruana, 23/05/2024 12:48: This area of the rentals properties has already been reported by Industry that it has reached saturation point. So what strategic sense does it make to keep on investing in this area? New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0