More taxes collected: Government reports €22.9m surplus in first four months of 2024 – NSO By the end of April 2024, the Government’s Consolidated Fund reported a surplus of €22.9 million, the NSO said Friday. Between January and April 2024, Recurrent Revenue amounted to... Comments (1) Share latest comment from RF, 31/05/2024 12:39: More of our taxes to be squandered by irresponsible finance minister Clyde Caruana as disgraced Edward Scicluna before him. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Teachers’ basic pay to remain the same, but allowances to increase in new collective agreement Teachers will not be getting any increase to their basic pay, but will instead see their income increase through the improvement of allowances that they receive during the year, The Malta Independent... Comments (17) Share latest comment from mohhmiftuh, 31/05/2024 15:30: Zieda fl-allowances flok fil-pagi taf taqli wkoll lill-ghalliema pensjonanti . New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Girl, 2, in critical condition after falling into pool A two-year-old girl is in critical condition after she fell into a pool and swallowed water, the police said. The accident took place in a residence in Hofra Street, Zebbug, at 3.45pm. The... Comments (0) Share
Michelle Muscat defends Joseph Muscat’s right to exercise freedom of speech Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s wife Michelle Muscat took to social media to defend her husband’s right to exercise his freedom of speech. In a post on Friday, Muscat was... Comments (14) Share latest comment from Mick Jackson, 31/05/2024 15:14: Having robbed the country and deprived so many people of hard earned healthcare, I think his "freedom of speech" should be begging the public at large for forgiveness, how many people lost family members because there was insufficient funding because all the money was gone? I think she should retrieve the €1.000,000 she sent to America and put it into her charity which seems to be running ot of cash! New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
MAM files judicial protest against privatisation and outsourcing of government IVF services The Medical Association of Malta (MAM) has filed a judicial protest against the privatisation and/or outsourcing of more government medical services, particularly IVF services. In a statement on... Comments (1) Share latest comment from C Xerri, 31/05/2024 13:53: Putting spokes in the wheel... and meanwhile the list of those waiting for IVF services gets longer and longer. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence... Comments (1) Share latest comment from ghalgolhajt.com, 31/05/2024 09:20: So this is all about an alleged payment of USD 130,000 to an ex-porn star made in black when sleepy Joe and Hunter were implicated in a corrupt evidenced deal worth many millions but the FBI refused to investigate. Clearly a political vendetta at this crucial time that will only get Trump more votes in the presidentials. When in a hole dig deeper Joe. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
What's next: Here's what you should know about Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money trial Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial, but the fight over the case is far from over. Now comes the... Comments (2) Share latest comment from L. Attard, 31/05/2024 10:55: "Trump angrily denounced the trial as a “disgrace,” telling reporters he’s an “innocent man.” Familiar words in Malta recently. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Man arrested after explosive devices similar to that used outside PL HQ discovered in Hamrun garage A man was arrested on Thursday evening after the police found explosive devices similar to the one that exploded outside the Labour Party headquarters. The discovery was made in a garage in... Comments (0) Share
Man who hijacked plane to Malta repatriated after serving prison term A man who hijacked a plane to Malta in 2016 was repatriated after serving his jail-term, the police said Friday. The man had pleaded guilty to acts of terrorism and was sentenced to 10 years in... Comments (0) Share
Six bids submitted to turn Marsascala waste plant into 'green oasis' Six bids have been submitted for the first stage of works to transform Marsascala’s Sant’ Antnin waste treatment plant into a recreational green park, WasteServ announced today. The... Comments (1) Share latest comment from R F, 31/05/2024 12:53: X'hin nisma' l-kelma tender, ma nafx kif, nifimha li gejja xi hadma ohra! Labour style. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Agreements signed to regenerate Mosta reservoir and develop a new green space A joint collaboration between Project Green, the Department for Public Works, and the Mosta Local Council will lead to a new green space in Mosta’s Ta’ Mlit area on top of a reservoir, the... Comments (0) Share
TMID Editorial: Setting the tone Before it all started, we all knew that the hospitals court cases would have been long, drawn-out legal battles. But few, except perhaps for the lawyers, expected two extremely long first... Comments (3) Share latest comment from Raymond Gerada, 31/05/2024 14:54: One wonders whether all of a sudden the Maltese Courts become the most efficient Courts in the World. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Watch: Prime Minister doesn’t believe his statements have raised tensions in the country Prime Minister Robert Abela does not believe that statements he has made have raised tensions in the country. Abela had been under fire for bringing into question the magisterial inquiry process,... Comments (5) Share latest comment from J.Degabriele, 31/05/2024 11:57: If he believes hat, he's out of his mind. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Grech commends ‘Labourites who are putting the country first’ by planning to vote for PN Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech on Thursday commended people who derive from Labour-supporting families and are planning on voting for the Nationalist Party’s candidates in the upcoming... Comments (6) Share latest comment from Eddy Privitera, 30/05/2024 19:48: KIF TAHSEB LI SE JIVVOTA EX SEGRETARJU PARLAMENTARI NAZZJONALISTA, MARIO GALEA, TAZ-ZEJTUN , BERNARD ???? New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Updated: ECJ AG opinion recommends end to finch trapping in Malta, government 'disappointed' BirdLife Malta today welcomed the unequivocal Opinion by European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta delivered today in Luxembourg in “Case C-23/23 European Commission v... Comments (2) Share latest comment from Ardo21, 30/05/2024 12:17: Wrong my friend by mentioning only the LP government, therefore, Mr Peter Agius voice is not calculated! You should have stated that before we joined EU, papers were disturbed in homes that nothing will be changed regarding hunting laws! Majority believed It! New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
First aid for mental health course offered to all ninth-year students The Prime Minister’s wife Lydia Abela, working closely with the Richmond Foundation and the Mental Health Commissioner Dennis Vella Baldacchino, have developed a course which trains students in... Comments (0) Share
Hospitals case: AG, Police Commissioner treating accused with ‘kid gloves’ – Repubblika The Attorney General and the police commissioner are treating the people accused in connection with the hospitals scandal with “kid gloves”, NGO Repubblika charged on Thursday. Former... Comments (9) Share latest comment from Thomas Nast Jr, 31/05/2024 06:54: I couldn’t see the kid gloves … what I saw was an AG denying due process by not giving full disclosure throughout a process where his only objective was to read the charges thus setting off the timeline within which accused can defend themselves without having all the evidence whilst at the same time the magistrate constantly showing bias in favour of the AG. One notes that initially the Defense lawyers where not working as one team having opted to defend their clients in separate approaches and at times clearly showing differences between them, but the constant bias finally made them all work as one team in order to stall the process thus giving them the opportunity to work towards obtaining full disclosure. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Government officially announces plans to increase Mater Dei Hospital bed-stock by 600 Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela announced the Mater Dei Hospital short, medium, and long-term action plan on Thursday, which is to free up space for 600 extra beds over the next five years. The... Comments (1) Share latest comment from RF, 30/05/2024 14:15: I hope patients will be treated with dignity without further delay and not remain in windowless basement wards without privacy and decent sanitary facilities, thanks to Mr Fearne and his real deal with Steward. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Updated: PM says ‘small explosion’ heard near PL headquarters Prime Minister Robert Abela says Thursday morning that a small explosion had been heard at the Labour Party headquarters earlier in the day. In a Facebook post, the Prime Minister said that the... Comments (3) Share latest comment from Angus Black, 30/05/2024 13:01: Haha, another diversion by the PL itself trying to claim that the party has fallen victim of the 'establishment'. Had the 'explosion ' been intended to cause serious damage the perpetrator(s) would not have used what appears to have been a small firecracker! New Comment Reply Click to rate 1 0
Fehmiet u Gharfien – opinions and appreciations: New book by Alfred Sant “Fehmiet u Għarfien” -- “Opinions and Appreciations” is a new book by Alfred Sant that is being published in a limited edition under the Quinque... Comments (0) Share
OHSA finds irregularities on Ta’ Xbiex construction site Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA) has said that it took immediate action on a site in Ta' Xbiex, after a photo was shared on social media showing a worker without a safety... Comments (0) Share
St Luke’s hospital ‘is a symbol of fraud’ – ADPD St Luke's hospital is a symbol of 'fraud', 'carelessness' and 'theft', ADPD Leader Sandra Gauci said on Thursday. The ADPD condemned in the strongest terms, the theft of the public hospitals and... Comments (0) Share
Justice Minister’s comments on gagging order don’t interfere with AG’s autonomy – Abela Comments made by Justice Minister Jonathan Attard criticizing the gagging order requested by Attorney General lawyers and granted by the court in the hospitals corruption case do not interfere with the AG's autonomy, Prime Minister Robert Abela said. ... Comments (1) Share latest comment from RF, 30/05/2024 19:48: There was no gagging order. If Robert Abela and Jonathan Attard are real lawyers and not pettifoggers they ought to know what the magistrate decided in terms of the law, but they are still submissive to Joseph Muscat and believe his lies. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Two new measures announced to continue fixing pension anomaly – Minister The process to close the gaps to the Highest Pensionable Income from those already retired and born pre-1962, has begun, Minister for Social Services, Michael Falzon, announced on Thursday. He... Comments (1) Share latest comment from ganni borg, 31/05/2024 06:40: Jekk izieda kienet 9.47euros fil gimgha = 491 euros f sena dan ifisser li pensjonant ha jistenna 9 snin biex jilhaq il massimu pensonabli dhul ta 27000 euro ?! New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Governors are ‘appointed by governments and national authorities’, not the ECB Governors of Central Banks around Europe are appointed by national authorities and/or the country’s own government, and not the European Central Bank, sources told The Malta Independent. In... Comments (8) Share latest comment from Simon Oosterman, 31/05/2024 08:43: Not at all. The ECB cannot remove them either. Both are up to National Authorities. New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0
Association calls for stronger Maltese representation on transport and logistics Only a more direct involvement and active representation by Malta's MEP's at EU level can guarantee responsiveness and fruitful outcomes to issues that impact... Comments (0) Share
Court turns down PN attempt to evict GWU, but declares sub-leases null The court has turned down a request to evict the General Workers Union from the Workers' Memorial Building, but decreed sub-leases to ARMS Limited - the billing company owned by Enemalta and the Water... Comments (0) Share
€60 million investment in the expansion of medical equipment factory – Abela Prime Minister Robert Abela on Thursday announced that a company that produces medical equipment, Baxter, will be investing €60 million and created 180 new jobs, which are set to increase its... Comments (0) Share
‘Residents come first’: Birgu mayor justifies resident-only parking signs, but protests continue The mayor of Birgu (Vittoriosa) has justified the installation of resident-only parking signs in a number of streets as protests mount by visitors of the Cottonera sports complex and by workers in two... Comments (5) Share latest comment from B Borg, 31/05/2024 07:13: Remove the Tuesday market from the main roads. Why the Mayor does not say that Birgu has created the problem because of the frequent flea markets including weekends as well? New Comment Reply Click to rate 0 0