The Malta Independent

Keep me signed in with social media

9 November 2026, Monday

View E-Paper

Culture minister does not understand the sector – MEIA

The Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA) said Monday it is deeply concerned by remarks made by the Minister for Arts, Culture and National Heritage, Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, at...

Comments (0)
Share

Man who died in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq boat accident identified as Keith Caruana

The man who died after a boat ran aground off Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq on Sunday evening has been identified as Keith Caruana, 48, from Mellieħa. His 14-year-old son was also seriously...

Comments (0)
Share

‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’: No plans to allow early retirees to be able to work - Caruana

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has said that there are no plans to allow those who are able to retire before the age of 65 to receive their pension and work at the same time. Speaking in an...

Comments (0)
Share

Higher tourist eco-contribution the least welcome Budget measure – survey

Increases to the eco-contribution paid daily by tourists are the Budget’s least welcomed measures, according to a survey, the results of which continued to be issued on Monday. Meanwhile,...

Comments (0)
Share

Culture Minister says artists must follow ‘norms,’ calls first months in office ‘traumatic'

Culture Minister Malcolm Paul Agius Galea said that artists' creativity must adhere to certain societal "norms" without posing any contradictions in the messages they share. He also said that his...

Comments (0)
Share

Labour Party buys Birżebbuġa club after court ordered it to vacate property

The Labour Party has purchased its Birżebbuġa Labour Party club, party president Alex Sciberras announced on Monday, more than a year after a Constitutional Court ruling ordered the party to...

Comments (0)
Share

Mother issues heartfelt plea after 14-year-old injured in Bahar ic-Caghaq boat crash

Yanika Rizzo, the mother of 14-year-old Ben Rizzo, has shared an emotional plea on social media urging her son to hold on as he was grievously injured following a boating accident off Baħar...

Comments (0)
Share

Police recruitment age could rise from 39 to 50, Bedingfield says

Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield said the government is considering raising the maximum age for police recruits from 39 to 50, potentially opening the force to older and more experienced...

Comments (0)
Share

Updated (2): One dead, two injured after boat crashes into reef near Baħar ic-Ċagħaq

At least three individuals received medical treatment on Sunday evening following a maritime accident off the coast of Baħar ic-Ċagħaq, where a vessel crashed directly into a reef, the...

Comments (0)
Share

‘You’re a liar’: Woman accused of animal abuse, fraud shouts at activist during cat café testimony

"You should be ashamed of yourself, you're a liar," Carmen Coleiro shouted at fellow animal rights activist Romina Frendo during a court sitting on Monday, as the witness testified about allegations...

Comments (0)
Share

€400,000 regeneration project planned for Senglea’s Ġnien il-Gardjola

Ġnien il-Gardjola in Senglea is set to undergo a €400,000 regeneration project, with new paving, lighting, seating and improved accessibility planned as part of efforts to revitalise the...

Comments (0)
Share

recent poll

Blogs & Opinions

Alfred Sant

Med security

Katya De Giovanni

Who supports the teacher?

Romilda Zarb

World Fertility Day: The journey behind the numbers

Ivan Castillo

A budget that left you waiting in traffic

Emmanuel J. Galea

Heard in Gozo, lost in Castille

Frans Camilleri

Is small better?

Ivan Bartolo

Social justice must respect those who pay for it

Michael Briguglio

Protests and their outcomes in Europe

Marco Bonnici

When AI takes centre stage in our communication

Valerie Visanich

Use, abuse, refuse

Four Romanian men jailed over Valletta pickpocketing spree

Four Romanian nationals have been handed prison sentences after admitting to a string of 11 pickpocketing thefts committed in Valletta over just four days. Elvis Adir, 25, and Florin Rambo...

Comments (0)
Share

TMID Editorial: Malta’s property prices and housing affordability

Malta's property prices have been on the increase for years, with little save for a global pandemic managing to at the very least stabilise them. A report commissioned by the Malta Development...

Comments (0)
Share

Two arrested over alleged drug trafficking in Paceville

Two men have been arrested in connection with alleged drug trafficking following a police surveillance operation in Paceville. Police officers conducting routine patrols in the area late on...

Comments (0)
Share

Chamber of Advocates backs ‘open-minded’ review of Malta's jury system

The Chamber of Advocates has said it would support the establishment of a properly constituted commission to review Malta's jury system, provided that the exercise is conducted with a genuinely...

Comments (0)
Share

Gunman with far-right views who killed 6 people in a Polish city square dies in hospital, police say

The 24-year-old with far-right views who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a shooting in a Polish city square Saturday died in the hospital Monday, police said. The attacker,...

Comments (0)
Share

Żurrieq residents launch €10,000 fundraising appeal to fight Nigret development

Residenti taż-Żurrieq is appealing for public donations to raise €10,000 to cover the costs of five appeals against development applications in Nigret, Żurrieq, warning that this...

Comments (0)
Share

Pope arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, not the economy, should come first

Pope Leo XIV delivered a diplomatic but subtly strong critique of Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity measures and libertarian agenda as he arrived Sunday in Argentina, insisting that...

Comments (0)
Share

Collision between 2 trains in Egypt kills 7 and injures at least 125

Two trains collided Sunday south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing seven people and injuring at least 125, authorities said. The train's conductor was among those killed. The Health...

Comments (0)
Share

news in pictures

events

Sports

McLaren's Lando Norris wins Formula 1’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Mercedes clinches constructors’ title

Fermín López scores twice for Barcelona, Inter beat Como to narraw gap at top of Serie A

Man United stage another stunning comeback to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa in the Premier League

Man City suffer third straight Premier League loss at Forest and Arsenal open 6-point lead

Norris earns pole for Sao Paulo GP as grid shaken up by penalties for engine changes

Bournemouth stay perfect in Europa League, Milan stunned at home, Leverkusen beaten by Marseille

Cristiano Ronaldo announces his international retirement from Portugal

Champions League: Real Madrid pull off another comeback, Liverpool upset by Fenerbahce, Como score 9

YoHealth Malta Premier - Valletta finish top as Hibernians return to Top Six

Champions League: Man United in dramatic comeback, PSG hit six, Barcelona and Bayern win

‘No-one is a third-class human being in the eyes of God’: Archbishop preaches dignity for foreigners

Archbishop Charles Scicluna used his Remembrance Sunday homily to state that as society remembers all those who have died in the two World Wars, Maltese and foreigners alike, “a society cannot...

Comments (0)
Share

Caruana says TCN measures will slow population growth

The measures relating to Third Country Nationals announced in the Budget for 2027 will slow Malta's population growth as it will make what was previously considered 'cheap labour' no longer cheap,...

Comments (0)
Share

Maltese researchers seek investors to take smart-footwear invention to market

A team of University of Malta researchers is looking for investors to support the international commercialisation of its innovative smart-footwear technology. The team is working to evolve its...

Comments (0)
Share

Fermín López scores twice for Barcelona, Inter beat Como to narraw gap at top of Serie A

Barcelona midfielder Fermín López delivered in a big match again, helping the Spanish league leader to come from behind in a 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Spanish league...

Comments (0)
Share

TMIS Editorial: The price of Labour’s gamble

The measures announced in Budget 2027 to address Malta's population crisis are the consequence of a government that allowed a problem to grow for years and is now scrambling to contain the damage by...

Comments (0)
Share

Budget 2027 debate: Abela defends the record, Borg questions the direction

The parliamentary exchanges on Budget 2027 offered a revealing contrast between a Prime Minister seeking to defend his government's record and an Opposition Leader increasingly intent on establishing...

Comments (0)
Share

Bedingfield pledges comprehensive immigration reform by February

A comprehensive reform of immigration law is expected to be presented in Parliament by February at the very latest, Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield has said. Speaking to The Malta...

Comments (0)
Share

Man United stage another stunning comeback to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa in the Premier League

Manchester United did it again. Two goals down inside the opening four minutes against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday and trailing 4-2 going into second-half added time, United...

Comments (0)
Share

McLaren's Lando Norris wins Formula 1’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Mercedes clinches constructors’ title

McLaren driver Lando Norris was so excited after winning Sunday's rainy Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos that his usual Champagne celebration went awry, while Mercedes had another weekend to...

Comments (0)
Share

Malta Budget 2027 – Strong on demand, lighter on supply

From an economic perspective, Budget 2027 can broadly be characterised as an expansionary fiscal package, with a stronger emphasis on the demand side of the economy than on the supply side. A...

Comments (0)
Share

Business

Is AI behind redundancies in Malta's iGaming sector?

EY National Tax Conference revisits the history and evolution of taxation in Malta

BOV Foundation launches funding call to build financial confidence

Lidl Malta emphasises local agriculture, food security, and sustainable retail

Culture minister does not understand the sector – MEIA

Man who died in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq boat accident identified as Keith Caruana

‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’: No plans to allow early retirees to be able to work - Caruana

Higher tourist eco-contribution the least welcome Budget measure – survey

Culture Minister says artists must follow ‘norms,’ calls first months in office ‘traumatic'

Labour Party buys Birżebbuġa club after court ordered it to vacate property

Mother issues heartfelt plea after 14-year-old injured in Bahar ic-Caghaq boat crash

Police recruitment age could rise from 39 to 50, Bedingfield says

Updated (2): One dead, two injured after boat crashes into reef near Baħar ic-Ċagħaq

‘You’re a liar’: Woman accused of animal abuse, fraud shouts at activist during cat café testimony

€400,000 regeneration project planned for Senglea’s Ġnien il-Gardjola

Four Romanian men jailed over Valletta pickpocketing spree

TMID Editorial: Malta’s property prices and housing affordability

Two arrested over alleged drug trafficking in Paceville

Chamber of Advocates backs ‘open-minded’ review of Malta's jury system

Gunman with far-right views who killed 6 people in a Polish city square dies in hospital, police say

Żurrieq residents launch €10,000 fundraising appeal to fight Nigret development

Pope arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, not the economy, should come first

Collision between 2 trains in Egypt kills 7 and injures at least 125

ADPD condemns conflict of interest in hoteliers administrating accommodation eco-contributions

59-year-old man arrested during warehouse robbery

Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has 'ultranationalistic' views, authorities say

25,000-square-metre site in Għaxaq regenerated and transformed into a picnic area

Bidnija fake sheep farm should be demolished as Court definitively confirms its illegality - NGO

Geologists excluded again from Malta’s updated excavation legislation

With an ode to mate, pope urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith

Government continues to hide the scale of the waste problem, PN says; PL replies

Maximilian Ciantar acquitted of weapon possession after prosecution blunders

‘No-one is a third-class human being in the eyes of God’: Archbishop preaches dignity for foreigners

Caruana says TCN measures will slow population growth

Maltese researchers seek investors to take smart-footwear invention to market

Fermín López scores twice for Barcelona, Inter beat Como to narraw gap at top of Serie A

TMIS Editorial: The price of Labour’s gamble

Budget 2027 debate: Abela defends the record, Borg questions the direction

Bedingfield pledges comprehensive immigration reform by February

Man United stage another stunning comeback to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa in the Premier League

McLaren's Lando Norris wins Formula 1’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Mercedes clinches constructors’ title

Malta Budget 2027 – Strong on demand, lighter on supply

New documentary tackles gender disinformation, stereoypes in fight against domestic violence

Meghan's estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials

Pharmacies open today 9am to 12pm & 4 to 7pm

Man City suffer third straight Premier League loss at Forest and Arsenal open 6-point lead

Norris earns pole for Sao Paulo GP as grid shaken up by penalties for engine changes

ADPD reiterates concern about exploitation of animals