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4 June 2026, Thursday

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Christian Borg loses €160,000 appeal over ‘falsified' lift agreement

The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim by No Deposit Cars owner Christian Borg for €160,000, confirming a previous ruling that his case was based on a private agreement featuring a signature...

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Watch: Ministers take oath of office in Valletta ceremony, speak of challenges they will face

The new Cabinet of Ministers is being sworn in this morning....

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Prime Minister pledges that Malta ‘will absolutely not return’ to EU excessive deficit procedures

Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Thursday that Malta "will absolutely not return to excessive deficit procedures," while assuring that national finances are trending positively and are forecasted...

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CEO of Residency Malta Agency, Jonathan Cardona, passes away

The CEO of Residency Malta Agency, Jonathan Cardona, has passed away, the Prime Minister said Thursday. In a Facebook statement, Abela paid tribute to Cardona, describing him as a dedicated and...

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Disability federation slams move to remove students with disabilities from mainstream schools

The Malta Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disability (MFOPD) has criticised a decision that will see some students with disabilities removed from their mainstream school environment from...

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Daphne Foundation questions Bedingfield’s appointment to Home Affairs portfolio

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation has questioned Glenn Bedingfield's appointment as Minister for Home Affairs, pointing to findings of the public inquiry into the journalist's assassination which...

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Woman critically hurt in Birzebbuga fall

A woman was critically hurt on Thursday morning following a fall in Birzebbuga, the police said. The woman, aged 53, fell two storeys from a window. The accident happened in Qajjenza Street...

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Prime Minister defends re-appointing Chris Fearne and Rosianne Cutajar back into Cabinet

Prime Minister Robert Abela has strongly defended his decision to re-appoint Chris Fearne and Rosianne Cutajar back into his latest Cabinet. Both politicians had resigned in the last legislature...

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Pace usury trial: Tenants pooled cash to pay €1,200 rent, witness tells court

As the compilation of evidence against the Pace family regarding usury and money laundering continued on Thursday, the court heard testimony from a Nepalese national residing in Marsa. The family...

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Planning Authority intervenes to clear illegal dumping from Ta’ Qali ODZ site

The Planning Authority has launched direct enforcement action to remove large quantities of illegally dumped material from a Ta' Qali field after years of alleged non-compliance and repeated breaches...

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‘I lost all the money I saved in 20 years’: More victims testify in cryptocurrency fraud case

The compilation of evidence against 25-year-old Tammy Caruana continued on Thursday, with several alleged victims testifying about how they were deceived into revealing banking details in an alleged...

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recent poll

Greater investment

Vacant property tax

Malta’s price of a permanent gridlock

Alfred Sant

Top institution

Carmel Cacopardo

Even opinion polls must be transparent

Kevin Cassar

The empty promises of demagogues

Katya De Giovanni

The day after the election

Frans Camilleri

The election is over – now what?

Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo: The hole in the horizon

Valerie Visanich

The winner takes it all

Unemployment rises by 359 in one year, NSO says

The number of registered unemployed persons stood at 1,397 in April 2026, representing a year-on-year increase of 359 individuals compared to April 2025 and an increase of 110 persons compared to the...

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Veteran MP Carmelo Abela expected to replace Farrugia as Speaker

Prime Minister Robert Abela is expected to nominate veteran Labour MP Carmelo Abela as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Carmelo Abela, who was re-elected from the Third Electoral...

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Dozens of neglected birds, many dead, found after inspections in Qormi and Santa Venera

Inspections carried out in recent days by the Animal Welfare Directorate and the Environmental Health Directorate have led to the discovery and rescue of many birds found in a condition of serious...

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Government debt reaches nearly €12 billion – NSO

At the end of April 2026, Central Government debt stood at €11,974.2 million, an increase of €1,139.0 million when compared to 2025, the NSO said Wednesday. This was one of two...

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IN FULL: Robert Abela appoints his new Cabinet

Prime Minister Robert Abela formally announced his new Cabinet on Wednesday night, having spent the better part of the day meeting most his newly elected MPs. While Abela’s team of MPs has...

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Casual elections: PM to cede second district, Ian Borg the seventh

At the first meeting of the National Executive of the Labour Party, held jointly with the Parliamentary Group after the general election, the Labour Party decided which seats are to be ceded by the...

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Repubblika criticises Cabinet appointments of Chris Fearne and Rosianne Cutajar

NGO Repubblika has criticised Prime Minister Robert Abela's decision to appoint Chris Fearne and Rosianne Cutajar to Cabinet positions, arguing that the circumstances which led to their previous...

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Updated: European Commission confirms Malta met fiscal targets ahead of schedule

Malta is poised to become the first European Union member state to be removed from the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), after successfully reducing its budget deficit below the bloc's prescribed...

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Sports

PSG wins back-to-back Champions League titles after shootout victory against Arsenal

Prison nurse tells court inmate sought fertility treatment while serving sentence

A prison nurse has told a court that inmate Erin Tanti had repeatedly spoken about his desire to start a family and had requested assistance to undergo fertility treatment while serving his...

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PL says Alex Borg lied about the national debt and attempted to undermine institutions

The Labour Party said that statistics published today by the NSO showed that Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg had lied about the country's finances in the week leading up to the election. A...

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Several MPs summoned by PM to Castille as Cabinet being formed

Former Ministers Chris Fearne and Clyde Caruana were the first to be summoned to Castille by Prime Minister Robert Abela as he starts forming his ministerial Cabinet for the next five years. The...

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Investigators seek source of fire that triggered Salini explosion

Investigators are focusing on what caused the fire that preceded Monday's devastating explosion at the Ta' Lourdes fireworks factory near Salini. The site remains closed to the public and under...

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DJ Afrojack to perform at Isle of MTV

MTV today announced that award-winning producer and DJ Afrojack will perform at Isle of MTV Malta 2026, returning to the festival's iconic stage, the Malta Tourism Authority said...

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Government borrowed another €0.5bn in final month before election – PN

During the month of April alone, the final month before calling an early general election, the government borrowed no less than €558 million, the Nationalist Party said. This emerges from...

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Updated: Change of heart - Sandra Gauci vows to keep fighting; party gives her vote of confidence

After hinting that she would quit politics following last weekend's general election, ADPD leader Sandra Gauci has apparently had a change of heart after the support she said she received since making...

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Momentum calls for ‘real enforcement’ after Salini fireworks factory explosion

Momentum has called for full transparency, accountability and stronger enforcement following the Salini fireworks factory explosion, saying Malta can no longer continue tolerating such disasters close...

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Hili Ventures reports €70m profit before tax in 2025, eyes further expansion in 2026

Hili Ventures on Wednesday announced its consolidated financial results for the year ending 31 December 2025, reporting profit before tax of €69.6 million. Revenue also reached €1.17 billion...

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TMID Editorial: From celebration to delivery

Labour has achieved what no political party in Malta has ever managed before. By securing a fourth consecutive electoral victory, it has written a new chapter in the country's political history and...

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Business

Deloitte Legal appoints Gianluca Busuttil as partner

Christian Borg loses €160,000 appeal over ‘falsified' lift agreement

Watch: Ministers take oath of office in Valletta ceremony, speak of challenges they will face

Prime Minister pledges that Malta ‘will absolutely not return’ to EU excessive deficit procedures

CEO of Residency Malta Agency, Jonathan Cardona, passes away

Disability federation slams move to remove students with disabilities from mainstream schools

Daphne Foundation questions Bedingfield’s appointment to Home Affairs portfolio

Woman critically hurt in Birzebbuga fall

Prime Minister defends re-appointing Chris Fearne and Rosianne Cutajar back into Cabinet

Pace usury trial: Tenants pooled cash to pay €1,200 rent, witness tells court

Planning Authority intervenes to clear illegal dumping from Ta’ Qali ODZ site

‘I lost all the money I saved in 20 years’: More victims testify in cryptocurrency fraud case

Unemployment rises by 359 in one year, NSO says

Veteran MP Carmelo Abela expected to replace Farrugia as Speaker

Dozens of neglected birds, many dead, found after inspections in Qormi and Santa Venera

Government debt reaches nearly €12 billion – NSO

IN FULL: Robert Abela appoints his new Cabinet

Casual elections: PM to cede second district, Ian Borg the seventh

Repubblika criticises Cabinet appointments of Chris Fearne and Rosianne Cutajar

Updated: European Commission confirms Malta met fiscal targets ahead of schedule

The burden of proof in the ‘actio rei vindicatoria’: Recent clarifications by the Court of Appeal

Food Safety and Security Authority taking precautions after fireworks explosion

Rebekah Borg becomes fifth woman ever to win seats in two districts

New Cabinet of Ministers starts taking shape

Environment volunteers deserve support, not smears - Repubblika

Abigail Camilleri announces retirement from politics after failing to be re-elected

ADPD’s Sandra Gauci misses out on Parliament seat due to gender quota ignoring non-PN/PL candidates

Occupy Justice condemns latest vandalism of Daphne Caruana Galizia memorial

Three, including 11-year-old, hospitalised after Attard crash

Prison nurse tells court inmate sought fertility treatment while serving sentence

PL says Alex Borg lied about the national debt and attempted to undermine institutions

Several MPs summoned by PM to Castille as Cabinet being formed

Investigators seek source of fire that triggered Salini explosion

DJ Afrojack to perform at Isle of MTV

Government borrowed another €0.5bn in final month before election – PN

Updated: Change of heart - Sandra Gauci vows to keep fighting; party gives her vote of confidence

Momentum calls for ‘real enforcement’ after Salini fireworks factory explosion

Hili Ventures reports €70m profit before tax in 2025, eyes further expansion in 2026

TMID Editorial: From celebration to delivery

Number of tourists up 16.6 per cent in April – NSO

Former PN MP Charles Azzopardi recovering in hospital after collapse

NGO calls for social reuse of confiscated assets

Boy testifies behind closed doors in father's attempted murder trial

TMID Editorial: The voters who stayed home deserve to be heard too

‘We want to make life easier, more beautiful and better,’ Abela says in address to the nation