The system whereby a two-third majority in Parliament is needed to appoint a Chief Justice has put Malta in a "strait jacket", former Labour Prime Minister Alfred Sant writes today. "As was to be...

84-year-old Maltese woman Rita Rowley was murdered in her home in Shropshire, England, the Daily Mail reports, adding that an 80-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. The...

Maltese endurance runner Zach Vella is set to undertake a 2,600+ kilometre run from London to Malta, crossing France, Switzerland and Italy in support of YMCA Malta's efforts to strengthen and expand...

A man was grievously injured in Gozo at 9.30am, the police said. The police said that its assistance was needed in Xewkija, and preliminary investigations found that the 45-year-old man from...

Opposition leader Alex Borg expressed his disappointment on Sunday that the appointment of a new Chief Justice, in recent days, has turned into a political game thanks to the actions of the Prime...

A number of people in Santa Venera have been evacuated temporarily after reports received by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). In a statement on social media on Sunday afternoon, the...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said that he chose "the road of responsibility" when he tabled to motion to appoint Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera as Chief Justice. On Wednesday, Parliament voted on...

HSBC Bank Malta has launched its 2026 Start of Year Campaign, a coordinated series of customer focused initiatives aimed at delivering enhanced value to customers. Running until 30 April 2026, the...

Malta's maritime industry rarely makes front-page news. It tends to operate quietly in the background. Sometimes, taken for granted. Yet in recent years, and especially in 2024 and 2025, the sector...

The new Governor of the Central Bank of Malta, Alexander Demarco, told The Malta Independent on Sunday that "in the last five years, we've seen from our indicator that there was some element of...