Malta’s place as a hub for the filming of international films has been consolidated over the last few years. Indeed, we have seen several major blockbuster films be partly filmed in Malta,...

Around 86,500 ‘vulnerable’ people will soon receive an additional cost of living adjustment payment, the government said earlier this week. A total of €16.2 million will be...

Figures published by the National Statistics Office earlier this week show that more than two million people visited Malta in the first 10 months of this year. This was more or less 435,000 short...

On Monday, Parliament discussed a motion presented by the Nationalist Party that aimed to push the government into refunding what was “stolen” in energy bills in the past years. The...

Chief Justice Emeritus Vincent De Gaetano told The Malta Independent on Sunday that an overhaul of the criminal court procedures should be considered in the long term. He explains that simply...

State agencies for social workers are having to resort to 'quick fixes' to address the significant shortage of social workers in the country, by bringing in unqualified persons for the role, PN MP...

There is so much that is being said and written about abortion these days. The subject has been brought to the fore once again after the government presented an amendment to the law which speaks...

We have just entered December, and the Christmas season has begun. People are getting ready to start their Christmas shopping, some have possibly already done this. People are planning their...

Malta has always been praised for its character.  The jewel of the Mediterranean always presented something unique, ranging from the country’s architecture to its personality. The...

It happens anywhere in the world that, when it rains heavily, there is unexpected flooding. Often it is also coupled by avalanches which, as happened over the weekend on the Italian island of Ischia,...