It was in December 1989, on what will remembered as one of the coldest and stormy weekends ever to hit Malta, that then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met then US President George H. W. Bush in...

The NGO Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar brought to public attention a plan to build offices, meeting rooms, a shop and a restaurant on public, open space between Gzira Gardens and the yacht marina...

A survey conducted by the Faculty for Social Wellbeing revealed that 54.6% of people have a sense of loneliness. This was an 11% increase over a similar survey conducted in 2019. That is a...

The Highway Code is set to be updated. This news was revealed by the senior inspector of the police traffic branch, Nicholas Vella, during an interview with The Malta Independent on...

We have been told that when Prime Minister Robert Abela was on holiday this summer, and on other occasions, he did not pass on his duties as Malta’s head of government to the...

The economic belt is tightening. Rising prices across Europe have made pretty much everything more expensive. Some of these burdens (such as rising food prices) are being shouldered by the consumer,...

On Wednesday, Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day.  But it was not a quiet day in the country. Russian forces on that day launched a rocket attack on a Ukrainian train station, killing 25...

As things stand now, there are people who qualify for a pension before reaching retirement age. Some prefer to continue working; others opt to leave. But those who do, and therefore are entitled to...

So much has been said and written about the arraignment of the Marsaxlokk parish priest on charges of money laundering and misappropriation of funds. Fr Luke Seguna has pleaded not guilty to the...

The Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) next year has been a widely debated topic.   The COLA is expected to rise to over €8 next year, possible even €10 or more. There is no...