Malta and a handful of other EU member states are coming under fire for having included countries that heavily discriminate against LGBTI people on their lists of safe countries where failed asylum...

ElectroGas Malta, the private consortium that has struck a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and a Gas Supply Agreement (GSA) with the Labour government, will continue to receive regular payments from...

The 2016 budget speeches by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil were characterised by punch and counter-punch over a number of headline economic figures. The Prime...

The lack of connectivity between Malta and Gozo is turning the smaller island into an old people’s home, Gozo Business Chamber President Michael Grech told The Malta Independent on...

Malta’s six European Parliament members are obliged by their respective local political parties to publish audited accounts of their expense claims, yet five of them rejected a move to subject...

With the Prime Minister having confirmed this week that the inquiry into the Gaffarena Old Mint Street scandal has been concluded, and that the matter is in the hands of the Auditor-General, many are...

The government has not completed one single project in half a legislature, and instead has exacerbated the traffic and public transport problems while working for the few greedy supporters instead of...

The Malta Book Festival will close its doors earlier than planned because of security issues related to the holding of the Europe-Africa summit to be held a few days later. In a statement on its...

The Broadcasting Authority has put a halt to a number of radio spots commissioned by the Embryo Protection Act Malta.  In its decision, the BA said the voice of a minor can be heard in a number...

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna today said that investors need to be offered more education and protection in order to minimise their risks when investing.  He was speaking at a conference...