Sea crossings between Malta and Gozo saw an overall decline in activity during the first three months of 2026, with fewer trips, vehicles and passengers recorded compared to the same period last year. According to the National Statistics Office, trips dropped by 9.0%, vehicle crossings fell by 5.8% and passenger numbers dipped slightly by 1.1%. Between
Eight people were injured on Monday morning when a minibus carrying Bulgarian tourists veered off Marfa Road in Ċirkewwa, crashing through a wall and into a field. The accident occurred just before 9am as the vehicle was heading toward the ferry terminal. Emergency services responded in force, with multiple ambulances, police units, and Civil Protection
A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the region. The quake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. (0753 GMT), at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the sea surface, the agency
Malta’s Indian community is offering a €1,000 reward for any credible lead that results in the return of a missing teenage student. The 18-year-old student named Vishav was last seen on 18th March after leaving a friend’s apartment in St Julian’s. The General Workers’ Union representative for third-country nationals (TCN) Manav Sanger announced the
