Gozo Diocese considering 'further steps' over priest's role in rape case The Gozo Diocese has said that it is looking into the possibility of "further steps" regarding a case allegedly involving a priest who helped broker a payment to the victim's family. The case centres on testimony showing that Fr Michael Said, a relative of some of the accused,
Italian singer-songwriter Gino Paoli, who wrote the much-loved hits "Il Cielo in Una Stanza" and "Sapore di Sale", has died at the age of 91, his family said in a statement quoted by Italian media Tuesday. Paoli became famous in the early 1960s and was the leading voice of a generation of Italian musicians inspired by Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens
Speaker of the House Anglu Farrugia has said that the Maltese Parliament has "no security." Passing a comment in Parliament, Farrugia addressed PN MP Darren Carabott after the latter completed his adjournment speech. Carabott in his speech said that barriers should not be placed around Parliament. "It is not the place for barriers." Carbott said he
It’s not often that a piece of advanced materials science developed in a university lab ends up as something you can buy for your home. But that’s exactly what a Maltese start-up is now claiming to have achieved, after years of research into a new type of foam that behaves fundamentally differently to anything currently used in mattresses – and which
Food catering establishments paid a total of €234.2 million in VAT in 2025, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said in Parliament. This, he said, means that the PN's proposal to reduce the VAT rate to 7% for these establishments would reduce the government's VAT income from this sector to around €143 million. Caruana was responding to a Parliamentary Question
Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research, and Innovation Keith Azzopardi Tanti, together with the Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government Alison Zerafa Civelli and the CEO of EIT Culture & Creativity Anette Schaefer, inaugurated the new EIT Culture & Creativity office in Malta. This office will operate from Xjenza Malta at Villa Bighi, in close
The importance of energy security and diversity has never been so important. The current geopolitical situation, involving the conflict in Iran and the surrounding areas, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is having a global impact. It reveals just how fragile the global energy market is, and how dependent countries are on one another. This situation
A strong economy must remain a key pillar of national progress, but that progress should also be measured by how much people's quality of life is improving, Speaker of the House of Representatives Anġlu Farrugia said. Addressing an event linked to the Wellbeing INDEX, Farrugia said that economic growth should translate into greater security, more opportunities,
The call for applications has been launched under the Sustainable Development Fund Support Scheme for Voluntary Organisations. This was announced by the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Miriam Dalli, and the Minister for Inclusion and Voluntary Sector, Julia Farrugia, during a press conference together with the Directorate for Sustainable Development
Bank of Valletta said Tuesday that it is initiating a process of issuing quarterly Company Announcements to keep the market informed in respect of its decisions regarding the setting of its base rates. This is being done to provide the market with transparent and timely information on the Bank's review in relation to these benchmarks, the bank said
