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Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri must stop shifting blame and explain honestly what caused the severe disruption in travel between Malta and Gozo during the festive period. Contrary to the government's claims, the chaos experienced by thousands of passengers had little to do with weather conditions and everything to do with years of poor planning, underinvestment,

Samiel Daroussi, a 30-year-old French man, has been reported missing, the police said. He was last seen in Sliema. Anyone with any information about the man is asked to contact the police, even confidentially, by calling 21 224001 / 119 or the nearest police station.

From the smoldering wreckage of two catastrophic world wars in the last century, nations came together to build an edifice of international rules and laws. The goal was to prevent such sprawling conflicts in the future. Now that world order - centered at the United Nations headquarters in New York, near the courtroom where Nicolás Maduro was arraigned

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another. With cardinals and diplomats looking on, Leo kneeled down in prayer on the stone floor at the

The Medical Directorate at Mater Dei Hospital has rejected allegations that elective cardiac procedures were suspended over the festive season to accommodate medical staff leave, insisting that interventional cardiology services operated continuously and, in fact, recorded an increase in elective interventions compared to the same period last year

A subsidy increase under the Home Helper of Your Choice scheme came into effect on 1 January 2026, with the hourly rate for approved services increasing from €9 to €10, in a move aimed at helping more elderly people continue living independently and with dignity in their own homes, a government statement said. Speaking at a press conference, Parliamentary

PN leader Alex Borg stated on Friday that the elderly in Malta and Gozo deserve nothing short of top-quality services and environments that offer dignity, care, and a better quality of life. Borg made this declaration on Friday morning as he visited two elderly residences – Porziuncola by Golden Care in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and The Imperial in Sliema. During

A total of 11 people died in Malta and Gozo in 2025 after falling from a height or in other workplace accidents, statistics kept by The Malta Independent show. One of the 11 was crushed between machinery and cargo inside a shipping container and another was electrocuted while working in Għajn Tuffieħa. Six of the victims of falls were foreign nationals

Hili Finance Company plc opens its €60,000,000 bond issue to investors on Wednesday, the company said. The bonds will bear interest at an annual rate of 5% and are guaranteed by Hili Ventures Ltd. Hili Finance Company is the financing arm of Hili Ventures, a privately owned Malta-based group with operations across 10 countries in Europe and North Africa,

While Malta's economy is growing, not everyone is able to keep up. And this is not in reference just to those who have fallen on hard times, though they have it far harder. 7.8% of people aged 18 or over who declared to be at work (employed or self-employed) in the Malta were at risk of poverty in 2024, according to figures published by Eurostat. While