The Labour Party has approved its first group of candidates to contest the next general election, with 17 names confirmed following a selection process carried out by the party's Candidate Commission, a statement said. The approval was granted by the party's national executive after the Commission, led by notary Charles Mangion, reviewed applications
The Malta Red Cross has officially been awarded the Quality Label under the European Solidarity Corps programme, during a visit by the Minister for European Funds and the Implementation of the Electoral Programme, Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi. This recognition confirms that the organisation meets European quality standards to host, support, and manage volunteers
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anġlu Farrugia, today presided over the conference Peace and Dialogue in the Mediterranean Space and delivered an address reaffirming Malta's enduring commitment to peace, dialogue and shared responsibility in the Mediterranean. In his address, Speaker Farrugia stressed that peace and security in the Mediterranean
A phone found on the site of the murder of Anthony Agius and Dennis Mifsud in Rabat was found covered in blood, experts told a court on Thursday. Carmelo Ciantar, known as 'Id-Durga', is accused of the double murder of Anthony Agius and Dennis Mifsud in the outskirts of Rabat in July last year. He is also accused of arson as well as the irregular possession
In a press conference marking four years in office since winning the last general election, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that 82% of electoral manifesto measures have been implemented. Abela described Malta as having “exceptional economic results”, being among the top 10 economies in the EU, with the national wealth exceeding the Eurozone
Parliament has unanimously voted to suspend its deadline to appoint a new Auditor General, meaning that Audit General Charles Deguara will - for now - remain in his post. Extending this constitutional post was backed by both sides of the House as otherwise, the Auditor General position greatly risked remaining vacant by the stipulated deadline. Due
The warning given by David Spiteri Gingell, a governance, institutional and digital transformation consultant, about Malta's childcare system is a serious and necessary intervention in a national conversation that has too often focused on numbers, access and labour participation, while paying insufficient attention to the people at the centre of it
When Fabio Cannavaro raised aloft the golden World Cup trophy inside Berlin's Olympic Stadium in 2006, few could have imagined the pain soccer's biggest event would inflict on Italy over the next two decades. In 2010, the Azzurri put up a woeful title defense, not even winning a game in an embarrassing group-stage exit. In 2014, they again didn't reach
The handling of a rape case dating back to 2008 in Gozo, in which the accused were acquitted in recent days, has raised serious concern because of the disturbing manoeuvres associated with it, ADPD The Green Party said Wednesday.. The case has sparked outrage not only because the system appeared to protect the alleged perpetrators more than the victim,
A former cancer nurse who became a priest at the age of 40 was installed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, in a ceremony celebrating her election as the first woman to lead the Church of England. Although Sarah Mullally, 63, formally became archbishop in January, Wednesday's event marked the beginning of her public ministry as both the head
