On International Women’s Day, Momentum said that it stands in solidarity with the women who have become the heartbeat of social and environmental justice across our islands. “We are honouring a year of relentless courage with a renewed call for fair pay, safe homes and modern workplaces,” the party said in a statement. “Following daily contact Momentum
Children living through the latest war in the Middle East or seeing images of the conflict may need help making sense of events that many adults find unnerving. Exposure to war, even if it is indirect, can affect how kids think, feel and behave, according to mental health experts. Child psychologists and development specialists encourage parents to
What was presented as a sweeping tax break for pensioners risks proving, on closer inspection, a far narrower measure that benefits very few ordinary retirees while allowing the government to claim a generosity the law itself does not deliver. In the Budget Speech on 27 October, the finance minister declared: “Pensioners will not pay tax on the equivalent
Following the publication of its interim results which confirmed the solid growth across all of its core business verticals, IZIGROUP is looking at 2026 with renewed momentum and clear strategic intent. We met with Johann Schembri – Founder and CEO of IZIGROUP - to discuss the Group’s performance for the first half of the financial year, the drivers
An Italian man is wanted by police in connection with an alleged attempted murder which happened on Saturday night, the Malta Police Force said in a statement on Sunday. Police said that their assistance was requested at 10pm in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq after a report of an attempted murder. Investigations began immediately and the statement read that Police
There are serious issues for Malta and for Europe to grapple with: competitiveness, skills shortages, fiscal sustainability, geopolitical instability and the long-term resilience of the economy. Against this backdrop, the suggestion that the European Union should legislate to provide additional leave days for cultural volunteers stands out as oddly
Malta's entire presence at the 2026 Winter Olympics rested on one athlete, as 20-year-old cross-country skier Jenny Axisa Erikson competed as the country's sole representative at the Games. Born to a Maltese mother and a Norwegian father, Axisa Erikson, 20, lined up in the women's 10km freestyle event, finishing in 107th place with a time of 32 minutes
Global trade is undergoing a structural shift. As supply chains become more complex, time-sensitive, and exposed to geopolitical and regulatory pressures, the infrastructure that moves critical goods across borders is being re-examined. In this environment, air cargo has moved from the margins of logistics into a strategic function, enabling essential
Malta's planning and construction systems are failing to integrate even the most basic geological safeguards, leaving the country "very much backwards", compared to its European neighbours, and placing the population at risk, the president of the Malta Chamber of Geologists Dr Peter Gatt said. In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday ,
Infrastructure Malta spent a whopping €53 million in direct orders throughout 2025, data published in the Government Gazette and analysed by The Malta Independent on Sunday shows. According to data published in the Government Gazette in the past week, the agency handed out a total of 116 direct orders between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2025 worth
