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Toni Abela was sworn in as Malta's first-ever Commissioner for Standards of the Judiciary on Wednesday. Justice Emeritus Abela will be responsible with hearing and investigating public complaints made against judges and magistrates, similar to the role played by the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life, who scrutinises MPs’ conduct. In a short

UNESCO recognised Wednesday that Italian food is more than pizza, pasta and gelato , adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose hard-right government has championed “Made in Italy” products as part of her nationalist agenda, hailed the recognition that she said

Albert Marshall has been given an unprecedented contract to keep him quiet after being removed as Executive Chairman of the Arts Council and replaced by Luke Dalli following a direct order from the Prime Minister, the Nationalist Party said Wednesday. Despite being removed earlier this year, Marshall will continue receiving a full salary until 2028

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta Anġlu Farrugia addressed key global security challenges with particular emphasis on hybrid threats during his participation at the Parliamentary Security-Intelligence Forum held in Washington, D.C. from 9 to 10 December 2025. The Forum brought together parliamentarians, security officials, and policy

A historic building that had been abandoned in Ġnien Romeo Romano in Santa Venera has now been transformed into a modern educational facility for EkoSkola students and others, to help them learn more about sustainability. Named "Ir-Razzett tat-Tfal", this building will serve as an educational centre focused on the environment and sustainable development,

The first Digital PET-CT Scanner at Mater Dei Hospital has been inaugurated and will be assisting cancer patients in their diagnosis and ongoing assessment. Present for the occasion were the Minister for Health and Active Ageing, Jo Etienne Abela, and the Minister for European Funds and the Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto, Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

The Sedqa Agency, within the Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS), in collaboration with the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS), has launched a booklet containing a range of mocktail recipes. Mocktails are creative beverages that resemble alcoholic cocktails but contain no alcohol, intended to serve families, young people, and hospitality

Prime Minister, Robert Abela, together with Ministers Clifton Grima and Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, on Wednesday formally inaugurated the new Information and Communication Technology Institute at the main MCAST campus in Kordin. The facility, which forms part of the institution's "Masterplan 2", has been operational for students since 2024 and represents

On 15 October, Trapping and Hunting Minister Clint Camilleri met EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall to provide the commissioner with “more information on how the (Maltese) national authorities plan to ensure the full implementation of the ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU”, which meant to put a halt to finch trapping. Instead, Camilleri

Defence lawyers representing several professionals accused of fraud and money laundering in the Vitals hospitals case have urged the prosecution to shut its case without the testimony of a key court expert. The lawyers argued on Wednesday that the case against their clients has become a "stalemate" after the prosecution's key witness, court expert