After three days of discussion, the Parliament of Malta unanimously voted for the bill looking to establish National Anthem Day on 27 December and recognise Valletta as the capital city of Malta in the Constitution of Malta, to proceed to the Committee Stage for technical amendments. Near the end of Wednesday's plenary, both sides of the House of Representatives
When a newborn is admitted to the Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, time stops for the parents. What should have been the beginning of a joyful chapter becomes a confrontation with fear, uncertainty, and an exhausting stream of medical updates. For many families, these days - or sometimes weeks - spent by an incubator are some of the darkest
Transport Minister Chris Bonett has tabled a one-page technical document about the material used to cover the Ta' Qali picnic area, following renewed parliamentary questions about the quality of the gravel and sand laid on-site. The information was requested by PN MP Rebekah Borg, who asked the Minister to respond to an earlier parliamentary question
The Speaker of the House, Anġlu Farrugia, has cleared PN MP Albert Buttigieg of harassing a ONE News journalist who impeded his entry to Parliament while trying to ask him questions earlier this week. On Monday afternoon, a journalist from ONE News attempted to ask questions to Opposition MP Albert Buttigieg just outside Parliament as the PN MP was
The Directorate for Environmental Health will soon launch a programme aimed at reducing the number of wild pigeons in localities across Malta and Gozo, Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela said. Responding to a parliamentary question by Nationalist MP Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, who referred to earlier inquiries about the persistent pigeon problem in Paola,
The government seems to have cancelled the tender it issued for the planned restoration of Selmun Palce in Mellieha, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said. PN MP Graziella Galea asked the Minister whether the Department of Contracts had been involved in issuing tenders for the restoration of Selmun Palace and, if so, at what stage the tender had reached
The PL government seems hell bent on destroying the character of Maltese towns in the south, Momentum has said. "Minister Chris Bonnet is hiding all his plans for the Marsaskala ferry harbour from the citizens of Marsaskala and all Malta. In the meantime, hiding behind the concrete barriers which have been put up on Marsaskala promenade, Bonnett and
The European Union (EU) needs the contribution of Malta and all its Member States in order to be competitive in the global value chain of the semiconductor industry, Prime Minister Robert Abela said. The Prime Minister made this statement as he addressed the opening of the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems (EFECS), being organised
Malta's national investment plan to modernise the management and sustainability of the water and wastewater sector is gaining traction, with a number of projects now qualifying for EU funding and national financing, the government said Wednesday. During a press conference by Energy Minister Dr Miriam Dalli and European Funds Minister Dr Stefan Zrinzo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Ian Borg, on Wednesday launched Malta's Second National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The National Action Plan 2025-2030 reaffirms Malta's commitment to gender equality, peacebuilding, and the protection of women and girls in all spheres of society, locally