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The Insurance Association Malta is calling for the introduction of average speed cameras and stiffer penalties for repeat offenders to thwart drivers from using Malta's roads as "race tracks". While welcoming a drop of 10,000 speeding fines over the past year, the IAM cautioned that the decrease did not necessarily reflect safer driving behaviour.

President of the Malta Chamber of Geologists Peter Gatt has long called for the establishment of a National Geological Service, a call which the Nationalist Party is also making. When speaking to The Malta Independent about Ghar Lapsi, the damage that was caused by Storm Harry and the government's intentions to restore the area, he stressed the need

FinanceMalta plans to adopt a more targeted, quality-focused promotional strategy in 2026, redirecting resources towards local initiatives and targeted familiarisation visits, Chief Strategy Officer Dr Bernice Buttigieg announced. Speaking at FinanceMalta's first members' meeting of the year at the Phoenicia Hotel, Dr Buttigieg said the new approach

The Malta: No Music for Genocide campaign has released its promo video ahead of the national protest taking place on Saturday, 21 February, at 3pm, starting from Parliament in Valletta. The protest calls on the Maltese Government and the PBS to withdraw from the Eurovision 2026 for as long as the genocidal state of Israel is permitted to participate

James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in "Dawson's Creek" and in later years mocking his own hunky persona, has died. He was 48. "Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith

On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Archbishop Charles Scicluna led a thanksgiving Mass at the Sanctuary of St Thérèse of Lisieux in Birkirkara to mark the Day of Consecrated Life. The celebration drew many religious men and women from various congregations who participated with lighted candles in the solemn procession as they entered the

Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland looks like a breakout star of the Milan Cortina Olympics after winning his third gold medal. Jordan Stolz has one gold and is targeting three more. And Chloe Kim and a bunch of NHL stars are just getting started. Von Allmen won the super-G in Bormio on Wednesday to become the third man with three victories in Alpine

Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leader Arsenal to three points with a 3-0 win against Fulham on Tuesday. Antoine Semenyo, Nico O'Reilly and Erling Haaland all struck in the first half at the Etihad as City issued another statement of intent in the race for the title. Arsenal has a game in hand on Pep Guardiola's team, but will be feeling

Ryanair fares to and from Malta will either decrease slightly or stay the same, even as fares across Europe rise, airline CEO Michael O’Leary said on Wednesday. Answering media questions during a short visit to Malta, O’Leary said that the 2024 fiscal year saw fares decline by an average of seven per cent. The current year, ending March 2026, saw fares

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana declared on Wednesday that he will not “budge an inch” on what was signed in the standing agreement between government and Airline Pilots Association Malta (ALPA) a few years ago. He stressed that the existing collective agreement, which he recalled expires in 2028, unless mistaken, will be respected, irrespective of