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Directors of Institutes and Centres appointed following a Call for Applications
As per Council Meeting of 22 July 2026 The new appointments are effective 1 October 2026
‘A nation is made by its people’: President Myriam Spiteri Debono
President Myriam Spiteri Debono says Malta must keep backing younger generations and building their values
WATCH | Borg evades questions on whether he rushed into making statements after Yorgen Fenech acquittal
Opposition Leader Alex Borg insists this chapter won’t close before there is justice, and that those responsib…
WATCH | Glenn Bedingfield admits he was too rough in Daphne blog posts
Home Affairs minister Glenn Bedingfield says he could have been less harsh when he wrote critically about Daph…
IGM: Culture minister is out of touch
Maltese Journalists Association calls out Culture Minister Malcolm Paul Agius Galea for being out of touch aft…
Two co-accused in graphic San Ġwann butcher shop assault granted bail
Two men accused of helping 'Malta’s El Chapo' Jordan Azzopardi and alleged crime figure 'Lilu King' in a 'vici…
Animal welfare groups demand MonteKristo licence confirmation before reopening
A coalition of animal welfare groups says authorities must prevent the animal park from opening unless it demo…
Authorities must hold to account those responsible for Caruana Galizia killing, PEN says
International press freedom group PEN International along with PEN Malta says Fenech's acquittal is another se…
General Workers Union to celebrate Hindu festival with TCN community
The celebration will take place on Sunday 6 September from 4pm onward
Wife of man accused of raping daughter’s 13-year-old friend takes stand
The wife of a man on trial for allegedly raping and sexually assaulting his daughter’s 13-year-old friend took…
Singer Ema releases new single IMĦABBA
Singer Ema explores a deeply personal journey from childhood longing to finding the love and sense of belongin…
Bail denied to man over alleged harassment of ex-partner despite court order
Court hears how man allegedly waited outside his former partner’s home and repeatedly turned up at 5:30am with…
Repubblika rejects Abela’s use of its statement to defend Malta’s institutions
NGO Repubblika refutes Prime Minister Robert Abela’s use of one of its statements as evidence that Malta’s ins…
WATCH | Robert Abela: Joseph Muscat must answer for public inquiry he launched
Prime Minister Robert Abela insists decision to launch administrative inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s de…
Culture minister says he doesnt know why Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered
Despite constant media coverage on the trial nine years after the murder, Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, a cabinet …
Not true Robert Abela spoke to my father, Matthew Caruana Galizia says after PM statement
Matthew Caruana Galizia refutes the claim Prime Minister Robert Abela gave in parliament that he had spoken wi…
Archbishop warns of informal networks that risk capturing the nation itself
Archbishop Charles Scicluna challenged Malta's current focus on wealth, questioning whether money has become t…
Fenech trial raised more questions than answers, Metsola says
Europrean Parliament President Roberta Metsola addresses the acquittal of Yorgen Fenech during a speech at the…
Prosecution in Yorgen Fenech trial to appeal jury verdict
Prosecution in jury trial of Yorgen Fenech over the masterminding of the Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination …
Financial controller remanded in custody after seven types of drugs found in UPS package
43-year-old denies importing drugs and possession charges after police intercept parcel allegedly containing M…
Five Divers Rescued At Ċirkewwa As Search Underway For Three Others Reported Missing
Five divers have reportedly been rescued after finding themselves in difficulty off Ċirkewwa, while an operati…
Watch: ‘Justice For Daphne’ Poster Goes Up Outside Parliament
A poster calling for “Justice for Daphne” has been put up outside Malta’s Parliament, alongside the existing “…
Malta Dementia Society Calls For Urgent Action To Safeguard People Living With Dementia
The Malta Dementia Society has called for immediate and coordinated action to address gaps in dementia care ac…
President speaks of Malta’s diminishing fertility rate to close State of the Nation address
The President of the Republic of Malta, Myriam Spiteri Debono, concluded Friday
AFM called in after suspicious package found in Ħamrun
The Armed Forces of Malta have been called in to Ħamrun after a package was found in Qormi Road, prompting a s…
Private family doctors can now prescribe four more government-funded medicines
Private family doctors who are specialists in family medicine can now prescribe four additional medicines avai…
True justice for Daphne must extend to who ordered, financed, covered up murder - Metsola
The President of the European Parliament, Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, stressed that true justice extends beyo…
Archbishop asks: Has Malta ‘fallen to the seduction of money’?
Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Friday said that there have been
Borg urges Abela to guarantee independent investigations after Yorgen Fenech trial
Opposition Leader Alex Borg on Fridat called on Prime Minister Robert Abela to publicly guarantee the independ…
Updated: Alex Borg attempt to discuss motion on Daphne inquiry rejected by government
Parliament this morning is to debate the verdict in Yorgen Fenech
Growing optimism on having a better life in a year’s time – 2026 State of the Nation survey
Over half of respondents (52.3%) in this year
Abela accuses Borg of politicising Daphne murder verdict, defends independence of institutions
Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday accused Opposition Leader Alex Borg of attempting to politicise the acqu…
‘It is not true’: Matthew Caruana Galizia disputes Abela claim over meeting with family
Matthew Caruana Galizia has disputed the government
Owen Bonnici The first 100. The best is ahead
It's been 100 days since the electorate gave Labour its fourth mandate, and it did so convincingly. Labour's e…
Emmanuel J. Galea Merhba comes with a smile
Malta's businesses pay the Chamber of Commerce to think, and this week they got trolleys. President William Sp…
Kevin Aquilina The State versus the People
This piece starts with the words 'the State' and not 'the People' for the simple reason that in our polity the…
David Spiteri Gingell The right to stay, and to family
This series is about third-country nationals who come to Malta legally to work. They are recruited, vetted an…
Ivan Bartolo When the animals win and humanity forgets
Some books are read once and then forgotten. Others are read once and remain with us. Animal Farm by George Or…
Ivan Castillo From Island Nation to Maritime Nation
Malta has already proved that it can register ships. The next test is whether we can build a much bigger econo…
‘The time for vigils is now over’: Solidarity protest to replace monthly Daphne vigil
Repubblika and Occupy Justice have called a protest for 16 September following Yorgen Fenech