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The Malta Independent1h
Man grievously injured in Mellieha crash
A man was grievously injured in a crash in Mellieha. The Police were informed of a traffic accident on Selmun Hill, at 3.15pm on. Police officers went to the scene, and from ...
The Malta Independent2h
Residents strongly oppose Magħtab incinerator during public consultation meeting
Residents from Maghtab, St Paul's Bay, Naxxar and other localities strongly opposed plans to construct a thermal treatment facility in Maghtab, during a public consultation meeting held on ...
The Malta Independent1h
Ministry denies that its position on Tal-Bebbux land has changed
The Ministry for Lands and the Implementation of the Electoral Program said that "it is not true" that it has changed its position from what it promised the residents of Żurrieq in May of last year, ...
The Malta Independent13h
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popes
Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...
The Malta Independent10h
Resident groups, NGOs support Tal-Bebbux farmers
Residenti taż-Żurrieq, together with another seven resident groups and Il-Kollettiv, have condemned the Government's stance ...
The Malta Independent4h
President, Prime Minister, Opposition Leader to attend Pope’s funeral
The Office of the President of Malta has informed the public that President Myriam Spiteri Debono will attend the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis, which will take place next Saturday.
The Malta Independent7h
Despite the government’s boasting, the country’s debt has surpassed €10.9 billion, PN says
Robert Abela is responsible for half of this total debt, the Nationalist Party said. Our country had just over €5 billion in debt when Abela took over from Joseph Muscat. This means ...
The Malta Independent5h
Statement that couples are buying 2 properties confirms government is out of touch with reality – PN
The claim that young couples are buying two properties instead of one is proof of how completely disconnected this Government is from the people's reality, the Nationalist Party said. The PN was ...
The Malta Independent7h
Pope Francis changed church policy on death penalty, nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion
Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Muslims and believers who long ...
The Malta Independent5h
Man pleads guilty to killing Żurrieq jeweller in 2023 burglary
Mohammed Anas Boualam on Wednesday admitted to killing Joseph Carabott during a 2023 heist at the victim's jewellery shop in Żurrieq. Court proceedings on the 2023 heist continued on ...
The Malta Independent9h
Court of Appeal opines on contingent liabilities in context of Guarantees of Peaceful Possession
Kumpanniji' decided by the Court of Appeal on the 25th of February 2025, the Court of Appeal held that the guarantee of peaceful possession ...
The Malta Independent8h
Government ‘finds thousands for its favoured ones’, PN says as it takes aim at Justyne Caruana job
The Nationalist Party has taken aim at the appointment of former Minister Justyne Caruana as a legal advisor to the Customs Department. It was reacting to a story posted by The Shift News, which ...