Life-saving drug for cystic fibrosis patients to be placed on government formulary
In video-call with activist and cystic fibrosis sufferer Mandy Vella, prime minister announced expensive drug will be placed on NHS formulary
COVID-19: One death and 179 new cases
COVID-19 update for 19 March | 1 death • 179 new cases • 314 recoveries • 2,898 active cases • 4,046 Swab tests past 24 hours • Vaccine doses administered...
Longer mobile phone calls, more broadband subs in COVID year

Mobile phone calls got longer during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with...

Mobile phone calls got longer during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Don’t answer that phone! Can the always-on culture be beat?

Malta will pioneer a law that gives workers the right not to answer work emails...

Malta will pioneer a law that gives workers the right not...

Broadcasting experts and TV celebs appointed to first media literacy panel

First ever media literacy panel tasked to ensure 'citizens can exercise power of judgement and analyse complex realities'

First ever media literacy panel tasked to ensure...

Drug laws that don’t work: why the 100m rule means ecstasy users cannot avoid jail

Criminal defence lawyer Franco Debono says magistrates should be given more discretion when handing down court sentences on drug offences

Criminal defence lawyer Franco Debono says magistrates...

120 asylum seekers relocated to EU member states from Malta

Over 120 migrants will pursue asylum claims in other EU member states

Over 120 migrants will pursue asylum claims in other EU...

Pharmacists dispute claims they opted out of COVID-19 vaccine preparation

Union Haddiema Maqghudin pharmacists declared they are preparing the COVID-19 vaccine, contradicting MUMN claims

Union Haddiema Maqghudin pharmacists declared they are...

Pablo Micallef replaces Oliver Scicluna on PBS board

Veteran presenter Pablo Micallef set to replace Oliver Scicluna on PBS board...

Veteran presenter Pablo Micallef set to replace Oliver...

COVID-19: Three deaths and 208 new cases

COVID-19 update for 28 January | 3 deaths • 208 new cases, 200 recoveries • 2,687 active cases • Swab tests past 24 hours 3,565...

COVID-19 update for 28 January | 3 deaths...

Italy failed to prevent Lampedusa 2013 tragedy when it refused rescue

UN Human Rights Committee investigation says Italy failed to protect right to...

UN Human Rights Committee investigation says Italy failed...

Rigs at Palumbo Shipyards to be removed, Infrastructure Minister says

The rigs will be removed at the end of April, after discussions with the owners...

The rigs will be removed at the end of April, after...

Bernard’s troubles: one step forward, two steps back

PN leader Bernard Grech has not capitalised on polls showing the first flimsy...

PN leader Bernard Grech has not capitalised on polls...

Fearne tells Brussels to stack up on COVID vaccines should third dose be needed

Fearne writes to European Commission to use their advance purchase mechanism to stack up on a third dose of the vaccine should there be need for a booster shot

Fearne writes to European Commission to use their advance...

Malta stagnant in corruption index that calls for wider rule of law reforms

Malta falls to lowest ever position in Corruption Perceptions Index to 52nd place, down from 50 in 2019

Malta falls to lowest ever position in Corruption...

Union chief calls for more job flexibility to achieve better family-work life balance

UĦM Voice of the Workers CEO Josef Vella says successful policies that helped more people join the workforce have caused new pressures on families

UĦM Voice of the Workers CEO Josef Vella says...

Enforcement efficiency secret to dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, MHRA says

Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association says success in winning over the pandemic does not lie in how many measures are set, but rather in enforcement...

Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association says success in...

Prime Minister prefers postponing carnival holidays, unions shoot down idea

Prime Minister Robert Abela says he would like to see carnival holidays postponed to another date but the Malta Union of Teachers and the Union...

Prime Minister Robert Abela says he would like to...

COVID-19: Three deaths, 193 new cases and 148 recoveries

COVID-19 update for 27 January | 3 deaths for a total 258 • 193 new cases,...

COVID-19 update for 27 January | 3 deaths for a total 258...

[WATCH] Restaurants to close at 11pm, in new COVID restrictions

New measures to combat COVID-19 • Restaurants to close between 11pm...

New measures to combat COVID-19 • Restaurants to...