• Russia USA

    Russia probe pierces inner circle of Trump, shaking White House

    The leading US newspaper is reporting that the FBI is now investigating meetings that Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had in December 2016, with Russian officials

  • USA Italia

    Roma’s Totti set for fond farewell

    Although their pursuit of the title has fallen short - they sit four points behind newly-crowned champions Juventus - Roma still have business to complete with Napoli just one point behind and both keen to avoid the Champions League qualifier that comes with third place. “It’s a massive game for us ...

  • Malta

    Vitals hospitals memorandum signed before tender won

    The investor group behind Vitals Global Healthcare signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government before it actually won the tender to run three State-owned hospitals, leaked documents show. The MoU is mentioned in a presentation dated February 2015 given to financial institutions by Vitals in Malta. The request for proposals ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    An invitation to the world’s most luxurious hotel

    With less than a week to go before the local premiere of the Margaret Howard Theatre College’s 2017 musical, Grand Hotel, Iggy Fenech chats to the artistic director of the school, Ben Darmanin. The link between the Maltese theatre circuit and that of the UK is a very tangible one. For ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    Taking nothing for Grant-ed

    Malta has to be prepared to take advantage of the outcome of Brexit, since it is competing against a number of countries vying to attract businesses that might consider leaving the UK, the head of Grant Thornton International (GTI) said. Ed Nusbaum noted that some companies have already started to leave ...

  • Malta

    Corruption: when PM ‘looked the other way’

    The Prime Minister looked the other way when presented with tangible proof of corruption and fraud at the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools, the former CEO has told this newspaper. Joseph Muscat was very reluctant to stop the abuse, Philip Rizzo, claims in an interview today. “On November 3, 2016, I requested his ...

  • Malta

    iSurvey: Simon Busuttil scores better than Joseph Muscat among ‘undecided’

    It has been a constant struggle throughout the election campaign to identify people’s voting intentions in the weekly iSurvey commissioned by The Malta Independent to Business Leaders.Week after week, the number of people still ‘undecided’ on how to vote has continued to surge with each survey carried out.The final iSurvey ...

  • Malta

    iSurvey: Trust in Muscat still stronger than in Busuttil

    Over the course of the month-long electoral campaign, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has, overall, experienced an increase in his trust ratings, while changes in the trust score of Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil were slower to come by.For the fourth and final edition of The Malta Independent’s election iSurvey, respondents were ...

  • USA Regno Unito Malta

    Opinion: Anger and concern of a civil servant - Alfred Fiorini Lowell

    Alfred Fiorini LowellThe practice in the Maltese civil service, inherited from its respected UK counterpart before Independence, has always been for civil servants, particularly those in higher positions, not to participate publicly in matters of political controversy.I have served my country throughout a 45-year career within the Malta Public Service, ...

  • Cina Oman USA Spagna Panama Nuova Zelanda Regno Unito Malta

    EXCLUSIVE: Kickbacks over Enemalta privatisation probed by the FIAU; Mizzi reacts

    Suspicions of kickbacks over Enemalta’s privatisation have been flagged by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit in a damning report, parts of which have been leaked to The Malta Independent.The FIAU investigation involves Minister Konrad Mizzi and Cheng Chen, a C&I engineer for Shanghai Electric Power, the company which acquired a ...