Kinnie, Malta’s iconic soft drink launches in Ghana – first production in West Africa

At centre, Mr Fouad Moufarrej, Managing Director - Acadia Industries, to his right, Mr Michael Farrugia, Deputy CEO (Beverage Business) and Mr Stephen Sultana, Head of International Business Development – Simonds Farsons Cisk plc with the Ghanaian team. At …

Malta needs an alternative Vision 2050: A green progressive vision

The ink on Labour’s Vision 2050 had barely dried and out came the Nationalist Party supporting the document. Anyone with even a basic awareness of policy and politics should not have been surprised. The ideological underpinnings of Vision 2050 are …

From Malta to Africa: spreading knowledge, one library at a time

Retired professional librarian Laurence Zerafa is continuing his lifelong mission to bring books and knowledge to African schools. His next stop is Morogoro, Tanzania, where he will spend three months setting up a new library at a Salesian novitiate house. …

Large office building in Malta is now fully leased after 5-year effort

As the rest of Southern Europe boils, temperatures in Malta dip slightly

As a heatwave grips the rest of Southern Europe, temperatures in Malta this week are expected to dip slightly. The Met Office said last week Malta experienced the first heatwave of the summer, with temperatures reaching 35.2°C. However, the heatwave came …

Changes to Malta’s golden passports scheme in the pipeline

Malta’s citizenship law is going to be amended to bring the golden passports scheme in line with the principles of a judgement from the European Court of Justice. Two months after the judgement was delivered, the Home Affairs Ministry has tabled a motion …

MPs unite to close legal loophole allowing child marriage in Malta

16 and 17-year-olds will no longer be allowed to marry, even with the consent of their parents or guardians, under new legislation being proposed by the government. Junior Minister Rebecca Buttigieg presented the bill in Parliament on Monday during the …

What’s on in Malta and Gozo this week: January 30 to July 6, 2025

MUSIC Malta Metal Weekend Metal fans are in for a treat this coming weekend as some of the genre’s legends are performing at the Eden Arena in St Julian’s. The festival will be headlined by Swedish progressive titans Opeth on July 4, Finnish band …

Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Malta's third payment request for €48.7 million under ...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 30 Jun 2025 Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Malta's third payment request for €48.7 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facili...

Malta to experience slightly cooler weather as Europe sizzles

Temperatures in Malta this week will be as high as 35°C but will not reach the sweltering heights of those in mainland Europe, according to the Meteorological Office.  The relatively cool weather comes as the rest of the continent experiences unprecedented …