1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (177+ words) Following a report by the Malta Ranger Unit (MRU), members of the police's Environmental Police Unit (EPU) have collected over 10 dead protected collared doves found in a small area in Mtarfa. MRU rangers came across these dead protected birds on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (196+ words) Two people were arrested in Valletta on the basis of drug trafficking charges, police said in a statement on Sunday. The arrests happened on Friday when police patrolling Marsamxett in Valletta noticed a Skoda Fabia which appeared to be being…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1411+ words) Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg said on Sunday that the PN will be exerting the necessary pressure - inside and outside Parliament - for the necessary action to be taken in order for justice to be achieved for Daphne Caruana Galizia and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1618+ words) Yorgen Fenech was acquitted of all charges in connection with the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia on Wednesday evening, in a jury verdict that shocked many. Fenech was acquitted of both complicity and conspiracy for the murder of the journalist…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (744+ words) Yorgen Fenech has been acquitted. That verdict must be respected. Nine jurors heard two months of evidence and, having considered what was placed before them, concluded that the prosecution did not prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. That is how…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (427+ words) Statistician Vincent Marmara has rejected allegations that a survey he carried out on the eve of Yorgen Fenech's trial, financed by Fenech's uncle, Raymond Fenech, targeted potential jurors within Fenech's recently concluded trial by jury. The survey centred around public…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (279+ words) Nearly after nine years that the country was shaken by the most gruesome murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, full justice remains unserved. After so many investigations, inquiries, and a 55-day jury, the responsibility for this murder remains unshouldered, and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (121+ words) I have already had the opportunity to comment on the jury system a few weeks ago ('Does the jury system breach human rights', The Malta Independent on Sunday, 16 August 2026). In that piece I had recommended that the government appoints a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (435+ words) This article contains graphic details that some readers might find disturbing Jurors have acquitted a man accused of raping and sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. After a unanimous 9-0 verdict, the accused was found not guilty of all three charges against…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (558+ words) The Nationalist Party has renewed its demand for the full implementation of the recommendations of the Daphne Caruana Galizia public inquiry, accusing the government of refusing to act despite having pledged to carry out the reforms identified by the inquiry…...