Valletta’s sun-drenched Upper Barrakka Gardens buzzed with handshakes, selfies and the unmistakable scent of pastizzi yesterday afternoon as Alex Borg was officially congratulated on his razor-thin victory to lead the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry. In a scene that felt part political rally, part village festa, party leaders, seasoned lobbyists and family friends…
Adrian Delia congratulates Alex Borg on leadership win, thanks supporters: A new chapter for Malta’s Nationalist Party unfolds under Gozitan helm By a show-of-hands vote that felt more village festa than party convention, Alex Borg clinched the leadership of the Nationalist Party (PN) yesterday evening at the party’s Ħamrun headquarters, bringing to a close one…
Thank you to all who believed in me – Adrian Delia on leadership defeat Valletta – The grand doors of the Nationalist Party headquarters in Pietà swung open shortly after midnight, and Adrian Delia stepped out into the humid June air looking lighter than he had in months. Behind him, the yellow façade of Dar…
**Appreciation: Rosanne Naudi – The Quiet Force Who Gave Valletta Its Voice Back** Valletta’s Republic Street at 7 a.m. is still more shadow than light, the limestone façades glowing amber as street-cleaners hose last night’s beer from the kerb. Yet for years the only human sound was the clack of cruise-ship heels racing for the…
Appreciation: Philip Bourne – The Quiet Englishman Who Put Malta on the Global Map By Luke Vella, Hot Malta It’s shortly after 7 a.m. on a honey-coloured morning in Birgu and the fishing boats are still rocking gently in the marina. Over at Café du Brazil, the first espressos are being pulled while two elderly…
Gudja’s centuries-old parish church will throw open its doors this Sunday for a moment that locals have awaited for close to three years: the unveiling of the newly restored titular painting of the Assumption of Our Lady. The 10 a.m. inauguration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, will be followed by a public viewing and…
A legacy of care and progress: how Malta’s tight-knit communities are rewriting the future —————————————————————– The bells of the Rotunda of Mosta have just finished tolling seven when the side door of the parish hall swings open. Inside, under the soft glow of a 1970s chandelier, volunteers from three generations are already folding blankets, labelling…
Book on the hidden side of Rome to launch in Malta ————————————————- Malta will get a backstage pass to the Eternal City next week when “Roma Segreta: The Rome You Never Knew” debuts at the Malta Book Festival. Author—and honorary Maltese—Dr. Alessandro Farrugia will unveil the English-language edition of his cult Italian bestseller on 3…
**Myth Debunked: ALS Progresses the Same Way in Everyone – A Maltese Reality Check** For years, the Maltese community has quietly battled the shadows cast by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that strips away muscle control, speech, and eventually breath. Yet one stubborn myth has persisted even among local caregivers and patients gathered…
Man who emptied 82-year-old mother’s life-savings walks free after Court of Appeal quashes 18-month jail term In a decision that has sent shock-waves through tight-knit Maltese neighbourhoods, the Court of Criminal Appeal has overturned the conviction of a 56-year-old man from Żejtun who siphoned more than €100,000 from his widowed mother’s BOV account over three…
From the sun-washed limestone balconies of Valletta to the fragrant back-alleys of Bangkok, a single headline is sending ripples across the globe: Thailand’s new Prime Minister is none other than cannabis mogul-turned-politician Anutin Charnvirakul. For Malta—a Mediterranean island that only last year opened its first legal, non-medical cannabis clubs—the news feels both distant and oddly…
Why Mirabelle Died: A Maltese Tale of Loss, Nostalgia and the Price of Progress By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s harbour cranes still hum at dawn, but in the back streets of Gżira the silence feels louder than ever. Mirabelle is gone. The tabby cat that spent sixteen years sun-bathing on the doorstep of the former…
