Russian jets off Sicily? Valletta cafés buzz after Moscow blasts NATO “air-space lies” Valletta’s lunchtime crowd usually debates last night’s derby or the price of pastizzi, but on Wednesday the terrace talk turned to MiG-31s and missile shields. Russia’s embassy in Malta issued a terse statement accusing NATO of “manufacturing tension” by claiming Russian aircraft…
**Inflation rate creeps up, pushed by food prices** The aroma of freshly-baked ftira that once drifted cheaply from Ħamrun’s corner bakeries is becoming a luxury. Malta’s inflation rate ticked up to 3.2 % in May, driven almost single-handedly by what we put on our plates. National Statistics Office figures show food prices rising 7.4 %…
Watch: ‘I do not want towers in Gozo’: Alex Borg ================================================ Gozo’s skyline—and soul—are once again at the centre of a heated national debate after Infrastructure Minister Alex Borg stared down the camera and declared, “I do not want towers in Gozo.” The 18-second clip, filmed outside the Ministry in Valletta and uploaded to TikTok…
**Landlords Demand Power to Pull the Plug on Non-Paying Tenants, Sparking Island-Wide Debate** In a country where the phrase “rent is due” has become as loaded as a pastizz fresh from the oven, Maltese landlords are lobbying for a controversial new right: the power to cut water and electricity to tenants who fall behind on…
# St Aloysius College Breaks 118-Year Tradition: Girls Welcome in 2025 Birkirkara’s iconic Jesuit college will open its doors to female students for the first time since 1907, marking a seismic shift in Malta’s educational landscape that has left alumni both celebrating and questioning the end of an era. The announcement, made by the school’s…
Frank Salt Real Estate opens its own academy in San Ġwann: a Maltese answer to the island’s property boom San Ġwann, the quiet residential pocket wedged between Birkirkara’s traffic arteries and St Julian’s glittering towers, has long been prized for its village-core calm and proximity to everything Malta’s coast can throw at you. This morning…
Gozitan NGOs have declared open season on developer Alex Borg and the Planning Authority after Borg’s weekend boast that “high-rise will come to Gozo whether people like it or not.” In a joint statement released on Tuesday morning, 18 civic and environmental groups accused Borg of “treating the sister island like a Monopoly board” and…
BOV Club turns University of Malta Freshers’ Week into a crash-course in financial adulthood By [Author Name] | September 2024 SLIEMA, Malta – While first-year students queued for free pizza and faculty tote bags outside the University of Malta quadrangle this week, a longer line snaked toward a turquoise-coloured kiosk emblazoned with a single word:…
Clyde Caruana warns EU risks social unrest if defence spending cuts into welfare ================================================================================ Valletta – Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has fired a blunt warning shot across the bows of Europe: if the Union plugs its new defence ambitions by raiding the same pot that pays for pensions, health and social housing, “the streets will…
**Murder in the Silent City: Fatal Shooting Shatters Vittoriosa’s Calm** The cobbled lanes of Vittoriosa, usually echoing with the soft scrape of church bells and the clink of wine glasses spilling onto historic doorsteps, fell silent yesterday afternoon after a 42-year-old man succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted in the heart of the Three Cities. Police…
Alliance Real Estate opens Gżira hub, betting on the town’s next chapter By Hot Malta Staff | Wednesday, 14 June 2023 The crane-dotted skyline of Gżira welcomed a different kind of addition this morning: a sleek, glass-fronted branch of Alliance Real Estate, the 11th office for the Maltese-owned agency since it set up shop in…
**Watch: ‘I would have tried to stop Bernard Grech resigning had I known’ – Delia** In a candid televised moment that has set Maltese living rooms and Facebook comment sections ablaze, former Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia admitted he would have moved to block Bernard Grech’s recent resignation had he been given advance warning. The…
