Robert Redford: A tribute to Hollywood’s golden boy with a Midas touch By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s open-air cinema season kicked off last Friday with a 35-mm print of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” projected against the bastion walls of St. Elmo. As the final frame dissolved into the Mediterranean night, the crowd—Maltese cinephiles,…
**Madeleine McCann Suspect Walks Free: How a German Rapist’s Release Reopens Old Wounds in Malta** By [Author Name] | Hot Malta VALLETTA – When Christian Brückner stepped out of a German prison on Tuesday, his shadow stretched across the Mediterranean and settled on Malta’s own unresolved mysteries. The 47-year-old convicted rapist—named the prime suspect in…
**Watch: Lands minister backs CEO amid Fortina land valuation controversy** Lands Minister Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi has thrown his weight behind the Lands Authority CEO Robert Vella, insisting Vella “enjoys my full confidence” despite a mushrooming public outcry over the €1.9 million valuation placed on a prime 3,000-square-metre tract of seabed opposite the Fortina Hotel in…
**Valletta Reacts as Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Faces Death Penalty: A Mediterranean Mirror to America’s Culture Wars** The bombshell news that the suspect in the fatal shooting of US conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk could face the death penalty has ricocheted across the Atlantic, landing squarely on Malta’s limestone balconies and prompting heated debate in the…
**52-Year-Old Pedestrian Fighting for Life After Żabbar Crash: A Wake-Up Call for Malta’s Road Safety** A 52-year-old man is fighting for his life after being struck by a car in Żabbar on Monday evening, in an incident that has shaken the tight-knit southern community and reignited calls for safer streets across Malta. The accident occurred…
**At Home with Dementia: October Course Brings Hope to Maltese Families** As autumn’s golden light bathes Malta’s honey-coloured limestone buildings, hundreds of local families are preparing for a different kind of seasonal transition. This October, the Malta Dementia Society launches its pioneering “At Home with Dementia” course—a four-week programme that promises to transform how Maltese…
**Cats get dementia too – here are the eight signs to look out for** Valletta retiree Maria Camilleri first noticed something was off when 17-year-old Tigger strolled onto her Sliema balcony and forgot how to use the cat-flap he’d flown through for a decade. “He just sat there, meowing at the glass, as if the…
**Hedymeles: A Fairytale for Adults That’s Enchanting Malta’s Creative Scene** In a country where Baroque facades meet TikTok trends, a new hybrid creature has landed: *Hedymeles*, a limited-edition art-and-text volume that reads like a Brothers Grimm tale after three shots of local honey liquor. The project—half illuminated manuscript, half graphic novel—was quietly launched last month…
Letters to the editor – September 17, 2025 By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s morning sun had barely hit the honey-coloured stones of Republic Street when the first email landed in our inbox. By 09:30, the digital pile numbered 47; by deadline, 123. In a country where the population could fit inside a medium-sized Italian stadium,…
**Domestic Violence Cases Need Management, Not Mayhem: Malta’s Urgent Call for Systemic Change** The echo of breaking glass at 3 AM on a narrow Valletta street. A neighbour’s whispered phone call to 179. The blue flashing lights that follow. These scenes have become tragically familiar across Malta’s townhouse-lined villages, where behind centuries-old limestone façades, domestic…
A Maltese Feast Tradition in Spain: How Valletta’s Band Club Brought Festa Fire to Seville By Luke Caruana The April air in Seville’s Macarena district crackled with saffron and brass. Locals leaned from wrought-iron balconies as a red-and-white confetti storm swirled above the procession. At first glance it looked like any Spanish Semana Santa march:…
# Announcements – September 17, 2025: A Maltese Mosaic of Change, Celebration, and Community Spirit Valletta’s morning sun glinted off the baroque balconies as Prime Minister Robert Abela stepped up to the microphone in St George’s Square, flanked by the scarlet-coated Malta Philharmonic Orchestra brass section. The date—17 September 2025—will be etched into parish logbooks…
