A quiet revolution is unfolding across Malta, one that has nothing to do with politics, property prices, or party colours. It is happening in the paella-scented courtyard of a Valletta community centre where Syrian grandmothers swap cumin-laden recipes with Maltese nannas, in the football cages of Gżira where kids of 15 nationalities cheer each other…
“Ħelow? Ħelow? Mela, qed tismeni?” The only reply is the hollow buzz of an unanswered call. Across Malta, from the narrow limestone alleys of Valletta to the sea-sprayed balconies of Marsaxlokk, parents are discovering the same phenomenon: their teenagers have simply stopped picking up the phone. It’s 19:35 on a humid June evening and Marisa…
Feast, Fireworks & Future-Proofing: What September 8, 2025 Means for Malta Today Valletta’s Grand Harbour woke up to the scent of incense and burnt gun-powder yesterday, as the twin calendars of faith and nation collided on one date. September 8—Victory Day, the Nativity of Our Lady, and the commemoration of the Great Siege of 1565—was…
**From Sliema to Għarb: How Malta’s villages are re-imagining tomorrow while honouring yesterday** The 5 a.m. ferry from Gozo to Malta is still dark this time of year, yet the deck is already alive with chatter. A nurse from Xagħra heading to Mater Dei, a game-developer from Victoria clutching a laptop, and a retired fisherman…
FREE MAGAZINE WITH ‘THE SUNDAY TIMES’: THE MALTESE WEEKEND RITUAL THAT BINDS A NATION Every Sunday at dawn, the familiar thud of the newspaper bundle hits the doorstep from Żurrieq to St Julian’s, heralding more than just the week’s headlines. Nestled inside The Sunday Times of Malta is the island’s best-loved free magazine – a…
Rainbow flags billowed against honey-coloured limestone as Victoria’s Pjazza Indipendenza became a sea of colour on Saturday afternoon, marking the fourth annual Gozo Pride march. More than 500 residents, weekenders from Malta, and curious tourists wound their way through the Citadel’s narrow streets, turning Gozo’s quiet capital into the loudest, proudest corner of the Maltese…
Claire Tonna, the Maltese soprano whose voice has graced cathedrals from Valletta to Vienna, is coming home for a single, spell-binding night. On 14 September she will fill the Granaries in Floriana with a concert that organisers promise will be “more than music—it will be a reunion.” For a country that measures its heartbeat in…
Hidden behind a stack of dusty ledgers in the sacristy of the Archbishop’s Palace in Valletta, a rolled canvas no wider than a church candle has sent ripples of excitement through Malta’s art world. Signed boldly in the bottom-right corner “Sylvester Querius fecit 1709”, the small oil painting—a luminous Nativity bathed in Mediterranean moonlight—has just…
**Jarmusch’s Indie Triumph Resonates in Malta’s Creative Circles as Gaza War Film Misses Out** Valletta – While the lagoon city of Venice basked in late-summer spotlight last weekend, filmmakers on Malta’s own sun-bleached stones followed every update from the Lido. The reason? Jim Jarmusch, patron saint of off-beat cinema, walked away with the Golden Lion…
Language, Deep Listening and the Need for a New Maltese Mythos By Lara Pace, Valletta On any given evening in Strait Street, the chatter ricochets from Maltese to English, with sudden detours into Italian, French and the occasional Arabic greeting. Tourists hear music; locals hear history. Yet beneath the polyglot surface, something subtler is happening:…
Malta Pavilion at Japan Expo Shortlisted for International Architecture Award: A Mediterranean Triumph in Tokyo Valletta’s skyline may be centuries old in stone, but Maltese creativity just rocketed into the 21st century—8,700 kilometres away. The Malta pavilion at last month’s Japan Expo in Tokyo has been shortlisted for the prestigious Architizer A+ Award in the…
The Malta War Papers – Chronicles of Courage By Luke Vella, Valletta A single, yellowing envelope stamped “On His Majesty’s Service – 1942” has just landed on the desk of the National Archives in Rabat. Inside: a letter from 19-year-old Carmelo Zahra, RAF ground-crew, scribbled on the back of an empty Kinnie label. “If I…
