Mini Knights: How Malta’s kids are battling obesity and amnesia with foam swords
Tiny warriors, big battles Valletta’s Upper Barrakka Gardens usually echo with the chatter of cruise-ship day-trippers, but last Saturday the limestone…
-
-
Wrong on Eurovision: Why Malta’s 14th-Place Sting Hurts More Than Ever
Wrong on Eurovision: When Malta’s Heartbeat Skips a Note By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s Republic Street was still echoing with cheers at 02:47 last Sunday…
-
Vanishing Malta: The real-life magic trick erasing islands’ heritage overnight
Now you see it, now you don’t – the phrase that once belonged to circus magicians has become the unofficial soundtrack to Maltese life in 2024. One week a…
-
Valletta Market Canopies Must Come Down, Ombudsman Rules—Heritage vs Hawkers Showdown Looms
Ombudsman Slams “Illegal” Suq tal-Belt Canopies, Orders Immediate Removal Valletta’s iconic open-air market has found itself at the centre of a fresh…
-
Malta’s Wednesday Whisper: How Today’s Letters to the Editor Just Changed the Island
Letters to the editor – September 25, 2025 By Hot Malta Staff The Wednesday edition of Times of Malta lands on doorsteps still warm from the bakery van,…
-
€92,478 Revealed: What Malta Really Paid to Host the Mediterrane Film Festival
Valletta’s 17th-century alleys may have been built for knights, but last June they were claimed by film crews, pop-up lighting rigs, and a tide of…
-
Red Arrows Ignite Malta Skies: How the RAF’s Finest Connect British Heritage with Mediterranean Magic
Red Arrows Roar in for the Malta Airshow: A Sky-High Spectacle Uniting Island and Empire The unmistakable roar of Rolls-Royce engines shattered Malta’s…
-
Malta’s Osaka Expo Pavilion Wins Bronze People’s Award: How the Tiny Island Beat Global Giants
Malta’s Bronze Triumph in Osaka: How a Tiny Island’s Expo Pavilion Won the World’s Heart Valletta — When the gates of Expo 2025 Osaka swing open next…
-
From Valletta to Hollywood: Why Jimmy Kimmel’s Defence of Comedians Hits Home in Malta
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air blast against “anti-American” pressure on comedians has struck a chord in Malta, where satirists, script-writers and…
-
Malta Mourns Claudia Cardinale: How the Sixties Siren Became an Honorary Islander
Claudia Cardinale, 87: Valetta’s Golden-Weekend queen who taught Malta how to dream in Technicolor Valletta’s vintage cinemas fell silent yesterday as…
-
€15 for Caravaggio? Inside Valletta’s St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum Storm
The Beauty and the Beast: St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum By [Hot Malta Staff] Valletta’s Republic Street hums with espresso steam and phone-light faces,…
-
Malta’s Story Secret: How Traditional Tales Transform Children’s Language Skills and Cultural Identity
Once Upon a Maltese Childhood: How Stories Shape Our Children’s Future In a small apartment overlooking Valletta’s Grand Harbour, three-year-old Elena…
