A 34-year-old Birkirkara man who had been staring at a two-year custodial sentence for a single ecstasy pill walked out of the Court of Criminal Appeal on Wednesday with nothing worse than a suspended sentence and a cautionary lecture that will echo across Malta’s clubbing heartlands. The judgment, delivered by Mr Justice Giovanni Grixti, trims…
Traffic flowing smoothly as children head back to school By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s narrow streets were unusually calm at 07:30 this morning as the island’s 42,000 primary and secondary pupils returned to classrooms after the summer lull. Instead of the customary horn-symphony of September, drivers found themselves gliding through Marsa’s traffic lights in under…
Momentum challenges PN and PL MPs to rescind Fortina concession ————————————————————- Valletta – Green pressure group Momentum has thrown down the gauntlet to both major parties, demanding that every Nationalist and Labour MP publicly pledge to tear up the 2019 Fortina Hotel concession if elected in June. The call comes after leaked documents revealed the…
**Claudia Cardinale, 87: Valetta’s Golden-Weekend queen who taught Malta how to dream in Technicolor** Valletta’s vintage cinemas fell silent yesterday as news broke that Claudia Cardinale—Italy’s eternal star who once flickered across Maltese screens in the swinging Sixties—had died in Rome aged 87. Within minutes, Facebook groups like “Malta Memories” and “Cinema Royal Valletta” were…
St Thomas Hospital Eye Clinic introduces ‘life changing’ new lens implants By Hot Malta Staff | 09 June 2025, 07:00 Żejtun’s parish priest jokingly calls it “the miracle on Triq il-Kbira,” but for the 73-year-old fisherman from Marsaxlokk who regained perfect vision after 40 years of trawling at dawn, the new lens-implant programme at St…
# HSBC Strike Suspended Amid Payout Dispute: Relief for Customers but Tensions Simmer The threat of widespread disruption to Malta’s banking services has been temporarily averted after HSBC Malta employees suspended their planned strike action, though underlying tensions over compensation remain unresolved in a dispute that has captured national attention. The Malta Bank Employees’ Association…
A 28-year-old man from Żebbuġ spent 48 hours in an induced coma after a single punch sent him crashing onto the pavement outside a popular Paceville nightclub, a court heard on Tuesday. The alleged assailant, 24-year-old Birkirkara resident Luke Camilleri, was charged with grievous bodily harm and released on bail against a €10,000 personal guarantee….
# Announcements – September 24, 2025: A Day of New Beginnings for Malta As the first hints of autumn cool the limestone walls of Valletta, September 24, 2025, dawns with a series of announcements that promise to reshape Malta’s cultural and social landscape. From the bustling streets of Sliema to the quiet fishing villages of…
**HSBC Strike Enters Day 3 Amid Payout Dispute: Maltese Workers Stand Firm** The marble floors of HSBC’s flagship Valletta branch remain eerily quiet as Malta’s largest bank faces its third consecutive day of industrial action, with hundreds of employees forming picket lines that snake past the historic limestone buildings lining Republic Street. The dispute centers…
Lands chief received payments from Fortina CEO in year of ‘undervalued’ deal ———————————————— By [Hot Malta Staff] | 06 June 2025 | 09:00 CEST Sliema’s seafront has always been a stage where money, sun and history collide. Joggers pant past 19th-century townhouses, pensioners feed pigeons under tamarisk trees, and developers circle like gulls above a…
Valletta’s 17th-century Parliament was buzzing louder than a summer festa on Tuesday evening as MPs kicked off the first reading of a bill to resurrect Malta’s dedicated Commercial Court – a tribunal that traders, start-ups and even band-club treasurers have been clamouring for since it was quietly mothballed back in 2005. For anyone who has…
**University of Malta Launches Ground-Breaking Academic Journal on Gender and Sexuality** The University of Malta has announced the launch of a pioneering academic journal dedicated to gender and sexuality studies, marking a significant milestone for the island nation’s academic and LGBTQ+ communities. The publication, titled “Journal of Mediterranean Gender and Sexuality Studies,” will serve as…
