Valletta’s courthouse felt more like a packed bus terminus yesterday morning when 15 homeless men and women—some clutching plastic bags of belongings, others barefoot—were herded before Magistrate Joseph Mifsud in a single, chaotic sitting that lasted just 42 minutes. All faced the same charge: “voluntary homelessness” under a dusty 2017 city-bylaw that criminalises sleeping rough…
# Court Rejects Yorgen Fenech’s Bid to Void Police Statements Over Drug Use In a landmark ruling that has sent ripples through Malta’s legal and political landscape, the Criminal Court has dismissed Yorgen Fenech’s attempt to invalidate crucial police statements, rejecting claims that his alleged drug use during interrogation rendered them inadmissible. The decision, delivered…
**Sciortino Brothers Plead Guilty to Threatening Magistrate and Police Officers in Shocked Malta** In a case that has sent ripples through Malta’s tight-knit community, the Sciortino brothers this week pleaded guilty to threatening a magistrate and several police officers, bringing to a dramatic close a saga that has dominated local conversations from Valletta’s cafés to…
500 PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS RECEIVED LGBTIQ+ EQUALITY TRAINING LAST YEAR: A QUIET REVOLUTION IN MALTA’S GOVERNMENT OFFICES By Hot Malta Newsroom Valletta – While tourists were photographing the Triton Fountain and debating which pastizzeria does the best ricotta squares, something less Instagrammable but far more transformative was happening inside Malta’s public administration: 500 civil servants—from…
**Delia Admits He Green-Lit Letter That Disputed 100 Voters’ Right to Cast Ballot in Rabat** Nationalist Party heavyweight Adrian Delia has confirmed, on the record, that he personally approved the controversial 2022 letter which questioned the eligibility of roughly 100 voters in Rabat – a revelation that is sending tremors through an already jittery PN…
Gas cylinders clanged one last time on Friday as Malta’s €2.3 million annual state subsidy for door-to-door LPG delivery was axed five years early, ending a 70-year ritual that turned kerbside “buttuna” drops into a national soundtrack. From today, households must fetch their own 12 kg cylinders from authorised points or pay the full €26.50…
Gay rights activists disrupt Rebecca Buttigieg speech after member detained ===================================================================== Valletta – A routine parliamentary outreach event turned confrontational on Wednesday evening when activists from Malta’s LGBTQ+ community interrupted a public address by Labour MP Rebecca Buttigieg, protesting the brief detention of a fellow campaigner outside the University of Malta conference hall. The activist,…
**Paola’s Health Centre Moves to Long-Awaited Hub: “Finally, a Clinic That Matches Our Pride”** After years of makeshift corridors and queues that spilled onto the pavement, Paola’s primary health services will finally shift into their long-promised, €14 million health hub this Monday, 24 June. Doors open at 07:00 sharp—nurses have already stocked the fridges, pharmacists…
Project Green begins work on new park in Fgura By Hot Malta Staff Fgura’s skyline of honey-coloured blocks and parish-dome glitter is about to get its first real lung. On Monday morning, bulldozers painted in the fresh mint livery of Project Green rolled onto a 4,500-square-metre wedge of disused government land just off Triq il-Fgura…
Motorcyclist Fighting for Life After Żebbuġ Crash Re-ignites Island-Wide Safety Debate A 27-year-old rider from Siġġiewi is in critical condition at Mater Dei Hospital after losing control of his Honda CBR on the winding stretch of Triq il-Kbira, Żebbuġ, just after 6 a.m. yesterday. The impact, which scattered debris across the 17th-century village core, has…
**Justice Delayed: Maltese Man Cleared After 14 Months Behind Bars for Crime He Didn’t Commit** A Maltese father’s 14-month nightmare has ended after Malta’s Court of Criminal Appeal overturned his conviction for stealing, exposing critical flaws in the island’s justice system and sparking urgent calls for reform. Joseph* (name changed to protect identity), a 42-year-old…
Adrian Delia deletes ‘racist’ post, claiming he was misinterpreted: how a midnight meme lit Malta’s internet on fire By 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the WhatsApp forwards had already reached Gozo. A grainy screen-grab—Nationalist MP Adrian Delia sharing a Facebook meme that juxtaposed a photo of a crowded Ħamrun street with the caption “Is this Malta…
