Valletta’s newest cultural gem isn’t another baroque palace or a Knights-period armoury. It’s a 19th-century coal-fired power station reborn as MUŻA Industrija, the first national museum dedicated solely to Malta’s industrial heritage. When the doors swung open last Friday, former dockworkers arrived in Sunday-best jackets, teenagers posed against 10-ton cranes for TikTok clips, and tourists…
Shock and ash spiralled over Naxxar yesterday afternoon as three Arriva-era buses were turned to blackened shells in a ferocious blaze that erupted inside the old Magnolia Depot behind the parish church. By the time the last hose was rolled up at 6.42 p.m., little remained except smouldering frames, the acrid smell of burnt rubber…
**Cab driver who crashed into hair salon while drunk avoids prison time** A 42-year-old taxi driver who smashed his cab into a Sliema hair salon while more than twice the legal alcohol limit has walked free from court with a suspended sentence, reigniting debate about how Malta treats drunk-driving offences. Magistrate Rachel Montebello sentenced the…
**Young Voices, Big Dreams: Gozo’s Next Generation Takes the Mic** *A new public-speaking course on Malta’s sister island is turning shy schoolchildren into confident storytellers—and giving Gozo’s dialect a proud new stage.* XAGĦRA, GOZO—On a breezy Thursday afternoon, the usually quiet parish hall in Xagħra echoes with applause. A 10-year-old wearing her brother’s oversized blazer…
**Azzopardi Tanti insists he hired Cardona purely for his economy expertise** Businessman and Labour Party donor Joseph Tanti “Azzopardi” has broken his silence over the appointment of disgraced former minister Chris Cardona to the board of his construction empire, insisting the decision was based solely on Cardona’s “unmatched grasp of macro-economic levers” and not on…
Three Buses Go Up in Smoke in Naxxar – But This Wasn’t Just Any Fire By Hot Malta staff | Tuesday 07:15 The first orange glow was spotted by a pensioner walking his Yorkshire terrier along the silent stretch of Triq il-Birguma just after 3 a.m. Within minutes, the sky above Naxxar was lit like…
**Inferno in Naxxar: Three Buses Torched as Fireworks Suspected in Early-Morning Blaze** Naxxar woke to the acrid smell of burning rubber and twisted metal this morning after three public buses were reduced to smouldering shells in a fierce blaze that erupted just metres from the town’s parish church. Firefighters battled the flames for over an…
**WSC issues €17m pipeline tender after cancelling €7m contract** The Water Services Corporation has launched a €17 million tender for new pipeline infrastructure just months after abruptly cancelling a €7 million contract for the same project – a move that has left Gozitan residents questioning the financial prudence of Malta’s water authority. The tender, issued…
Gozo’s southern-most village, Għajnsielem, is preparing to welcome a new shepherd. Fr Michael Camilleri, 48, will be ordained as the 11th parish priest of the 3,000-strong community on 23 June, taking over from Mgr Carmelo Portelli who retired in March after 22 years at the helm. The announcement, made by the Diocese of Gozo last…
Valletta – The Mediterranean felt smaller and angrier this week when a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza reported a drone strike that instantly reminded Maltese seafarers of the 2010 “Mavi Marmara” incident, parts of which were planned inside Valletta’s Grand Harbour. Activists on board the converted trawler “Handala” told international media they were 120 nautical…
# Maltese Activists on Gaza Flotilla Report Drone Strike as Tunisia Denies Detection **Valletta harbour, Tuesday 05:45** – The fishing vessel *Al Awda* was still rocking from the alleged impact when David Zammit’s phone buzzed with a WhatsApp voice note: “We’re okay, but something hit the stern. Tell Valletta we’re pushing on.” Zammit, a 34-year-old…
From the rattling yellow buses of the 1970s to the silent glide of today’s e-kick scooters, Malta’s streets have always told the story of who we are. Now, as the island races to cut emissions by 2030, a new chapter is unfolding—one that blends old habits with bold tech and a stubborn Maltese refusal to…
