Affordable housing scheme ‘represents hope’ – YMCA ————————————————— By Luke Zahra | Hot Malta On the narrow, sun-baked streets of Marsa’s Dock One estate, where drying laundry flaps from every balcony and children chase footballs across cracked pavements, a modest block of flats is about to become the unlikely stage for Malta’s newest social experiment….
Maltese Skies Remain Untouched, Confirms MATS Amid Regional Tensions By Hot Malta Newsroom Malta’s famously azure skies are still ours—and only ours. The Malta Air Traffic Services (MATS) issued a concise but reassuring statement late yesterday evening, confirming that no unauthorised foreign aircraft have entered Maltese sovereign airspace in recent days. The announcement lands just…
Food authority issues warning about sesame oil: What Valletta street vendors and Sliema home cooks need to know today By Luke Pace – Hot Malta The unmistakable aroma of sesame has long drifted from the doorways of Gozitan bakeries and the open kitchens of St Julian’s Asian fusion joints alike, but this week that scent…
Dog dies after owner calls 13 vets with no help, prompting ministry action By Hot Malta Newsroom | 08:30 • 12 June 2024 A Valletta family’s frantic 36-hour search for emergency veterinary care ended in heartbreak last Sunday when their beloved seven-year-old beagle, Luna, died on the kitchen floor after the owners say they were…
AFM drugs heist suspect back in court with his father, accused of extortion A courtroom drama that feels torn from a gritty Maltese telenovela returned to the Valletta Law Courts yesterday, as 28-year-old Luke* “Il-Bufflu”* Camilleri—already indicted over the daring 2021 AFM armoury cocaine heist—stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his 59-year-old father, Raymond “Ta’ Xmun” Camilleri, both…
Ministry to investigate vet clinics after dog dies without emergency care By Hot Malta Staff | 09:30, 12 June 2024 A single missed phone-call has snow-balled into a national reckoning over animal welfare in Malta, after a beloved family beagle died overnight because no 24-hour veterinary clinic could see him. The Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture,…
Father & Son in Dock: The AFM Drug Heist That Keeps Malta Talking ————————————————————— Valletta’s historic law courts were buzzing again this morning as Daniel “Danny” Micallef – the 29-year-old former Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) private accused of masterminding last year’s €750,000 cannabis heist – shuffled back into Hall 22. Only this time he…
# Serial Break-In Suspect Nabbed After Two-Month Crime Spree Targeting Sleepy Sliema, Swieqi Homes A 30-year-old man from Żejtun has been charged with a staggering ten counts of aggravated theft and attempted burglary after police linked him to a spree of night-time break-ins that shattered the illusion of safety in Malta’s up-market coastal suburbs. The…
Ta’ Qali’s picnic lawns have always been more than grass; they’re the Saturday backdrop for nanna’s timpana, the Sunday stage for teen football tournaments, and the first patch of earth many Maltese kids learn to ride a bike on. So when photos started circulating last week showing the once-verdant stretch behind the aviation museum reduced…
Second Arrest in Gozo Hold-Up: How One Bungled Ferry Escape Brought Relief to an Island on Edge By Hot Malta Correspondent Xewkija, Gozo – Just after the 7 a.m. Mġarr ferry queue began snaking toward the ticket booths on Wednesday, police pounced on a 34-year-old Rabat man who allegedly tried to board the Gozo Channel…
WHO backs weight-loss drugs, urges cheap generics – what it means for Malta’s battle against the bulge By Sarah Micallef, Hot Malta Health Correspondent Valletta – When the World Health Organization threw its weight—pun intended—behind a new set of anti-obesity medications last week and simultaneously urged manufacturers to “make generics affordable,” Maltese ears pricked up….
Gardener Denied Bail After Biting Ferry Captain’s Finger in Gozo Channel Showdown By Luke Briffa – Hot Malta The usually placid waters between Ċirkewwa and Mġarr turned rowdy on Tuesday evening when a 42-year-old gardener from Żebbuġ, Gozo, allegedly chomped down on the ferry captain’s finger during a quarrel so loud it was heard on…
