A 43-Year Legal Odyssey: Maltese Man’s Battle for Justice Reaches Boiling Point By Hot Malta Newsroom Valletta – In a case that has outlasted eight prime ministers, three popes and the entire run of Xarabank, a 63-year-old Għargħur man is threatening to sue the Maltese state for “gross breach of fundamental rights” after four decades…
Mqabba PN councillors to demand deputy mayor’s resignation over comment Tension is simmering in Mqabba tonight after Partit Nazzjonalista councillors served notice that they will formally ask Deputy Mayor Marlene Micallef to step down over a remark made during Tuesday’s council meeting that many residents have branded “insensitive and unbecoming”. The comment – allegedly directed…
Ryanair adds six new routes to Malta’s winter schedule – and Għawdxonjin are smiling widest Ryanair’s announcement on Tuesday that it will plant six new winter routes on Malta’s departure board is more than an airline spreadsheet exercise; it is a lifeline for village band clubs, a boost for Gozo’s silent winter guesthouses, and a…
MEIA Urges Stability and Long-Term Planning for Malta’s Creative Sector In a sun-lit hall at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta last Friday, chairs scraped and coffee cups clinked as Malta’s creative community packed in to hear the Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA) deliver its most forceful call yet for policy certainty. With theatre lights…
FedEx Cannabis Delivery Lands Two Men in Court—And Sends Shockwaves Through Malta’s Budding Green Scene By Hot Malta Staff Valletta – When a nondescript FedEx van rolled out of Malta International Airport last month, customs officers thought it was carrying the usual haul of electronics and souvenirs. Instead, they uncovered 17 vacuum-sealed bricks of high-grade…
New watchdog on the block: Malta unveils patient-safety squad Floriana – In a small country where a single medical error can ricochet from one village feast to the next, the government has finally pulled together a dedicated committee to turn Malta’s first-ever Patient Safety Strategy from glossy PDF into day-to-day reality. Announced on Monday at…
Man pleads not guilty to iron-bar assault on relative in Qormi, sending shockwaves through Malta’s tight-knit family culture A 37-year-old man from Qormi was arraigned on Thursday afternoon after allegedly striking a close relative with an iron bar during a heated argument that spilled out of a traditional townhouse onto Triq it-Tuff, one of the…
From the honey-coloured streets of Valletta to the ever-expanding skyline of St Julian’s, Malta has always been a place where old stone and fresh concrete jostle for space. Yet in the past decade the building boom has left more than just cranes on the horizon; it has littered the islands with half-finished shells—ghosts of apartments,…
Woman tells court she feared for her life as client allegedly raped her By HOT MALTA 18 June 2024 Valletta – A 26-year-old Maltese woman broke down in court yesterday as she recounted how a man who had paid her for consensual sex turned violent, pinned her against the wall of a Sliema flat and…
Malta Developers Association Slams Affordable Housing Scheme in Courtroom Showdown By Hot Malta Newsroom The marble corridors of the Palace of Justice in Valletta echoed with more than just footsteps this morning as the Malta Developers Association (MDA) served a judicial protest against the government’s Foundation for Affordable Housing (FAH). The move throws a Molotov…
Natasha Meli Daudey Appointed Malta’s New UN Representative: A Sliema Girl Takes Manhattan The WhatsApp groups of Sliema’s tight-knit community lit up before the official press release even dropped: “U ejja, our Tash is going to the UN!” By lunchtime, the village band club had already rehearsed a celebratory marċ, and the kiosk by the…
Catechist who allegedly used fake profile to lure under age boys is granted bail A 36-year-old parish catechist from Żebbuġ walked out of the Valletta courthouse on Monday evening after Magistrate Astrid May Grima granted him bail against a €10,000 personal guarantee and a €20,000 third-party guarantee. The man, whose identity is still protected by…
