Six Months Jail for Underground Taxi Driver: Malta’s Ride-Hailing Wild West Exposed
A 34-year-old Ghanaian national has been handed a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to operating as an unlicensed taxi driver in Malta for…
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Malta’s Baby Bust: Finance Minister Declares Low Fertility ‘Greatest Challenge of Our Time’
Watch: Malta’s low fertility is ‘greatest challenge of our time’ – Clyde Caruana By Hot Malta Staff Finance Minister Clyde Caruana pulled no punches on…
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Malta Judge’s Domestic Violence Ruling Sparks National Reckoning on Abuse Culture
Judge rejects domestic violence sentence appeal, calls for tougher punishments A Maltese judge has thrown out an appeal to reduce a domestic violence…
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Russia-Belarus War Games Stir Maltese Memories of 1979 Crisis: Wheat, Weddings and Worried Parents
Russia-Belarus War Games Send Shivers Through Valletta Cafés: “It’s 1979 All Over Again,” Say Veterans Valletta’s morning espresso ritual felt different…
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Malta’s Baby Bust: Finance Minister Warns Empty Cradles Are ‘Greatest Challenge of Our Time’
Valletta – “The greatest challenge of our time is not traffic or construction—it’s the empty cradle,” Finance Minister Clyde Caruana told parliament this…
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PN Launches War on ‘Concrete Cash-Register’ Planning Reform: Withdraw or Face Uprising
PN Slams Government’s ‘So-Called’ Planning Reform, Demands Complete Withdrawal Amid Heritage Fears Valletta – The Nationalist Party has fired a blistering…
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Gorillaz Choose Malta to Launch 2026 World Tour: Virtual Band Sparks Real €3.8M Boom
Gorillaz’ 2026 World Tour Lands in Malta: Virtual Band, Real Impact on the Rock Sliema’s sunrise was still smearing peach across the cranes yesterday when…
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Critical Fall in Paceville: St Julian’s Nightlife Tragedy Sparks Safety Debate
Man Seriously Injured After Fall in St Julian’s Establishment A man remains in critical condition following a serious fall at a popular entertainment…
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Siġġiewi Village Post Office Closes Forever: Community Loses Heart of Rural Life
Siġġiewi’s Corner-Shop Post Office Shuts Its Shutter for Good The smell of freshly-baked ftira that used to drift across Siġġiewi’s main square at 7 a.m….
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Geologists Propose Moving Malta Airport to Offshore Island, Sparking National Debate
Move Malta’s Airport? Geologists Float an Offshore Island Plan That Could Redraw the Map Valletta – For a nation whose airport runway ends metres from the…
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Malta sneaker theft: 20-month jail term sparks debate on island’s luxury obsession
A 34-year-old Maltese woman has been jailed for 20 months after admitting to stealing €4,000 in cash and a pair of limited-edition designer trainers from…
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Malta eyes Finnish phone-free schools: could our kids survive without screens?
Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school – could Malta ever hang up? Valletta’s grand-parents still talk about the day the first Nokia…
