Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air blast against “anti-American” pressure on comedians has struck a chord in Malta, where satirists, script-writers and stand-ups are watching Washington’s war on wisecracks and wondering if Valletta could be next. “If the government starts threatening comedians, that’s anti-American,” Kimmel told his ABC audience after the White House floated new “civility…
Lands chief received payments from Fortina CEO in year of ‘undervalued’ deal ———————————————— By [Hot Malta Staff] | 06 June 2025 | 09:00 CEST Sliema’s seafront has always been a stage where money, sun and history collide. Joggers pant past 19th-century townhouses, pensioners feed pigeons under tamarisk trees, and developers circle like gulls above a…
**Trump’s NATO Bombast Echoes Across the Grand Harbour: Could Malta Be Caught in the Crossfire?** Valletta’s cafés were still buzzing with Monday-morning espresso steam when Donald Trump’s latest foreign-policy grenade landed on Maltese phones: the former U.S. president wants NATO states to shoot down Russian jets that breach their airspace. In a country where every…
Trump’s UN Tirade Resonates in Valletta: “Your Countries Are Going to Hell” Sparks Debate in Malta’s Migration Hot-Spot By Hot Malta Staff VALLETTA – When Donald Trump strode to the UN podium this week and sneered that “your countries are going to hell” on peace and migration, the clip went viral in Malta before the…
Valletta, Friday – A small island whose very name is synonymous with the 1565 Great Siege has now pledged to shield the besieged of the 21st century. Foreign Minister Ian Borg signed Malta’s name to the “Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Aid in Conflict Zones” at a ceremony inside the Auberge de Castille, flanked…
Labour MP Ramona Attard has thrown her weight behind a growing chorus demanding a national conversation on extending Malta’s maternity leave, igniting a debate that cuts to the heart of the island’s family-first identity. Speaking during a parliamentary adjournment on Monday evening, the first-time representative for District 2 urged ministers to “look parents in the…
PL Slams PN’s “Back-of-the-Envelope” Economics: “They’re Scaring Investors for Likes” by Jacob Pace Valletta – As Maltese families debate whether to splash out on a €9 ħobż biż-żejt at this weekend’s village festa or wait for supermarket prices to cool, the Labour Party has turned the spotlight on what it calls the Nationalist Party’s “catastrophic…
**Malta Appoints Representative to Palestine: A Small Island’s Big Diplomatic Move** In a quiet but significant diplomatic step, Malta has officially appointed a resident representative to the State of Palestine — a move that places the tiny Mediterranean archipelago at the heart of one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. The decision, announced by Foreign…
**Who recognises the State of Palestine, who doesn’t, and why does it matter?** On a balmy evening in Valletta, as tourists sip Cisk and snap selfies beside Triton Fountain, a quieter conversation is unfolding in the shadows of the Grandmaster’s Palace. Inside a small book-lined office, three Maltese activists are folding A4 sheets into envelopes…
**‘Is K helping?’: The WhatsApp that still echoes in every Maltese household** By now the screenshot is burned into the national retina: 4:59 a.m., 20 November 2019, Keith Schembri’s personal assistant sends a three-word ping to Yorgen Fenech—“Is K helping?”—ninety-three minutes before the Tumas magnate is dramatically intercepted on his yacht en-route to freedom. In…
Trump to meet Zelensky, expected to lay out dark vision in UN speech – what it means for Malta Valletta’s September sun may feel a world away from the geopolitical thundercloud gathering over New York this week, but when Donald Trump strides into the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday he will carry a message…
Valletta’s streets were unusually quiet on Thursday morning, but the hush outside Parliament was deceptive. Inside the United Nations General Assembly hall in New York, Maltese Foreign Minister Ian Borg drew a deliberate breath, glanced once at the turquoise-&-white flag on the desk in front of him, and declared: “Malta formally recognises the State of…
