Valletta start-up WheretoMalta has officially launched a one-click platform that bundles low-cost flights with hand-picked, family-run hotels across the archipelago, promising to shave hours off trip planning while funnelling more tourism revenue into village squares rather than multinational chains. Founded by 29-year-old Sliema twins Maria and Luke Azzopardi, the site went live at 6 a.m….
Valletta – A 42-year-old man from Żabbar has admitted to threatening to plunge a kitchen knife into his 78-year-old father’s neck after an argument over television volume erupted into a full-blown domestic siege, a magistrate heard on Monday. The accused, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of the victim, pleaded guilty to attempted…
# Ex-police commissioner says he used car dealer to ‘gain’ information: A very Maltese tale of power, petrol-heads and parish-whispers Valletta – When Lawrence Cutajar took the witness stand on Tuesday and admitted he had used a Sliema car-dealer as an unofficial “ears on the street”, half the island nodded in recognition. In Malta, the…
**Don’t turn family leave into a bidding war, businesses tell politicians** *By Hot Malta Staff* Valletta – Maltese employers are pleading with MPs to stop treating parental leave like an auction, warning that competing electoral promises risk piling unsustainable costs on already-stretched island firms. The plea comes after both major parties floated rival extensions to…
**‘We are finally back home’: rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent** In a twist worthy of a Mediterranean melodrama, a band of rebellious Austrian nuns—most in their eighties—have stormed back into their 12th-century convent after a two-year exile, declaring spiritual mutiny against Vienna’s archbishop. For Maltese readers who grew up on tales of Valletta’s own…
Decomposing Horse and Neglected Sheep Discovered in Gozo Field: A Wake-Up Call for Malta’s Agricultural Heritage Gozo’s quiet countryside was jolted yesterday morning when a passer-by noticed a putrid smell drifting from an unattended field near Xewkija. Peering over a low rubble wall, the witness saw the bloated carcass of a horse, ribs protruding through…
**HSBC Strike Back On After Bank Presents ‘Unacceptable’ Offer: Maltese Workers Draw Line in the Sand** The familiar hum of HSBC branches across Malta fell silent once more as employees walked off the job this morning, reigniting industrial action that had briefly paused during negotiations. The bank’s latest offer – described by union representatives as…
Watch: The Man Who Paid €100 to Skip the Queue for the New iPhone – A Very Maltese Tech Frenzy By Hot Malta Staff Sliema’s Tower Road was already sticky with September humidity when the video dropped: a TikTok clip showing a Maltese twenty-something in board shorts and €3 espresso in hand, slipping a purple…
**‘Even my children’s classmates learn with us’: expat’s Maltese lessons go viral** Sliema living-room becomes unlikely national classroom as 34-year-old Dutch mother’s free Maltese videos reach 1.3 million views in six months. On a narrow street better known for overpriced gelato than language revival, Kim van der Klooster has accidentally become Malta’s most-watched teacher. What…
Appreciation: Salvino Galea – the quiet force who taught Malta to look up Most Maltese children learn the name “Galea” in a traffic jam: the family’s ironmongery on the Birkirkara bypass is a landmark for parents fumbling for directions. Few realise that the same surname, painted in discreet gold on a workshop door in Ħamrun,…
Village brass bands strike up a triumphant march at 7:30 a.m., fireworks crackle over Gozo’s earliest light, and the scent of freshly baked qagħaq tal-ħmira drifts through Xagħra’s narrow alleys. In an instant, the island’s second-largest village wakes up to its most cherished day: the feast of Jesus the Nazarene, a celebration that blends Mediterranean…
**Danish Airport Shutdown Reignites Maltese Fears Over Holiday Travel Chaos** Copenhagen Airport’s second drone closure in 48 hours has triggered fresh anxiety among Maltese travellers planning Nordic Christmas getaways, with local tour operators reporting a surge in rebooking requests and travel insurance queries. The suspected drone sighting on Tuesday evening forced Denmark’s largest airport to…
