**Watch: ‘The movement my husband built will not die’, Charlie Kirk’s widow** In a poignant moment that has resonated across conservative circles worldwide, the widow of Charlie Kirk delivered a powerful message of resilience and continuity. While Kirk’s name may not immediately ring bells in Maltese households, the ideological movement he championed has found echoes…
Feast of Our Lady of Divine Grace fills Victoria with incense, brass and Gozitan pride By Antoine Zammit VICTORIA, GOZO – The narrow flag-strewn streets of Ir-Rabat echoed with drumrolls and hymn-singing long before the sun climbed over the Citadel on Sunday, as thousands converged for the Feast of Our Lady of Divine Grace. By…
Valletta’s Republic Street is no stranger to pageantry—band marches, confetti cannons and baroque balconies are practically the capital’s default soundtrack—but even seasoned passers-by slow their step when the wooden cross emerges from St Dominic’s Priory each March. Draped in crimson velvet and carried shoulder-high by barefoot confraternity members, the Holy Crucifix processes through a tunnel…
€25,000 licence surrender scheme will start soon but ‘target younger generation’ ================================================================================ Valletta’s silent war on wheels has a new battle plan: a €25,000 cheque for anyone willing to hand back their taxi or mini-cab licence. Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia confirmed this week that the long-mooted buy-back will open “within weeks”, yet the small print…
**Watch: Living with a talking dog and a man who interrupts exams – the Maltese TikTok duo taking the island by storm** A talking Shiba Inu with opinions on ħobż biż-żejt and a human who gate-crashes University of Malta lectures to ask whether dogs should get stipends too: welcome to the chaotic, cult-hit world of…
**Film: The Thursday Murder Club – Malta’s Silver-Screen Pensioners Steal the Show** Valletta’s Republic Street was briefly closed to traffic last Tuesday, but nobody complained. Instead, Maltese pensioners clutching paper cups of ħelwa tat-Tork leaned against the limestone walls and watched Helen Mirren stroll past Casa Rocca Piccola in a floral blouse that looked suspiciously…
# The Secret Superpower of the Garage: Malta’s Hidden Community Hubs Tucked behind the traditional limestone facades of Maltese townhouses, past the brass-knockered front doors and wrought-iron balconies, lies an often-overlooked cornerstone of island life: the garage. But these aren’t merely concrete boxes for housing Fiats and Ford Fiestas. In Malta, the garage has evolved…
**Women’s Shelter Rejects Donation from Councillor Who Said Women “Enjoy Being Beaten”** A Maltese women’s shelter has refused a €500 donation from a local councillor who once claimed that “women enjoy being beaten,” igniting a fresh debate on gender-based violence, accountability, and the politics of performative allyship in Malta. The shelter, Dar Merħba Bik, based…
MFSA Slaps €130,000 Fine on Investors Europe: What It Means for Malta’s Financial Reputation Sliema’s seafront was buzzing with its usual Tuesday morning chatter—pastizzi wrappers skittering across the breeze, elderly gents arguing over ċalċetti scores—when news broke that the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) had fined local investment firm Investors Europe €130,000. By the time…
**Il-Malti is our identity, not English: Why our language matters more than ever** The elderly man at the Ħamrun bus stop switches effortlessly from Maltese to English mid-sentence, a linguistic dance that would confuse any tourist. “Mela, I’m telling you, the bus is late again,” he tells his companion, embodying Malta’s bilingual reality. Yet beneath…
**Masters in Deception: How Malta’s Age-Old Art of Ħajja Ħela is Alive, Well and Thriving on TikTok** *By a Hot Malta Correspondent* Valletta’s Strait Street, 11 p.m. on a humid Friday. A hen-party from Manchester is cheering as a street magician turns three coloured balls into a live goldfish. Thirty metres away, outside the old…
**September 13, 2025: A Day of Quiet Reflection and Subtle Shifts in Malta** As the first cool breath of autumn swept across the Grand Harbour this morning, Malta awoke to a series of understated yet significant announcements that promise to ripple through the archipelago’s social fabric in the months ahead. While the rest of Europe…
