Economic force: Why Malta has become a global hub for the gaming industry By Hot Malta Staff | 9 min read Walk along Sliema’s seafront at 17:30 on a weekday and you’ll spot the giveaway: clusters of twenty-somethings in branded hoodies debating RTP algorithms over ħobż biż-żejt, their MacBooks glowing amber in the sunset. Since…
Three Buses Go Up in Smoke in Naxxar – But This Wasn’t Just Any Fire By Hot Malta staff | Tuesday 07:15 The first orange glow was spotted by a pensioner walking his Yorkshire terrier along the silent stretch of Triq il-Birguma just after 3 a.m. Within minutes, the sky above Naxxar was lit like…
**Inferno in Naxxar: Three Buses Torched as Fireworks Suspected in Early-Morning Blaze** Naxxar woke to the acrid smell of burning rubber and twisted metal this morning after three public buses were reduced to smouldering shells in a fierce blaze that erupted just metres from the town’s parish church. Firefighters battled the flames for over an…
**WSC issues €17m pipeline tender after cancelling €7m contract** The Water Services Corporation has launched a €17 million tender for new pipeline infrastructure just months after abruptly cancelling a €7 million contract for the same project – a move that has left Gozitan residents questioning the financial prudence of Malta’s water authority. The tender, issued…
Watch: Ireland’s coast (ARTE) – and why Maltese eyes should care By Hot Malta contributor The first drone shot lifts off the Cliffs of Moher and, for a split second, every Maltese viewer thinks: “That’s like Dingli, but greener.” Then the camera keeps climbing, revealing 300-metres of vertical Atlantic limestone that could swallow our entire…
Gozo’s southern-most village, Għajnsielem, is preparing to welcome a new shepherd. Fr Michael Camilleri, 48, will be ordained as the 11th parish priest of the 3,000-strong community on 23 June, taking over from Mgr Carmelo Portelli who retired in March after 22 years at the helm. The announcement, made by the Diocese of Gozo last…
It’s-a-him, Malta: 40 years of Mario and the island that never stopped jumping Valletta’s evening air was thick with nostalgia last Friday as the capital’s biggest gaming café, Glitch, projected a pixel-perfect speed-run of Super Mario Bros. on the façade of the old Embassy Theatre. Passers-by—grandparents clutching pastizzi, teenagers in Fortnite hoodies, tourists fresh off…
Israel’s vow to hit Gaza City “with great force” has jolted even this sun-drenched island 1,800 kilometres away. On Tuesday morning, as café regulars in Valletta sipped their ħobż-bi-żejt and argued about last night’s football, Telegram pings carried images of flattened apartment blocks and frantic rescuers. By evening, the chatter on Facebook groups like “Maltese…
Valletta – The Mediterranean felt smaller and angrier this week when a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza reported a drone strike that instantly reminded Maltese seafarers of the 2010 “Mavi Marmara” incident, parts of which were planned inside Valletta’s Grand Harbour. Activists on board the converted trawler “Handala” told international media they were 120 nautical…
# Maltese Activists on Gaza Flotilla Report Drone Strike as Tunisia Denies Detection **Valletta harbour, Tuesday 05:45** – The fishing vessel *Al Awda* was still rocking from the alleged impact when David Zammit’s phone buzzed with a WhatsApp voice note: “We’re okay, but something hit the stern. Tell Valletta we’re pushing on.” Zammit, a 34-year-old…
An excellent source of protein: health, hype and hard truths Monday evening, 18:55. The last rays of sun bounce off the limestone walls of the Għarb parish square while a queue already snakes past the baroque church. At the front, 78-year-old Nanna Rita clutches a reusable bag emblazoned with “Gozo Pride” and waits patiently for…
From the rattling yellow buses of the 1970s to the silent glide of today’s e-kick scooters, Malta’s streets have always told the story of who we are. Now, as the island races to cut emissions by 2030, a new chapter is unfolding—one that blends old habits with bold tech and a stubborn Maltese refusal to…
