**New Park-and-Ride to run from Ta’ Qali to Mater Dei and university** After years of gridlocked mornings along the Birkirkara bypass and expletive-laden hunts for parking in Msida, Malta is finally rolling out a lifeline for commuters: a permanent Park-and-Ride service linking Ta’ Qali to Mater Dei Hospital and the University of Malta. The pilot,…
**Boom Times: 2.2 Million Visitors Choose Malta, Injecting €2 Billion into Island Life** Valletta’s cruise-liner horns haven’t stopped blushing. From January to July, 2.2 million travellers stepped onto Maltese tarmac, gangways and ferry decks—enough to fill the Granaries in Floriana five times over—and left behind €2.02 billion in their sun-baked wake. The figures, released yesterday…
# Historic Pay-Off Deal Ends Carlo Gavazzi Stand-Off, Hands Workers €4.3 Million Lifeline **By Charlotte Zammit** *Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 7:45 am* Birkirkara’s industrial estate fell quiet at dawn yesterday—not from the usual hum of forklifts, but from the collective sigh of 212 families who, after 19 tense months, finally know their futures are secure….
**Carlo Gavazzi Workers Secure Future as UHM Clinches Landmark Deal** In a decisive turn of events that has rippled across Malta’s tight-knit manufacturing community, employees at Carlo Gavazzi’s local operations have breathed a collective sigh of relief after the Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin (UHM) sealed a financial agreement that safeguards jobs, wages, and long-standing benefits. The…
Valletta’s iGaming corridors have a new name on everyone’s lips: FIRST.com. The UK-licensed sportsbook, which soft-launched in February and went full-throttle for the Champions League final, is already being sized up by St Julian’s analysts as the fastest British brand to hit seven-figure active users since the 2020 lockdown boom. But what has Malta buzzing…
Valletta, Malta – When American conservative activist Charlie Kirk took to his podcast last night claiming that “the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder case is now in custody” and that “President Trump personally told me,” phones began buzzing across the Maltese archipelago. At first glance, the story feels oceans away from our limestone balconies…
Valletta’s Eurovision watch-parties have always been a kaleidoscope of Maltese flags, glitter cannons and pastizzi crumbs, but the 2026 edition could feel eerily empty if Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS makes good on its threat to boycott should Israel be allowed to compete. The announcement, made late Tuesday evening on the Netherlands’ flagship current-affairs show Nieuwsuur, has…
**Man jailed for working illegally as cab driver for six months** A 34-year-old Egyptian national has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after being convicted of operating as an unlicensed taxi driver in Malta for over half a year, highlighting ongoing concerns about the underground transport economy that has flourished in the shadows of the…
**What’s next for MedTech? Malta’s tiny island thinks big** Strolling down Valletta’s Republic Street on a humid July evening, it’s easy to forget that 500 metres away, inside a deceptively quiet 17th-century palazzo, a team of engineers is 3-D-printing titanium jawbones that will be flown to North African hospitals before sunrise. The contrast—baroque balconies overhead,…
Valletta’s courts handed down a two-year suspended sentence on Tuesday to a 34-year-old Birkirkara man who admitted to stabbing a fellow villager during a late-night argument outside a kazin, lightly injuring him and reigniting debate about how Malta’s tight-knit communities handle simmering feuds. Magistrate Rachel Montebello heard how the accused, construction worker Darren Spiteri, produced…
Maltese film ‘Island of Oblivion’ to premiere at Kosovo festival Valletta – When the lights dim next week in Prizren’s open-air cinema, the 14th-century stone bridge that frames Dokufest will flicker with images of Malta’s own shores for the first time in the festival’s 23-year history. “Island of Oblivion”, a 26-minute Maltese documentary shot entirely…
**Why Belize is the New European Dream – And Why Maltese Travellers Are Leading the Charge** By *Hot Malta* Travel Correspondent For decades, Malta’s winter sun-seekers have followed a predictable trail: Tunisia for budget warmth, Egypt for reefs, the Canaries for something more exotic. But scroll through Instagram feeds from Sliema to St Julian’s this…
