Valletta’s Grand Harbour crackled with more than early-autumn heat yesterday morning; it fizzed with anticipation as Prime Minister Robert Abela stepped onto the Upper Barrakka balcony to mark “Malta Day” − a new national observance decreed for 10 September. Flanked by the scarlet-uniformed Malta Philharmonic brass, he unveiled three headline announcements that will ripple through…
Safe driving through fair laws By Hot Malta staff It’s 7:45 a.m. on the Birkirkara bypass and the queue is already snaking past the wheat-coloured façades of Santa Venera. A white Toyota Vitz noses into the bus lane, indicator blinking like a guilty conscience. Half-a-dozen drivers honk; one flashes a “V” sign that has nothing…
The journey of a strong soul: How Malta’s quiet resilience is rewriting the mental-health story By Hot Malta staff Valletta’s 7 a.m. cannon still hangs in the air when 34-year-old Kim Borg wheels her market-stall into Merchant Street. The wooden boards are painted the colour of ħobż biż-żejt tomatoes; on them she arranges hand-poured candles…
Letters to the editor – September 10, 2025 By Hot Malta Staff Valletta’s morning light had barely dried the overnight drizzle when the Times of Malta’s letters page began lighting up phones across the archipelago. By 08:00, “#Letters10Sept” was trending locally on TikTok—yes, even grandmothers in Għarb are on TikTok now—because today’s crop of reader…
Inside the PN’s chaotic leadership election night: cheers, tears and a party staring at itself in the mirror By Hot Malta Newsroom Midnight had already tolled from the belfry of Mosta Dome when the first shout went up. “Viva Bernard! Viva Adrian!” The voices clashed, not in unison but in competition, ricocheting off the limestone…
Spain stubbed out its last legal loophole last week when Health Minister Mónica García signed a decree extinguishing cigarettes on bar terraces, in public parks, and even on the sandy fringes of the Costas. From August, Spaniards will have to choose between their cortado and their Marlboro—no more café con leche in one hand, smoke…
**US unveils new health plan avoiding curbs on junk food, pesticides – what it means for Malta’s dinner tables** When Washington sneezes, the world catches a cold – and Malta’s food importers are already reaching for tissues. Last week the United States released its new 2025 National Nutrition Strategy, a 78-page document that promises to…
Apple Unveils iPhone 17 Air Amid AI Race and Tariff Pressures – What It Means for Malta’s Tech-Hungry Islanders By Hot Malta Newsroom Sliema’s Tower Road was still yawning itself awake at 06:00 CET when Apple’s pre-recorded keynote flickered onto the giant LED screen outside the iCentre outlet. By 06:03, a queue of slippers-and-coffee Maltese…
**Birkirkara’s Iconic Aqueduct Arch Crashes Down After Traffic Smash: “A Piece of Our Skyline Has Gone”** The unmistakable silhouette that once greeted drivers exiting the Birkirkara bypass—three honey-coloured arches strutting across the valley like Roman sentinels—was abruptly reduced to two on Tuesday evening when a delivery truck slammed into the 18th-century aqueduct, sending one arch…
# Nepal protesters set parliament ablaze as PM quits: What it means for Malta’s Nepalese community Kathmandu’s skies turned orange on Monday night as furious demonstrators breached the gates of parliament, hurling petrol bombs at the 19th-century Singha Durbar complex and torching the main assembly hall. By dawn, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal – the…
**Global Outcry as Media Giants Urge Malta to Reject Degiorgio Pardon Plea** Valletta – A coalition of the world’s most influential press-freedom organisations has delivered an unprecedented rebuke to Malta, formally requesting that President Myriam Spiteri Debono “firmly reject” the pardon petition filed by Vincent Muscat il-Koħħu, one of the three men convicted of assassinating…
Money market report for the week ended September 5, 2025 By Hot Malta Business Desk Valletta’s Grand Harbour shimmered like spilled coins on Friday morning as traders stepped off the ferry, phones already pressed to their ears, digesting the final money-market numbers for the week. The European Central Bank’s surprise 25-basis-point cut on Wednesday rippled…
