### Gozo and Comino: The Economic Heartbeat of Malta, Accounting for 4.3% of GDP In a remarkable display of resilience and growth, Gozo and Comino have emerged as significant contributors to Malta’s economy, accounting for 4.3% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year. This statistic not only highlights the islands’ economic potential but…
### Civil Society Groups Warn of Further Legal Action Over Comino Hotel Project Malta’s picturesque Comino island has long been a symbol of the country’s natural beauty and cultural heritage. Known for its pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters, Comino has been a haven for tourists and locals alike. However, recent developments have cast a shadow…
**British Tourist Dies While Swimming in the Blue Lagoon: A Wake-Up Call for Malta’s Crown Jewel** Comino’s Blue Lagoon, the postcard-perfect inlet whose cyan waters have launched a thousand Instagram posts, became the scene of tragedy on Tuesday afternoon when a 67-year-old British man lost consciousness while swimming and could not be revived. The incident,…
**British Tourist Dies in Blue Lagoon: Idyllic Cove Shaken by Summer Tragedy** Comino’s crystalline waters turned sombre yesterday afternoon when a 67-year-old British man lost consciousness while swimming and could not be revived, marking the third foreign-fatality in the Blue Lagoon this season and prompting fresh soul-searching across the islands about the price of postcard…
Watch: How Blue Lagoon will look after rehabilitation By Hot Malta Staff COMINO – The first drone footage dropped at 07:02 this morning and within minutes every family WhatsApp group from Siġġiewi to Xagħra was buzzing. In the 42-second clip the Blue Lagoon looks almost unrecognisable: the chrome-blue skin of water is still there, but…
# Watch: Blue Lagoon gets a digital twin to safeguard its future **Comino’s crown jewel is now immortalised in pixels as well as postcards, after University of Malta researchers created the island nation’s first “digital twin” of the Blue Lagoon. The hyper-real 3-D model – stitched together from 40,000 drone photographs and bathymetric scans –…
Blue Lagoon rehabilitation plan consultation to be launched in coming weeks Comino’s postcard-perfect but overcrowded Blue Lagoon is finally getting a long-overdue lifeline. Environment Minister Miriam Dalli confirmed this week that a public consultation on a “comprehensive rehabilitation plan” will open within the next three weeks, kicking off what could be the most radical rethink…
