— **Prime Minister Accused of Whitewashing Vitals-Steward Scandal: A Deep Dive into the Controversy** In recent weeks, the Vitals-Steward scandal has cast a shadow over Malta’s political landscape, with momentum building against the Prime Minister’s handling of the situation. The scandal, involving allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds, has sparked outrage and calls…
### ‘We Do Not Forget’: Serbs in Malta Rally Against Serbian Corruption On a sunny afternoon in Valletta, a group of Serbs living in Malta gathered in Freedom Square to voice their concerns about corruption in their homeland. The rally, organized by local Serbian community members, aimed to raise awareness about the pervasive corruption issues…
**Billionaire Bank Owner Forced to Surrender Stake Amidst Criminal Case: A Blow to Malta’s Financial Sector** In a dramatic turn of events that has sent ripples through Malta’s financial community, a billionaire owner of a prominent Maltese bank has been forced to relinquish his stake. The reason? An ongoing criminal case that has cast a…
# Ex-police commissioner says he used car dealer to ‘gain’ information: A very Maltese tale of power, petrol-heads and parish-whispers Valletta – When Lawrence Cutajar took the witness stand on Tuesday and admitted he had used a Sliema car-dealer as an unofficial “ears on the street”, half the island nodded in recognition. In Malta, the…
Valletta wakes up to a Mediterranean thunder-clap this morning: Nicolas Sarkozy, the man who once shook hands with every EU leader inside Fort St Angelo and promised Malta a “new era of Franco-Maltese solidarity”, is now Prisoner Sarkozy, sentenced to five years—three of them behind bars—for corruption and influence-peddling over a coveted Monaco judgeship. In…
Sarkozy’s Fall From Grace Resonates in Malta, Where ‘Politici B’Kuluri’ Still Walk Free By [Hot Malta Staff] Valletta’s coffee shops buzzed yesterday with two conversations: the price of pastizzi and the image of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, being handed a five-year prison sentence—three of them suspended—for corruption and influence peddling. In a country…
Lands chief received payments from Fortina CEO in year of ‘undervalued’ deal ———————————————— By [Hot Malta Staff] | 06 June 2025 | 09:00 CEST Sliema’s seafront has always been a stage where money, sun and history collide. Joggers pant past 19th-century townhouses, pensioners feed pigeons under tamarisk trees, and developers circle like gulls above a…
**Keith Schembri’s Assistant Messaged Yorgen Fenech Hours Before His Arrest: A Nation Left Reeling** In the early hours of November 20th, 2019, as Maltese families prepared for another Wednesday morning, a WhatsApp message pinged on Yorgen Fenech’s phone. The sender: Kathleen Bezzina, personal assistant to then-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s chief of staff Keith Schembri. The…
Valletta advocate Jason Azzopardi’s warning to the police last August that a multi-million-euro valuation had been “hidden” from the courts is now reverberating through every village bar and Facebook forum on the islands. The document – a 2018 assessment that put the value of a prime St Julian’s development site at €110 million, not the…
**Keith Schembri’s Assistant Messaged Yorgen Fenech Hours Before His Arrest: A Nation Left Reeling** In the early hours of November 20, 2019, as Malta slept fitfully under the weight of its own political turmoil, a WhatsApp message pinged on Yorgen Fenech’s phone. The sender: Karl Cini, right-hand man to then-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s chief of…
Leonardo DiCaprio storms back onto the screen this month in “One Battle After Another,” a razor-sharp political thriller that feels almost tailor-made for Maltese audiences still dizzy from our own revolving-door governments and Panama-scented headlines. The two-time Oscar winner plays a dogged American investigative reporter who uncovers a covert network of shell companies funnelling dark…
**Ex-fisheries head set to face money-laundering and corruption charges** In a case that has rocked Malta’s tight-knit fishing community, former Director-General of Fisheries Anthony Grima is expected to be formally charged this week with money laundering, corruption, and abuse of office following a two-year magisterial inquiry. The charges, which sources say involve millions in EU…
