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…
**‘Justice for our land’: National protest against PA reform on October 4** *by Hot Malta staff* Valletta’s Republic Street will echo with drums, chants and the rustle of homemade banners on Friday 4 October as thousands of Maltese citizens – farmers, hunters, environmentalists, parish priests, pensioners and first-time activists – converge on Parliament to tell…
# National Protest Over Controversial Planning Bills Announced Malta’s usually sun-splashed streets are set to reverberate with drums and dissent this Saturday as a coalition of NGOs, residents’ associations, hunters’ groups, heritage activists and even parish priests call for a national protest against two fast-tracked planning bills they warn will “concrete over the soul of…
Over 1,500 Voices Shape Malta’s Planning Future in Record-Breaking Consultation By Hot Malta Staff Valletta – When the Environment and Planning Reform public consultation closed at midnight on Friday, the tally on the e-platform read 1,532 submissions—more than double the number received during the 2015 Strategic Plan for Environment and Development (SPED) review and the…
Engine Oil Dumped Into Reservoir After Weeks Of Cleaning Work By Hot Malta Newsroom | 07:45, 10 June 2025 Wied il-Bużbież reservoir, the honey-coloured limestone basin that has collected winter rains for Attard, Mosta and Lija since the Knights, shimmered black on Monday morning. A slick of spent engine oil—thick enough to write your name…
Junior minister slams ‘unacceptable’ oil dumping into public reservoir By Hot Malta staff | Tuesday, 11 June 2025 | 5 min read A junior minister has branded the overnight dumping of used engine oil into Wied il-Luq reservoir “an attack on every Maltese family’s Sunday lunch,” as anger spreads across villages that rely on the…
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…
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…
Floriana’s Independence Arena was already humming at 07:30 this morning as Prime Minister Robert Abela stepped up to the microphone for the first of three surprise “Announcements – September 9, 2025” that will echo through every village square by nightfall. Flanked by the scarlet standards of the Malta Philharmonic Band and framed by the Triton…
Watch: Towering eucalyptus bursts into flames again in the dead of night – Mellieħa’s skyline briefly turned into a living fireball as embers from Saturday’s controlled burn re-ignited, sending tongues of orange 15 metres up the trunk and sparking a frantic call-out for the Malta Fire and Rescue Service. The drama began around 1:30 a.m….
Feast, Fireworks & Future-Proofing: What September 8, 2025 Means for Malta Today Valletta’s Grand Harbour woke up to the scent of incense and burnt gun-powder yesterday, as the twin calendars of faith and nation collided on one date. September 8—Victory Day, the Nativity of Our Lady, and the commemoration of the Great Siege of 1565—was…
Gozo’s Ramla l-Ħamra, the island’s russet-gold beach that once inspired Homer’s nymph Calypso, found itself at the centre of a modern-day battle last Saturday morning. At 6:43 a.m., volunteers from the local NGO Moviment Graffitti spotted a lone contractor sandblasting the façade of a private villa perched on the terraced cliffs that form part of…
