Mid-September in Malta has always felt like the hinge of the year: the sea is still warm enough for a sunset dip at Għajn Tuffieħa, the vineyards of Gozo are heavy with the season’s first Ġellewża grapes, and village band clubs are polishing their brass for the last festa of the summer. Between 8 and…
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….
Rick Davies, the British keyboardist who co-founded the progressive-rock band Supertramp and co-wrote the global anthems “The Logical Song” and “Breakfast in America,” has died at 81. While the news broke on the band’s official website late Tuesday, it was felt keenly across the Mediterranean—especially in Malta, where Davies spent stretches of downtime and where…
New Book Unveils the Hidden Malta Chapter of Pope Pius V’s Legacy Valletta’s narrow cobblestones once echoed with the footsteps of a pope who never set foot on the island, yet whose shadow still drapes across our skyline, our feasts, and even the honey-coloured limestone of the Grand Harbour bastions. Historian Dr. Maria Micallef’s freshly…
A quiet revolution is unfolding across Malta, one that has nothing to do with politics, property prices, or party colours. It is happening in the paella-scented courtyard of a Valletta community centre where Syrian grandmothers swap cumin-laden recipes with Maltese nannas, in the football cages of Gżira where kids of 15 nationalities cheer each other…
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…
**From Sliema to Għarb: How Malta’s villages are re-imagining tomorrow while honouring yesterday** The 5 a.m. ferry from Gozo to Malta is still dark this time of year, yet the deck is already alive with chatter. A nurse from Xagħra heading to Mater Dei, a game-developer from Victoria clutching a laptop, and a retired fisherman…
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…
**Appreciation: Rosanne Naudi – The Quiet Force Who Gave Valletta Its Voice Back** Valletta’s Republic Street at 7 a.m. is still more shadow than light, the limestone façades glowing amber as street-cleaners hose last night’s beer from the kerb. Yet for years the only human sound was the clack of cruise-ship heels racing for the…
Appreciation: Philip Bourne – The Quiet Englishman Who Put Malta on the Global Map By Luke Vella, Hot Malta It’s shortly after 7 a.m. on a honey-coloured morning in Birgu and the fishing boats are still rocking gently in the marina. Over at Café du Brazil, the first espressos are being pulled while two elderly…
Gudja’s centuries-old parish church will throw open its doors this Sunday for a moment that locals have awaited for close to three years: the unveiling of the newly restored titular painting of the Assumption of Our Lady. The 10 a.m. inauguration Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, will be followed by a public viewing and…
A legacy of care and progress: how Malta’s tight-knit communities are rewriting the future —————————————————————– The bells of the Rotunda of Mosta have just finished tolling seven when the side door of the parish hall swings open. Inside, under the soft glow of a 1970s chandelier, volunteers from three generations are already folding blankets, labelling…
