Sunday morning in Żejtun, and the bronze-skinned fisherman who sells lampuki at the parish steps is not just “the guy with the fish”. To 82-year-old Marija, who still pins her lace pattern to the balcony, he is Ġorġ—“Tal-Ajkla’s boy who lost his father at sea”. The Gospel read moments earlier, Luke’s Emmaus story, is still…
**Tears at the Airport: Maltese Man Jailed for Fake Passport in Desperate Bid to Reach Dying Wife** A Maltese man’s desperate attempt to reach his terminally ill wife in Paris ended in tears and a six-month prison sentence yesterday, after he was caught using a forged passport at Malta International Airport. The case has sparked…
**Swastikas Scrubbed Clean: TCNs Remove Hate Symbols from Bombi Underpass in Act of Defiant Solidarity** The Bombi underpass, that grimy artery linking Ħamrun to Marsa, woke up Wednesday to its usual symphony of screeching brakes and exhaust fumes—plus a fresh coat of neo-Nazi bile. Overnight, someone had scaled the concrete walls and spray-painted a parade…
**Bad Bunny Boycotts US Tour Over Immigration Fears – What Malta’s Latin Community Thinks** Reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny’s shock decision to skip the United States on his upcoming “Mundo Extraño” world tour has ricocheted through Malta’s tight-knit Latin American diaspora, with many islanders praising the Puerto Rican artist for choosing principle over profit. The 30-year-old…
US Supreme Court Allows Roving Immigration Patrols, For Now – What It Means for Malta’s Own Border Battles By Hot Malta Correspondent Valletta – While American headlines scream about “roving patrols” and “stop-and-search squads” on Arizona highways, the ripple has already reached our limestone shores. On Monday the US Supreme Court lifted an injunction that…
