**Manoel Island activists to hold public workshops on what park could look like** *Grass-roots coalition invites citizens to draw, debate and dream about a car-free, biodiverse public park on the 350-year-old fortress island.* A citizens’ campaign that has already forced two revisions of a controversial Manoel Island development master-plan is now turning sketches into strategy….
Letters to the editor – September 24, 2025 By Hot Malta staff Valletta’s morning sun had barely gilded the limestone balconies when the first email landed in the Times of Malta inbox: “Whose pavement is it anyway?” By lunchtime, the digital postbag held 43 more, and the newsroom coffee machine was working overtime. Welcome to…
**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…
