Gozo’s €22 million pool opens late and over budget, sparking island-wide debate
Gozo Aquatic Complex opening sparks row over costs and delays By Hot Malta staff | 09 June 2025, 07:30 Xewkija’s new Gozo Aquatic Complex finally threw…
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Malta becomes global tourism think-tank HQ as Mediterranean Academy relocates from Barcelona
Valletta’s 16th-century Casa Rocca Piccola has hosted nobility, NATO generals and, last week, a different kind of power-broker: 40 university deans who…
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€2 Billion Tourist Boom: How 2.2 Million Visitors Are Transforming Daily Life in Malta
Boom Times: 2.2 Million Visitors Choose Malta, Injecting €2 Billion into Island Life Valletta’s cruise-liner horns haven’t stopped blushing. From January…
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Six Months Behind Bars: Unlicensed Egyptian Taxi Driver Jailed in Malta’s Latest Crackdown on Illegal Transport
Man jailed for working illegally as cab driver for six months A 34-year-old Egyptian national has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after being…
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Six Months Jail for Underground Taxi Driver: Malta’s Ride-Hailing Wild West Exposed
A 34-year-old Ghanaian national has been handed a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to operating as an unlicensed taxi driver in Malta for…
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Bad Bunny Boycotts America: How Malta’s Latin Community is Rallying Behind the Reggaeton Rebel
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…
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Gorillaz Choose Malta to Launch 2026 World Tour: Virtual Band Sparks Real €3.8M Boom
Gorillaz’ 2026 World Tour Lands in Malta: Virtual Band, Real Impact on the Rock Sliema’s sunrise was still smearing peach across the cranes yesterday when…
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Malta’s Summer of Fear: How the Charlie Kirk Killing Shook Europe’s ‘Safest Sun-Trap’
Watch: Investigators plead for public’s help in Charlie Kirk killing The grainy CCTV footage flickers across Maltese screens like a scene from Netflix,…
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Malta’s Forgotten Roads: How Lost Paths Are Re-Shaping the Islands’ Future
On the road not taken: How Malta’s forgotten routes are shaping our future The morning mist still clings to the limestone walls of Siġġiewi when…
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From Valletta to Manhattan: How the FBI’s Kirk-Killing ‘Person of Interest’ Photo Sent Ripples Across Malta
Valletta’s evening television bulletins flickered with an image that looked alien yet chillingly familiar: a grainy FBI flyer bearing the face of a…
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Valletta Court Fines 15 Homeless People in 42-Minute Blitz, Sparks National Soul-Searching
Valletta’s courthouse felt more like a packed bus terminus yesterday morning when 15 homeless men and women—some clutching plastic bags of belongings,…
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From Jerusalem to Valletta: 800-Year-Old Organ Revival Sparks Maltese Wave of Musical Heritage Pride
Echoes Across the Med: How Jerusalem’s 800-Year-Old Organ Strikes a Chord in Malta Valletta’s church bells had barely finished their Sunday cascade when…
