# Siġġiewi Gets New Sub Post Office as Francine Farrugia’s Shop Permanently Shuts The quiet village of Siġġiewi is witnessing the end of an era this week as Francine Farrugia’s iconic corner shop – a beloved institution that has served as the unofficial heart of the community for over four decades – closes its doors…
# Siġġiewi’s Corner-Shop Post Office Shuts Its Shutter for Good The smell of freshly-baked ftira that used to drift across Siġġiewi’s main square at 7 a.m. still lingers, but the little green-and-yellow sub-post office that shared the doorway with the village bakery is now permanently dark. Last Friday, owner Francine Farrugia taped a handwritten note…
Money market report for the week ended September 5, 2025 By Hot Malta Business Desk Valletta’s Grand Harbour shimmered like spilled coins on Friday morning as traders stepped off the ferry, phones already pressed to their ears, digesting the final money-market numbers for the week. The European Central Bank’s surprise 25-basis-point cut on Wednesday rippled…
**Malta climbs global FDI rankings – and the village festa might never be the same** For generations, the loudest engine on a Maltese summer night was the *kaxxa infernali* hauling fireworks to the village square. This week, a quieter hum stole the spotlight: the sound of foreign direct investment (FDI) surging through fibre-optic cables and…
Why I stand with Alex Borg By A Malta-based correspondent for Hot Malta The first time I met Alex Borg was not in the glossy lobby of some Valletta co-working hub, but under the flickering yellow bulb of a traditional Maltese kiosk in Birkirkara, where the smell of ftira and kinnie mingled with the late-summer…
Man involved in Tarxien garage fight granted bail Tarxien, Wednesday – The quiet cul-de-sac off Triq il-Bahar in Tarxien was buzzing again this afternoon after Magistrate Marse-Ann Farrugia granted bail to 42-year-old Kevin “Kev” Spiteri, the man at the centre of a fist-fight that turned a sleepy village garage into a Saturday-night boxing ring. Spiteri,…
