Malta is in for another surprisingly warm October week, with temperatures expected to climb to 30°C before showers make a comeback over the weekend. According to the Malta International Airport Met Office forecast, Wednesday is expected to be partly cloudy, with temperatures reaching 28°C and feeling closer to 29°C. Things will heat up further on Thursday,
Malta’s underground tunnels, buried secrets and Hollywood intrigue collide in a new thriller by Malta-based author Mark Grenside. Grenside has released two new novels, The Bastion and Sunset Circus, continuing his Marcus Riley thriller series alongside a newly revised edition of his debut novel, Fall Out. Published by Sharpe Books, the releases form
Fires caused by batteries being incorrectly thrown away with household waste are breaking out every month in Malta, prompting WasteServ to issue a nationwide warning over the potentially serious consequences. WasteServ has teamed up with the Civil Protection Department to launch Be Smart. No Spark, a campaign urging people to properly dispose of batteries
Malta has one of the youngest teaching workforces in the entire European Union, with just over one in five teachers aged 50 or older, according to new Eurostat figures. Data published today shows that 20.9% of Malta’s primary and secondary school teachers were aged 50 or over in 2024. That was the second-lowest proportion anywhere in the EU, narrowly
The General Workers’ Union has formally warned Resource Support & Services Ltd (RSSL) that it intends to order industrial action involving employees covered by a collective agreement, amid an ongoing dispute over working conditions, benefits and three-and-a-half years of arrears. The dispute concerns RSSL employees who previously worked for Air Malta,
After previously investigating overtourism in Swieqi and getting very close to the truth about Comino’s overcrowding problem, Clara is back with another episode of Miss Understanding Malta . This time, she’s investigating something rather unexpected: drugs. According to figures from the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), Malta has some of the lowest
Four centuries of Paola’s history will be brought to life through music and poetry at St John’s Co-Cathedral this October, with a special commemorative concert marking 400 years since the town’s founding. Titled Casal Nuovo: Echoes of Four Centuries, the concert will take place on Friday 9th October, bringing the Kristu Re Band together with some familiar
Maltese DJ Daniel Blade is preparing to get behind the decks for a whopping 20 hours straight, all in the name of mental health awareness. The internationally touring DJ will take on the marathon set at Truth Nightclub in Paceville on Friday 23rd October, playing continuously from 8am until 4am the following morning. Running under the banner “20 Hours
Gozitan visual artist and university academic Mark Sagona is preparing to unveil a brand-new body of work this October, bringing 32 mixed-media pieces together for an exhibition in Ta’ Qali. Titled Crossings, the collection has been created over the past 10 months and will go on display at Gemelli Art Gallery throughout much of October. The exhibition
