Residents of St Julian’s who have been living with the unfinished works in Triq il-Kbira for months may finally be seeing some pressure being applied where it matters. The St Julian’s Local Council has formally written to Infrastructure Malta through…
PUBLIC SPACE • RESTAURANTS • SAFETY • ENFORCEMENT Walk through Sliema, Gżira, Valletta, St Julian’s, Marsaxlokk, Victoria or almost any heavily commercialised area in Malta and Gozo and the same question keeps coming back: HOW MUCH PUBLIC SPACE CAN A…
Sliema residents have been raising many of the same problems for months — and in some cases for years. Some improvements have been made and, where good work is carried out, it should absolutely be acknowledged. But a long list…
Holiday rental listings across the Balearic Islands have fallen by more than 3,000 properties in just one year. Meanwhile, Malta and Gozo currently have approximately 8,279 licensed short-let properties. MALTA & GOZO 8,279 licensed short-let properties ROUGHLY 1 LICENSED SHORT…
Malta continues to break tourism records, while new hotels, guesthouses and short-let properties continue to enter the market. But before Malta adds thousands more tourist beds, there is a fairly obvious question that deserves to be asked: Do Malta and…
Comino may soon need many more eyes watching over it. Moviment Graffitti has launched “Comino Watch”, a public monitoring initiative calling on residents, visitors, boat owners and anyone travelling around Comino to immediately report signs of demolition, excavation, construction, tree…
Residents in St Paul’s Bay are adding their voices to a debate that is becoming increasingly difficult for Malta to ignore: how much policing is enough in localities facing rapid population growth, tourism pressure and increasingly busy streets? There is…
15 Floats Set to Take Over Buġibba and Marsaskala For once, here’s a summer crowd we can happily get behind. Malta’s Summer Carnival is returning this weekend, bringing three evenings of colour, music, dancing and traditional carnival craftsmanship to the…
Malta Should Be Asking Why For many residents, 2026 has felt like the year short-lets started popping up like mushrooms across Malta. Another apartment becomes tourist accommodation. Then another. Then another. The people who actually live in the street remain…
Tourism is vital to Malta. Nobody seriously disputes that. But somewhere along the way, “tourism is important” appears to have become an excuse for residents to tolerate almost anything. Rubbish dumped outside on the wrong days. Large groups shouting through…
