25 individuals applied for amnesty for a total of 96 dangerous animals, Animal Rights Minister said; in February, government announced that owners who kept dangerous animals illegally would receive an amnesty registering their exotic pets within 90 days

The opposition Nationalist Party claimed government unilaterally decided to suspend two parliamentary sessions with 17 opposition motions still pending; the PN said that the fact shows disrespect for the highest institution in Malta

A €5.000 bounty is offered to anyone with useful information on a cat killer who has butchered cats in Sliema, Gżira, and Valletta, after a string of sadistic episodes connected to the same individual or group have been brought to light

St John’s Co-cathedral celebrated the arrival of a new bronze bell that will join Grandmaster Pinto bell in the belfry tower to restore harmonic balance to the unique bell ensemble; Carola Francisca was cast by the Royal Eijsbouts Bellfoundry, Netherlands

White taxi operators at Malta International Airport proposed that passengers who book ride-hailing cabs should be required to walk 260 metres away from the arrivals terminal to a deisgnated pick up point near the Kirkop tunnels