A 500.000€ fund will support the work of printed newspapers to cushion the impact of rising print and paper prices due to the war in Ukraine, supporting the key role of the press as an instrument of democracy as defined by PM Abela

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

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

A restoration of an 18th-century house in Naxxar is shortlisted as one of five finalists in Architecture+Stone category of the 2025 Architizer A+ Awards against Mexico, China and USA projects; the public will decide the winner with an online voting system