Malta

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

The move to curb migrant workers could lead to a slowdown in Malta’s economic growth according to the chief economist of the Central Bank speaking at the presentation of the 2024 annual report, which reviewed Malta’s economic performance in the past year

Singer Miriana Conte will take to the next Eurovision Song Contest a different song as the one previously chosen featured a word in the refrain of the original version that sounds very similar to a vulgar word in the English vocabulary

Malta International Airport has unveiled an updated investment programme totalling €345 million, which envisages operational, commercial and sustainability improvements between 2025 and 2029

A total of 45 concerts and around 700 artists will benefit this year from a €1 million fund for Rock'N Malta

The Farmer Central Cooperative Society - which sells the products of Maltese farmers - is now selling local products to supermarkets chain Lidl, after discussions lasted 18 months

Leave for urgent family reasons will increase to 32 hours per year starting from the 4 April 2025, which is double the previous allowance of 15 hours

A full year of paid leave - between maternity and parental - has been proposed by the Nationalist Party within a package of 10 work-life balance measures to provide flexibility for families

A new palliative care complex in Santa Venera has been opened by Hospice Malta; it is the first dedicated palliative care center in the country and its services will be provided free of charge to more than 1.500 patients

The free ferry service between Valletta, Sliema and Cottonera attracted over 440.000 Tallinja cardholders last year, along with another 1,2 million passengers who bought tickets for the service

Maria Farrugia, Malta's oldest woman, died at the age of 112; growing old is "the greatest gift and I thank God for every single day I have lived," she had said in June when she became the oldest person since the public register was established in 1863

An estimated 30.000 full- and part-time workers will work in hotels, restaurants and catering facilities throughout the holiday period