Nominations for the upcoming Labour Party elections, scheduled for 13-14 September, have been closed on 25 August; each role open was filled with either one or two people contesting while the executive members, open for 12 members, received 38 nominations

Recent regulations limiting the number of pet boarding houses will likely lead to a significant increase in fees, animal rights activists and pet sitters have warned, up to a 40% increase in daily fees

The second turtle nest of the season sees 60 turtles hatched, out of the 74 eggs in the nest; in the whole of Malta there are currently six more nests expected to hatch in the coming weeks

Żminijietna, left-wing think-tank organisation, declared the need for more accessible and safe pavements in local communities

The number of 24-hour health centres in Malta will be increased from three to five following government plans