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

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