These are the main headlines reviewed by our editorial and research team for today.
Thirty years after the setting up of Alternattiva Demokratika, talks are ongoing for AD to join forces with Partit Demokratiku, which was set up three years ago. Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson Carmel Cacopaardo and Partit Demokratiku’s provisional leader Timothy Alden have confirmed the intention that both parties will join forces and become one political party. Source: TVM
The NGO Repubblika, which successfully convened one of Malta’s largest ever national protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, has announced an annual general meeting for new members in a move that could spell out its political vision. The AGM will be held on the eve of Joseph Muscat’s resignation as PM and leader of the Labour Party. Source: MaltaToday
Janet Walker’s flat came crashing down at the start of summer after months of filing complaints and warnings about the construction site next door. Six months later, as the family spend the festive season in their rented residence, she is as far away from getting answers as she was back then. Source: Times of Malta
A Spanish man was arrested this morning when he assaulted police officers who were called for assistance after a breach of public peace report. The police said that assistance was sought when one of the residents in a hotel in Schreiber Street, St Julian’s, was causing some disturbance at around 5.30am. Source: The Malta Independent
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici cited confidentiality when asked to explain what he meant by when he told the Caruana Galizia family that his life would be easier if Judge Antonio Mizzi was accepted on the Board of Inquiry leading the public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination. Source: Newsbook
