Public Affairs · TVMnews
€120 million Mater Dei expansion to double emergency capacity
Works were due to begin on Mater Dei’s first major emergency expansion, adding treatment rooms and an acute mental-health facility within three years.
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16 August 2026
Community · The Malta Independent
Four rescued from capsized boat near St Paul’s Islands
Civil Protection and Armed Forces crews brought all four people safely ashore after a vessel capsized, with one taken to hospital for assessment.
Environment · Newsbook Malta
Momentum urges state buyback of Comino resort concession
The party proposed buying back a 150-year concession running to 2110, arguing present consensus should secure long-term protection for Comino.
Public Affairs · The Malta Independent
Law professor calls for full review of Malta’s jury system
Kevin Aquilina proposed a commission to examine juror training, lengthy sequestration and low daily payments as trials become increasingly complex.
Courts · TVMnews
Suspect due in court over Charlotte Zammit killing
Police prepared to arraign Roderick Azzopardi after Charlotte Zammit was found shot dead in a Żabbar bedroom on the Santa Marija holiday.