New logo launched to mark 200th anniversary of Malta police force

July 12^th 2014 will mark the 200th anniversary since the police force was set up in Malta.

The police force, in its present form, was founded in 1814 when, after the Treaty of Paris, the island of Malta became a British possession.

Sir Thomas Maitland was Governor of Malta between 1843 and 1814 and, on his appointment, embarked on an era of reform with the state of the policing in Malta one of several fields restructured.

To honour the occasion, the police have launched a new logo which will remain its emblem throughout the calendar year of 2014.

At a media gathering, Police Commissioner Peter Paul Zammit explained that the theme of the logo 'Min-nies ghan-nies' represents the thinking behind the entity's aims, which have, along with its structure, have largely remained constant throughout the Force's two hundred year history.

One police officer, who helped design the logo, explained that the eight-pointed cross depicted in the logo was blurred out to signify the fact that the police were "never static, but always on the go".

A video entitled 'Fast forwarding 200 years of service' was also compiled to commemorate the occasion.

The year 2014 will also mark the 60^th anniversary since the police headquarters moved to their present location in Floriana in March 1954, whilst August will mark the 100 year anniversary since the death of local P.C Santu Cassar, who died whilst on the job.

The police force also said that it was in talks with the Central Bank of Malta, in which preliminary plans were being discussed for the issuing of a coin to mark the anniversary.