What the Sunday papers say…

MaltaToday leads with the Mosta 'cat killer' and how the police are baffled over what could constitute a suitable charge for the perpetrator. It also reports how even if the perpetrator is caught, it would prove tricky for the police to prove that he or she carried out the killings or tortures of the animals prior to their crucifixion. In another story, MaltaToday reveals how Archbishop Michael Gonzi had written a letter in 1960s asking then-Prime Minister George Borg Olivier to clamp down 'excessive hugging' and 'scanty bikinis'. The front page also sees the newspaper's report on Firelight's Malta Eurovision Song Contest win with their folk-pop ballad 'Coming Home'.

On the back page, Miriam Dalli reads how the Maltese government is analysing a request by the European Commission to amend electoral laws and allow disenfranchise voters living abroad to vote in the general elections. It reports how the Commission wants EU nationals to retain their right to vote, provided they demonstrate a continuing interest in the political life of their country.

Sunday newspaper Illum reveals how Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will carry out a Cabinet reshuffle in May. Underperforming ministers will be ousted while hard-working junior ministers will be promoted. The Sunday newspaper also reports how Labour MEP candidate Miriam Dalli has been requested by the party to stop presenting a popular TV programme due to 'unfair advantage'. On the back page, the newspaper reports Firelight's Eurovision song contest win.

The Sunday Times of Malta asks whether the person suspected of carrying out the cat killings is a convicted murder. It also reports how Mr Justice Farrugia Sacco is still defying the Commission for the Administration of Justice by running the Internal Committee for the Mediterranean Games while on the back page, the newspaper reports that 70 illegal billboards placed across Malta are subject to an enforcement notice.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says the European Commission is still analysing the text and details of Malta's citizenship scheme to confirm whether it ensures that the effective residence requirement is met. In another story, it claims that Joseph Muscat will carry out a Cabinet reshuffle within the coming days.

It-Torca reports how the Nationalist Party had envisaged an air terminal on the eve of the 1971 election while in another story it reports how the government will take no safety risks on the proposed Delimara gas storage. On the back page it reports how five new shark pups hatched at the Malta Aquarium.

The Nationalist party's newspaper Il-Mument carries a story claiming Labour Party Deputy Leader Toni Abela defied Joseph Muscat's orders after the latter had requested Abela's resignation.