In the Press: Scicluna appointed Archbishop

All leading newspapers lead with the appointment of Mgr Charles J. Scicluna as Malta’s new Archbishop.

Times of Malta

Entrepreneur Anglu Xuereb had tabled an identical offer to that made by the government to pay €4.2 million to buy back its public lease of Café Premier. He said that the offer fell through because Café Premier’s directors were asking for too much money.

The Malta Independent

The self-declared government in Tripoli reportedly criticised the Maltese government’s ‘negative attitudes’ and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s recent statement in favour of military intervention in Libya.

L-Orizzont

Police will start handing out voting documents for the upcoming local council elections and spring hunting referendum as of today.

In-Nazzjon

Maria Sciberras, a pioneer in the rehabilitation of drug addicts, has passed away at the age of 75.