In the Press: BLM accuses police of intimidation | Gozo in the limelight

The canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II takes centre stage across all of today's newspapers. Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican yesterday as Pope Francis presided over the canonization, with his predecessor retired Pope Benedict present as well.

The Times of Malta

Conservation group Birdlife Malta has accused the police of trying to intimidate its officials as they monitor and record illegal hunting during the the spring hunting season. The police have summoned members of BLM three times since the beginning of the season.

In-Nazzjon

52 PN candidates will be contesting the 24 May elections, in five localities, to appoint administrative committees. PN leader Simon Busuttil annouced the news during a political event yesterday. Administrative committees preside over small communities, often in hamlets, that are not large enough to require a local council.

L-Orizzont

A meeting was called by the head of GreenMT, Joe Attard, about a possible investigation into the waste collection schemes run by the company. During this meeting, attended by some 60 people, Attard said that the GRTU was not concerned about submitting to an investigation because everything was in order. The Minister for the Environment is expected to call for an investigation into GreenMT after allegations of financial abuse.

The Malta Independent

Gozo was the topic of conversation for both parties yesterday. The PM, addressing a political event in Victoria, Gozo, yesterday, said that the region had already benefitted greatly from the government's work, with more jobs and economic activity being created. PN leader Simon Busuttil, addressing a press conference, said that if a decision to designate Gozo a region were to be taken, it would be a national one and not one the EU had to get involved in. He also said that Gozitans receive more EU funds than Maltese people do, a result of the PN government's work.