Today's front pages - August 10, 2025

These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Sunday.  

An interview with Karl Gouder's brother leads the Sunday Times of Malta, who, almost a year after the sudden death of Gouder, his family still doesn't know what drove him to take his own life, and are only beginning to accept it may be a mystery he carried with him to the grave. 

Another story on the front page reports how Fort Binġemma squatters have finally been evicted and the protected site will most likely be used as an astronomical centre. 

The Malta Independent leads with an interview with Swieqi mayor Noel Muscat, who said Malta has created an expensive jungle with no infrastructure nor greenery. 

A seperate story on the front pages leads with a quote by George Cassar, a tourism professor at ITS, who said 'it is evident that we are running out of space'. 

MaltaToday quotes Labour MP and former minister Edward Zammit Lewis, who said Prime Minister Robert Abela must surround himself with veterans of the political game to avoid policy blunders.

Kullħadd leads with how an independent board has been set up to investigate the procedures in place and decisions taken at MCAST, following recently publicised allegations of fraud and misappropriation of public funds at the college. The announcement was made following revelations that now-suspended MCAST finance manager Francine Farrugia is facing charges of fraud and embezzlement of €2.3 million from the college. 

Il-Mument dedicates its front page to highlighting the mismanagement at MCAST, and how Education minister Clifton Grima "must explain why he never took action".

It-Torċa reports how Vincent Bradley, an expert in the Vitals case, has allegedly asked for pay for work hours he did not carry out.