Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.
Swimmers take part in the Thomas Smith Charity Swim in Sliema on December 27. A total of 330 swimmers took the plunge in the 17th edition of the Thomas Smith charity swim, breaking all participation records for the annual event and raising €14,000 for the Malta Community Chest Fund. Photo: Steve Zammit Lupi
A man in a wheelchair prepares to take part in the Thomas Smith Charity Swim in Sliema on December 27. A total of 330 swimmers took the plunge in the 17th edition of the Thomas Smith charity swim, breaking all participation records for the annual event and raising €14,000 for the Malta Community Chest Fund. Photo: Steve Zammit Lupi
Participants in kayaks attend the Thomas Smith Charity Swim in Sliema on December 27. A total of 330 swimmers took the plunge in the 17th edition of the Thomas Smith charity swim, breaking all participation records for the annual event and raising €14,000 for the Malta Community Chest Fund. Photo: Steve Zammit Lupi
A choir takes part in the L-Istrina marathon in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund at the Cottonera Sports Complex on December 26. Themed “Faith, Hope and Charity”, the event raised over €4 million. Photo: Steve Zammit Lupi
Police Commissioner Michael Cassar (centre) addresses a news conference at Police headquarters in Floriana on December 27, after a man being held under arrest was found dead in his cell the previous night. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Girls enjoy the taste of candy floss in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
People walk past the monument commemorating the recent Valletta Summit on Migration at Castille Place in Valletta on December 30. Malta's asylum reception centres are set to be reorganised amid attempts to improve procedures to identify people in clear need of international protection as part of a new strategy published by the government on Wednesday. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A fountain at Castille Place is backlit by the setting sun in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
People stream through City Gate past Parliament House in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Parliament House in Valletta is seen on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Tourists walk past the statue of Prime Minister George Borg Olivier at Castille Place in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Tourists walk past the migration monument at Castille Place in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
A window shopper looks at items on display in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Nationalist’s Party MP David Agius (left) and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Carmelo Abela (right) call over their team mates for a group photo before a charity football match at St Aloysius College in Birkirkara on 29 December. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Nationalist’s Party MP Chris Said kicks the ball during a charity football match at St Aloysius College in Birkirkara on 29 December. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Minister for Home Affairs and National Security Carmelo Abela makes a break down field during a charity football match at St Aloysius College in Birkirkara on 29 December. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A ‘karozzin’ rolls down Glormu Cassar Avenue in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
A snooker player takes a shot at the La Vallette Band Club in Valletta on December 30. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier