A soldier jumps off the quay at Ta’ Xbiex in a fundraising initiative by the C (Special Duties) Company of the Armed Forces of Malta in aid of Puttinu Cares, a charity that supports families of children with cancer, on January 3. Right: An AFM helicopter hovers above Marsamxett Harbour as soldiers from C (Special Duties) Company swim from Ta’ Xbiex to Hay Wharf in a fundraising initiative in aid of Puttinu Cares on January 3. Photos: Chris Sant Fournier
The ball crashes against the goal frame with Tarxien Rainbows goalkeeper Nicky Vella beaten from a direct free-kick by Valletta’s Shaun Bajada during their Premier League match at Hibs Stadium on January 5. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A man pauses while working on a painting in the traditional fishing village of Marsaxlokk on January 7. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A police officer looks at her notes in front of the former Half Way Inn restaurant, in Mellieħa, after two construction workers were injured, one of them critically, when a roof they were standing on collapsed and dropped two storeys during demolition works on January 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A small boy leads a donkey through the main square in Mellieħa during a brief visit by the Three Wise Men on their way to Bethlehem in Għajnsielem on January 5. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
The seats of Pjazza Teatru Rjal, the open-air theatre designed by Renzo Piano in Valletta, are lit by sunlight on January 3. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli