Good evening,
Today’s news refer to the discovery of a lifeless body in Gozo, the protest against domestic violence and femicide, the latest on the school transport, the investigations in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, a new programme by the Partit Nazzjonalista for the formation of young politicians, the completion of road works in Marsa area and the suspension of an Air Malta pilot following a social media comment.
Here is how the Portals reported these stories:
The police are investigating the discovery of a lifeless body of a woman in Victoria Gozo. Illum, One News and TVM refers to the place where the discovery happened as an apartment. The person is identified as a 23 year old woman from Nigeria. Magistrate Joanne Vella Cuschieri is leading an inquiry. One News quotes sources saying that the case isn’t being dealt with as a homicide, and it is expected that the autopsy confirms that the woman died of natural causes. It is also reported that yesterday, the woman was admitted to hospital suffering from stomach pains. The same report, says that the woman has signed her own release from the hospital. (ONE)
Yvette Gajda, Margeret Mifsud, Meryem Bugeja, Silvana Muscat, Caroline Magri, Eleanor Mangion, Maria Carmela Fenech, Antonia Micallef, Shannon Mak and Lourdes Agius have something in common. They are victims of femicide and their stories have been echoed throughout our capital’s streets on Saturday morning during a protest organised by Women’s Rights Foundation. Hundreds rallied together to convey their disdain against femicide at the shout of “no one else” whilst carrying placards with the names of the victims. The President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro-Preca and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat were also in attendance. – Newsbook
829 parents of non-state school children are still on the waiting list for school transport, according to the latest statistics released by government. In a press conference addressed today, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo and members of his staff stressed that government is and will continue to work for all students to be catered for. – The Malta Independent
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has ruled out a judicial public inquiry into whether Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder could have been avoided. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Dr Muscat said there was no need for a public inquiry because as far as he knew the family had full confidence in the independent magistrate who was taking care of the investigation and who had no intrusion. “I would like to remind you that three people have already been arrested and there are ongoing procedures on the issue. That is almost unprecedented.” – The Times – The Shift News
The Nationalist Party has launched a training programme aimed at youths who wish to enter the world of politics. The programme will be coordinated by former MP Charlo Bonnici. The programme, Future Leaders, will train those enrolled in political thinking, media communication and other skills necessary for a career in politics. MaltaToday / Net News
Cemetery intersection, the widening of the Marsa-Ħamrun Bypass and the rebuilding of parts of Triq Diċembru 13 and the northern end of Triq Aldo Moro, are being completed this month and in the beginning of October, with most of the new lanes and improved junctions becoming available to road users as from next week, transport minister Ian Borg announced on Saturday morning. The Malta Independent
Air Malta has suspended one of its pilots over a Facebook comment in which he appeared to express satisfaction at a technical fault developed by one of the airlines planes. The comments, which were first published by ONE yesterday, related to a technical fault developed by Air Malta’s newest aircraft (9H-AHS) last April. ALPA said in a statement that the pilot’s suspension was a “knee jerk reaction by the company’s management to a public outcry regarding a misleading media article”. It said that the pilot in question referred to the irony in an aircraft “following an ALPA directive”. “This was maliciously taken out of context by the person who forwarded it to an online political party portal,” the union said. MaltaToday
