Malta’s news are dominated by the MUT’s order of strike to all teachers from all schools in Malta and Gozo.
What follows are Malta’s main news as reported by the news-portals in Malta.
Teachers have been ordered to strike on Monday over a proposed Education Act which teachers claim will see their warrant revoked and replaced. All educators in State, Church and independent schools including post-secondary and tertiary institutions are being directed not to report to work on Monday, the Malta Union of Teachers said. TimesOfMalta Net News
Police were called for assistance in St Lucy Street Naxxar when a 62 year-old man was found dead inside a well. Members of the Civil Protection Department were called to the scene to get the man’s body out of the well, where he was certified dead. Newsbook
A crucial step for the proposal by Euro Parliamentarian Miriam Dalli to raise targets for the reduction of vehicle pollution by 2030. This as the European Parliament in Strasbourg has voted with a majority in favour of the amendments. TVM
Child molester acquitted after judge rules charges time-barred even if the court found no reason to doubt that the acts had taken place. The fact that criminal action had been instituted after a lapse of five years from the last sexual encounter meant that charges were time-barred. MaltaToday
The Ombudsman will investigate the use of a private jet by the Planning Authority to bring over a board member from a vacation in Sicily to take part in the vote on an application to develop the former ITS site in Pembroke. The Ombudsman was acting following a request made by former Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Arnold Cassola. The Malta Independent
Government could have gotten more from aquarium concession, the National Audit Office found. It said that while the project had ‘exceeded its predetermined objectives’ more could have been done to ensure a ‘more balanced partnership’ between the government and the project’s private operator. OneNews – MaltaToday
