Sunday Evening Malta News Roundup

Good evening,

This is a quick roundup of the main news as reported by Malta’s news portals.

An explosion which was heard from as far as Ta’ Kandja shook many persons a short while ago. It appears that some material was being burnt in front of the Qormi St Sebastian fireworks factory when the explosion took place. TVM reports that no one was injured in the incident.

A woman who had been raped, beaten and left for dead and who subsequently discovered that she was pregnant and she and her husband decided to raise the baby as their own was the main speaker during an event organised by the Life Network. Newsbook  / TVM

The Times leads with a story about Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi, who engaged an international reputation consultancy firm in April 2016 to gain access to all Panama Papers correspondence in which he and his Panama company were mentioned, leaked documents show.

Two doctors who flagged a helicopter incident at the centre of a case involving the death of a Gozitan patient last August have been transferred, MaltaToday has learnt.

Former employees and sponsor of Kristijan Curavić’s ‘environmental’ projects in other countries have accused the Croatian behind the White Flag project in Malta, that has received a great deal of attention and hefty sums of money, of being “a fraudster” The Shift News revealed this week how Curavic has won the endorsement of top officials in the Maltese government that led to White Flags being placed on seven beaches in Malta and Gozo.

Alfred Sant on Sunday called on Joseph Muscat to stay on as prime minister on Sunday, effectively turning the tables on the Prime Minister who two weeks ago asked Dr Sant to stay on as MEP by seeking re-election in May, Times of Malta  reports. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muscat was reported saying on One  that economic growth is important for the well being of the people.

The Nationalist Party needs to be the voice of those who are not being allowed to express themselves. Party Leader Adrian Delia was reported saying this by Net News  this during an interview, which formed part of a fund raising marathon organised by the Party.