The Malta Business Weekly leads with an announcement by BMIT Data Centre that it will invest into a new facility in Żejtun.
L-Orizzont quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat that social accommodation should not be ‘a cage trapping social mobility’ as he announced the second phase in a social housing project. The Housing Authority and the National Social Development Fund signed an MoU to build 500 residential units for social accommodation.
The Times says that retailers are in favour of phasing out the 1 cent and 2 cent coins and rounding up prices to 5 cents.
The Malta Independent asks Justice Minister Owen Bonnici whether he thinks the Prime Minister had contradictory reactions to allegations by late Daphne Caruana Galizia and lawyer Franco Debono, linking him to Panama company Egrant. The Minister said that he would not comment further than what the Prime Minister himself.
The Malta Business Weekly quote Parliamentary Secretary Silvio Schembri who said that 20 gaming companies have submitted applications for licencing with the Malta Gaming Authority. The MGA participated in this years’ edition of ICE London.
The Malta Independent speaks to PL MP Anton Refalo who allegedly assaulted his son after discovering he was sending revenge porn images of a former girlfriend. The MP told the paper this was a family affair and asked the media not to mention it to him.
The Times carries the conclusions of a report by Freedom House which downgrades Malta’s freedom score to 91 points from 92 last year. The Washington-based organisation says that country’s anti-corruption institutions showed lack of efficacy, moving further from the 96 points scored in 2017,
In-Nazzjon covers a political event on Wednesday where PN Leader Adrian Delia took aim at a controversial series of direct orders in St Vincent de Paule residence. Delia said that the practice goes against the principles of good governance.
L-Orizzont carries a story about a mother who left her child in the care of the father while she was battling with a drug addiction. The paper says that she has keeps the children’s allowance for herself instead of spending it on the six-year-olds needs.
In-Nazzjon says that former President and Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami turns 85 today. The Nationalist party is running a fundraising campaign on its radio NET FM to mark the date.
