The Times reports that the Environmental Landscapes Consortium informed local councils that it will not renew its contract when the current term ends. The paper says that half of the councils depend on ELC for landscaping of public areas.
The Malta Independent asks Justice Minister Owen Bonnici about commitments to launch a public inquiry into the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The Minister said the government is seeking advice by the Attorney General and other external advisors.
The Times reveals that Hurds Bank to Malta’s east is being used by Venezuela to make ‘significant’ transfers of oil products, bypassing US sanctions. An industry source said that vessel-to-vessel transfers are then shipped to the South American state.
The Malta Independent quotes Health Minister Chris Fearne who said that infrastructural projects that ease congestion, such as widening of roads and flyovers, are important to improve the country’s air quality.
L-Orizzont speaks to Alex Caruana from the Malta Gay Rights Movement who said that aggression against transgender people are underreported. The paper spoke to the MGRM following an attack on a transgender woman in Msida this week.
In-Nazzjon publishes an interview with Fr Hilary Tagliaferro who said that, although everything seems to be fine many people are living in poverty. The director of the Millenium Chapel says that he meets cases of people who cannot cope with costs of living every day.
L-Orizzont says that Malta is one of 12 EU countries that require a year of abstinence before gay men can donate blood. The paper says that many people raised questions over whether the period announced by the Health Minister was too long.
In-Nazzjon estimates that five deaths every week are caused by air pollution. The paper quotes EU figures indicating that around 250 and 270 premature deaths in Malta are linked to poor air quality.
