The Times leads with warnings by the Central Bank about soaring home loans to cover rising property prices. The Central Bank said that although mortgages are supported by higher property value, the market could overheat if left unchecked.
The Malta Independent asks Health Minister Chris Fearne about the situation at Mount Carmel hospital. The Minister said that no patients are held in structurally dangerous wards and that the government is following a five-year plan to regenerate the hospital.
The Times follows the testimony in court of May Malimi who was the victim of a hit-and-run in Birżebbuġa on the night that Lassana Cisse was killed some distance away. The 19-year-old was injured in the arm and head and was left for dead.
The Malta Independent also reports on the case and says that the court will decide whether to grant brail to the two men charged with the attack on September 18. The former soldiers stand accused of murder of a migrant and attempted murder of another two.
L-Orizzont speaks to GU clinic director Philip Carabott who recommends obligatory health checks every three months for massage parlour workers. He added that the system has an obligation towards both clients and workers.
In-Nazzjon reports that the Labour Party club in Sliema was closed down after reports of drug abuse and illegal gambling taking place. The paper said that the club was being frequented by people with known criminal records.
L-Orizzont speaks to a Buġibba resident who believes that the recent raid operation to evict migrants from the Paloma hotel was ‘inhumane’. The source said that reports of a rat infestation might have only been an excuse to target migrants.
In-Nazzjon says that the government is ignoring calls by the UĦM trade union to discuss the rise in fuel prices within the Council of Economic and Social Development. The paper quotes a Nationalist Party statement that fuel prices in Malta increased by 10 cents in two years.
