News Review
Malta: Inquiry finds systemic favouritism at MCAST
Malta Today reveals that an unpublished ministerial inquiry completed in 2018 warned about a culture of clientelism for teaching staff at MCAST.…
Malta: Gap between parties narrows by six points
The Sunday Times leads with survey results showing that the PL’s lead over the PN fell from 15 percentage points in July…
Malta: Airline ordered to compensate passengers for delay
L-Orizzont reports that the European Court ordered Ryanair to compensate passengers travelling from Malta to Poznan after a four-hour delay in departure.…
Malta: Baby of six months dies from incident at private residence
The Times reports that a six-month-old baby died after being found unconscious in a bath in a private residence. Medics rushed to…
Malta: Former inmate blames director for uneasy environment at Corradino
In-Nazzjon carries an interview with a former inmate who accused prison director Alexander Dalli of managing by fear. The unidentified man said…
Malta: E-scooter accidents prompt insurance firms to consider raising premiums
The Independent says that insurers are mulling a hike in policy premiums to cover for increased accidents involving e-kickscooters. A statement by…
Malta: Teachers sceptical of Chamber proposals for school system
L-Orizzont says that the union of teachers is warning against changes to the educational system to accommodate businesses. The union was reacting…
Malta: PN promises a flat rate for EV charging
In-Nazzjon says that the Nationalist Party is pledging a flat rate of 10.5c per unit for the charging of electric vehicles. Party…
Malta: Fake emails try to dupe newsrooms
The Independent reports that newsrooms were copied into an email thread pretending to be an exchange between opposition MP Jason Azzopardi and…
Malta: Yorgen Fenech charged with purchasing weapons from dark web
The Times says that Yorgen Fenech has been charged with buying weapons and ammunition from the dark web. Investigators believe the businessman…
Malta: Speaker says he is powerless to remove MP from parliamentary committee
The Independent asks Speaker Angelo Farrugia whether he will advise Minister Edward Zammit Lewis to recuse himself from the upcoming sittings of…
Malta: Teachers say they were not informed of plans about return to school
In-Nazzjon speaks with the Union of Teachers and the Union of Professional Educators who said they were not involved in any consultation…