For the latest from Malta, the situation in Libya, the North Korea – Russia summit, this is your morning briefing for Thursday, including a review of the front page stories from Malta’s newspapers.
These are the main stories from Malta’s Newspaper front pages.
The Malta Business Weekly covers the presentation of the Annual Report by the Central Bank of Malta on Wednesday which notes a tight labour market that is projected to adjust to around a 4 percent unemployment rate by 2021.
L-Orizzont also follows the Central Bank event and reports that government debt is expected to decrease to 35 percent while economic performance is projected to grow at an annual rate of 4 percent over the coming three years.
The Times reveals that pass marks for senior principal exams were lowered after the sitting, allowing civil servants who did not reach the original threshold to be promoted. The paper says that the change was made after intervention by the Office of the Prime Minister.
The Malta Independent reports that an application for the development of a home for the elderly in Birgu is being recommended for rejection by the case officer. The Planning Authority Board will decide on the project today.
The Malta Business Weekly speaks to Jonathan Borg, an industrial and manufacturing engineering professor, who said the Malta needs to draw specific policy to accommodate the fourth industrial revolution.
The Times says that a growing need to feed exotic animals may have triggered the illegal slaughtering of retired racehorses for meat. It has recently been reported that police are investigating slaughtering in an unlicensed farm in Siġġiewi.
The Malta Independent asks the Prime Minister for an update on the rent regulation reform. Joseph Muscat says that government is taking its time because of the importance of the sector but aims to issue the reform by the end of the year.
In-Nazzjon carries a story about the General Conference by the Labour Party during which MEP Alfred Sant it is time for ‘an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ The former party leader used the slogan during the 1990s.
L-Orizzont reports on the compilation of evidence in the case of the Għaxaq double murder. The father of the accused told the court that his daughter, Angele, claimed that she had been raped by her brother, the suspect.
In-Nazzjon quotes PN Leader Adrian Delia who said that the party believes in the skills and abilities of the Maltese to compete in Europe. Delia was addressing a political event in Ta’ Xbiex.
