These are the main news from Malta as reported by Malta’s news portals on Monday.
Minister Chris Fearne confirmed reports that he met Minister Konrad Mizzi last week but would not say what was discussed. MaltaToday reports that the two ministers dined together, which Minister Fearne said was nothing out of the ordinary.
Opposition Leader Adrian Delia said he was shocked to hear the Attorney General saying he took an administrative decision not to give the report of the Egrant inquiry to the Opposition. Net News reports on the case filed by Adrian Delia against the Attorney General, demanding a copy of the inquiry.
Meanwhile, The Malta Independent quotes the Attorney General who said in court that publishing a redacted version of the Egrant report was ‘not an option’. He said that a distinction needs to be made between drawing the report and publishing it.
Malta attained a score of 47/100 in the Open Data Inventory 2018/19, ranking 78th out of 178 countries in the transparency report. The Shift News says that the result represents a decrease of six points since 2016.
Chief Justice Joseph Azzopardi overruled a decision by the Public Contracts Review Board which allowed Gozo Channel leeway in its selection of a partner for a Fast Ferry service. The Times says that the judge said the ruling meant that company must abide by public procurement rules.
Newsbook reports that a 44-year-old man was handed a suspended sentence after admitting to spreading pornographic material involving a minor. He was arrested after an anonymous tip-off to the police.
A meme on an Italian page featuring Jake Camilleri was removed by Facebook after it was reported for abuse, says LovinMalta. The child’s mother thanked the hundreds of Maltese people who came to her family’s support against the insulting meme.
Researcher by the University of Malta developed new methodologies for cancer screening, reports One News. Professor Godfrey Grech said that the tests are able to detect various types of cancer from blood samples.
A man was rushed to hospital suffering from grievous injuries sustained in a traffic accident. TVM says that the 62-year-old was riding his motorcycle when he was involved in the accident with another car in Attard.
