These are some of the main news reported by Malta’s news portals.
The government is offering unused property to NGOs for projects related housing, reportsMaltaToday. Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes said that €500,000 are being allocated for the purpose, allowing organisations to administer the property.
The Times publishes comments by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca at a meeting with the Oxford Union where she said that there has not been ‘legal proof of what Pilatus Bank was doing’. The Office of the President said that the comments were taken out of context.
The family of one of the victims of the tragic tourist bus accident in Żurrieq last year is suing Transport Malta and operator City Sightseeing Malta for damages. The Malta Independent says that the heirs of Elisaveta Danielova Avdala are requesting compensation for her death.
Findings of the annual Eurobarometer were published this afternoon, showing that people in Malta have an above-average rate of satisfaction with live. TVM quotes Director of MISCO International Lawrence Zammit who said attitudes of the Maltese a more similar to the North Europeans than to fellow Southerners.
Newsbook publishes a vlog by Archbishop Charles Scicluna discussing the upcoming Vatican summit about the protection of minors. Mons. Scicluna said that Pope Francis wanted the organising team to meet victims of abuse before the summit took place.
A 41-year-old woman has been reported missing since Friday 15th, while she was last in contact with a family member one month ago. LovinMalta says that the police have issued a plea for information for Jeanette Burke.
One News reports on the inauguration of a new primary school in Marsascala, accommodating 400 students. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat spoke about new challenges in the education sector, chief among them multiculturalism.
PN Leader Adrian Delia was in Iklin as part of a series of town visits ahead of the Local Council elections in May. Net News quotes Delia who said that Iklin has changed for the better in 23 years of PN-Led local councils.
The Shift News marks a year since the assassination of Slovak journalist Jan Kucak and his fiancée. Several human rights and media organisations are calling on Slovakia to examine the responsibility borne by the state in the murder.
