This is a quick roundup from Malta’s main news portals.
The American University of Malta building in Cospicua has been official inaugurated, after an investment of € million on the former Dock site. TVM says that the university plans to attract 4,000 students over 10 years. The facility was inaugurated by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who described the occasion as the first concrete step in the project. One News quotes Muscat who said AUM was a serious institution.
The president of Moviment Nisa Partit Nazzjonalista, Charlene Buttigieg, spoke against gender quotas in parliament and said that the government should seek to include more women on public boards. Covering a conference marking International Women’s Day, MaltaToday quotes Buttigieg who said women need opportunities not tokens.
GRTU CEO Abigail Mamo echoed the same sentiment, saying the thought of quotas sends ‘shivers down her spine.’ The Times quotes Mamo who said that people should not be appointed to positions because of their gender.
PN MP Simon Busuttil filed a court application making fresh calls for an investigation into the Panama Papers.The Malta Independent says that the 77-page document argues that failure to act Konrad MIzzi and Keith Schembri constitutes a breach of EU law.
The Association of Psychiatrists and OASI Foundation have spoken out against the use of recreational cannabis, reports Newsbook. In a joint statement, the two entities expressed their concern at the mixed messages currently surrounding drug use.
Net News quotes Chamber of Commerce vice-president Marisa Xuereb who said that many people cannot cope with rent and called for long-term solutions. The portal says the Chamber is concerned about the rentals market in Malta.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the latest SLAPP lawsuit filed against The Shift News by a Russian banker. RSF said in a statement that the threat against the portal is outright abuse of defamation laws aimed at silencing investigative journalism.
Maltese company Album & Co. is launching a sticker collection publication with the greatest achievements of Joseph Muscat. LovinMalta says the initiative attracted ridicule on social media, drawing parallels with political cult personalities.
