LovinMalta publishes documentation showing that the Fisheries Department had requested the police to prosecute the Maltese subsidiary of the Spanish company at the centre of a bribe scandal. Fisheries Director General Andreina Fenech Farrugia was suspended last after allegations that she took money from the company in exchange for larger fishing quotas.
HSBC Malta posted a 23 percent loss in profits in 2018, registering a pre-tax profit of €38.6 million.MaltaToday quotes CEO Andrew Beane who called for more robust anti-money laundering standards to combat reputational damaged suffered by the financial industry in Malta.
A European Parliament committee voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution condemning lacking action against corruption and crime in Malta and Slovakia. The Shift News says that 40 of the 53 members in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted for the resolution. Net News says that the vote represents all political families in the EP who are calling for the publication of the Egrant inquiry in full, among other actions.
A man is in critical condition after a truck he was driving fell into the Ġnejna valley. Newsbookshows footage of a completely destroyed vehicle and says that it took ‘an intense operation’ for the police to lift the 24-year-old Albanian from the cabin.
The Malta Independent says that a Cabinet meeting held at Salini floated the idea of shifting Gozo to electric transportation. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that a the island could be used to start a switch away from combustion engine cars.
The husband of a woman found dead in her home assured neighbours that she was ‘all right’ when they asked after her. The Times says that the police discovered the dead body in an advanced state of decomposition, with the widower saying he did not want to leave her side.
Environment Minister Jose Herrera said that black bags decreased by as much as 25 percent nationa-wide since the new collection system was introduced in 2108. TVM reports that over 6,700 tonnes of organic waste has been collected.
The Customs Department seized more than 15 million undeclared cigarettes entering the Freeport. One News says that officials intercepted two containers originating from Vietnam and destined for Croatia.
