The Independent speaks to Environment Minister Jose Herrera about recent comments by the Prime Minister about dumping construction waste at sea. Herrera said he had floated the same idea but insisted that would be a last resort.
The Times follows the case of a priest accused of involvement in the theft of sacred works of art from a convent in Valletta. Fr Deo Debono was instructed to remain silent and in prayer while the investigation continues.
L-Orizzont speaks to community members in Fr Debono’s parish who expressed surprise at the accusations. Many spoke about the priest’s dedication and disposition, other were dismayed at the cancellation of the parish feast this weekend.
The Independent says that demeaning comments made by an aide to the Foreign Affairs Minister to a press freedom activist in December have been noted by a UN human rights report. The aide has since apologised for his actions.
The Times quotes a statement by the Caruana Galizia family who said they would not allow to be ‘blackmailed by public servants’ after the Prime Minister suggested he would be prepared to drop libel suits if they accept the findings of the Egrant inquiry.
In-Nazzjon leads with a formal request by the Nationalist Party for the Parliamentary Accounts Committee to investigate severance packages that were reportedly offered to Financial Services Authority employees.
L-Orizzont says that the Customs Department reported the third-highest rate of confiscated items among EU states. Over 2.4 million products breaching intellectual property laws were seized by the department in 2018, almost a million more than the previous year.
In-Nazzjon covers an interview by editor Saviour Balzan with PN Leader Adrian Delia who pledged an economy with a social conscience. In another story, the paper announces Rachel Lowell as the winner of this year’s Independence Song Contest.
