Malta Today reveals that Commissioner for Standards in Public Life George Hyzler will seek clarification from individual MPs about their declaration of assets. The decision comes in the wake of reports that Parliamentary Secretaries were given unannounced pay rises.
The Sunday Times reports that the declared bank balance of the local business owned by chief of staff Keith Schembri increased from €50,000 to €850,000 in five years. The paper says that the offshore holding company, meanwhile, started declaring losses.
The Independent on Sunday publishes an interview with Maria Pisani from Integra Foundation who says that the deliberate eviction of migrants by police amounts to racial profiling and leads to their criminalisation.
Malta Today says that Italian discounter Eurospin is opening five stores in Malta with plans to grow the number by another seven. The brand holds a third of the discount goods market in Italy and Malta will be its second overseas venture after Slovenia.
The Independent on Sunday follows the discovery of a Malta-registered boat left abandoned in Libya in July. Sources from the military told the paper that the special dinghy was used by private contractors for surveillance missions.
The Times on Sunday says that concerns have risen among a congregation of 7,000 about the future of the Xemxija church. Capuchin provincial Fr Effie Mallia denied reports that the church will close down but admitted that services will be reduced.
It-Torċa says that workers at a Gozo company have been repeatedly warned by the management that they will be dismissed if they join a trade union. The paper says the working conditions at the company are poor.
Illum publishes an interview with a man who spent time in solitary confinement and is now calling for a more dignified treatment of prisoners. Another story says Developers Association president Sandro Chetcuti wants to step down after 10 years at the helm.
Il-Mument says that the management of the Corradino Correctional Facilities has ‘lost control’ of the maximum-security division after fights broke out between different gangs of inmates.
Kulħadd reports on the Malta Enterprise annual results registering a total of €170 million in investment in 2018. The paper says the initiatives are expected to create 1,700 new jobs over three years.
It-Torċa speaks to Medavia HR and Corporate Communications manager Ivan Refalo who said that the company is looking to grow if it finds sufficient talent. Refalo said that finding enough people with the right abilities is a major challenge.
Illum reports that the family of Steve Pace, founder of the Attard Residents Environment Network objecting to the Central Link, recently started leasing its property in Triq Oliver Agius as a site office for the same project.
Kulħadd says that former minister Joe Cassar is leading resistance to the Central Link project ‘for personal gain’. In another story the paper says that a clash is brewing between PN MP Beppe Fenech Adami and PN local councillor Justin Schembri, both from Birkirkara.
Il-Mument says that Miriam Dalli’s bid to the Labour Party’s leadership is fading as the MEP concentrates on her job in Europe. The paper says the leadership race is a three-way between ministers Ian Borg, Konrad Mizzi, and Chris Fearne.
