Our morning briefing brings you the latest news headlines and stories selection following a review of the world’s main news outlets and Malta’s newspapers to start your day informed.
The Malta Independent reports that the Chamber of Pharmacists has issued guidelines to its members on standard procedures that must be followed when dispensing the morning after pill. The issue came to the fore after several complaints that some pharmacists ask too many personal questions.
The Times says that educators do not report all cases of aggression towards them in because some schools play them down. The president of the Union of Teachers said that there is a ‘general sense of helplessness’ among educators.
The Malta Independent spoke to PN deputy leader Robert Arrigo who said that the government’s deal with Corinthia Group would have created an imbalance in the tourism sector. Arrigo said the situation could set a precedent for government having to subsidise other investments.
The Times reveals that some 300 workers from Turkey have been imported by Turkish construction company Taca to work on the Fortina project in Tigne. The paper says that the construction workers, the first wave of an expected 2,500, are employed on minimum wage.
L-Orizzont quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who said on Sunday that public transport travelling along the Gozo-Malta tunnel will be free, and the service will connect to strategic places around Malta. Muscat said that the possibility of a metro system for Malta is also being studied for a separate project.
In-Nazzjon covers a PN General Council during which party leader Adrian Delia said that Gozo must be recognised as an island-region. Delia promised that a Nationalist government would devolve executive powers to Gozitans.
L-Orizzont reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on a plan to increase the Malta’s diplomatic presence in Latin America. Speaking to the paper, Minister Carmelo Abela also said that he does not exclude more consulates opening in China.
