Good morning,
Stories from the vote at PN’s Dar Ċentrali and the Central Link, child’s abduction in Romania and the ongoing crisis in Libya are amongst the headlines you can read in our morning briefing for Sunday.
Our morning briefing and newspaper review for Sunday follows.
Partit Nazzjonalista:
The Independent on Sunday leads with PN Leader Adrian Delia announcing that he won a vote of confidence by the party’s General Council. Two-thirds of the members in the PN highest body confirmed the leader’s position.
The Sunday Times carries the results in Adrian Delia’s vote of confidence: 67.7 percent of the 1,.380 party councillors voted for the leader to stay, 22 votes were invalid, and the remaining voted for him to resign. Delia said he wants to reach out to dissenters.
Malta Today says that, even though a win for Adrian Delia, the result of the vote further exposes the opposition to his leadership within the PN. Delia urged those to voted against his leadership to be more active in the party.
Il-Mument says that Adrian Delia increased the votes in the General Council by 50 percent, compared to the share he won during the leadership contest in 2017. The paper quotes Delia who said he was born in the party and will continue to give everything for it.
Illum speaks to former president of the PN Executive Council Mark Anthony Sammut about the result of the vote of confidence in Adrian Delia. Sammut said the PN leader still has a considerable section of councillors and the wider electorate to convince.
Kulħadd says that Adrian Delia will continue to lead a ‘divided party’. The paper says that Deputy Leader Robert Arrigo and other MPs refused to declare their voting, interpreting it as a lack of approval in the PN Leader.
Central Link:
The Independent on Sunday publishes an interview with Environment and Resources Authority chairman Victor Axiak about his controversial vote in favour of the Central Link project. Axiak said it was one of the most difficult decisions for him, but he made it in the national interest.
The Independent on Sunday quotes Infrastructure Malta CEO Frederick Azzopardi who said that some claims about the consequences of the Central Link project are either exaggerated or untrue. Azsopardi defends the works as the best solution for traffic congest in the central areas.
Kulħadd says that support for the Central Link project continues to grow. Other pieces in the paper carries the ‘wonderful story’ of a child adopted by his family and a feature on the conservation of niches that form part of the country’s heritage.
Other stories:
The Sunday Times reveals that the Office of the Ombudsman is mulling legal steps against the government’s refusal to disclose the full contract of the public hospitals transfer to Vitals Global Healthcare worth €2 billion. The paper says the Ombudsman has the right to see the documentation.
Malta Today says that local and international investors led by Gozitan businessman Joseph Portelli have bid to buy the site of the former Jerma hotel in Marsascala for €90 million. The paper says Portelli typically pursues projects with ‘aggressive’ high returns.
It-Torca says that the General Workers Union expressed its satisfaction at the agreement reached with the Education Ministry about working conditions for cleaners in schools employed by private contractors. The paper says regulations have now been revised.
Illum reveals that works on the development of the SR Technics hangar are halted following the discovery of a Neolithic temple on the site. The paper says that authorities confirmed the suspension in construction but would not divulge any details.
It-Toeca writes about plans by the Police Department to equip officers within the Traffic Section with drug testing kits to be used in cases of reasonable suspicion. The Police issued a preliminary market consultation to assess available products.
International Headlines
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Fatal bombing on hospital in Libya
Freak storm in Rome causes death of a woman
Thousands protest in Romania over kidnapped 15-year-old girl
Over a thousand arrests at Moscow protest
WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’
Oman tries to negotiate solution in Iranian tanker crisis
Spain left wondering how a bid to form a government failed so badly
Half of UK adults now using social media for news
North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat
Voice of Minnie Mouse dies aged 75
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