These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals.
Former PBS presenter Lou Bondi’s lucrative government consultancy has been terminated. Government sources said Culture Minister José Herrera had rescinded a €51,000-per-year contract Mr Bondi held with Arts Council Malta. Source: Times of Malta
Jose Herrera has defended a decision to ban a controversial carnival float after legal advice obtained by the government suggested it was defamatory and constituted hate speech.The carnival float linked Archbishop Charles Scicluna to a history of sex crimes, the Culture Minister told MaltaToday. Source: Malta Today
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg said he is not well informed about the archaeological discoveries found on a part of the Central Link project. “I have not been informed regarding the archaeological findings; I am aware that there were some articles regarding this, but I do not know the necessary details to be able to answer you,” said Minister Borg. Source: The Malta Independent
Parliamentary Secretary Clayton Bartolo has ordered the termination of contract given to Adrian Hillman with the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). Back in 2016 Daphne Caruana Galizia had revealed how Adrian Hillman had been paid the sum of €650,000 from Keith Schembri, who back then was the Chief of Staff of the then Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. Source: Newsbook
Malta is classified in 50th place in the perception of corruption index which is carried out each year by Transparency International which investigates the corruption trends of 180 countries. Source: TVM
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