These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals.
The Public Health Superintendency stated that it is continuously monitoring the situation in China and is following the advice of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It was pointed out in a statement that Malta is taking all precautions following the Coronavirus spread in China. Source: TVM
The husband of European Commissioner Helena Dalli, the artist Patrick Dalli, was reported to have created a scene at the ministry of economy after the newly-appointed minister did not renew his son Luke’s legal consultancy. Source: MaltaToday
Malta will purchase €2 million worth of renewable energy credits from Estonia to reach its EU targets for 2020. The deal signed will see Malta purchasing surplus emission reduction credits from the Baltic country to make up for the island’s failure to reach its EU-imposed target of having 10 per cent of the country’s total energy generated by renewables by the end of this year. Source: Times of Malta
Moviment Graffitti said today it is disappointed that although two years ago to the date, on the 25th January 2018, the then Environment Minister José Herrera, had asked for the fuel stations policy to be revised, this has not happened yet. Source: The Malta Independent
Lawrence Cutajar, who resigned as Police Commissioner last week, is now a consultant on public safety and logistics within the Ministry for Home Affairs. Cutajar will have a yearly financial package amounting to €31,000. This was revealed by Times of Malta this morning. Source: Newsbook
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