These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals.
The Government pays €90 in expenses daily for each prisoner at the Corradino Correctional Facility . This was stated by the Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement, Byron Camilleri in reply to a PQ by Nationalist MP Hermann Sciavone. Source: TVM
The Environment and Resources Authority has confirmed that Infrastructure Malta was in breach of permit conditions when it started works prior to the appointment of an arboricultural expert to supervise the works, as required by a nature permit issued in September 2019. The permit obliged Infrastructure Malta to inform ERA on the dates of works seven days prior to their commencement. IM was also obliged to nominate an experienced tree expert to monitor the transplanting works, 10 days before the commencement of work. Source: MaltaToday
One of Malta’s leading ecologists and habitat restoration experts says he is witnessing first-hand the rapid effects of climate change on the island. Dr Calleja says the country’s fresh water sources are under threat from factors such as agriculture. Eighty per cent of the €5 million invested by the EU in the Chadwick Lakes project has gone into the restoration of the old dam system, which, in turn, is hoped will protect the water and revitalise the delicate ecosystem around it. Source: Times of Malta
Thick red liquid, believed to be sauce, has been thrown over the memorial dedicate to Daphne Caruana Galizia at the foot of the Great Siege Monument in Valletta. The flowers, candles and photos placed by protesters at the last vigil to commemorate the slain journalist have remained untouched on specific orders by Prime Minister Robert Abela in one of his first decisions as head of government. Source: The Malta Independent
Former police inspector and FIAU investigator Jonathan Ferris is expected to testify on Wednesday afternoon during another sitting in the public inquiry into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Source: Newsbook
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