These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:
In the course of a conference on the National Productivity Board, Prime Minister Robert Abela stated that before discussing the country’s competitiveness, one should ruminate on everything, and one should speak about Monday’s tragedy which left Miriam Pace buried under the debris of her home. Dr Abela declared this incident cannot be allowed to pass as if nothing had happened, and asked in whose name this had happened, querying whether it had been in the name of development, or so that the country could be more productive. Source: TVM
Dozens of Nadur residents living in the Gozitan village’s street of Triq il-Knisja and other central parts have been approached by lawyers claiming their houses do not belong to them. The lawyers, believed to be acting for the heirs of the late Richard Stagno Navarra, have told the residents their homes and properties are being claimed on the basis of documents dating back to the 1600s, a time when most of these properties did not even exist. Source: MaltaToday
Keith Schembri’s former assistant at the Office of the Prime Minister is expected to testify on Wednesday at a public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Charlene Farrugia Bianco is scheduled to be one of two witnesses testifying before the three-person inquiry. Ronnie Vella, a government worker, is the other. Source: Times of Malta
Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms Rosianne Cutajar said that she has always been clear with NGOs on her choices and decisions on the Prostitution and Human Trafficking reform. Source: The Malta Independent
The Civil Society Network, CSN, has issued a set of proposals to address the construction industry following the death of Miriam Pace, who was found dead under the debris of her house that collapsed due to ongoing excavation works. Source: Newsbook
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