These are the main headlines reviewed by our editorial and research team for today.
Aġenzija Sapport – the Agency that provides services and assistance to individuals with disabilities – has inaugurated another day centre. With a quarter of a million Euro investment, the centre in Baħar ic-Caghaq is the first in the North of Malta. The inauguration took place just days after the entry into force of the budgetary measure for persons with severe disabilities who can not work to be given the net minimum wage. Source: TVM
The Labour Party’s electoral commission has investigated a complaint filed by leadership candidate Robert Abela that unauthorised persons had added people to the list of eligible voters. Source: MaltaToday
A massive agritourism project proposed for development in Fomm ir-Riħ raises no red flags to Mġarr mayor Paul Vella, who believes the area is the same as that already in use. The applicant, the mayor said, was his cousin. Mr Vella added that the issue would be discussed at council level in the coming days. Source: Times of Malta
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Ian Borg told The Malta Independent that there is no underlying agreement between him and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne. Last December, Borg took to Facebook to express and encourage the backing of Chris Freane’s bid in becoming the new leader of the Labour party and, thus, the new Prime Minister. Source: The Malta Independent
Opposition deputy leader David Agius said that with the current technology, the allegation that the interconnector was damaged by a ship’s anchor can not only be easily verified but one can also pinpoint the vessel which caused the damage and the time the damage was caused. Agius said that the number of widespread power cuts across the Maltese Islands have carried over to the new year. Source: Newsbook
