These are the main headlines reviewed by our editorial and research team for today.
A 35-year-old woman died on Saturday after finding herself in trouble while diving, the police said. Christine Gauci was an Armed Forces of Malta member with a passion for scuba diving. She was underwater at Mġarr ix-Xini on Saturday morning. Source: Times of Malta
PN leader Adrian Delia said that while he welcomes Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar’s resignation, he feels that it came two years too late.“Had he resigned two years ago, the manipulations and distractions to justice that were carried out under his watch would not have been carried out,” Delia said. Source: Malta Today
New Prime Minister Robert Abela highlighted a shift in the government’s philosophy, from a pro-business approach to one that is pro-market, aimed to give equal opportunities for businesses to flourish but, at the same time, for profits to filter down to all levels of the population. Source: The Malta Independent
In his first political activity as Prime Minister, which was held in Rabat, Gozo, Dr Robert Abela stated that contrary to other parties, the Labour Party has emerged stronger in the wake of the election for a new leader. The Labour leader said Gozo will be in the forefront of Government’s efforts, adding that he wanted wealth to be distributed among everyone. Source: TVM
Newly elected Partit Laburista leader Robert Abela ran on a platform promising continuity, Partit Nazzjonalista leader Adrian Delia noted, however, he added, ‘he was changing everything’ despite promising continuity’. Source: Newsbook
