What the Sunday papers say...
A roundup of the newspaper headlines on Sunday morning
MaltaToday reveals how Finance Minister Edward Scicluna believes the declaration of assets for Malta's MPs is lousy and the ministers are paid a salary which insults their positions. The newspaper also confirms that multimillionaire and UK national Sir Chris Evans was terminated as chairman of the Malta Life Science Foundation and as a life science envoy for Malta because of underperformance. A front page story reads how the European Central Bank welcomes new posts at CBM while the back page features the newly inaugurated National Aquarium in Qawra.
Sunday newspaper Illum leads with the news about a foiled robbery by the police as a tunnel leading to the HSBC Swieqi branch was unearthed by officers. The paper also reads about the Employee of the Year who was fired from her post after two months of receiving her award.
The Sunday Times leads with the headline Furore over Gozo ferry intensifies claiming the Gozo Minister called canvassers and not the Duty Manager after a ferry was ordered to return to Cirkewwa to pick him and other passengers.
The Malta Independent on Sunday says Speaker of the House suggests the setting up of an ethics committee to scrutinise MPs' behaviour. The paper also features a story about a new blood transfusion centre being built near Mater Dei.
It-Torca gives details about the foiled bank robbery. It also features articles about measures being taken to reduce beurocracy at Health Centres and how MEPA ignored the recommendations of the Heritage Advisory Committee and sanctioned development within Naxxar's conservation area.
The Sunday newspaper Lehen is-Sewwa, issued by the Malta Catholic Action says the Bishop of Gozo praises the work of the Catholic Action group. Bishop Mario Grech also urged families to experience the joys of praying the rosary together.
The Nationalist party's newspaper Il-Mument carries another report about the claimed salary of Sai Mizzi, the wife of Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi and Maltese envoy to China.