What the Sunday papers say...

MaltaToday says Frank Sammut, the former chairman of MOBC, had devised a way of paying oil trader turned State informer George Farrugia a 'consultancy commission' that was paid back to him. On its back page, MaltaToday carries a separate story on Farruiga's wife, Cathy, who was a colleague of former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi when both worked at Mizzi Group. Gonzi had previously denied knowing who Farrugia's wife was.

The latest MaltaToday survey shows that shopping activity has increased across the board this year, suggesting growing consumer confidence.

Sunday newspaper Illum says that e-mails sent by Tony Debono to leading figures in the previous administration, including former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi were copied to oil trader George Farrugia.

Another headline story on Illum reports that former lands minister Jason Azzopardi had approved 30 encroachments on 1 January 2013.

The newspaper also says that Nationalist Gharb mayor David Apap Agius and his brother are expected to be charged with usury.

The Nationalist Party's Il-Mument says parliamentary secretary Franco Mercieca has retained his private practice in Gozo despite promising to relinquish his private practice. This summer, Mercieca was under severe pressure after it was reported that he carried out his private practice during the week, ostensibly in clear breach of a limited waiver by the Prime Minister to have Mercieca carry out his ophthalmological practice on Sundays..

GWU weekly It-Torca says that a question on same-sex relationships has been lost in translation in the Vatican questionnaire distributed in Malta. Moreover the newspaper reports that government has nominated the Maltese language and Maltese feasts to be granted a world heritage status by Unesco. In another report, It-Torca says that 329 persons have sought shelter at YMCA between January and November.

The Labour Party's Kullhadd says that the car given by oil trader George Farrugia's family businesses John's Garage to the Labour Party was bartered for television adverts on Labour's Super One television.

The Sunday Times of Malta speaks to a sexual health expert who says that prostitution should be legalised and made as safe as possible with compulsory regular health checks, like the German model.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says documents, maps and eye-witness accounts indicate the Maltese government took the riskiest and least logical of six choices available on 11 October 11 when hundreds of migrants were rescued off Lampedusa after their boat capsized. Over 200 migrants died in the incident.