What the Sunday papers say…

Malta Today leads reports that current Finance minister Edward Scicluna is the prime candidate to replace Tonio Borg as European Commissioner. Consequently, the finance ministry will likely be transferred to the Prime Minister’s office, and marshaled by Edward Zammit Lewis, the likely installment as parliamentary secretary for finance.

This week’s edition of this newspaper also brings you another survey, this time focusing on the major issues affecting the public. With the MEP elections just around the corner, the survey shows that migration is one such concern on the rise.

Sunday paper Illum reports that Nicholas Grech, the 37-year-old Enemalta engineer- hunted down this week and charged with the crucifixions of several animals in Mosta over the past two and a half years – had leaked information, of a confidential nature, to local blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia through e-mail correspondence. On her part, Caruana Galizia denies the claims.

The Sunday Times claims that the ‘majority’ of water suppliers in Malta collect their water from uncertified boreholes, which are not approved by the Public Health Department. An exercise carried out by the newspaper claims that bowser suppliers are selling ‘hazardous’ water whilst declaring it safe to drink.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says that there are ‘no clear’ answers as yet on the future of Marsaxlokk fireworks. With the development of an LNG power station and the berthing of a gas-storing tanker in Marsaxlokk Bay, the letting off of fireworks in such close proximity has been described as “a recipe for disaster” by experts.

Nationalist organ Il-Mument also leads with the controversial storage of LNG in Marsaxlokk Bay, having carried out interviews with a number of environmentalist groups and independent experts who all claim to be against the project.

It-Torca reports that only 44% of new job vacancies are being taken up by Maltese, with this often being the choice of the Maltese themselves. According to a spokesperson at the Ministry of Work and Education, 56% of the 5,351 jobs which were created by August of last year were taken up by foreigners.

Kullhadd claims that the PN’s decision to hold a political rally at Marsaxlokk ‘in support of the residents’ will backfire as it is these same residents who, the newspaper claims, voted in favour of a gas-run power station.