What the Sunday papers say…

Malta Today reports that Transport Malta’s decision to award a service concession for a floating dock in the Grand Harbour without issuing a call for tender or an expression of interest has irked a number of private companies which could themselves have submitted a bid had the authority issued a public call. As these companies claim they were denied the opportunity to bid for the floating dock, this newspaper reveals how the same contract was previously awarded by tender in the past.

Sunday paper Illum reports how tourism levels in Gozo last year increased by 8% from the previous year. The newspaper also carries a feature on Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII in light of their canonisation on Sunday.

The Sunday Times reports how all but one of the Labour MEPs failed to provide their allowances and expenditure during their term in office, despite the party’s commitment to transparency before the June 2009 election. In contrast, all the former and incumbent Nationalist MEPs provided their annual audited accounts.

The Malta Independent on Sunday reports how schools around Malta and Gozo have updated their policies with regard to the relationship between teachers and students on the social-networking site Facebook. Some schools have made it a punishable offence for teachers to add their students on the site.

Nationalist organ Il-Mument claims that despite the recent cabinet reshuffle which saw former health minister Godfrey Farrugia replaced by Konrad Mizzi, the problems of bed-space at Mater Dei have remained as they were.

It-Torca quotes Prime Minster Joseph Muscat who yesterday said that Opposition leader Simon Busuttil must bear responsibility after the PN, when in government, failed to convince the European Union to consider Gozo as a region.

Kullhadd reports PM Joseph Muscat telling party faithful at a political activity in Gozo on Saturday evening that in the coming days government will be the bearer of some good news. The report, like Muscat, does not specify as to what this news could be.