What the Sunday papers say…

MaltaToday leads with the resignation of Enemalta’s chief technical officer amid allegations that he had misled the National Audit Office in 2012 on the alleged tampering of smart meters. The newspaper reports that Peter Grima was faced with the claims that the Auditor General’s first foray into the allegations of tampered smart meters had been derailed. MaltaToday’s front page also reports that Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq is being earmarked for an artificial island opposite Qalet Marku which would include luxury villas and resort development, and that Transport Malta’s chief sent a boastful SMS to the MaltaToday newsroom after the first order of business had docked at Outer Coal Wharf.

Illum reports that John Bundy was cued to replace Norman Vella on TVM, as well as present TVM’s breakfast show. The deal collapsed when Bundy refused to produce the programmes inside the PBS studios. The newspaper also quotes informed sources saying that the former radio 101 presenter expected to be appointed CEO of PBS instead of Anton Attard.

The Sunday Times of Malta says that authorities took an hour to act after MT Atlantik steamed out of Maltese territorial waters to evade arrest on May 3.

The Malta Independent quotes PN deputy leader Beppe Fenech Adami that a referendum is the biggest civil right. It also reports that a magisterial inquiry looking into the temporary blinding of the Prime Minister at a political event in April will be re-enacting the scene today.

It-Torca leads with the first Civil Union, which will be held this week in Gozo, while it also quotes the Prime Minister on the EU’s absence in the light of recent arrivals of migrant boats.

Il-Mument reports ‘a horror situation’ in St Vincent De Paule residence, where elderly patients are not being given the best cure possible.

KullHadd leads with the introduction of the Right of Disclosure which came into force on Saturday.