What the Sunday Papers say - MaltaToday.com.mt

Maltatoday reveals that inside information is likely in Gaffarena property deal. A member of Michael Falzon’s secretariat cannot explain why he accompanied Gaffarena personally to the Government Property Department. Falzon is however resisting calls for an internal investigation in to the €1.65million compensation handed to Gaffarena for half-ownership of  a Valletta building housing the government offices of the BICC

The front page is shared with a story revealing that tests on concrete used at Mater Dei Hospital had reported the material was “rubbish” as far back as 1996, in a report by project consultant to Architect and project Manager Martin Attard Montalto.

The Sunday Times of Malta gives prominence to an €88 million state guarantee to cover a massive bank loan for the private consortium selected to build the new gas-fired power station. The Government has claimed that the bank guarantee was temporary and legal, however.

The Malta Independent leads with a claim that weak concrete supplied by the Polidano Group has been found to have been used in the construction of the new Delimara power station. Citing an anonymous “industry source” the Independent says the premeditate use of low standard concrete was a a common practice to win tenders. Asked to comment about the story on ONE TV during the newspaper analysis, Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi confirmed that "only six" out of 260 pillars laid at the new power station were found not to meet the required levels.
"The story is a positive one because it shows that Siemens is very strict about its standards and forced the sub-contractor to pull down the defective pillars. It also insisted that this is done in the presence of its officials," Mizzi said.

Dominating the Il-Mument  front page is a story claiming that The Government has promised the contract for development at Zonqor Point to Maghtab Construction. It adds that the company’s directors had been familiar with the meetings at the labour party’s headquarters before the general election and that the inquiry report on Mater Dei finds that Maghtab Construction was one of four suppliers of inferior quality concrete.

Sharing the front page is a claim that Minister Kontad MIzzi is protecting his English consultant  Alan Comerford, who is reportedly being paid €250,000 annually, by refusing to answer parlimanteary questions about his consultancy.

It-Torċa and Illum lead with reports that Vince Farrugia, the ex-Director General of the GRTU, is to be charged with perjury regarding the false testimony he tendered in the case against Sandro Chetcuti in 2010.