In the Press: Caritas calls for increase in minimum wage

MaltaToday

Caritas urges government to increase the minumum wage as a study by the Church organisation shows some families cannot make ends meet. Caritas director Leonid McKay argued that doing so would boost the economy. The call was immediately welcomed by Alternattiva Demokrativa who also argues that the minimum wage is not enough for a decent living.

Times of Malta

The newspaper reports the Seabank Group request for €50 000 from potential clients to reserve a cloor in one of the two residential towers which are planned to be built on the land occuped by ITS.

L-Orizzont

The newspaper asks geology professor Vincent May from University of Bournemouth about the Dwejra Window. His first impression was that the it had undergone substantial change from the last time he had seen it 12 years ago, mainly because part of it had fallen, especially from the left side.

In-Nazzjon

About 100 foreigners which have bought Maltese citizenship were given the right to vote in general elections. This is a clear violation of the Maltese constitution, the newspaper reports. This information was announced by Bepppe Phenech Adami during a press conference yesterday, where he gave details of the latest corruption scandal.

The Malta Independent

In a follow up about Barracuda restaurant, whose balcony collapsed this week, the newspaper reports a shortage of staff at the pizzeria below which led to the terrace being empty when the Barracuda's balcony came falling down.