In the Press: Maltese 'patriots' hand out pork sandwiches during Msida protest
Stories from today's national press
The Times of Malta
Political appointees to private secretariats were first retained on the government payroll in 2014, when former health minister GOdfrey Farrugia resigned from his post. Members of former interior minister Manuel Mallia have remained on the public payroll, even after Mallia lost his job.
In-Nazzjon
In closing the PN's general convention, party leader Simon Busuttil urged the public to join the Nationalist party in halting the country's 'race to the bottom' and preserving the environment, to better quality of life.
L-Orizzont
Former finance minister Tonio Fenech has refused to comment on the fact that a car he bought from the governmentfor under €2,000 had been listed on an auction site at almost four times the price.
The Malta Independent
The Ghaqda Patrijotti Maltin yesterday held a protest on the Msida waterfront, handing out pork sandwiches in the place where a group of Muslims convened to pray on Fridays.