In the Press: Muscat rebuts Opposition's demands to sack Schembri, Mizzi

Stories from today's national press

MaltaToday

PM Joseph Muscat is resolute in his defence of his chief of staff and his energy minister, who have been embroiled in a scandal involving offshore accounts. He rebutted the Opposition's demands to have the two dismissed from their roles by calling attention to the involvement of Ann Fenech, PN executive council president, in a company that provided similar financial services in the past. 

The Times of Malta

Only 71 of 127 state-run educational institutions havea functioning fire alarm system, education ministry documents reveal, prompting parliamentary questions about fire safety in these schools and institutions. 

In-Nazzjon

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil said that the past three years of Labour government has been fraught with scandal, corruption and incompetence. 

The Malta Independent

PN leader Simon Busuttil challenged PM Joseph Muscat to a televised debate after his calls for an investigation into public contracts entered into by minister Konrad Mizzi went unanswered.