In the Press: Illegal works on Comino | Five-member commission takes up justice reform

The Times of Malta

The Commissioner of Lands has been served an enforcement notice after illegal roadworks took place on Comino, an island protected in its entirety because of its ecological importance. The road leading to the Blue Lagoon was levelled with concrete and construction material was dumped by the side of the road, spilling on to the garigue.

In-Nazzjon

The Nationalist Party has accused the Labour Party of contradicting its own statistics on workers' average pay. The PN said in a statement that in the first year of a Labour government, average wages went up by only €100 as opposed to the previous five years, which saw wages go up by an average of €528.

L-Orizzont

This newspaper reports on suspicious behaviour noted by residents in the St Julians area that could point to would-be thieves marking out targets. A resident spotted two men loitering in front of his property before leaving quickly. He then noticed a small mark made in pencil on his doorbell, raising suspicions that homes were being marked out for later burglaries.

The Malta Independent

Former MP Franco Debono is no longer the sole law comissioner but now heads a five-person commission. There was no announcement from the Department of Information about this change, which sees retired judge Philip Sciberras, lawyer Ramon Frendo, Dean of the Faculty of Laws Kevin Aquilina and law professor Ray Mangion joining Debono.