In the Press: Delay in parliament building blamed on stone shortage

Stories from today's national press
 

The Times of Malta

The delay in the new parliament building's completion is due to the availability of the stone, according to the head of the Filiberti group, which is handling the project. The stone, cut from a quarry in Qala, is always in short supply as samples are not always up to scratch, said Michele Filiberti.

In-Nazzjon

A Mellieha man is wanted by local police and by Interpol in connection with fraud amounting to about €40 million. Ryan Schembri is thought to have defrauded several Maltese businesses and to have left the country.

L-Orizzont

Data presented by Ernst&Young shows that 79% of foreign investors consider Malta an attractive location to carry out their business while 59% envision still operating in Malta in a decade's time.

The Malta Independent

Dredging works have begun to clean up the seabed at the site where the floating storage unit will be installed. A barge was noted on the site. Sources say the dredging works are being done by a company belonging to Charles Polidano.