What the Sunday papers say…

MaltaToday

Tonio Fenech, Finance Minister under the previous Nationalist government, proposed a 25 million compensation to National Bank of Malta shareholders on March 3, 2013 five days before the election day. Shareholders’ representative Milica Micovic said that Fenech told the shareholders to treat the request with urgency because he wanted to announce that the government ahd reached an agreement with the National Bank of Malta before election day.

Illum

The police in the Rapid Intervention Unit squadron began working their new 13-hour shifts recently, but aren’t able to take a break throughout it. Josef Bugeja, Secretary-General Designate of the General Workers’ Union said that this goes against the law.

The Sunday Times of Malta

A 54-year-old priest will appear in court to face charges of sexual abuse against a mentally unstable patient. He is also being accused of holding the woman against her will and of committing indecent acts in public. The incidencts are alleged to have taken place over a period of years. Sources said the woman was at Mount Carmel Hospital following a suicide attempt at the time the sexual assaults allegedly took place.

The Malta Independent on Sunday

A lot more than met the eye went on during the recent Libyan government delegation’s visit to Malta. In fact, the Libyan government declared that it was going to attempt to take Tripoli back from the militants while the Libyan delegation was in Malta.

Il-Mument

Asian people have been promised decent work in Malta but have ended up being treated like slaves in textiles factories, including one owned by the Chinese government.   

Kulhadd

Construction works for a football ground in Birzebbuga began a few days ago.

It-Torca

Parliament will hear the first reading of a draft for a Gender Identity law on Wednesday, a law that will propose protection for trans-people.