These are the main stories in Thursday’s newspapers.
Times of Malta says the government wants Marco Gaffarena to stop any further development on public property in Sliema that was supposed to be returned to the State following the 2015 Valletta deal scandal. It also says that the number of people admitted to hospital after consuming excessive alcohol shot up to more than 1,800 last year, the highest in a decade.
The Malta Independent says Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi has decided not to appeal the court decision regarding an inquiry related to the Panama Papers.
In-Nazzjon leads with an appeal from Mġarr farmers for people to choose local produce.
L-Orizzont says that the price of another 29 medicines has gone down.