These are the stories which made it to the front pages of Friday's newspapers:
The Times of Malta reports on a probe of tax officials, as well as a story about the people with mental problems who call the 179 support line.
The Malta Independent quotes Finance Minister Edward Scicluna as saying that the economy can be kept on an even keel, as well as the moving story of a cancer patient.
In-Nazzjon says that a Standard and Poor's Global Report is testimony to the damage done to Malta's reputation by the FIAU and the MFSA, and also carries a story about the air-side workers at Air Malta who feel that the General Workers' Union is not doing enough to fight for their rights.
L-Orizzont quotes the chairman of the MCESD as saying that the formula used to calculate COLA needs to be revised, and reveals that the mother who had abandoned her baby just after birth was in regular contact with the boy.