Good morning. This is a brief summary of what is making front-page headlines in local newspapers this Wednesday, March 7 2018. 

The Times of Malta reports that a consortium's bid to develop the White Rocks site in Pembroke clashes with planning rules. 

In another story, the paper quotes the chairman of the National Youth Council celebrating the parliamentary decision to grant them the vote in all elections as "the first of many youth reforms". 

The Malta Independent reports that Transparency International is investigating seven EU member states, including Malta, over the corruption risk posed by EU visa programmes. 

The newspaper also reports that providing free school transport to students in church and independent schools will be costing taxpayers €10 million a year. 

Malta Today leads with Nationalist Party MP Jason Azzopardi accusing the government of "institutional omerta'" by knowingly ignoring tenants threatened with eviction. 

L-Orizzont reports that more than €1 million in direct orders were issued during the 2013 general election campaign by the then-PN government. The newspaper also alleged that the PN "lied" about St Paul's Bay local council, with emails proving that councillor Antoinette Bezzina failed to reply to emails from other councillors. 

In-Nazzjon reports that the relatives of deceased police officers will no longer be offered a sum of money upon their loved one's passing, in a decision the paper says will affect "the most vulnerable members of the corps." 

The newspaper also reports that Steward Healthcare, which is taking over a public hospital contract from Vitals Global Healthcare, has already fired several workers. 

 

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