The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Sunday.

The Sunday Times of Malta reports that a €100,000 “loan” by chief of staff Keith Schembri, ostensibly to help his auditor Brian Tonna with separation costs, was dated at a time when the Tonnas were still buying property together as a married couple.

MaltaToday says minister Konrad Mizzi has shrugged off responsibility for the take-over of a medical supplier by Vitals Global Healthcare. The newspaper says the government was powerless to prevent the deal. The newspaper also says Simon Busuttil was turned down after he applied for the post of executive director of the European Union Asylum Office.

The Malta Independent on Sunday quotes the Justice Minister saying that in terms of an upcoming reform, the government will have no say in judicial appointments. The newspaper also says the Corinthia is silent on the number of towers it will build in St George's Bay, other than to say it will be fewer than 12. 

Il-Mument says the government is divided between those who back Health Minister Chris Fearne and those who back Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi.

KullĦadd says a PN Zejtun councillor resigned 10 days ago and no one from the party leadership has spoken to him since.  

It-Torċa warns of a sharp increase in 'black dust' emissions if the Central link road is not built. 

Illum reports about disquiet and pressure on government MPs about the change of conditions for land in St George's Bay for the Corinthia group, allowing the group to build apartment towers. 

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