The following are the main stories in Wednesday’s newspapers.

Times of Malta says Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is refusing to implement recommendations made by the Ombudsman to remedy a vitiated army promotions exercise in 2013. In another story, it says the government must provide the nurses’ union with timelines for the Mount Carmel renovations by Wednesday, or risk being faced with industrial action.

MaltaToday says Parliamentary Secretary Clifton Grima has vowed to have the racetrack completed by the end of the legislature.

The Malta Independent says the police have been instructed to avoid exposing gender in media statements.

L-Orizzont says a surplus of €250.8 million has been registered.

In-Nazzjon says the government did not care for people who were paying high rental rates.

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