Finance Ministry suspends emergency care outsourcing for spending review
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The government has suspended an initiative to outsource emergency care to private hospitals, with the Finance Ministry ordering all ministries to review spending. This comes as a worker was tragically killed after being struck by objects falling from a tower crane in Ħal Far.
In other news, a court has ruled that Bank of Valletta should have intervened after a man lost €70,000, having been defrauded by a fake video featuring Prime Minister Robert Abela. Additionally, new details emerged in the Lassane Cisse murder trial, with Lorin Scicluna reportedly blaming Francesco Fenech for the shooting, and Minister for Equality and Civil Rights Rosianne Cutajar reported a TikTok user for racist comments praising Cisse's murderers.
On a brighter note, Beppe Caruana secured seventh place for the country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Looking ahead, renowned artists Joseph Calleja, Claudio Baglioni, and Sarah Brightman are scheduled to perform in the country this Christmas season. Meanwhile, Lovin Malta announced reaching 208 million monthly views and 800,000 followers as it celebrates its 10th anniversary, and a new budget proposal would allow pensioners to transfer National Insurance contributions to spouses without a pension.