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

The Sunday Times of Malta reports the story of a woman who says she was attacked by an unidentified aggressor while sunbathing on Friday afternoon. The newspaper also says, in another story, that court documents show an ‘independent’ tribunal tasked with hearing appeals against Planning Authority decisions was chaired by a PA employee. 

The Malta Independent on Sunday says a technical committee report on the decriminalisation of sex work is on its way to cabinet. In a second story, the newspaper reports the bottle refund scheme has been postponed to 2021 due to eco-contribution issues. 

MaltaToday reports that Daphne Caruana Galizia murder middleman Melvin Theuma was informed of plan to make Vincent Muscat ‘il-Kohhu’, one of the men accused of carrying out the murder, recant. The newspaper also reported on the death of the 11th COVID-19 victim. 

Illum quotes the GRTU and the GWU saying that without assistance, people would soon be losing their jobs. 

KullHadd says that €15 million will be spent on maritime projects. In a second story, the newspaper reports that employees suffered the least during the pandemic. 

Il-Mument speaks to pilots sacked by Air Malta and also reports, in a second story, that former prime minister Joseph Muscat is again on "luxurious holiday" in Rome. 

It-Torċa says the rate of positive COVID-19 continue to go down.

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