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THURSDAY 9 JULY 2020 • ISSUE 66
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PAUL COCKS
IT was obvious from the very beginning
that the Vitals Global Healthcare deal was
rigged and that the consortium's deal with
the government was unethical, the chair-
man of St James Hospital Group said today.
Dr Josie Muscat told BusinessToday that
when he had met Ram Tumuluri, CEO of
the VGH consortium, on the possible sale
of St James Hospital, he had immediately
recognised Tumuluri was a fraudster and
had proceeded to show him the door.
"I have always stated that the VGH deal
with the government was unethical and the
NAO's report issued this week confirms
just that, and so much more," Muscat said.
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NAZZARENO VASSALLO
INTERVIEW PGS 6 & 7
Editorial PAGE 5
VITIATED HOSPITALS DEAL MUST BE RESCINDED
Vitals deal was blatantly
'unethical' from the very
start, Josie Muscat claims
'No regrets, honestly'
Families receiving
coronavirus aid
vouchers at home
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Claudio Grech tipped to replace
Delia as Opposition leader
Post-COVID limbo:
70% of businesses
cannot survive more
than a year
CLAUDIO Grech is the pre-
ferred choice of the majority of
PN MPs to replace Adrian De-
lia but any change is unlikely to
happen immediately, MaltaTo-
day reported yesterday.
Grech's name appears to have
garnered consensus among the
19 members of the National-
ist Party parliamentary group
during a meeting held yesterday
afternoon.
PN MPs give
Delia chance to
leave but fail to
say what happens
if he doesn't
KURT SANSONE & KARL AZZOPARDI
Josie Muscat
