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TRUTH IS OF NO COLOUR WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT/COVID19 Call +356 2122 4405 E-mail info@laferla.com.mt Visit www.laferla.com.mt Laferla Insurance Agency Ltd. 204A, Vincenti Buildings, Old Bakery Street, Valletta VLT 1453 Malta, Europe Laferla Insurance Agency Ltd. is enrolled under the Insurance Distribution Act, Cap 487 to act as an Insurance Agent for MAPFRE Middlesea plc (MMS). MMS is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) under the Insurance Business Act, Cap 403 of the Laws of Malta. Both entities are regulated by the MFSA. SUNDAY • 20 SEPTEMBER 2020 • ISSUE 1090 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY THREE new deaths of elderly patients in Mater Dei Hospi- tal and 65 new cases of COV- ID-19 in Malta yesterday raised tensions ahead of the school reopening, with teach- ers' union MUT going head- to-head with the government. Active cases yesterday grew by 65 over 24 hours, while new recoveries were 21. In total, Malta has 662 active cases. Three deaths, 65 new cases raise concerns ahead of school reopening PAGE 2 maltatoday MATTHEW VELLA CABINET ministers have confided about growing pressure from the American gov- ernment over Malta's fight against money laundering, in a bid to extract security con- cessions from the island-nation. In a confirmation of various discussions that were held in Cabinet, various minis- ters and regulatory chiefs who spoke to more than one MaltaToday journalist, confirmed that United States embassy rep- resentatives have cast a shadow over Mal- ta's forthcoming Moneyval test. While the American government only has observer status at the Council of Europe's Moneyval monitoring body on compliance with international standards on money laundering, it retains clout inside the in- ternational Financial Action Task Force (FATF), where the Moneyval assessment will be reviewed. PAGE 10 TONI ATTARD For artists and performers, the COVID-19 struggle is real MT2 RED FLAG FOR THE FOOTIE Maltese football and money laundering fears PAGE 2 Americans put the heat on ministers with Moneyval test €1.95 How we went 200 DAYS OF COVID from excellence to a shambles pages 14-15 COVID-19 We have to talk about gramps COVID-19, kids and school PAGE 11 Delia aides buoyed by internal polls PAGE 3 A clutch of ships at Hurd's Bank, where the Americans hope to win better surveillance control through a SOFA