Republic Day Honorees | Charmaine Gauci, public health czar, made Officer of Order of Merit
Cardinal Mario Grech, Prof. Charmaine Gauci and pathologist Christopher Barbara, Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi, and Gozitan band The Tramps honoured in Republic Day honours list
13 December 2020, 12:20pm
by Matthew Vella
On Republic Day each year, the President, on behalf of the government and people of Malta, pays public tribute to a number of Maltese citizens who distinguish themselves in different fields of endeavour, by appointing them to the National Order of Merit or to the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika, or by awarding them the Midalja għall-Qlubija or the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika.
Cardinal Mario Grech and Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci were among those awarded Republic Day honours by President George Vella on Sunday in a specially organised ceremony respecting social distancing guidelines.
The ceremony took place at the President s Palace in Valletta. Eleven members were awarded The National Order of Merit, and seven others the
Midalja ghall-Qadi tar-Repubblika.
Because of the pandemic, the President did not place the medal on the individuals but those awarded placed it on themselves once this was handed to them.
Photo: Reuben Piscopo, DOI
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