Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo has stood by the CEO of the Tourism Authority, insisting he is doing a good job, just days after Johann Buttigieg s contacts with Yorgen Fenech were exposed.
On Sunday, Times of Malta reported how Buttigieg, a former chairman of the Planning Authority, had expressed a willingness to do business with Daphne Caruana Galizia murder suspect Yorgen Fenech in Whatsapp messages between the pair in 2019. At the time, Buttigieg was the chairman of the Planning Authority.
Questioned if this was acceptable conduct by Buttigieg, Bartolo said the prime minister had been clear on the matter and he had nothing more to add.
Three government MPs including housing minister Roderick Galdes are currently in quarantine, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo told parliament on Wednesday.
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More than 2,400 inspections over enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions were carried out by officials of the Malta Tourism Authority last weekend, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo said on Wednesday.
He said that enforcement of measures was being taken seriously by the authority to try and stamp out abuse.
He did not say how many violations were found.
Last month, he said, the MTA had carried out some 10,500 inspections.
“It is clear that enforcement is being carried out, but we cannot be everywhere at the same time, so beyond inspections, we need to all act responsibly,” Bartolo said.
He was speaking shortly after health authorities announced a record of 510 new virus cases.
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