Enforcement efficiency secret to dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, MHRA says
Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association says success in winning over the pandemic does not lie in how many measures are set, but rather in enforcement efficiency
27 January 2021, 3:34pm
by Karl Azzopardi
The association was reacting to new measures announced by government for the month of February.
Restaurants will be forced to close between 11 pm and 6 am, with enforcement being ramped up in Gozo over the carnival weekend.
The MHRA said the relevant authorities must be adequately resourced and instructed to ensure that the rules related to COVID-19 and licensing are enforced across the board on an equal standing.
Gavin Gulia will have to be vetted by a parliamentary committee before he can be reinstated as chairman of the Malta Tourism Authority.
Gulia, who was elected as an MP to replace Edward Scicluna only to resign a few minutes later last Wednesday, has said that the prime minister wants him to stay on as MTA chairman, a role he has fulfilled since 2013.
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo confirmed on Friday that Gulia would have to face parliamentary scrutiny before being reinstated.
“A few moments after Gulia’s resignation from parliament, I submitted his nomination as the Malta Tourism Authority’s chairman for vetting via the public appointments committee’s (PAC) chairman,” Bartolo said.
Gavin Gulia cannot be reappointed MTA chair without a parliamentary grilling
Gavin Gulia’s imminent return as chair of the Malta Tourism Authority cannot take place unless he first undergoes a parliamentary grilling, the Nationalist Party warns
14 January 2021, 9:35am
by Kurt Sansone
Gavin Gulia won a casual election, resigned from the MTA, became an MP and resigned seconds later to go back to the MTA. The law requires that Gulia undergoes a grilling at the hands of MPs before being reappointed MTA chair. (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday)
It would be illegal if Gavin Gulia is reappointed chair of the Malta Tourism Authority without first appearing in front of parliament’s Public Appointments Committee, the Nationalist Party said.
Opposition leader pays tribute to late cousin Karin Grech, murdered 43 years ago
Bernard Grech pays tribute to his late cousin, Karin Grech, who was 15 when she was killed after opening a parcel bomb addressed to her father, Prof. Edwin Grech
28 December 2020, 10:46am
by Karl Azzopardi
Nationalist leader Bernard Grech has paid tribute to his late cousin Karin Grech, who was killed with a parcel bomb on this day in 1977.
Karin Grech was 15 when she opened a parcel addressed to her father Edwin Grech while at the family home. The parcel, wrapped in Christmas paper, was a bomb that exploded, killing Karin and injuring her brother.
Catering establishments should have a quality standard to ensure that the hospitality sector retains a good name with tourists, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo said on Monday.
“There have been times when I myself went to a restaurant and was served cold food. I wish to make it clear that not all restaurants are like this, but you find a few establishments who are, and those give a bad name to the sector as a whole.”
Bartolo was speaking at a meeting with members of the Association of Catering Establishment (ACE).
He said that catering establishments play a fundamental role in the hospitality and tourism sectors and it was therefore important that they had the same quality standard.